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Gun control backers turn up heat on selected senators
WASHINGTON — First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads. The last several weeks in New Hampshire have had the feel of a heated electoral season — but the target of this siege,...
Tags: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Barack Obama, Mother's Day, Patrick J. Toomey, Gun Control
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California Senate approves measures aimed at reducing gun violence
SACRAMENTO --The state Senate approved two bills Thursday introduced following the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, including one requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in locked safe-boxes if they live with someone...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Shootings, Gun Control, Roderick Wright
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Maryland governor signs gun control law; NRA vows to sue
Maryland has joined the list of states that have toughened gun control in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn. Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed the gun control bill that he promised he would. “We've chosen to take action by...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Gun Control, Assault, Justice System
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NRA pledge on gun rights: 'We will never surrender'
HOUSTON — Vowing that “we will never surrender,” the leader of the National Rifle Assn. claimed victory over recently defeated gun control legislation and denounced “political and media” elites for vilifying gun owners and...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Barack Obama, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Libertarian Party
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At NRA convention, both sides of gun debate
HOUSTON — On the morning of the first day of the National Rifle Assn. convention, before the doors opened, scores of visitors lined up outside the convention center, part of what organizers expect will be a record crowd. Among them was Tilman...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Ted Cruz, Interior Policy
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Obama: Senate gun vote marks 'shameful day in Washington'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama declared it a “shameful day for Washington” on Wednesday after the Senate defeated an effort to expand background checks for people trying to purchase guns. Standing in the White House's Rose Garden with...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Gun Control, Criminals, U.S. Senate
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Proposed tax on bullets sidelined for more study
A bill that would create a nickel-per-bullet tax to pay for mental health programs aimed at reducing gun violence hit a roadblock in a legislative committee Monday. The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee put AB 760 on "suspense" where it will be...
Tags: Roger Dickinson, National Rifle Association of America, Mental Health
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'Glee' school shooting episode upsets Newtown parents
"Glee," the occasionally topical high school musical series, aired an episode on Thursday night that could have been ripped from yesterday's headlines. The topic: a school shooting. In the episode, titled, "Shooting Star," one of the students of...
Tags: Ryan Murphy, The Simpsons (tv program), Glee (tv program)
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President Obama to meet with families of Sandy Hook victims
HARTFORD, Conn. -- President Obama will meet Monday with family members of victims killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School to talk about their efforts to persuade Congress to pass gun control measures in response to the tragedy....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Sandy Hook Promise, Gun Control, Family
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Sandy Hook families push for votes on gun control
WASHINGTON -- Family members of Sandy Hook shooting victims are bewildered that Congress is still struggling to pass stricter gun laws, Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday afternoon. Speaking to a room full of police in uniform at a White House event,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Personal Weapon Control
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Senate moves to begin debate on gun measures
WASHINGTON -- The Senate may begin voting as soon as Thursday on legislation intended to reduce gun violence, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided Tuesday to initiate the procedural steps required to overcome a threatened filibuster by...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Parties and Movements, Gun Control, Susan Collins, Harry Reid
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Obama has kind words for former President George W. Bush
DALLAS -- President Obama is in the heart of George W. Bush country to pay tribute to the former president he describes as “concerned about all people in America, not just those who voted Republican." Obama kicked off his Texas visit at a...
Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, George W. Bush, White House, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013)
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