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  • Two Bills For Gun Control And Two Others Opposed To It Heads To Senate Floor

    A pair of bills in Delaware aiming to further restrict access to guns has left the state’s Senate Judiciary Committee and is now heading to the Senate Floor. Meanwhile, another pair of bills in Arkansas aimed at blocking local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws are also now heading to the Senate floor. The…

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  • Gabby Giffords and House Democrats to Reintroduce Universal Background Check Bill

    Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, and Rep. Mike Thompson return to the Capitol to reintroduce a new background check bill. Back in November 2017, the politicians along with 200 lawmakers introduced similar legislation. The bill will require background checks on all firearm purchases including private transactions. Fourteen Republicans supported the bill…

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