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    Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  1. Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans, backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats, turned away legislation Wednesday to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms, rejecting repeated appeals from President Barack Obama and personal pleas by...

    Tags: Jay Carney, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, Interior Policy

    2. Apr 11, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  2. Gun control group goes after Rubio with new ad

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio — and his presidential ambitions — are the targets of a new attack ad running in Florida this week that looks to pressure the Florida Republican on his gun stance. The ad, seen here, accuses the...
    3. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  3. Gun control advocates rally in South Bend

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &mdash; About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday</span> <span style="font-size: small;">in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators </span><span style="font-size: small;">to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun </span><span style="font-size: small;">sales.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND — About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales. Dale Gibson of South Bend held a...

    Tags: Laws, Dan Coats, Politics, Civil Rights, Barack Obama

    4. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  4. For lobbyist of gun law reform, it's personal

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &mdash; For more than 40 years, Stephen Miller has known the devastation wrought by gun violence &mdash; his brother Thomas was murdered in 1972, his nephew Christopher died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1994.</span>
    South Bend Tribune Correspondent
    SOUTH BEND — For more than 40 years, Stephen Miller has known the devastation wrought by gun violence — his brother Thomas was murdered in 1972, his nephew Christopher died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1994. He’s doing something...

    Tags: Laws, Lobbying, Politics, State of the Union Address, Suicide

    5. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. U.S. senators compromise, potential boost for background checks

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether President Barack Obama can push significant gun controls through Congress.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether...

    Tags: Laws, Politics, Firearms, Barack Obama, Republican Party

    6. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Senate poised to debate gun control measure

    WASHINGTON — Gun control efforts in Congress cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday as the Senate prepared to open what could be a weeks-long debate, even as opponents plotted a shift in strategy aimed at undermining a comprehensive package of...

    Tags: Mike Lee, Richard Blumenthal, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Assault

    7. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. Deal on background checks is close, Senate roll call expected Thursday

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence. Meanwhile, the Senate is ready for an opening...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Washington, DC, Roy Blunt, Justice and Rights

    8. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. NRA plans to challenge Maryland gun law

    National Rifle Association President David Keene said Tuesday that the organization intends to challenge the constitutionality of Maryland's newly passed gun law, as a conservative group readied plans to try to overturn the law through voter referendum.
    The Baltimore Sun
    National Rifle Association President David Keene said Tuesday that the organization intends to challenge the constitutionality of Maryland's newly passed gun law, as a conservative group readied plans to try to overturn the law through voter referendum....

    Tags: Immigration, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Same-Sex Marriage, Interior Policy

    9. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  9. UPDATED: Status report on Toomey-Manchin gun talks expected around 5 p.m.

    UPDATED: Sen. Pat Toomey kept his head down as he quickly walked past a gaggle of reporters. Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who Toomey is working with on a background check compromise, sprinted past several huddled reporters, arms pumping, offering only a hasty, &quot;Gotta go."
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    UPDATED: Sen. Pat Toomey kept his head down as he quickly walked past a gaggle of reporters. Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who Toomey is working with on a background check compromise, sprinted past several huddled reporters, arms pumping,...

    Tags: The Washington Post, Politics, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party

    10. Mar 7, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  10. Pawlowski, Panto appear in pro-gun control video

    Valley 610
    Check out Allentown's own Mayor Ed Pawlowski's in this video campaign from Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The campaign, which includes more than 900 U.S. mayors, has called for required criminal background checks for every gun sold, a ban on assault weapons...
    11. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  11. Group pressures Donnelly, Coats on universal background checks on gun buys

    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND – A progressive public policy and research organization on Wednesday called on the state's two U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Donnelly and Republican Dan Coats, to support "common sense" reforms aimed at curbing gun violence in America,...

    Tags: Laws, Personal Data Collection, Dan Coats, Politics, Joe Donnelly

    12. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Bloomberg at center of gun control debate

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The fate of gun control proposals in Congress this year may depend on who is more potent: Michael R. Bloomberg the billionaire or Michael R. Bloomberg the boogeyman.
    WASHINGTON — The fate of gun control proposals in Congress this year may depend on who is more potent: Michael R. Bloomberg the billionaire or Michael R. Bloomberg the boogeyman. With signs that momentum for stiffer gun laws has begun to flag on...

    Tags: Wayne LaPierre, Local Government, Joe Donnelly, Gloria Negrete McLeod, Earl Pomeroy

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