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Gun safety bill clears a hurdle in the Senate with support from 14 Republicans including Mitch McConnell
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which provides funds to enforce "red flag" laws and offers me…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,…
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Senator Chris Murphy on his decades long-fight for gun reform: 'We value white life in this country more than Black life'
Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, has been at the forefront of the bipartisan gun legislation.
Isabella Zavarise
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Sen. Lindsey Graham said Biden deserves credit for passing bipartisan legislation on guns and infrastructure
"There are plenty of us up there who fight and work together," Sen. Lindsey Graham said, noting bip…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Biden signs bipartisan gun reform bill into law, one of the most significant pieces of federal firearms legislation in decades
The bill includes millions of dollars for mental health services and school security, while also in…
John L. Dorman
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Senate passes a new bipartisan bill that would enact the toughest new guns laws since the 1990s — with 15 Republican senators joining every Democrat in support
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is expected to pass the House with minimal GOP support and cou…
Bryan Metzger,Lauren Frias
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Senators just released legislative text for the 'Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,' including the most significant new gun restrictions since the 1990s. Here's what's in the bill.
The bill would close the "boyfriend loophole, support states enacting "red flag" laws, and increase…
Bryan Metzger,Lauren Frias
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From school security to red flag laws, here's what's being proposed in the bipartisan gun safety package that some GOP lawmakers have vowed to vote against
Twenty senators are working on the package, which Biden said would be the "most significant gun saf…
Kelsey Vlamis
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GOP Sen. John Cornyn was loudly booed at Texas Republican convention amid his push for bipartisan gun legislation
Despite Mitch McConnell's backing for a new gun framework, Cornyn faces backlash from other Republi…
Bryan Metzger
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The NRA and the House Freedom Caucus announced their opposition to the bipartisan Senate gun bill less than an hour after it was released
14 Republican senators voted to advance the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which will enact the …
Bryan Metzger
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Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says bipartisan gun reform talks don't involve an assault weapons ban, expanded background checks
"I've never been part of negotiations as serious as these," Murphy said of the current bipartisan t…
John L. Dorman
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Republican senator says 'it will be embarrassing' if the Senate fails to pass gun legislation after mass shootings
Texas Sen. John Cornyn said another failure would "feed the narrative that we can't get things done…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Trump trashes bipartisan Senate bill as the 'first step' to taking away guns even though he once supported one of its key parts
Trump may trash Republicans' efforts now, but he has pulled a 180 on the views he once held on rest…
Brent D. Griffiths
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North Dakota GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer says 'most' voters would 'probably' toss him from office if he backed major gun control
A Morning Consult/Politico poll conducted immediately after the Uvalde shooting showed that 65 perc…
John L. Dorman
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Biden insists McConnell is a 'rational Republican' who may come around on gun control, even as the GOP blocks legislation
"I think things have gotten so bad that everybody is getting more rational about it," Biden insiste…
Katie Balevic
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Biden has spent millions on gun policy, but future violence prevention depends on who wins the presidency
Biden has poured resources into gun violence prevention, but the election will determine if the ini…
Allie Kelly
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New York GOP congressman ends reelection bid after backlash over his support for gun control legislation
"We have a problem in our country in terms of both our major parties," Rep. Chris Jacobs said. "If …
John L. Dorman
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A Tennessee legislator facing expulsion from the House for protesting gun violence during a session says other lawmakers have done much worse and weren't immediately punished
Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson called the possibility of being expelled from the House alongsi…
Rebecca Cohen
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House Democrats cheerfully sang 'God Bless America' on the steps of the Capitol as crowds protested the overturning of Roe v. Wade at the Supreme Court across the street
An ill-timed press conference celebrating the passage of a gun safety bill came as the country reel…
Bryan Metzger
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Democrats offer outrage and F-bombs after Uvalde school shooting — but no viable gun safety legislation that can pass Congress
Democrats were heavy on profanity but offered few legislative proposals that could pass Congress an…
Kayla Epstein,John Haltiwange…
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Senate negotiators announce framework for bipartisan gun reform package, which includes incentives for red flag laws and mental health funding but not an assault weapons ban
The gun reform framework comes as the country has endured a slew of mass shootings across the count…