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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Biden to unveil measures on firearms, name new ATF boss
The president has faced increasing pressure to act on gun control after a spate of mass shootings across the U.S. in recent weeks.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2021
Biden says ‘we have to act’ after Colorado mass shooting
Democrats vow to press gun control measures and a Senate vote on such bills would be the first in several years, but Democrats lack the votes to pass significant reform.
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
Supreme Court takes a pass on several gun rights cases for next term
Gun rights advocates had hoped the court would expand the constitutional right to “keep and bear arms” beyond the home.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Virginia Democrats reject expanding firearms rights a day after gun-rights rally
Among the defeated bills was one that would have allowed Virginians to carry concealed weapons without a permit and to bring firearms into places of worship.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
CEOs from 145 companies implore Senate to act on gun violence
The chief executives of Levi Strauss, Twitter, Reddit and others urge expansion of background checks to all gun sales and stronger ‘red flag’ laws.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
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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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
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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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
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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PublishedAugust 13, 2019
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.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2019
Trump claims support for stronger background checks, at odds with Republican statements
Mitch McConnell, the Republican who is Senate majority leader, underscores the difficulty of reaching consensus on gun-control issues.
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