Gun Control News
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Nashville school shooting comes as Tennessee continues to loosen gun lawsRepublican leaders in the state have steadily chipped away at firearms regulations and lambasted those who have warned that doing so comes at a cost.U.S. NewsMar 28, 2023
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Nashville school shooting: Joe Biden renews call for assault weapons banJoe Biden, a Democrat, has repeatedly called for a renewed assault weapons ban and stricter rules on gun sales, measures that need to pass Congress.U.S. NewsMar 28, 2023
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Biden cracks down on background checks for gun purchases: ‘Do something’Joe Biden has been emboldened by the midterms after his regular talk of gun control didn’t result in massive losses, and he’s expected to continue to push for strong changes.U.S. NewsMar 14, 2023
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AFN votes to reject Ottawa’s gun-control bill, citing potential risk to treaty rightsChiefs are set to vote on whether to press Trudeau's government to exclude certain weapons that are commonly used by First Nations hunters exercising their treaty rights.CanadaDec 8, 2022
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New firearm legislation not ‘fool-proof’ end to gun violence: MendicinoPublic safety minister urged MPs to swiftly pass a new firearm legislation that seeks to put a nationwide freeze on handguns, but said it won't solve all of Canada's gun problems.CanadaJun 1, 2022
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Gun control advocates applaud Ottawa’s handgun freeze, but some owners are angryAdvocates welcomed the national freeze on handgun sales and transfers as well as curbs on domestic abusers owning or purchasing guns, but others call it political theatre.CanadaMay 30, 2022
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Ottawa is moving to freeze handgun sales nationwide. Here’s what that meansThe move is among several firearm-control measures in the new Bill C-21, which also targets gun smuggling and trafficking as well as domestic abusers who own firearms.CanadaMay 30, 2022
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National handgun ‘freeze’ among new firearm regulations proposed by OttawaThe legislation will revive some federal measures that did not pass before last year's general election and flesh out new proposals made during the subsequent campaign.CanadaMay 30, 2022
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