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    Beto O'Rourke Draws Parallels Between Las Vegas And His Native El Paso

    Oct 11, 2019

    Beto O’Rourke’s run for the presidency had largely remained in the shadows of higher-polling candidates like Elizabeth W

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    Local officials point to a .50-caliber assault weapon during a 2005 news conference in Chicago, a year before Cook County officials enacted an assault weapons ban. The law has been upheld by trial and appeals courts. On Thursday, a federal appeals court
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    U.S. Appeals Court In Chicago Again Upholds Laws Banning Assault Weapons

    Aug 29, 2019
    The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that two gun owners who sued Cook County have not persuaded the court to revisit a prior decision declaring local gun ordinances legal.
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    Republican Rep. Mike Turner represents Dayton, Ohio, where a mass shooting occurred over the weekend. He opposed a House bill expanding background checks but came out in favor of measures to ban assault-style weapons and proposals for red-flag bills.
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    Signs Of Republican Movement To Support Gun Bills With New Restrictions

    Aug 07, 2019
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell isn't budging on his opposition to a bill expanding background checks. But other GOP lawmakers who opposed earlier restrictions are now saying it's time to act.
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    The Two-Way
    Florida Sen. Lauren Book wipes her eyes during the debate over gun control at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
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    Florida Senate Approves Gun Control Package; OKs Arming Some School Personnel

    Mar 05, 2018
    The legislation found opponents in both parties and passed by a very thin margin. The next test is the Florida House which has until March 9 to act.
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