Gun control in crosshairs at NRA convention
The group’s leaders went after gun control proposals and advocates who sought to expand tougher firearm laws following the deadly Newtown school massacre.
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Gun vote follows senators home
The group founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband began airing radio ads accusing Ayotte of “ignoring the will of the people.”
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Obama: Background checks deal killed after gun lobby ‘willfully lied’
It was a major defeat for supporters of tougher gun laws.
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McCain backs gun compromise; co-author says Senate support an ‘open question’
Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said he was “very favorably disposed” to the compromise measure that could come up for a vote as early as this week.
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Senate derails filibuster, votes to open gun debate
The procedural vote followed a breakthrough by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, and Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, on broadening background checks.
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Lawmakers take aim at gun control debate
As the debates continue in our Nation’s Capital, a newly released poll said 86 percent of Americans support strengthening background checks for guns in some way.
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Obama to make case for gun control in speech near Newtown
President Barack Obama makes another impassioned pitch for gun control Monday as he travels to Hartford, Connecticut.
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Conservatives mock lawmaker over gun magazine gaffe
“Rep. Diana DeGette appears not to understand how guns work,” responded the National Rifle Association.
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NEA Chief rejects NRA recommendations
The president of the nation’s largest teachers group on Wednesday rejected the National Rifle Association’s proposal to put guns in schools.
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NRA ‘plucks the bird’ to weaken gun proposals
The National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress are trying to overcome what would seem to be overwhelming public support for stronger gun legislation in the aftermath of the Newtown school massacre.
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Obama to resume gun control push in Colorado, Connecticut
Obama will continue calling for gun violence legislation on Wednesday when he speaks at the Denver Police Academy, the White House said.
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NRA-backed group unveils plans for guns in schools
The plan will arm adults to protect children from shooters.
