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Gun Control Legislation & Proposals

The latest news on the intense debate over what restrictions should be allowed on the 2nd Amendment, the right to bear arms.

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Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate

Watched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in Connecticut, defeating an effort by conservatives to derail firearms restrictions before debate could even start.

Firearm background checks 2008-2012

Firearm background checks in the U.S. Background checks performed by the FBI on those hoping to purchase a firearm have risen, sometimes dramatically, throughout the country in the past five years.

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Obama to meet relatives of shooting victims

Obama meets with relatives of Newtown victims

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met Thursday with relatives of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting, who were visiting Washington on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the tragedy to push anew for gun control.

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