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A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit heard arguments Monday over the legality of Washington’s voter-approved background check law for person-to-person gun transfers.

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A Senate bill making several changes to Washington's voter-approved I-594 ballot referendum on universal background checks is headed to the House.

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A lengthy, controversial and at times confusing $10 million universal background check ballot initiative passed by voters in 2014 is seeing its first use in court.

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Everytown has sweetened the pot for gun control advocates looking to add a voter referendum on Washington State’s Extreme Risk Protection Order to the ballot this November.

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The group that brought Washington voters expanded background checks has a new ballot referendum seeking to enshrine one-year gun violence restraining orders as law.

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A U.S. District Court judge has allowed a number of gun control groups who backed the controversial I-594 ballot initiative to join a lawsuit against it as defendants.

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The brutal execution-style attack Saturday that left New York Police Department officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liuby dead at the hands of a killer with an extensive criminal record has some calling for increased gun laws.

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In a response to the debut of American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, a group of some 200 lawmakers from all 50 states, a prominent Second Amendment activist is calling for a list of members.

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Monday a group calling itself the American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention (ASLGVP) announced they plan to support increased background checks and reduce access to guns.

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Fear over how to interpret the 18-page background check law approved by Washington voters last month has some exploring murky language in the text.

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A small museum in Washington State is planning to pull a display of historical guns over questions about the legality of transfers following passage of Initiative 594.

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Following victory in an expanded background check ballot referendum in Washington State, gun control groups advise they are planning to take their now-winning model on the road in coming days.

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