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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington

Politics Oct 03

WATCH: Many ‘things we can do’ to address violence, but Trump will protect gun rights, Leavitt says

By Erica R. Hendry

Politics Oct 03

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
Supreme Court will weigh Hawaii’s strict ban on guns on private property

President Donald Trump's Republican administration had urged the justices to take the case, arguing the law violates the court’s landmark 2022 ruling that expanded gun rights by finding the Second Amendment generally gives people the right to carry firearms.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Nation Nov 09

Sandy Hook Promise works with Bronx school on anti-school shooting initiative
Watch 6:47
How schools and law enforcement are navigating a spike in violent threats

This fall, the big question facing educators and law enforcement officials is how to best deal with a wave of threats of violence, shootings and bombings, and the fears, evacuations and temporary shutdowns they cause. Ali Rogin speaks with school…

By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara

Politics Oct 07

FILE PHOTO: A woman sits on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court
LISTEN: Justices appear open to upholding rule on hard-to-trace ‘ghost guns’

In arguments that ranged from classic cars to Western omelets, key conservative justices seemed open to the government's argument that kits allowing people to make nearly untraceable guns at home can be regulated like other firearms.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Politics Oct 02

Vice Presidential debate between Walz and Vance in New York
WATCH: Walz says his son witnessed a shooting at a community center

Gov. Tim Walz said the nation needs to do more to protect school children, arguing in favor of both greater gun control, as well as more research into gun violence.

By Hannah Grabenstein

Jun 25

U.S. Surgeon General Murthy declares gun violence a public health emergency

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation's top doctor, issued the advisory Tuesday as the U.S. grappled with another weekend marked by mass shootings that left dozens of people dead or wounded.

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Jun 25

More than 500 people charged with federal crimes under gun law Biden signed, White House report says

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

Biden signed the legislation June 25, 2022, following mass shootings including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.

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May 24

Hunter Biden expected in court for final hearing before June 3 gun trial

By Claudia Lauer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

President Joe Biden's son is charged with lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days in Delaware.

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Apr 22

Supreme Court will hear ‘ghost gun’ regulation case

By Maria Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that had been struck down by lower courts.

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Feb 01

10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection, Oregon high court says

By Claire Rush, Associated Press

The 2023 walkout paralyzed the Legislature for weeks and only ended after Republicans forced concessions from Democrats on a sweeping bill related to expanding access to abortion and transgender health care and another measure regarding the manufacture and transfer of…

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