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US Senate passes first gun control Bill after nearly three decades: Report
The landmark court ruling and Senate action on gun safety illustrate the deep divide over firearms in the United States
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US Senate passes bipartisan gun-safety legislation by a wide margin
The vote came the same day the Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required people to show a special need to carry a handgun in public
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US Supreme Court strikes down New York's limits on concealed guns
The decision represents the court's most important statement on gun rights in more than a decade
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Americans have a right to carry firearms: Supreme Court; expands gun rights
The decision, the high court's first major gun decision in more than a decade, was 6-3 with the court's conservatives in the majority and liberals in dissent
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US lawmakers reach deal on landmark bipartisan bill on gun safety
The new bill aims to take firearms away from dangerous people and provide billions of dollars in new mental health funding
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Tentative gun deal proposed by US Senate has surprises, and loose ends
The outline of a bipartisan Senate agreement to rein in gun violence has no game-changing steps banning the deadliest firearms
US Senate negotiators announce a deal on gun curbs, breaking logjam
Senate bargainers announced a noteworthy but limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and stepped-up efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs
US: Senate Dems, GOP announce outline of gun deal with modest curbs
If the accord leads to the enactment of legislation, it would signal a turn from years of gun massacres that have yielded little but stalemate in Congress
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Thousands to rally for gun reform after surge in mass shootings in US
Thousands of protestors are expected to rally in Washington, DC, Saturday and in separate demonstrations around the country as part of a renewed push for nationwide gun control
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New York governor signs law raising age to own semiautomatic rifle
New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov Kathy Hochul, making the state among the first to enact a major gun control
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New York pass legislation package raising age bar for semi-automatic rifle
The new legislation has been met with opposition from many Republicans, who argue that the gun limitations would "inconvenience law-abiding firearms owners
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Iowa church shooting: Three people including shooter dead in Ames
The three people died outside the Cornerstone Church, a megachurch on the outskirts of Ames, according to the Story County Sheriff's Office
'How much more carnage?': Biden appeals for tougher laws for gun control
Joe Biden delivered a plea to Congress to act on gun control in an address to the nation, calling on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines
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US House panel taking up gun bill in wake of mass shootings: Report
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday to advance legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing certain semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21
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Biden talks about gun control, extremism with New Zealand's PM Ardern
US President Joe Biden praised New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern for her success in curbing domestic extremism and guns as he tries to persuade a reluctant Congress to tighten gun laws
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US Second Amendment was never absolute in gun control push: Biden
US President Joe Biden said that the Second Amendment, which protects the right to keep and bear arms, to the nation's constitution "was never absolute" in gun control push
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US States rush toward new gun restrictions as Congress remains gridlocked
Move comes as Congress remains gridlocked
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As US mourns mass shootings, NRA in turmoil but influence remains
The NRA is on the ropes after a series of costly financial scandals and lawsuits
US should prioritise school security funding over Ukraine aid: Trump
Donald Trump said that the US government should prioritise funding for school security in the country rather than sending aid to the war-torn Ukraine
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Donald Trump backs NRA in gun rights pitch after Texas school shootings
Trump rejected tighter gun control after a Texas school shooting, telling a NRA meeting that solutions include mental-health care and training teachers to carry concealed weapons
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