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Jun 08

AP fact check: Trump and the credit and blame game

By Hope Yen, Seth Borenstein, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

The apportioning of credit and blame went awry in President Donald Trump’s remarks over the past week.

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Jun 07

Virginia lawmakers to meet July 9 to discuss guns after mass shooting

By Associated Press

Gov. Ralph Northam says the best way to respond to the May 31 mass shooting at a municipal building is with "votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers."…

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Jun 04

WATCH: Virginia governor to call special session on guns

By Alan Suderman, Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will recall lawmakers to the state Capitol in coming weeks to take up a package of gun-control legislation he said is urgently needed to prevent killings like Friday's mass shooting in Virginia Beach.

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May 06

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In early primary states, 2020 Democrats court black voters

The list of Democrats running for president now exceeds 20, and the crowded field hit early primary states over the weekend. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Mayor Pete Buttigieg were in South Carolina, while Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth…

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Apr 24

NRA beset by infighting ahead of its annual convention

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

NRA insiders and longtime observers describe an organization at war with itself over a central question: Has it strayed too far from its original mission of gun safety and outdoor shooting sports and become too political?…

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Apr 02

New Zealand lawmakers advance gun control bill in initial vote

By Nick Perry, Associated Press

The bill would ban the types of weapons a gunman used to kill 50 people at two mosques last month.

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Mar 28

Bump stocks are turned in or destroyed as ban takes effect

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

One dealer held a "Viking funeral" for his last bump stock, pouring a can of beer on it and then melting it down with a flamethrower.

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Mar 27

Why the U.S. and New Zealand’s responses to mass shootings are so different

By Courtney Norris

New Zealand’s response to this month’s terrorist attack has some Americans asking how that country moved so quickly to change its laws.

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Mar 01

Families of Texas church massacre victims sue gun retailer

By Associated Press

The lawsuit alleges Academy Sports & Outdoors illegally sold the assault-style rifle, high-capacity magazine and ammunition used to kill more than two dozen people at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs.

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Feb 28

Bill lengthening gun background checks passed by House

By Associated Press

Capping two days of action on gun control, the House has passed legislation to allow a review period of up to 10 days for background checks on firearms purchases.

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