Deal elusive on expanding gun background checks
Despite signs of stepped-up White House involvement, a bipartisan compromise over expanded background checks for gun buyers remained elusive Tuesday ...
Michelle Obama: 'hard choices' needed on guns
Michelle Obama says people worried about youth gun violence have to do more than simply tell children they care about the problem and then wind up ...
Senate committee postpones work on gun bills
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its work Thursday on writing bills curbing guns, probably until next week. The committee is considering ...
Opponents of NY gun law gathering in Albany
Thousands of opponents of New York's new gun control law gathered Thursday at the statehouse to lobby lawmakers and rally against measures they say ...
Illinois congressional race shows Bloomberg clout
In the race to replace former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's super PAC followed a simple strategy: Choose a strong ...
Father of Newtown victim: Ban assault weapons
After weeks of arguing constitutional fine points and citing rival statistics, senators wrangling over gun control saw and heard the anguish of a ...
Bloomberg: Primary win a good sign for gun control
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a victory by a candidate he supported in a House primary in Illinois is a sign of things to come for ...
House chairman opposes universal background checks
The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday he opposes universal background checks on gun sales and doesn't foresee such ...
Senate panel hearing from Newtown father, doctor
Sen. Dianne Feinstein says there has never been a greater need for a federal ban on assault weapons. The California Democrat made the remark as the ...
Voters ponder guns, ethics in Jackson Jr. district
Candidates for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s former congressional seat made their final push for votes Monday ahead of a high-stakes primary, but turnout was ...
Senate panel likely to write gun bills next week
The Senate Judiciary Committee seems all but certain to start voting on an assault weapons ban and other gun curbs next week, Congress' first roll ...
Lawmakers dispute records for private gun sales
A dispute over whether to require record keeping for private gun sales is holding up a compromise between Republican and Democratic senators over ...
GOP House panel chairman will consider gun bills
The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Friday that he's interested in writing legislation this year improving background checks ...
Ruling leaves Ill. grappling with concealed carry
A federal appeals court on Friday narrowly rejected Illinois' request to reconsider a ruling that found the state's concealed carry weapons ban ...
Bloomberg defends super PAC anti-gun ads in IL
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg waded deeper Tuesday into the Chicago-area election to replace former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., defending his ...
Colo. House passes gun-control measures
Limits on the size of ammunition magazines and universal background checks passed the Colorado House on Monday, during a second day of emotional ...
Hutchinson exits race for Jackson's US House seat
A well-known Illinois state senator dropped her bid Sunday for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr., narrowing the field and consolidating ...
LaPierre: NRA to 'stand and fight' Obama on guns
National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre renewed his call Thursday for armed guards in schools and urged gun owners to "stand and fight" for ...
NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 89, says he will retire
Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of his current term rather ...
Obama: Nation stronger, GOP should back his plans
Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government ...
Senate Dems, GOP clash over need for new gun curbs
The toll of gun violence and the widespread disgust it has generated makes it time for new federal gun curbs that balance public safety with gun ...
Guns dominate race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
After months of drama surrounding Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in Congress, the race to replace the congressman with the prominent name has pivoted to a ...
Obama to revive populist message in Tuesday speech
Reviving his populist re-election message, President Barack Obama will press a politically-divided Congress to approve more tax increases and fewer ...
Mass. campus searches for answers to gun violence
On a Friday afternoon in December, Lee Pelton was driving home with his 13-year-old daughter in the passenger seat when radio reports of the Newtown ...
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