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The moves come after recent high-profile mass shootings put added pressure on the president to act on gun violence.
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Mass shootings have become relatively common in the United States — there have already been more than 100 this year. And while mass shootings do take place in other countries, they are often followed by significant gun control legislation. We examine why the United States continues to tolerate excessive gun violence and if renewed calls for legislative action will come to pass.
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Gun violence prevention advocates were stunned when Biden said infrastructure would remain his next priority. Private White House efforts to avoid reactively dealing with guns also raised questions.
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President Biden knows better than almost anyone how hard it is to get gun bills passed. But after being at the forefront on previous efforts, he seems to be pushing it down his agenda as president.
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The president said the upper chamber needs to pass legislation approved by the House earlier this month, which would tighten gun laws including background checks.
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Some South Carolina Republican lawmakers are trying to get the decidedly conservative state to join 44 others that allow people to carry guns without concealing them.
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Resolutions calling for individual counties to become 2nd Amendment sanctuaries are sweeping the South due to gun control legislation moving through the…
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Gun-control advocates in the North Carolina legislature are pressing again for weapon restrictions they say will reduce the risk of mass shootings and…
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Just three weeks after the "March For Our Lives" drew hundreds of thousands in support for gun regulation, gun rights advocates rallied at state capitols across the country to make their case.
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For decades, the group stood behind legislation that has ended up suppressing such studies through budget cuts and limits on what data can be shared.