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MSU students protest mass shootings in Lansing, Michigan

Nation Mar 18

As Congress stalls on federal gun safety laws, some states push their own rules

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

Nation Feb 26

Metro Shooting Supplies' employee Chris Cox speaks to Steve Christy about the purchase of a 9mm handgun in Bridgeton
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Missouri law barring police from enforcing federal gun laws creates confusion

Missouri has some of the most permissive gun laws in the nation — the state does not require background checks and does not require a permit to carry a concealed weapon. As Gabrielle Hays reports, a state law passed in…

By Gabrielle Hays, Harry Zahn, Winston Wilde

Nation Jul 02

View of the memorial for victims of the Uvalde school shooting
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News Wrap: Embattled Uvalde schools police chief steps down from city council

In our news wrap Saturday, the district police chief for Uvalde schools has resigned from his position on the City Council amid a growing outcry, Texas' top court ruled against a temporary four-day window to abortion access, New York reimposed…

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Politics Jun 12

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington
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Senators make bipartisan breakthrough on gun reform legislation

Senate negotiators have reached a tentative bipartisan agreement on what would be the biggest new federal gun legislation in decades. The package is narrow, and short of what President Biden and many Democrats wanted, though on Sunday the president said…

Politics Mar 11

House passes bill to expand background checks for gun sales

The House passed two bills Thursday to require background checks on all firearms sales and transfers and to allow an expanded 10-day review for gun purchases.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Jun 21

Supreme Court says prosecutors must prove that people knew they couldn’t have guns

By Associated Press

The court ruled 7-2 Friday in the case of a foreign student from the United Arab Emirates who took target practice at a Florida shooting range, even though he had been dismissed from the Florida Institute of Technology and was…

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