Tag: Gun Control

"And all this is made vastly easier by a gun lobby that has blocked sensible safety measures at every turn, and by members of Congress who seem to pledge greater allegiance to the firearms industry than to their own constituencies. There is a word for their role in this form of terrorism: complicity," the New York Times editorial board said. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg, File)

National Security

N.Y. Times: The NRA is complicit in terrorism

Becket Adams · June 16, 2016 2:31 pm

Pro-gun control senator: ‘Due process is killing us right now’

Becket Adams · June 16, 2016 12:50 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., took credit for forcing Republicans to act on gun control after his nearly 15-hour long filibuster in the Senate. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Murphy: ‘Filibuster made a difference’

Kelly Cohen · June 16, 2016 12:31 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., ended a filibuster shortly after 2 a.m. after Republican leaders pledged the Senate would vote on legislation that would block people on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms. (AP Photo)

Democrats promised gun control votes, end filibuster

Susan Ferrechio · June 16, 2016 12:18 pm

Washington Secrets

Liz Cheney rips Obama, ‘no state hit harder than Wyoming’

Paul Bedard · June 16, 2016 11:00 am

Kelly Ayotte and other Republicans have backed a bill that would allow the attorney general to delay gun sales to individuals on the terror watch list up to 72 hours. (AP Photo)

Renewed gun debate could tighten N.H. Senate race

Gabby Morrongiello · June 16, 2016 4:01 am

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., (left) led the charge for legislation that would prohibit people on terrorist watch lists from purchasing firearms. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Dems end gun filibuster after nearly 15 hours

Anna Giaritelli · June 16, 2016 2:34 am

The rifle featured in the photo is banned from commercial sales. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, Pool)

NY Daily News wants to ban already-banned rifle

Becket Adams · June 16, 2016 1:35 am

Biden said he and others like the families of the Sandy Hook victims —œrefuse to give up.—£ (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Biden: Gun control gridlock borders on the ‘irrational’

Susan Crabtree · June 16, 2016 1:22 am

The super PAC aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan is going after Gil Cisneros, the Democratic nominee in California's 39th Congressional District, with a new, hard-hitting ad. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ryan slams Dems for ‘grandstand play’ on gun control

Anna Giaritelli · June 16, 2016 1:02 am

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., led the charge, and held the floor for the day and into the evening with the help of his Democratic colleagues. (Senate Television via AP)

Must-D TV: Dems take over House, Senate floors

Pete Kasperowicz · June 16, 2016 12:16 am

Reporter who got PTSD from firing a rifle responds to critics

Becket Adams · June 15, 2016 10:04 pm