gun legislation
Dem Senator Considers Joining GOP Gun Filibuster: ‘There’s No Bill, No Amendment, I’ve Seen This Played Before’
Sen. Mark Begich, a democrat from Alaska, said he wants more than news conferences from fellow Democrats pushing gun control legislation and is considering joining a GOP-led filibuster.
Education Secretary: Guns Have No Place In Schools, College Campuses
The nation’s schools chief says more needs to be done to make sure children live long enough to attend college. He is joining more than 350 university presidents in urging Congress to take action to protect students from gun violence.
Security Guard Charged With Illegal Gun Possession After Shooting Off Penis
In what may appear to be a case of adding insult to injury, a security guard recovering after shooting himself in the genitals with a gun he was not licensed to possess is now facing criminal charges.
Obama Proposing Gun Limits, Faces Tough Obstacles
President Barack Obama is launching the nation’s most sweeping effort to curb gun violence in nearly two decades, urging a reluctant Congress to ban military-style assault weapons as well as the kinds of high-capacity ammunition magazines used in last month’s massacre of 20 elementary school children in Newtown, Conn.
