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Round one is over, but the fight may resume. The Washington Post reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)…
Ed O’Keefe of The Washington Post follows up on his running whip count for the Senate gun bill: New Hampshire…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) voted no hoping to move to reconsider. This may allow him to bring the…
Last night Representatives Pete King (R-N.Y.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) introduced their bill on background checks, H.R.1565: U.S. Reps. Mike…
The Manchin-Toomey background check compromise teeters on oblivion. An analysis by Ed O’Keefe at The Washington Post concluded there are…
Ed O’Keefe of The Washingoton Post reports: Based on our analysis, here’s where things stand as of 5:55 p.m. Tuesday: Yes: 52…
The Senate has begun debating landmark gun control legislation. The House will soon have its own proposals. Background checks are…
As the above chart illustrates, support for stricter gun laws declined from 78% in 1990 to 44% in 2009, with…
Efforts to expand background checks on gun purchasers appear to be gaining steam after the announcement yesterday of a compromise…
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