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[TRENDING NEWS] Rittenhouse Case Highlights the Nation’s Deep Division Over Gun Rights

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Author: BY GLENN THRUSH - Publish Date: November 21, 2021 at 12:06AM As groups debate the effect of the verdict, the legislative stalemate shows no signs of changing, and weapons on the street grow.

[TRENDING NEWS] Kyle Rittenhouse’s Acquittal and America’s Gun Laws

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: November 20, 2021 at 03:34AM Readers react to the verdict, discuss America’s self-defense laws and make connections to the Ahmaud Arbery case. Also: The social policy bill.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Ghost Guns’: Firearm Kits Bought Online Fuel Epidemic of Violence

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Author: BY GLENN THRUSH - Publish Date: November 14, 2021 at 11:54PM They are untraceable and can be ordered with a click by children, gang members and felons. The Biden administration is trying to crack down, but law enforcement officials believe the problem may be here to stay.

[TRENDING NEWS] Here are the six criminal charges against Kyle Rittenhouse.

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Author: BY PATRICK J. LYONS - Publish Date: November 11, 2021 at 01:22AM The counts in the trial range from first-degree intentional homicide down to a misdemeanor weapons charge.

[TRENDING NEWS] Prominent Conservatives Back Letting States Limit Guns in Public

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Author: BY ADAM LIPTAK - Publish Date: November 3, 2021 at 01:17AM A brief filed in a major gun control case to be heard on Wednesday by the Supreme Court argued that limits on the public carrying of weapons were consistent with the Second Amendment.

[TRENDING NEWS] San Francisco Sues Three Online Retailers for Selling ‘Ghost Guns’

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Author: BY GLENN THRUSH - Publish Date: August 19, 2021 at 12:57AM The authorities say “ghost guns,” untraceable firearms that can be made from do-it-yourself kits, are increasingly being used in violent crimes like murders and assaults.

[TRENDING NEWS] Mexico Sues Gun Companies in U.S., Accusing Them of Fueling Violence

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Author: BY NATALIE KITROEFF AND OSCAR LOPEZ - Publish Date: August 5, 2021 at 12:19AM The government accuses gun makers and suppliers of knowingly flooding the market with firearms attractive to drug cartels.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘The Price of Freedom’ Review: Guns Across America

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Author: BY BEN KENIGSBERG - Publish Date: July 7, 2021 at 11:38PM Judd Ehrlich’s documentary charts the increasing radicalization of the National Rifle Association’s rhetoric.

[TRENDING NEWS] Supreme Court Limits Sweep of Law on Mandatory Minimum Sentences

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Author: BY ADAM LIPTAK - Publish Date: June 11, 2021 at 12:44AM Violent felonies committed recklessly do not count in deciding whether 15-year terms are required under the Armed Career Criminal Act, the justices ruled.

[TRENDING NEWS] Our Collective, Violent PTSD

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Author: BY CHARLES M. BLOW - Publish Date: May 27, 2021 at 07:22AM It will take more than legislation for our communities to deal with the effects of the pandemic.  It will take people listening to one another.

[TRENDING NEWS] Justice Dept. Proposes Rule to Crack Down on ‘Ghost Guns’

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Author: BY KATIE BENNER - Publish Date: May 8, 2021 at 05:28AM The proposal came in response to a directive from President Biden to find a way to help combat gun deaths.

[TRENDING NEWS] In Indianapolis Shooting, a Red Flag That Never Flew

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Author: BY CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, ALI WATKINS AND ANDRÉS R. MARTÍNEZ - Publish Date: April 19, 2021 at 07:09AM Red flag laws are supposed to keep guns away from people who should not have them. That did not happen with the gunman who killed eight people in Indianapolis.

[TRENDING NEWS] “It’s a National Embarrassment,’ Biden Says on Gun Violence

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Author: BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Publish Date: April 17, 2021 at 06:38AM President Biden said on Friday that he was committed to passing gun control legislation and called on Senate Republicans to support a bill already passed by the House.

[TRENDING NEWS] Our Firearms Problems Just Keep Piling Up

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Author: BY GAIL COLLINS - Publish Date: April 15, 2021 at 06:43AM The gun crazies go wild and children die from curious trigger fingers.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden to Announce Several Executive Actions to Tackle Gun Violence

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Author: BY ANNIE KARNI - Publish Date: April 8, 2021 at 07:00AM President Biden is expected to announce his plan, including a measure to try to stop the proliferation of so-called ghost guns, on Thursday.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden to Announce Several Executive Actions to Tackle Gun Violence

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Author: BY ANNIE KARNI - Publish Date: April 8, 2021 at 07:00AM President Biden is expected to announce his plan, including a measure to try to stop the proliferation of so-called ghost guns, on Thursday.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden Assails Republicans Over Voting Rights and Defends Record on Border

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Author: BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS - Publish Date: March 26, 2021 at 06:58AM At his first full-scale news conference as president, Mr. Biden doubled the administration’s goal for vaccinations in the first 100 days and said he expected to run for re-election in 2024.

[TRENDING NEWS] White House Considers Executive Orders on Gun Control

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Author: BY REUTERS - Publish Date: March 25, 2021 at 08:25AM Jen Psaki, the press secretary, said that President Biden was considering executive actions to curb gun violence but that there was no substitute for congressional action.

[TRENDING NEWS] Boulder’s Pain Is Deepened by a Lost Fight for Gun Control

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Author: BY MIKE BAKER AND LUCY TOMPKINS - Publish Date: March 25, 2021 at 07:33AM Cities across the country have tried to adopt their own regulations. Boulder’s ordinance was blocked in court shortly before a mass shooting left 10 people dead.

[TRENDING NEWS] Boulder Mourns Those Lost in Mass Shooting

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Author: BY REUTERS, STORYFUL AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Publish Date: March 25, 2021 at 07:29AM Residents of Boulder, Colo., created a memorial of flowers, candles and cards outside the King Soopers supermarket where 10 people were killed on Monday.