Tag: Gun Control

He was quick to note that Obama said that words have been "inadequate in completely solving this problem." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

WH: Responses to Obama speech show U.S. is ‘making some progress’

Susan Crabtree · July 13, 2016 5:45 pm

The House Appropriations Committee voted 31-18 to not include an amendment to an appropriations bill that would have enabled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct gun violence research. (Bloomberg News/George Frey, File)

Republicans kill Dems’ gun research efforts

Robert King · July 13, 2016 4:34 pm

The Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies Act, or the HEART Act, is a response to incidents at gun shows in which young children accidentally kill adults while handling weapons. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

National Security

Kids can’t use machine guns under new Dem bill

Pete Kasperowicz · July 13, 2016 4:11 pm

Mark Hughes is a Democrat who supports the Second Amendment. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Man misidentified as Dallas sniper shows up at Paul Ryan’s town hall

Anna Giaritelli · July 13, 2016 2:08 am

"We flood communities with so many guns, that it is easier for a teen to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book," said President Obama. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Conservatives fire back after Obama’s gun comments

Mariana Barillas · July 12, 2016 10:21 pm

Obama: ‘It is easier for a teen to buy a Glock’ than a book

Becket Adams · July 12, 2016 7:59 pm

National Security

Bush: ‘We want the unity of hope’

Nicole Duran · July 12, 2016 6:51 pm

House Dem: GOP trying to ‘minimize’ Dallas police shooting

Kelly Cohen · July 12, 2016 5:28 pm

The move averts an internal clash over the legislation, which many conservative lawmakers staunchly oppose. (Tim Boyle/Bloomberg, File)

GOP drops gun control bill for the summer

Susan Ferrechio · July 12, 2016 3:01 pm

Director Michael Moore poses for photographers at the photo call of his new film, 'Where To Invade Next' at a central London hotel, Thursday, June 9, 2016. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Washington Secrets

Michael Moore: Ban guns, retrain all cops, end war

Paul Bedard · July 12, 2016 1:51 pm

Donald Trump said, "I looked two nights ago and you were having trouble in 11 different cities, big, big trouble. ... And I think that might be just the beginning for this summer." (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

National Security

Trump warns: Dallas attack ‘might be just the beginning’

Kelly Cohen · July 12, 2016 12:56 pm

So far, the president hasn’t been able to harness the power of the bully pulpit to bring the nation together and unify behind a solution. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Can Obama get the bully pulpit working again?

Susan Crabtree · July 12, 2016 4:01 am