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Biden calls for urgent changes, but given the makeup and mindset of the House and Senate changes to gun laws are unlikely

‘This appears to be an isolated, single-shooter incident,’ police says of shooting outside fundamentalist church

Democrats are heading into this year’s elections without having tried even basic steps to balance the chamber, including ending the filibuster or admitting liberal Washington DC as a state

The attacker fatally shot two women before killing himself in parking lot after US leader urged more gun control.

US President Joe Biden on Thursday made a fervent appeal for lawmakers to pass tougher gun control laws, including a ban on assault weapons, to curb a scourge of mass shootings turning American communities into "killing fields." Biden made the 17-minute address -- his latest call for tougher firearms measures…

WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday with swath of gun control proposals, setting up a floor vote as early as next week.

WASHINGTON — Voices cracked and emotions ran high as the House Judiciary Committee opened a meeting Thursday to vote on a bill with a swath of gun control proposals, the first push on broad legislation after a recent rash of mass shootings across the country.

US President Joe Biden has delivered an impassioned plea to Congress to act on gun control, asking, ‘How much more carnage are we willing to accept?’

He also called for expansions on background checks, raising the age limits to purchase semi-automatic rifles and red flag laws.

The address followed recent mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. Biden said the measures aren't about taking away rights, but about protecting Americans.

President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass new gun control laws Thursday after gunmen killed dozens of people in mass shootings.