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House Dems blast ATF ‘white paper’ author over suppressor deregulation (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

A committee hearing turned brutal for a few minutes Tuesday when Democrats raked an ATF official over the coals on his leaked paper advocating relaxed gun regs.

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Florida Dems sponsor sweeping ‘assault weapon’ ban

by Chris Eger

Orlando-area lawmakers, using the Pulse nightclub terror attack as a call to action, have filed legislation to ban some semi-automatic firearms and their magazines in Florida.

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Val Demings poised to be the new face of gun control in the U.S. House (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

In Orlando, the race to decide who will be headed to Congress for one district has been a tale of high-profile endorsements and big money from national gun control groups.

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Rubio in hotly contested re-election race where gun politics, Orlando shooting may be key

by Chris Eger

Democrats need to hold their own and pick up four seats to control the U.S. Senate, and the race between incumbent Marco Rubio and challenger Patrick Murphy is one possible tossup.

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Group pushes for ‘assault weapon’ ban in Florida

by Chris Eger

A small gun control organization, using the Pulse nightclub mass killing as a call to action, is making the long-shot attempt at bringing a ban on some semi-automatic firearms and their magazines to Florida.

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Marco Rubio introduces bill scrutinizing gun sales to terror suspects

by Chris Eger

Former Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Thursday highlighted a bill aimed at keeping guns away from suspected terrorists as he fights a tough re-election bid to keep his Senate seat.

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Familiar faces form 2 new gun control groups

by Chris Eger

In recent days, actor and activist George Takei has founded One Pulse for America while Connecticut Democrat U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy kicked off the Fund to End Gun Violence.

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House to break until September with no votes on gun control bills

by Chris Eger

To the dismay of House Democrats, Speaker Paul Ryan is sending the body into a long summer break without bringing new gun regulation proposals up for a floor vote.

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Both sides offer gun control measures in the House

by Chris Eger

Returning to Capitol Hill from vacation, both Democrat and Republican lawmakers are offering competing bills to halt gun sales to those on secretive government watch lists.

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Meet the private network for gun shops that aims to monitor sketchy buyers

by Chris Eger

The Gun Shop Watchlist aims to become a network for vetted firearms dealers to discourage bad behavior while respecting the Constitution.

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Scott says no to special session: ‘Second Amendment didn’t kill anybody’

by Chris Eger

Florida's Republican Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday said he would not call a special session to debate gun laws as requested by lawmakers in the wake of the Orlando terror attack.

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House no fly/no buy bill introduced to bipartisan support

by Chris Eger

A group of moderate lawmakers from both parties joined forces last week to introduce a bill to bring increased scrutiny to those on certain watch lists when buying guns.

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