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Coats defends his vote on guns
Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Gun Control, Politics
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The NRA doesn't deserve my sympathy, or yours
Usually when a senator suffers a big public defeat, he slinks off to lick his wounds. He rarely retwists the arms that didn't bend his way. Colleagues don't like to be seen switching. Were they horribly mistaken the first time? Don't know what they...Tags: Minority Groups, U.S. Congress, Sarah Palin, Jeff Flake, Elections
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Stephen Goldstein: Think NRA was winner? Not so fast
The NRA has won the battle but lost the war. The best thing that happened to gun control is its defeat in Congress. Today's losers (Obama, Democrats, the 90 percent of Americans who support sane legislation) will be tomorrow's winners. Today's winners...Tags: U.S. Senate, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Congress, White House, Gabrielle Giffords
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Gun control group goes after Rubio with new ad
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON — 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... -
Pawlowski, Panto appear in pro-gun control video
Valley 610Check 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... -
Gun control group says poll shows most voters in VA 2nd Congressional Dist. favor mandatory background checks
A poll released Tuesday by the gun-control advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns showed that voters in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District favor mandatory background checks for all firearms purchases. When asked, "Do you favor or oppose requiring...Tags: U.S. Congress, Polls, Gun Control, Politics, Elections
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Gun control forces use polls to pressure Congress on background checks
Of The Morning CallMayors Against Illegal Guns is putting pressure on members of Congress, issuing a new batch of polls that show widespread support for expanded background checks for gun buyers. The move comes as Senate negotiators work to hammer out a consensus that...Tags: U.S. Congress, Polls, Gun Control, Politics, Elections
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Highland Park and Deerfield talk about guns
Daniel Easterday knows what he'll do if he hears an intruder during the night in the Highland Park home he shares with his wife and young child — first call the police, then grab one of his guns. "If something happened to them and I had not...
Tags: Public Officials, Assault, Politics, Gun Control, Weaponry
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Newtown victim's sister turns gun control 'accidental activist'
Reuters(Reuters) - Jillian Soto was stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a New England highway when she learned over Facebook that her older sister Vicky, a first-grade teacher in Newtown, Connecticut, had died in a shooting. In the six months since, Soto...Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Virginia Tech, Politics, Elections
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Nevada governor vetoes bill to strengthen gun background checks
ReutersBy Alexia Shurmur LAS VEGAS, June 13 (Reuters) - Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval on Thursday vetoed Democratic-backed legislation that would have strengthened gun-control rules by requiring background checks on customers in all gun sales in the state,...Tags: Government, Politics, Gun Control, Michael Bloomberg, Interior Policy
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Newtown to mark 6 months since shootings with ceremony, new push on guns
ReutersBy Edith Honan June 14 (Reuters) - Six months after a gunman killed 26 children and adults at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school, families and local officials will mark the day by honoring the victims and renewing the fight for stricter gun...Tags: U.S. Congress, Adam Lanza, Shootings, Politics, Gun Control
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Newtown Church Bells Will Ring On Anniversary
The Hartford CourantIn Newtown Friday, church bells will toll, clergy will host an inter-faith gathering and activists will call for stricter gun laws as the community observes the six-month anniversary of the worst elementary school shooting in U.S. history. The day...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Ceremonies, Gun Control, Politics
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