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Sep 19

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Senate Republicans indicate willingness to pass a gun bill, but will Trump sign it?

After a series of shooting massacres over the summer and renewed calls for stricter gun regulation, Senate Republicans have indicated some willingness to consider new legislation. But according to Sen. Mitch McConnell, President Trump has not yet weighed in on…

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Sep 18

What gun proposals are lawmakers considering as they wait for Trump?

By Tess Conciatori

Gun safety proposals are circulating on Capitol Hill, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated he won’t put forward a vote on any measure that didn’t have the president’s signoff. Members in both parties are waiting for President Donald…

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Sep 17

Gun owners in Texas cast a wary eye on gun control debate

By William Brangham, Kate Grumke

After a second Texas mass shooting in a single month, gun users from several Texas towns are showing just how nuanced people’s reactions can be.

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Sep 16

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Stu Rothenberg and Domenico Montanaro on 2020 gun policy, Democratic debate takeaways

Stu Rothenberg of Inside Elections and NPR’s Domenico Montanaro join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how gun policy is factoring into the 2020 presidential campaign, another sexual assault allegation against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the contest between…

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Sep 12

Beto O’Rourke’s vow to ban certain weapons draws praise from debate rivals

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

In the wake of the El Paso shooting, O'Rourke has remade his presidential bid. But praise from his presidential rivals may indicate that they no longer see him as a serious threat.

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Sep 12

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‘We’re at a tipping point’ on gun violence, says group of American CEOs

On Thursday, a number of American business leaders joined the clamor of voices demanding meaningful legislation to reduce gun violence. CEOs from 145 major U.S. companies sent a letter to senators urging them to expand background checks and implement a…

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Sep 10

Watch 3:24
Congressional Democrats return from recess vowing to prioritize gun legislation

By Lisa Desjardins

As they return to Washington from their summer break, congressional Democrats want to make new gun safety legislation one of their top priorities. The House has already passed a law expanding background checks to private gun sales, but the GOP-led…

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Sep 04

Watch 10:43
What Middle America is saying about climate change and gun violence

Catastrophic damage from Hurricane Dorian is putting natural disasters, and their potential connection to climate change, front and center in the U.S., but gun safety and a flood of Republican congressional retirements are also occupying public attention. Chris Buskirk of…

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Sep 03

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Odessa hospital endures agony of being a mass shooting’s trauma center

A gunman firing indiscriminately from his car on Saturday in Odessa, Texas, killed seven people and wounded 22 more. Many of the victims were sent to Odessa's Medical Center Hospital. William Brangham talks to Russell Tippin, the Medical Center Health…

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Sep 03

McConnell says he’s waiting on Trump to chart path on guns

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says if President Donald Trump favors background-checks legislation and McConnell knows "we will pass it and it'll become law."…

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