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February 7, 2013
Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats unveiled their own Gun Control package on Thursday.
The measures proposed include requiring a background check for every gun sale and banning certain sorts of firearms.
The measures proposed include requiring a background check for every gun sale and banning certain sorts of firearms.
February 7, 2013
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. House Democrats proposed a ban on military-style assault weapons and a 10-round limit on ammunition magazines to try to curb mass shootings.
Democrats today also called for background checks for almost all gun buyers and for requiring states to include more information in the national criminal background database.
Democrats today also called for background checks for almost all gun buyers and for requiring states to include more information in the national criminal background database.
February 7, 2013
The measures -- including an assault-style weapons ban -- are the initial house democratic response to the deadly Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in December.
The package has 15 proposals and resembles President Obama's plans to stop gun violence.
Written by a dozen House democrats, the plans were led by California democratic Represenative Mike Thompson.
The package has 15 proposals and resembles President Obama's plans to stop gun violence.
Written by a dozen House democrats, the plans were led by California democratic Represenative Mike Thompson.
February 7, 2013
After conducting their own independent review of gun violence, House Democrats on Thursday outlined new gun-control proposals very similar to the White House plan: Broader background checks and bans on military-style semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
February 7, 2013
LANSDOWNE, Va. -- House Democrats unveiled a comprehensive set of recommendations to reduce gun violence on Thursday, but conceded that a piecemeal approach might be the only feasible way to see measures pass through both chambers of a divided Congress.
February 7, 2013
Lansdowne, Virginia (CNN) - House Democratic leaders rolled out a wide ranging set of proposals on Thursday to address gun violence, an agenda that largely mirrored those released by Vice President Joe Biden last month but faces an uphill battle in Congress to become law.
February 7, 2013
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February 7, 2013
I direct the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research and have been studying gun violence for more than 20 years. Much of my research has focused on illegal gun sales and acquisition and strategies to reduce the diversion of guns to criminals. The opinions stated in this letter are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the views of Johns Hopkins University.
February 7, 2013
The task force established by House Democrats to explore gun legislation in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting called Thursday for renewing the assault weapons ban, outlawing high-capacity magazines, stricter federal penalties for gun trafficking, and requiring universal background checks.
February 7, 2013
Seventeen House Democrats have committed to bringing people affected by gun violence as guests to President Barack Obama's State of the Union next week.
The nascent effort began in January with a letter from five House Democrats, urging their colleagues to invite people whose lives had been influenced by gun violence to the Feb. 12 speech.
The nascent effort began in January with a letter from five House Democrats, urging their colleagues to invite people whose lives had been influenced by gun violence to the Feb. 12 speech.