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Biden Aims at ‘Ghost Gun' Violence With New Federal Rule
President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes, as he struggles to break through gridlock in Washington to address gun deaths and mass shootings.
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Why Suing Gunmakers Remains Difficult, Despite the Sandy Hook Settlement
The historic settlement in the Sandy Hook case against Remington created a template for how to hold gunmakers liable for their products. Here’s why it’s unlikely to unleash a flood of lawsuits
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California City Becomes 1st in US to Require Gun Liability Insurance
A California city has voted to require gun owners to carry liability insurance in what’s believed to be the first measure of its kind in the United States.
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Abortion, Guns, Religion Top a Big Supreme Court Term
The future of abortion rights is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court that’s beginning a new term on Monday.
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Mixed Feelings in El Paso About Looser Texas Gun Limits
A new Texas law allows most people age 21 or older who haven’t been convicted of a felony to carry a holstered handgun in public without undergoing any training or getting a permit.
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Police Have Opposed Some Recent Gun Law Rollbacks. They're Often Passing Anyway
In states like Texas, Tennessee and Louisiana, police opposed pushes to drop requirements for people to get background checks and training — as gun sales continued to shatter records during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Biden's New Gun Control Measures Target ‘Ghost Guns' and ‘Red Flag' Laws
On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced a series of executive actions that would both limit self-assembled “ghost guns” and make it easier to flag people who shouldn’t be allowed to purchase a firearm.
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Biden: Gun Violence in the U.S. Is an “Epidemic”
On Thursday, President Joe Biden noted that gun violence kills 106 people every day in this country and costs the nation $280 billion a year.
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GOP State Lawmakers Seek to Nullify Federal Gun Limits
With Democrats controlling the presidency and Congress, Republican state lawmakers concerned about the possibility of new federal gun control laws aren’t waiting to react.
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Ohio Governor Signs ‘Stand Your Ground' Gun Law Despite His Own Objections
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a gun rights bill eliminating an individual’s duty to retreat before using force
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Virginia Lawmakers Reject Assault Weapon Ban
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons has failed after members of his own party balked at the proposal.
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‘Red Flag Laws' Offer Tool for Preventing Some Gun Violence
After a white supremacist discussed plans on Facebook for a mass shooting at a synagogue, police in Washington used a new law to quickly seize his 12 firearms, long before he was convicted of any crime. But when a Tennessee father became alarmed about his son after receiving a suicidal text message, he said the police determined they could not...
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As Many Call for Tighter Gun Laws, Texas' Set to Loosen Up
Ten new pro-gun laws will take effect in Texas in four weeks, less than a month after 22 people died in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, NBC News reported. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the measures after they were passed in a 2019 legislative session that the National Rifle Association, called “highly successful” at the time, celebrating...
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Minnesota House Panel to Consider 2 Gun Control Bills
The Minnesota Legislature braced Wednesday for its first hearing this session on gun control, with testimony scheduled on bills to require universal criminal background checks for gun purchasers and to let families and police ask courts to take guns from people judged to pose a threat to themselves or others. The hearing before the House public safety committee was set...
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Why Nevada is Nation's Flashpoint on Guns
Sunday evening’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, the deadliest in modern U.S. history, highlighted Nevada’s stark partisan divide that has made it a flashpoint in the nation’s debate on gun rights, NBC News reported. Both parties have spent millions trying to tighten or loosen gun laws. The state has relatively light restrictions, with no permit requirements to buy handguns, rifles...
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Want to Buy an Assault Rifle in Florida? No Problem
As in mass shootings elsewhere, the massacre of 49 people at an Orlando nightclub is raising questions about access to guns — assault rifles, in particular. In Florida, buying one is no problem as long as you’re 18, a legal resident of the United States, aren’t a felon or a domestic abuser and have no documented mental health or substance...