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After Mass Shooting In US School, Republican Senator Offers Bizarre Solution
The debate for gun control in the US has picked up steam after six people were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Nashville.
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6 Killed In Shooting At US Walmart Store, Gunman Dead Too
A gunman shot and killed 6 people in a Walmart store late Tuesday in the US state of Virginia, city officials said, adding that the shooter too is dead.
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"Pretty Motivated To Act All Along", Says Joe Biden On Gun Control In US
US Gun Control: US President Joe Biden vowed today to push for a "more rational" approach to gun regulation in the wake of the country's latest mass shootings.
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"Don't Blame Gun": Arm Supporters In US React After Texas School Shooting
Keith Jehlen says the shooting at a Texas elementary school makes him "sick," but that "you can't blame the gun" used to murder 19 small children and two teachers.
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"What We Need Now...": Trump Rejects Gun Control Calls After Texas Horror
Former US president Donald Trump rejected calls for tightened gun controls Friday following the Texas school massacre, saying decent Americans should be allowed the firearms they need to defend themselves against "evil."
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8th US Mass Shooting This Year Provokes Another Gun Control Debate
A mass shooting that left 18 schoolchildren dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the ubiquity of firearms -- but also brought the grim expectation of little or no change.
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US Supreme Court Justices Debate Major Gun Case
The U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of a major gun rights case could end in a misfire, with the justices on Monday debating whether to dismiss a challenge backed by the powerful National Rifle Association to a New York City handgun ordinance.
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Facebook To Ban Weapon Accessories Ads For Underage Users
Facebook has updated its advertising policy to prohibit advertisements for weapon accessories to users under the age of 18.
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Trump Says Gun-Control Debate 'Not For Now' In Wake Of Las Vegas Shooting
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that it was not the time for a political debate on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 59 people and injured more than 500 others.
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Las Vegas Shooting: Hollywood's Mixed Messages In Gun-Control Debate
Much as late night hosts often react to mass shootings with emotional monologues and calls to action, the controversial topic of gun control is largely absent from scripted television - even on shows that try tackling current issues
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Las Vegas Shooting Rekindles Debate On Gun Control Laws In US
Nearly 12,000 people have been killed in gun violence as 273 mass shootings have occurred so far in the US in 2017, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a not-for-profit corporation that tracks gun-related violence in America.
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Seeking Support For Gun Actions, Barack Obama Tears Into Gun Lobby
President Barack Obama tore into the country's largest gun lobby on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling an "imaginary fiction" that he said has distorted the national debate about gun violence.
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Threatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin, say police
Two anonymous letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin, and referenced the debate on gun laws, police said.
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Barack Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour
Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the United States to resurrect that quickly became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts.
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Fight over US gun control law far from over, say rights panel
The National Rifle Association convention comes as debate over gun control legislation in the US has reached a fever pitch in the wake of December's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 young children and six educators were killed.
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After Mass Shooting In US School, Republican Senator Offers Bizarre Solution
The debate for gun control in the US has picked up steam after six people were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Nashville.
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6 Killed In Shooting At US Walmart Store, Gunman Dead Too
A gunman shot and killed 6 people in a Walmart store late Tuesday in the US state of Virginia, city officials said, adding that the shooter too is dead.
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"Pretty Motivated To Act All Along", Says Joe Biden On Gun Control In US
US Gun Control: US President Joe Biden vowed today to push for a "more rational" approach to gun regulation in the wake of the country's latest mass shootings.
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"Don't Blame Gun": Arm Supporters In US React After Texas School Shooting
Keith Jehlen says the shooting at a Texas elementary school makes him "sick," but that "you can't blame the gun" used to murder 19 small children and two teachers.
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"What We Need Now...": Trump Rejects Gun Control Calls After Texas Horror
Former US president Donald Trump rejected calls for tightened gun controls Friday following the Texas school massacre, saying decent Americans should be allowed the firearms they need to defend themselves against "evil."
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8th US Mass Shooting This Year Provokes Another Gun Control Debate
A mass shooting that left 18 schoolchildren dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the ubiquity of firearms -- but also brought the grim expectation of little or no change.
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US Supreme Court Justices Debate Major Gun Case
The U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of a major gun rights case could end in a misfire, with the justices on Monday debating whether to dismiss a challenge backed by the powerful National Rifle Association to a New York City handgun ordinance.
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Facebook To Ban Weapon Accessories Ads For Underage Users
Facebook has updated its advertising policy to prohibit advertisements for weapon accessories to users under the age of 18.
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Trump Says Gun-Control Debate 'Not For Now' In Wake Of Las Vegas Shooting
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that it was not the time for a political debate on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 59 people and injured more than 500 others.
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Las Vegas Shooting: Hollywood's Mixed Messages In Gun-Control Debate
Much as late night hosts often react to mass shootings with emotional monologues and calls to action, the controversial topic of gun control is largely absent from scripted television - even on shows that try tackling current issues
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Las Vegas Shooting Rekindles Debate On Gun Control Laws In US
Nearly 12,000 people have been killed in gun violence as 273 mass shootings have occurred so far in the US in 2017, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a not-for-profit corporation that tracks gun-related violence in America.
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Seeking Support For Gun Actions, Barack Obama Tears Into Gun Lobby
President Barack Obama tore into the country's largest gun lobby on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling an "imaginary fiction" that he said has distorted the national debate about gun violence.
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Threatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin, say police
Two anonymous letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin, and referenced the debate on gun laws, police said.
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Barack Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour
Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the United States to resurrect that quickly became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts.
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Fight over US gun control law far from over, say rights panel
The National Rifle Association convention comes as debate over gun control legislation in the US has reached a fever pitch in the wake of December's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 young children and six educators were killed.
