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Despite Limited Scope, US Senate Gun Control Measures Gain Support
Two horrific massacres in recent weeks have succeeded in bringing Democrats and Republicans close to the most significant federal legislation addressing US gun violence in three decades.
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Donald Trump Proposes Tighter Gun Control Tied To Immigration Reform
US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Republicans and Democrats to agree on tighter gun control, suggesting that new legislation could be linked to his pet project of immigration reform.
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US Gun Lobby Sues Florida For Raising Minimum Age To 21 For Buying Arms
The US' National Rifles Association (NRA) has sued Florida after Governor Rick Scott signed a gun control legislation, the first in the state, in the wake of the February 14 high school massacre, the media reported.
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Bipartisan US House Members Vow To Keep Gun Control Fight Alive
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Friday pledged to build support in the U.S. House of Representatives for legislation keeping firearms from people on terrorism watch lists, despite repeated gun control failures this week in Congress.
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Democrats Create Havoc On US House Floor Over Gun Control Legislation
Talks intensified in the US Senate on Wednesday on compromise legislation to stop gun sales to people on some terrorism watch lists, as Democrats shut down the House of Representatives to protest their chamber's lack of action.
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Hillary Clinton Campaign Says Bernie Sanders At Odds With Barack Obama On Guns
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign jumped at a chance to portray Democratic rival Sen. Bernie Sanders as being at odds with President Barack Obama on gun control after the president denounced legislation protecting gun-makers from lawsuits.
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Jeb Bush Criticized for Saying 'Stuff Happens' After Shooting
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush unleashed a torrent of criticism Friday when he said "stuff happens" when asked about renewed calls for gun control legislation after America's latest mass shooting.
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Barack Obama Voices Anger Over Oregon Shooting, Urges Gun Control
US President Barack Obama on Thursday voiced his anger and sadness after the country's latest deadly shooting, this time at an Oregon community college, and made another impassioned plea for gun control legislation.
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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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US cops push for background checks on gun purchases
Law enforcement leaders who met with President Barack Obama on Monday urged him to focus on strengthening gun purchase background checks and mental health systems, but did not unify behind his more controversial gun control efforts.
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Barack Obama extends presidential power in bypassing Congress on gun control
During the past two years as his frustration with a "dysfunctional" Congress has grown, President Barack Obama has resorted to bypassing the legislative branch as he did on Wednesday to implement tighter gun control laws.
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Barack Obama to unveil gun-control proposals this week
President Barack Obama said on Monday he would review a set of "common sense steps" to reduce gun violence proposed by Vice President Joe Biden and announce a plan this week to pursue legislation and measures he could implement on his own.
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Despite Limited Scope, US Senate Gun Control Measures Gain Support
Two horrific massacres in recent weeks have succeeded in bringing Democrats and Republicans close to the most significant federal legislation addressing US gun violence in three decades.
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Donald Trump Proposes Tighter Gun Control Tied To Immigration Reform
US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Republicans and Democrats to agree on tighter gun control, suggesting that new legislation could be linked to his pet project of immigration reform.
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US Gun Lobby Sues Florida For Raising Minimum Age To 21 For Buying Arms
The US' National Rifles Association (NRA) has sued Florida after Governor Rick Scott signed a gun control legislation, the first in the state, in the wake of the February 14 high school massacre, the media reported.
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Bipartisan US House Members Vow To Keep Gun Control Fight Alive
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Friday pledged to build support in the U.S. House of Representatives for legislation keeping firearms from people on terrorism watch lists, despite repeated gun control failures this week in Congress.
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Democrats Create Havoc On US House Floor Over Gun Control Legislation
Talks intensified in the US Senate on Wednesday on compromise legislation to stop gun sales to people on some terrorism watch lists, as Democrats shut down the House of Representatives to protest their chamber's lack of action.
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Hillary Clinton Campaign Says Bernie Sanders At Odds With Barack Obama On Guns
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign jumped at a chance to portray Democratic rival Sen. Bernie Sanders as being at odds with President Barack Obama on gun control after the president denounced legislation protecting gun-makers from lawsuits.
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Jeb Bush Criticized for Saying 'Stuff Happens' After Shooting
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush unleashed a torrent of criticism Friday when he said "stuff happens" when asked about renewed calls for gun control legislation after America's latest mass shooting.
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Barack Obama Voices Anger Over Oregon Shooting, Urges Gun Control
US President Barack Obama on Thursday voiced his anger and sadness after the country's latest deadly shooting, this time at an Oregon community college, and made another impassioned plea for gun control legislation.
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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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US cops push for background checks on gun purchases
Law enforcement leaders who met with President Barack Obama on Monday urged him to focus on strengthening gun purchase background checks and mental health systems, but did not unify behind his more controversial gun control efforts.
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Barack Obama extends presidential power in bypassing Congress on gun control
During the past two years as his frustration with a "dysfunctional" Congress has grown, President Barack Obama has resorted to bypassing the legislative branch as he did on Wednesday to implement tighter gun control laws.
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Barack Obama to unveil gun-control proposals this week
President Barack Obama said on Monday he would review a set of "common sense steps" to reduce gun violence proposed by Vice President Joe Biden and announce a plan this week to pursue legislation and measures he could implement on his own.
