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Legislators Announce Bill to Regulate Ammunition

January 7, 2013, 11:32 am • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Legislators for years have tried regulating firearms to protect people from getting shot, but on Monday, California Assemblymembers Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) unveiled a different approach, announcing a bill that would restrict the sale of bullets. In … Continue reading »

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Video, Full Text: NRA Responds to Newtown School Shootings

December 21, 2012, 9:00 am • Posted by Ian Hill
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National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre on Friday called for armed guards to protect every U.S. school in the organization's first public statement following the Dec. 14 school shootings in Newtown, Conn. Watch a video replay from NewsHour Video streaming … Continue reading »

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4 Myths About Assault Weapons

December 20, 2012, 4:00 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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We've been here before. After Patrick Purdy sprayed a Stockton elementary school with a semi-automatic rifle in 1989, California legislators passed a law banning assault weapons. A few years — and massacres — later, in 1994, President Bill Clinton signed … Continue reading »

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