112th Congress
December 19, 2012
WASHINGTON â€" Manufacturers of the popular AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, the type of weapon used last week in the Newtown, Conn., killings, girded for the worst Tuesday as gun control moved to the forefront of the legislative agenda in the nation's capital and retailers pulled the weapon from store sales floors and websites.
December 18, 2012
Ban on assault weapons, better mental health services are proposed.
In response to the elementary school shooting last week in Newtown, Conn., U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, will be leading a new task force in Congress that will examine potential changes in federal gun laws.
In response to the elementary school shooting last week in Newtown, Conn., U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, will be leading a new task force in Congress that will examine potential changes in federal gun laws.
December 18, 2012
Like retail outlets around the country in the final week before Christmas, the Schmidt & Titoni Firearms shop in Santa Rosa was bustling Tuesday, its mostly regular customers patiently vying for one of the store's four busy partners to help them conduct their business.
December 18, 2012
House Democrats are huddling today to develop gun control laws, starting with a ban on “assault weapons” and “assault clips,” the chairman of a new gun control task force said today.
December 18, 2012
House Democrats will deploy a task force to study legislation in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Conn. last week, including examining changes to gun laws and the issues of mental illness and youth violence, Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) announced on Tuesday.
December 18, 2012
The White House on Tuesday said President Obama will actively support efforts to reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, prevent the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips and close the “gun show loophole” that helps people avoid background checks.
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