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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to members of the media after a Democratic Policy Luncheon on June 11, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Reid: We Won’t Let ‘Forces Of Extreme Minority Water Down’ Gun Control Bill

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met Thursday with relatives of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting, who were visiting Washington on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the tragedy to push anew for gun control.

2013/06/14

File photo of Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Dem Senator: ‘No One From New York Or Washington Tells Me What To Do’

U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor pushed back Thursday against gun control advocates, using the first ad of his Arkansas re-election bid to defend his vote against expanded background checks for firearms purchases.

2013/05/31

File photo of a gun convention attendee looking at a weapon equipped with a silencer. (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Pew: Over 80 Percent Of Americans Support Gun Background Checks

A new Pew Research study suggests that 81 percent of Americans support background checks for gun sales

2013/05/28

File photo of the NRA's recent convention in Houston. (credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Senators Discuss Changing Background Checks Bill

Senators backing gun control are discussing ways to revise the defeated Senate background check bill to help win the votes they need to resuscitate the measure.

2013/05/08

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks to members of the media after a vote on the Senate floor on April 17, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Manchin Can No Longer Rely On Backing Of NRA

He famously fired a gun in a TV ad while boasting of an endorsement from the National Rifle Association, but U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin can no longer rely on the backing of that powerful lobby.

2013/04/22

Obama Taking Mental Health Angle On Gun Background Checks

Blocked by Congress from expanding gun sale background checks, President Barack Obama is turning to actions within his own power to keep people from buying a gun who are prohibited for mental health reasons.

2013/04/19

File photo of former Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, left, and her husband, Mark Kelly. (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Giffords’ Husband Vows To Go On With Gun Control Effort

The husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says their gun control advocacy group will target an ad campaign at senators who failed to support expanded background checks for gun buyers.

2013/04/18

File photo of W.V. Sen. Joe Manchin. (credit: Getty Images)

Manchin: NRA Scorecard Killed Gun Control Bill

The Democratic sponsor of the defeated gun-control plan says it would have passed easily, if not for the National Rifle Association.

2013/04/18

President Barack Obama delivers a speech on gun control at the University of Hartford on April 8, 2013 in West Hartford, Conn. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Obama Calling Lawmakers In Effort To Save Gun Background Check Measure

A bipartisan proposal to expand background checks to more gun buyers seemed in jeopardy Monday as a growing number of Republican senators expressed opposition to the proposal, perhaps enough to derail it.

2013/04/16

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., right, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speak to the press about background checks for gun purchases, in the U.S. Capitol building on April 10, 2013 in Washington D.C. (credit: Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

Manchin: ‘We Need More’ Votes To Pass Gun Background Check Measure

The fate of a bipartisan Senate effort to subject more firearms buyers to background checks remains uncertain as seven Republicans amenable to a gun control debate are still likely to resist such an expansion.

2013/04/15