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The return of Wayne LaPierre: in 2nd NY trial, NRA's former 'king' fights for the right to resume some role at gun lobby
The National Rifle Association's former "king" is fighting NY AG Letitia James, who he says is bent…
Laura Italiano
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he's 'not scared of the gun lobby' after the NRA sued him over the state's new gun-control law
Maryland's new law bars people from carrying or transporting a gun in an "area for children or vuln…
John L. Dorman
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Obama says the US is 'paralyzed' by Republicans and the gun lobby who refuse to prevent mass shootings
"It's long past time for action, any kind of action," Obama said late on Monday after 19 children a…
Jake Epstein
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Gun lobby celebrates 'historic' win in Florida after DeSantis signs bill eliminating permit and training requirements for concealed carry
The NRA hailed the bill as a "momentous step" in the effort to revoke educational and other require…
Charles R. Davis
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The NRA wants your kid to love guns: programs promote 2nd Amendment absolutism to Kindergarteners on up
The gun-rights lobby promotes the 2nd Amendment through programs for children as young as K-12. Gun…
Laura Italiano
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Gun control advocates say farewell to Wayne LaPierre and his bullet-riddled legacy on his first day as an NRA retiree
LaPierre spent Thursday at his corruption trial in New York. Gun-control advocates, meanwhile, cond…
Laura Italiano
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Politicians respond to mass shooting at Texas elementary school: 'When in god's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?'
In the hours since gunfire erupted in Uvalde, politicians including Greg Abbott have offered a mix …
Erin Snodgrass
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A Philadelphia police officer is dead and thanks to 'gun-crazy' politicians his killer is on the loose, DA says
Politicians who "serve the NRA's bloody agenda" have made it harder to track down perpetrators of g…
Charles R. Davis
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Longtime Democratic Rep. John Dingell, who helped make the NRA's lobbying arm into a political force, privately sought to repeal the 1994 assault weapons ban that he voted for: report
A trove of documents examined by The New York Times reveals the role that the late Rep. Dingell pla…
John L. Dorman
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Uvalde teacher wants to take Daniel Defense — the gunmaker who manufactured the rifle used in the Texas school shooting — to court
The special education teacher moved to depose the gunmaker who created the AR-15 style weapon used …
Jake Epstein
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NRA says it plans to 'showcase over 14 acres of the latest guns and gear' at its convention days after the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting
NRA website touts the 14-acre exhibition just below the gun lobby's expression of "deepest sympathi…
Nicole Gaudiano
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The UK's last school shooting was in 1996. It overhauled its gun-control laws after and there hasn't been another.
16 children and a teacher were killed in Dunblane, Scotland. Insider spoke to a campaigner who help…
Mia Jankowicz
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Top Democrat Dick Durbin says Senate won't discuss gun control measures until after holiday weekend
Sen. Chuck Schumer also blamed Republican colleagues for being "unwilling to do what it takes to ke…
Jake Epstein
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Lindsey Graham leaves door open to debating gun control after Texas elementary school shooting leaves 19 children dead
Several prominent Republicans, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz, have called for more guns as Democ…
Jake Epstein
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton justifies his anti-gun control stance by saying laws against murder didn't prevent school shooting
"Look, we already have laws against killing people and this guy apparently didn't care what the law…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego calls Ted Cruz a 'fucking baby killer' over the senator's pro-gun stance after Texas school shooting
Cruz responded to a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, by pushing against call…
John Haltiwanger
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An angry Joe Biden conjured up first-hand 'hollowness' of losing a child in his remarks about the deadly Texas school shooting: 'like having a piece of your soul ripped away'
During the speech, US President Joe Biden was weary and called for restrictions on assault weapons,…
Azmi Haroun
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Texas GOP officials respond to elementary school shooting by calling for more guns and security in schools
Texas officials are facing criticism over their refusal to tighten gun laws despite a series of mas…
Tom Porter
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Right-wing evangelicals are bragging about praying with Supreme Court justices while lobbying to influence cases: report
Politico and Rolling Stone reported right-wing evangelicals hosted dinners to discuss conservative …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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US Senate passes 1st gun control bill in 28 yrs
The new legislation includes a series of measures, such as tougher background checks for customers …