Gun Control

Ill. shooting raises questions over gun permit checks

The gunman was issued a firearm owners' ID card after a background check failed to show a 1995 aggravated assault conviction

House Democrats examine ways to reduce gun violence

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House Democrats said they will push for "sensible" gun safety laws the public is demanding

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Supreme Court returns to gun rights for 1st time in 9 years

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The U.S. Supreme Court will take up its first guns rights case in nine years

Wash. bans anyone under 21 from buying rifles

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Washington joined a handful of other states to ban anyone under 21 from buying semi-automatic rifles

Chicago gun violence decreases double-digit for a second year

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Homicides dropped by 15 percent, shootings by 18 percent; that continues a trend from 2016, when violence reached levels not seen since the 1990s

Ill. city passes gun control legislation in wake of Parkland

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The village of Deerfield, Illinois recently banned the possession, sale and manufacture of so-called "assault weapons" and large capacity magazines by public ordinance

Ga. sheriff's concealed-carry sign goes viral

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The sign in part reads: “Our citizens have concealed weapons. If you kill someone, we might kill you back”

Fla. police seize first firearms under state’s new gun-control laws

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Four firearms and 267 rounds of ammunition were ordered removed from a 56-year-old man who experts determined was a potential risk to himself or others

49ers team up with LE groups in push for gun legislation, improved police-community relations

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The parties agreed to sign a pledge to improve community-police relations and advocate for the ban of “bump stocks” and other “common sense” gun legislation