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A general view of U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington

Nation Jan 20

Supreme Court weighs private property gun restrictions in major case

By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz

Politics Apr 07

A sign forbidding guns is seen outside a polling station for the U.S. presidential election at the Wiltern Theatre during ...
More states move to restrict guns at polling sites to protect workers, voters from threats

At least a half-dozen states have introduced legislation this year that would either explicitly ban firearms at polling locations or expand existing restrictions.

By Barbara Rodriguez, Jennifer Gerson, The 19th

Politics Jan 05

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining the Department of Ju...
WATCH: Garland hails gun restrictions, but warns about spike in threats to public officials

The bipartisan law passed in June 2022 was the most sweeping gun legislation in decades and requires extra checks for any gun purchases by people under age 21.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Politics Jan 03

Exterior view of the State Capitol Building in Augusta, Maine, circa 1973. Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
Maine Legislature expected to consider gun restrictions after state's deadliest mass shooting

Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is the first order of business for lawmakers returning to work Wednesday at the state House.

By Associated Press

Politics Sep 09

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New Mexico governor issues health order suspending right to carry guns in public across Albuquerque

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque and the surrounding county for at least 30 days in response to a spate of gun violence.

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

Jun 16

WATCH: Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde school massacre

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden will speak at a summit in Connecticut to mark the first anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre.

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Apr 23

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'Stand your ground' laws under scrutiny again after recent spate of shootings

In the space of one week in April, four young, unarmed Americans were shot over simple, everyday mistakes: pulling into the wrong driveway, ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car. These cases have reignited the debate over self-defense…

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Jun 26

Trump's enduring impact seen in Supreme Court rulings on abortion, gun restrictions

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

The abortion decision marked the apex in a week that reinforced the former president’s ongoing impact in Washington more than a year and a half after he exited the White House.

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Jun 23

WATCH: Senate debates new gun bill in wake of mass shootings

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

The Senate pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage Thursday as it voted to halt a Republican filibuster against the measure, clearing the way for Congress' most far-reaching response in decades to the nation's run of…

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