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After School Shooting, Tennessee Governor Signs Bill to Shield Gun Firms From Lawsuits
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on additional protections for gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits within a bill that lawmakers passed after a deadly school shooting.
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What to Know About Judge's Ruling on Age Limit for Young Gun Buyers
A judge’s ruling striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of how a landmark Supreme Court decision is transforming the legal landscape around firearms.
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Bells Toll for Buffalo Supermarket Mass Shooting Victims 1 Year After Massacre
The city of Buffalo, New York, will pause to mark the passing of one year since a white supremacist gunman killed 10 Black people and wounded three victims at a supermarket.
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Virginia Judge Strikes Down Federal Law Banning Sale of Handguns to Adults Under 21
The judge’s ruling is the latest decision striking down gun laws in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year that changed the test courts have long used to evaluate challenges to firearm restrictions.
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Texas House Panel Advances Bill to Raise Age to Buy Semi-Automatic Rifles
The Texas House Select Committee on Community Safety has voted to advance the raise-the-age bill in the wake of mass shootings in Allen, Houston and Uvalde.
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Canadian Government Proposes Ban on Assault-Style Firearms
The Canadian government is proposing a ban on assault-style firearms that would apply once legislation now before Parliament comes into force.
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Tennessee GOP Governor Signs Executive Order Strengthening Background Checks for Guns
Lee signed the order amid heightened tensions after two Democrats, both Black men, were expelled from the General Assembly for protesting on the House floor against gun violence.
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What's Next for Tennessee's Expelled Lawmakers?
Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. County commissions in each of the expelled lawmakers’ districts will now choose temporary replacements until a special election is held. The commissions could choose Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, allowing them to return to the Capitol. They...
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Tennessee's GOP-led House Expels 2 of 3 Democrats Over Guns Protest
Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House has expelled two of three Democratic members for their roles in a demonstration in favor of gun control following the Nashville school shooting.
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Trans People Face Rhetoric and Disinformation After Shooting
The days after the shooting at a Nashville Christian school that killed six people have been marked by anti-transgender rhetoric and disinformation.
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Florida to Allow Permitless Carry Following Deadly Nashville School Shooting. Nebraska Is Expected to Follow
Florida and Nebraska are poised to become the latest states to allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit.
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Students Push for Senate to Vote on Assault Weapons Ban
Students, educators and advocates and spending spring break in Washington, D.C., to push the Senate to vote on an assault weapons ban.
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Video Shows Parkland Father Being Arrested at Gun Law Hearing in D.C.
Manuel Oliver, the father of a Parkland shooting victim, was arrested Thursday in Washington D.C. after he and his wife were removed from a hearing on gun regulations.
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Father of Slain Parkland Victim Arrested on Capitol Hill in Fiery Moment at House Gun Law Hearing
Manuel Oliver, the father of a 17-year-old Parkland shooting victim, was arrested Thursday on Capitol Hill after he appeared to shout at a Republican lawmaker who was speaking during a hearing on gun regulations.
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Father of Slain Parkland Victim Arrested on Capitol Hill in Fiery Moment at House Gun Law Hearing
Manuel Oliver, the father of a 17-year-old Parkland shooting victim, was arrested Thursday on Capitol Hill after he appeared to shout at a Republican lawmaker who was speaking during a hearing on gun regulations.
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Biden on Gun Control: ‘Do Something, Do Something Big'
The grief is still suffocating, the anger still visceral, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, in this suburban Los Angeles community where a gunman stormed a dance hall and killed 11 in January. He announced fresh federal measures to curb gun violence but emotionally declared there must be more. “Do something. Do something big,” he implored. “I’m determined to ban assault…
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Maryland Lawmakers Weigh Gun Bills After Bruen Decision
Maryland lawmakers are considering new gun measures in response to last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down a New York law that was very similar to Maryland’s “good and substantial reason” standard for permits to carry concealed handguns. The court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen ended a requirement for people to demonstrate...
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Virginia Senate Panel OKs Gun Bills After Campus Shootings
A Democrat-led Virginia Senate panel is advancing a range of gun control bills, including legislation meant to address recent campus shootings at the University of Virginia and a Newport News elementary school. The Senate Judiciary Committee signed off Monday on measures that would tighten Virginia’s gun storage regulations and ban most guns from college campuses. But the bills face uncertain...
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Virginia Lawmakers Push to Prevent Minors From Buying Ghost Guns
Some state lawmakers want to fix a loophole that allows minors to buy the parts for ghost guns online. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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‘Moms Demand Action' Rallies in Richmond for Tougher Gun Laws
Hundreds of activists flooded the Virginia State Capitol to advocate for what they call common-sense gun laws. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.