Page 2 - Gun Control
Texas set to allow people to carry unlicensed handgun despite outcry
Texas is poised to remove one of its last major gun restrictions after lawmakers approved allowing people to carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that go with it
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After years of failed attempts, US House passes two gun control bills
The legislation may face a tougher battle in the U.S. Senate, where Biden's fellow Democrats hold an even slimmer majority than in the House
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Walmart increases age limit to 21 years for gun purchases
Earlier, US President Donald Trump met at the White House with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and called for a series of gun control measures
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US House plans vote on gun control next week
Lawmakers in the Republican-led Congress have faced criticism for inaction in the face of US mass shootings
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No mass shootings in Australia 20 years after gun reform: study
There was also a significant acceleration in the downward trend for firearm suicides and a non-significant acceleration in the downward trend in firearm homicides
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US Democrat lawmakers stage sit-in to push for gun-control votes; House erupts in chaos
The sit-in came less than two days after the Senate failed to pass four gun-control measures
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No right to carry concealed weapons in public: Federal appeals court
California generally prohibits people from carrying handguns in public without a permit by a sherrif
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