Senators unveil deal on gun sales background check Two pivotal senators announced a bipartisan deal Wednesday on expanding background checks to more gun buyers.
Top Senate Dem sets showdown gun vote on Thursday The Senate's top Democrat says there will be a showdown vote on Thursday on his party's effort to enact new gun restrictions.
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Senators clash over need to ban assault weapons The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on an assault weapons ban proposal that would bar ammunition magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds.
In Connecticut, Biden urges action on gun control Vice President Joe Biden is trying to rally support for the administration's proposals to curb gun violence, saying there will be a moral price to pay for
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Obama: Nation stronger, GOP should back his plans Pledging to revive a "rising, thriving middle class," President Barack Obama promised Tuesday night to create solid new jobs without raising the federal
Obama presses for gun proposals in Minnesota President Barack Obama is pressing for a ban on military-style firearms and for universal background checks for gun buyers, taking his case directly to the
White House photo shows Obama skeet shooting Two days before President Barack Obama's first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White House tried Saturday to settle a mystery
Sandy Hook choir, Hudson delight Super Bowl crowd As 26 children in white polo shirts excitedly walked to center of the Superdome field and prepared to sing, a packed Super Bowl crowd revved up by a day of
Giffords surprise witness as Congress talks guns Gabrielle Giffords, a former congresswoman who was shot in the head in a 2011 mass shooting, opened a Congressional hearing with a carefully spoken plea as she
Obama asks police to help pass gun legislation President Barack Obama on Monday turned to law enforcement leaders in three communities with mass shootings for help in getting Congress to pass tough new gun
Biden: Limit on magazine rounds a bigger priority Biden argued that the shooter at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., could have been slowed down if he had fewer rounds in each magazine and
Obama's gun measures face a tough road in Congress President Barack Obama's sweeping gun-control package faces an uncertain future on Capitol Hill, where majority House Republicans are rejecting his proposals
Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package Without waiting for Congress, President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a sweeping $500 million program to curb gun violence.
AP-GfK poll: 6 in 10 favor stricter gun laws Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide
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Senate votes down gun background checks
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