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    Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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: Michael Bloomberg, Richard Blumenthal, Patrick J. Toomey, John Boehner, Mike Lee

    2. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

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

    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.
    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: Michael Bloomberg, Patrick J. Toomey, Mark Kirk, Lindsey O. Graham, Joe Manchin III

    3. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 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: Michael Bloomberg, Same-Sex Marriage, Referenda, Martin O'Malley, Interior Policy

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

  4. 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, "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: Michael Bloomberg, Patrick J. Toomey, The Washington Post, Joe Manchin III, Interior Policy

    5. Mar 7, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  5. 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...
    6. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  6. 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, Dan Coats, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Politics

    7. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. Obama: 'Shame on us' if Congress forgets Newtown

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough sell on an approaching Senate vote to expand purchasers' background checks.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough...

    Tags: Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Senate, White House, Criminals, Mark Kirk

    8. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Obama makes impassioned plea for gun control legislation

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President&nbsp;<a id="/controller/search.action?type=entity&amp;entityId=http%3A%2F%2Fd.opencalais.com%2Fpershash-1%2Fcfcf1aa2-de05-3939-a7d5-10c9c7b3e87b&amp;display=%22Barack%20Obama%22" class="cite">Barack Obama</a>&nbsp;attempted on Thursday to inject fresh momentum into efforts to pass gun-control legislation, pleading with U.S. lawmakers not to forget those shot to death in&nbsp;<a id="/controller/search.action?type=entity&amp;entityId=http%3A%2F%2Fd.opencalais.com%2FgenericHasher-1%2F0f55b35b-9e8c-3780-9bc5-487887f8ad67&amp;display=%22Newtown%22" class="cite">Newtown</a>, Connecticut three months ago.
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama attempted on Thursday to inject fresh momentum into efforts to pass gun-control legislation, pleading with U.S. lawmakers not to forget those shot to death in Newtown, Connecticut three months ago. Amid...

    Tags: Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Senate, White House, Joe Biden, Interior Policy

    9. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  9. Buttigieg, Freeman-Wilson appear in gun-control ad

    <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson</span> appear in a new public service announcement urging Congress to toughen gun laws.</span>
    South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson appear in a new public service announcement urging Congress to toughen gun laws. The ad is sponsored by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a gun control group founded by New York City Mayor...

    Tags: Politics, Local Government, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy

    10. Mar 5, 2013 | Daily Press

  10. 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: Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Congress, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Interior Policy, New York City

    11. Mar 5, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  11. Gun control forces use polls to pressure Congress on background checks

    <strong>Mayors Against Illegal Guns</strong> is putting pressure on members of Congress, issuing a new batch of polls that show widespread support for expanded background checks for gun buyers.
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    Mayors 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: Michael Bloomberg, Local Government, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, New York City

    12. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Arizona gun shop won't sell assault weapon to Mark Kelly

    A gun shop in Tucson, Ariz., has canceled an effort by retired astronaut Mark Kelly, an outspoken gun-control advocate, to buy a semiautomatic rifle as a way of demonstrating how easy it is to buy powerful weapons.
    A gun shop in Tucson, Ariz., has canceled an effort by retired astronaut Mark Kelly, an outspoken gun-control advocate, to buy a semiautomatic rifle as a way of demonstrating how easy it is to buy powerful weapons. Kelly, the husband of former Rep....

    Tags: FBI, Michael Bloomberg, Jared Lee Loughner, Assault, U.S. Congress

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