gun control

State GOPers Craft Wild Gambits To Wriggle Out Of Fed Gun Control Measures
Some GOPers Look To Use State-Sanctioned Militias To Circumvent New Federal Gun Laws
By | April 5, 2021 5:35 p.m.
BOULDER, CO - MARCH 22: U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) addresses the media after a gunman opened fire at a King Sooper's grocery store, killing ten people, including one police officer, on March 23, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Chet Strange/Getty Images) More Than 100 House Dems Urge Biden To Expand Gun Law To Cover Firearm Used In Boulder Shooting
By | March 31, 2021 8:10 a.m.
Romney Says He Won’t Back Attempts To Reform Gun Laws
By | March 30, 2021 9:06 a.m.
Where Things Stand: Militias And Other Right-Wing Groups Get Particularly Worked Up About Red Flag Laws Prime Badge
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By | March 26, 2021 1:34 p.m.

After back-to-back mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder in the past week, gun reform advocates are once again hoping to see an expansion of red flag laws, which allow authorities to confiscate guns from individuals deemed to be particularly dangerous. They’re one of the few gun control measures that some members of the pro-gun lobby will get behind due to their case-by-case enforcement.

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Harris Tells GOP To ‘Stop Pushing The False Choice’ Between Gun Ownership And Reform
By | March 24, 2021 9:27 a.m.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, on U.S. policy in a changing Middle East. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) CT Sen. Murphy Optimistic Senate Will Pass Gun Background Checks: ‘Don’t Count Us Out’
By | March 24, 2021 8:00 a.m.
Chicago Mayoral Candidate Lori Lightfoot addresses the crowd at her election night party as she leads in the polls, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Chicago. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times Chicago Mayor Says She Won’t Allow Trump To Deploy Troops To ‘Terrorize Our Residents’
By | July 22, 2020 9:28 a.m.
RICHMOND, VA - FEBRUARY 7:Protesters walk in front of the Virginia State Capitol February 07, 2019 in Richmond, VA. The top three Democrats in the Virginia legislature, Virginia’s Gov. Ralph Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and Attorney General Mark R. Herring are plagued by scandals and facing calls to resign. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Northam Declares State of Emergency Ahead of MLK Day Gun Rights Rally, Citing Threats
By and | January 15, 2020 5:08 p.m.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, and his wife Pam, left, leave the funeral of fallen Virginia State Trooper Lucas B. Dowell after the church service for the funeral at the Chilhowie Christian Church in Chilhowie, Va., Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. Dowell was killed in the line of duty earlier in the week. (AP Photo/POOL/Steve Helber) Pro-Gun Groups Brace For Showdown At Virginia State Capitol As Gun Control Bills Advance
By and | January 13, 2020 5:27 p.m.
Report: Trump Split Between Ivanka And Don Jr. On Gun Control
By | September 23, 2019 1:55 p.m.
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