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Oct 02

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The grim political routine of responding to a mass shooting

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Will the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history move the needle on the debate over access to guns? Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamra Keith of NPR join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the politics of gun…

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Jul 15

House using appropriations bill to work on guns, churches

By Stephen Ohlemacher and Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee passed a $20 billion spending bill Thursday to fund the Treasury Department, the Judiciary and other federal agencies.

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Jul 01

State laws will expand concealed guns to public facilities

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Starting Saturday, concealed guns will be permitted at college campuses in Georgia and Kansas, more public areas in Tennessee, and at the Iowa state Capitol.

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Jun 22

What about guns divides Americans?

By Laura Santhanam

Pollsters often ask people about gun control and gun rights, but this survey attempts to better understand America's complicated relationship with firearms.

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Jun 19

Fewer people have died from mass shootings in 2017, but that’s only part of the story

By Laura Santhanam

By mid-June, there were 196 shooting incidents with least four people wounded or killed. That's up from 182 incidents over the same period last year.

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Jun 15

Attack on congressman first test for gun debate under Trump

By Steve Peoples and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Wednesday's shooting at a congressional baseball practice marked the first high-profile test of Trump-era gun politics: Republican control of Congress and the White House has all but eliminated talk of tightening federal gun laws.

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Feb 14

Senate wants to block rule on guns and mentally ill

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Republican-led Senate is trying to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent people with mental disorders from being able to purchase a gun.

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Jan 06

A snapshot of the new laws that take effect in 2017

By Joshua Barajas, Gretchen Frazee

Eighteen states raised the minimum wage. California broadened restrictions on cellphone use for drivers.

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Nov 08

Death penalty, gun control, pot among ballot-measure issues

By David Crary, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Voters in some states weighed in Tuesday on several of most volatile issues facing America — gun control, marijuana legalization, the death penalty and the right of a terminally ill person to get a doctor's help in…

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Nov 02

Watch 7:53
Legal pot, gun control and other big ballot initiatives to watch

By PBS News Hour

There are more than 150 ballot initiatives this year at the state level, capable of creating huge change for voters. Nine states are voting on the legalization of recreational or medical marijuana. Other measures concern gun control, the minimum wage…

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