NRA remains key player in battle over gun laws, but is its ‘unbreakable grip’ diminishing?
Many prior efforts to pass new gun laws have hit a wall in the U.S. Senate and in some state legislatures. The National Rifle Association, or the NRA, has been a major part of those debates, particularly at the federal…
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Sen. Chris Murphy seeks ‘common ground’ on new gun laws in wake of Texas school shooting
A day after a massacre at a Texas elementary school took the lives of 19 children and two teachers, the shooting in Texas has renewed calls for more gun regulations as Congress remains gridlocked on the issue. Democratic Sen. Chris…
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How Uvalde, Texas, is mourning after massacre of teachers and young students
Investigators looked for a motive Wednesday in the elementary school shooting that killed 21 people, including 19 children, in Uvalde, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott said the gunman had shared messages about his intentions on Facebook shortly before the attack, while…
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What we’re learning about the Texas elementary school massacre
Texas state officials say a gunman killed 18 children and at least two adults, including one teacher, at an elementary school Tuesday in the city of Uvalde outside San Antonio. The 18-year-old shooter was reportedly killed by police. Taylor Pettaway,…
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Advocate says federal laws need to change to address nation’s gun violence
The rampage in Texas Tuesday that took the lives of children and staff at an elementary school has once again renewed calls on Congress to make changes to federal gun laws. Kris Brown, president of Brady, the advocacy campaign that…
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Advocate says ‘arcane rules’ need to change to address nation’s gun violence
The rampage in Texas Tuesday that took the lives of children and staff at an elementary school has once again renewed calls on Congress to make changes to federal gun laws. Kris Brown, president of Brady, the advocacy campaign that…
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‘We know we have a crisis,’ advocate says after Texas mass shooting
Gunfire erupted Tuesday afternoon at a Texas elementary school where at least 14 children were killed. As new details about the rampage emerge, gun advocates in Texas say they have been calling for changes to state gun laws for years…
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What we know about deadly mass shooting at Texas elementary school
A gunman killed 14 children and a teacher at an elementary school in south Texas Tuesday. Gov. Abbott says the 18-year-old shooter was killed by police. The mass shooting took place in the city of Uvalde about 85 miles west…
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