The Republican Party is too beholden to the National Rifle Association to question the premise that firearms are good, and the more, the better.
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New Zealand gun buyback exposes emotions, possibly hustlers
There are an estimated 1.5 million guns in the country, and so far 15,000 have been turned in.
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Walmart to stop selling handgun ammunition, ask customers not to open carry
The announcement comes days after a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas and two other back-to-back shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart.
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Neighbor: Texas gunman was ‘violent, aggressive person’
A neighbor of the gunman who killed seven people in West Texas described him as “a violent, aggressive person” who fired his guns at all hours of the night.
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David Trahan: Maine got it right on guns, public safety
By passing L.D. 1811, the ‘yellow flag’ law, the state struck the right balance.
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Nearly 130,000 signatures fill petition urging Walmart CEO to end gun sales
Walmart employee Thomas Marshall sent the petition to chief executive Doug McMillon after two recent store shootings killed 24 people.
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Parkland shooting survivors issue sweeping gun control plan after Trump backtracks
The proposal also calls for a national licensing and registry system centered on responsible gun ownership and a ban on assault weapons.
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Crowd rallies in Portland for gun safety legislation
Following the recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, local gun-control advocates call for expanded background checks and so-called ‘red flag’ laws.
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Democrats plan to return to work early for gun legislation
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee will be returning early from their summer recess to consider gun-violence legislation in the wake of this month’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio
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Trump insists he and Republicans want stronger gun background checks
The president is insisting that he and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell want to “do something” but McConnell has only said he would discuss the issue.