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Senate rejects expanded gun background checks
The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control. Wednesday's vote was a jarring blow to the drive to curb firearms sparked by December's massacre of...
Tags: Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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Kaine supports assault weapons ban
Assignment ManagerSenator Tim Kaine says he will vote in favor of banning certain types of assault-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. In an editorial published Tuesday morning in the Norfolk Virginian Pilot newspaper, Kaine says he also supports...Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Safety of Citizens, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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National Rifle Association will be title sponsor for NASCAR Cup race in Texas
The National Rifle Association will be the title sponsor for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas next month. NRA's sponsorship with Texas Motor Speedway was announced during the track's media day Monday. The April 13 race, the first scheduled night...
Tags: Speedway Motorsports Incorporated, NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Auto Racing
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How far apart are Virginians from gun control compromise?
WDBJ7 ReporterA new Roanoke College poll sheds light on how people in Virginia feel about guns. Roanoke College Professor Harry Wilson conducted the poll. he's no stranger to polling, but says it's been a while since he's asked about guns, and despite recent events,...Tags: Politics, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Cell Phones, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice
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Both sides of gun control debate agree that something needs to change
WDBJ7 ReporterOn Sunday night President Obama hinted that tragedies like the Connecticut school shootings can't happen anymore. With that, the gun control debate re-enters the American conversation. People on both sides of the debate agree with the president that...Tags: Lobbying, Politics, FBI, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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Gun show: Possible Ban Causes Mad Rush
ReporterThe concern over stricter gun laws and a possible ban on assault weapons is causing a mad rush at gun shows. But those in attendance aren't just there for guns, they're taking classes so they can get a conceal carry permit. The Roanoke Valley Gun...Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Assault
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Roanoke school board, city council discuss school safety
WDBJ7 ReporterPut more guns in schools. That's one of the National Rifle Association's answers to preventing tragedies like the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Roanoke City Schools superintendent Rita Bishop says keeping students safe is her number one...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Government dysfunction decried by Obama partly due to US founders and political polarization
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. Yet despite years of hand-wringing in both parties, little progress has been made toward changing congressional rules on...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Thomas Edward Perez, Gun Control
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High-tech guns would allow users to track and disable their weapons remotely
AP National WriterSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but not an actual...Tags: Sandy Hook Promise, Politics, Science and Technology, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Sandy Hook parents help Illinois high-capacity magazine ban
— Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois....
Tags: Justice System, Christine Radogno, Politics, Tom Cross, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott should be fired up to sign this reasonable gun bill
It's not often a Florida governor gets caught in the crossfire between gun enthusiasts and the National Rifle Association. Unfortunately, that's where Gov. Rick Scott finds himself, thanks to a reasonable gun-control bill awaiting his signature. HB 1355...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Justice System, Politics, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sneak peek: Ads supporting gun law set to air this week
The Baltimore SunA hunter, a mother and a minister are featured in new advertisements touting Maryland's new gun law, which was signed last week and represents one of the nation's most sweeping pieces of gun-control legislation passed this year. The ads, released in...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Gun Control
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