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Gun control supporters have won the first Senate showdown over restricting firearms, rejecting an effort by conservatives to derail a package of gun curbs
Two pivotal senators announced a bipartisan deal Wednesday on expanding background checks to more gun buyers.
The Senate's top Democrat says there will be a showdown vote on Thursday on his party's effort to enact new gun restrictions.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on an assault weapons ban proposal that would bar ammunition magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds.
Vice President Joe Biden is trying to rally support for the administration's proposals to curb gun violence, saying there will be a moral price to pay for
A water bottle, that NASA guy with a mohawk and a 102-year-old from Miami are just a small part of the 2013 State of the Union highlight reel.
Pledging to revive a "rising, thriving middle class," President Barack Obama promised Tuesday night to create solid new jobs without raising the federal
President Barack Obama is pressing for a ban on military-style firearms and for universal background checks for gun buyers, taking his case directly to the
Two days before President Barack Obama's first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White House tried Saturday to settle a mystery
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As 26 children in white polo shirts excitedly walked to center of the Superdome field and prepared to sing, a packed Super Bowl crowd revved up by a day of
Gabrielle Giffords, a former congresswoman who was shot in the head in a 2011 mass shooting, opened a Congressional hearing with a carefully spoken plea as she
In light of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting last month, one local congressman says he's looking for ways to prevent gun violence in schools.
President Barack Obama on Monday turned to law enforcement leaders in three communities with mass shootings for help in getting Congress to pass tough new gun
Biden argued that the shooter at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., could have been slowed down if he had fewer rounds in each magazine and
