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Oregon voters to decide on one of the nation’s strictest gun-control proposals

Oregon voters to decide on one of the nation’s strictest gun-control proposals

BY ANDREW SELSKY SALEM, Ore.  Oregonians will decide in November whether people wanting to purchase a gun will first have to qualify for a permit after one of the strictest gun control measures in the...

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US House committee to consider assault weapons ban

US House committee to consider assault weapons ban

A committee of the US House of Representatives is set to vote next week for the first time in nearly 20 years on a bill that would ban assault weapons. "Our country...

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28 Guns Used the Most to Commit Crimes in America

28 Guns Used the Most to Commit Crimes in America

Samuel Stebbins Gun violence is a growing public health crisis in the United States. A record-high 45,222 people were killed by guns nationwide in 2020. This figure includes over 19,000 murder victims....

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California's Answer to Gun Violence Could Be a Model for the Entire Country

California's Answer to Gun Violence Could Be a Model for the Entire Country

Andrew D. Johnson Gun violence in the U.S. is currently a public health crisis. In 2020, the most recent year that data is available, more than 45,000 people died from gun-related injuries, according...

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California governor signs law allowing gun violence victims to sue firearm manufacturers for damages

California governor signs law allowing gun violence victims to sue firearm manufacturers for damages

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday that clears the path for gun violence victims to file civil suits against the companies that manufacture the firearms used...

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Parkland Father Interrupts Joe Biden’s Speech At Ceremony Marking New Gun Safety Bill

Parkland Father Interrupts Joe Biden’s Speech At Ceremony Marking New Gun Safety Bill

President Joe Biden today gave a speech marking the signing of a gun safety bill passed in the aftermath of recent mass shootings. But even as lawmakers, gun reform advocates and victims’ families gathered...

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Gun reform: These states are the most dependent on the firearms industry

Gun reform: These states are the most dependent on the firearms industry

Luke Carberry Mogan As lawmakers enact new gun reforms in the wake of recent mass shootings, one factor shaping the political debate is how reliant states are on gun culture. WalletHub ranked all 50 states...

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Giffords PAC gun safety group investing $10M in key battleground states

Giffords PAC gun safety group investing $10M in key battleground states

BY CAROLINE VAKIL A PAC run by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) is spending $10 million in a slew of battleground states ahead of the November midterms to support candidates championing gun safety, the gun...

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Senate passes most significant gun control legislation in decades

Senate passes most significant gun control legislation in decades

Washington — The Senate late Thursday voted 65 to 33 to pass the bipartisan gun control bill, the most significant legislation addressing guns in nearly 30 years.  House takes up Senate-passed bipartisan gun...

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U.S. Supreme Court expands gun rights, strikes down New York law

U.S. Supreme Court expands gun rights, strikes down New York law

By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declared for the first time that the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to carry a handgun in...

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