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Biden, speaking near site of Sandy Hook shooting, renews call for assault weapons ban

HARTFORD, Conn. — Highlighting Connecticut’s role as a national leader in gun safety, President Joe Biden traveled Friday to West Hartford to hail the most comprehensive gun law in the past three decades and renew his call for a federal ban on assault weapons.

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After expulsion and reinstatement, Tennessee Reps. Pearson, Jones advance past Democratic primaries

Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones have advanced past an election hurdle after the two young Black lawmakers were expelled earlier this year for their gun control protest on the House floor, then reinstated by local officials days afterward

The Independent UK

George Skelton: Newsom's right on stricter gun laws but he misfired on his proposed constitutional amendment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has a good target, but the aim is off in his effort to amend the U.S. Constitution with a gun-control mandate.

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McBath, Democrats plan effort to get around GOP on gun control bills

WASHINGTON — With U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath helping to lead the way, U.S. House Democrats are launching an effort today to circumvent Republican opposition and force votes on gun control measures.

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Cody Wilson: The Future of Gun Control and U.S. Politics

The man behind 3D-printed guns talks about beating the ATF, his abiding interest in cyberpunk culture, and what comes next for "practical anarchy."

Reason

Gavin Newsom Wants To 'Permanently Enshrine' Gun Control in the U.S. Constitution

California’s governor insists his “28th Amendment” would leave the right to arms “intact.”

Reason

10 Years Ago, a Brutal Dystopian Thriller Launched an Epic Franchise

From gun control to politics, 'The Purge' always has something important to say if you’re willing to listen.

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RFK Jr comes out against gun control and blames school shootings on ‘drugs’

Experts say there’s no link between pharmaceutical drugs and mass shootings

The Independent UK

Federal trial set to begin over Oregon's tough gun control measure approved by voters

The federal trial over Oregon's voter-approved gun control measure is set to start Monday in Portland

The Independent UK

Uvalde families' push for gun control barely moves the needle

Republican leaders remain unwilling to restrict firearm access.

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A Maryland man has been carrying an AR-15-style rifle near a school bus stop

Community members from Severn, Md., have been fuming after a local resident began displaying his rifle near a school bus stop in protest of gun control legislation. Police say he's broken no laws.

WEKU

TV station under fire for report on man with AR-15 ‘protesting’ gun control at school bus stop

Twitter users express anger after WBAL-TV reporter teases ‘both sides’ of story on Twitter

The Independent UK

Maryland gun control law is latest answer to Supreme Court ruling

Legislators and judges across US are grappling with top court’s ruling, which has been used to challenge restrictions.

Al Jazeera

Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature poised to pass contentious gun control measures

Democratic Minnesota senators, holding firm despite only a one-vote majority, were poised Friday to pass gun control legislation strongly supported by the governor

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Oregon Republican boycott threatens key bills on abortion and gun control

Walkout lasting more than a week has thrown statehouse into disarray and jeopardized Democrats’ legislative agenda

The Independent UK

GOP boycott in Oregon threatens abortion, transgender bills and protesters' own political careers

A boycott by Republican state senators in Oregon threatens to derail dozens of bills, including on gun control and abortion rights, as a deadline looms that could also upend the protesters’ political futures

The Independent UK

Despite cracks in Republican gun-rights wall, differences between states widen

There have been a few cracks in the predictable pattern of Republican-controlled states loosening gun laws while Democratic states tighten them in recent weeks

Al Jazeera

How a US Supreme Court ruling is transforming gun control

As mass killings stoke calls for reform, legal fights over the historical basis for gun rights have gone into overdrive.

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US on track to set record in 2023 for mass killings after series of shootings

Country is seeing an average of more than one mass killing weekly – amid little political prospect of meaningful gun control

Bangkok Post

Massacres and guns, from the US to Serbia

Here's how to sound wise when writing a story about mass killings and gun control. Last week saw two such massacres in Serbia (eight deaths and nine deaths, respectively) and only one in the United States (eight killed in a mall in Allen, Texas).

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Tennessee governor schedules special session to address guns

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced that he will call lawmakers back on August 21 for a special session after the Republican-led Legislature adjourned earlier this year without taking on gun control

Salon

Fox confronts Abbott with gun poll

The Texas governor rejected calls for gun control after the latest mass shooting, blaming mental health

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Ted Cruz faces backlash after deadly Texas mall shooting

Senator Ted Cruz ‘should advocate for gun controls rather than invoking prayer after mass shootings’. Plus, King Charles ‘moans’

The Guardian - US

‘Spare us your prayers’: Ted Cruz faces backlash after Texas mall shooting kills eight

Critics say the Republican senator should advocate for meaningful gun control rather than invoke prayer after mass, deadly violence

Reuters

Factbox-How countries have legislated after mass shootings

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has proposed new gun control measures after two mass shootings in which 17 people were killed, including at least eight children.

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