Tag: Gun Control

A large television screen shows a news report on Edward Snowden, a former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs. (AP/Vincent Yu)

VIDEO: Top political stories of 2013

Steve Doty · December 17, 2013 5:00 am

Sean Sweeney, a runner who lives near Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo., stops to say a prayer outside the school during his run early on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. The school was the scene of a shooting on Friday that left the student gunman dead and injured two other students. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado governor says gunman didn’t exhibit signs of mental illness

Tim Mak, Susan Crabtree · December 15, 2013 5:00 am

Jimmy Greene, left, kisses his wife Nelba Marquez-Greene while holding a portrait of their daughter, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Ana Marquez-Greene, in Newtown, Conn. Ana Marquez-Greene was one of 26 people killed when Adam Lanza opened fire inside the school on Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Obama marks Newtown anniversary with call for tougher gun control

Meghashyam Mali · December 14, 2013 5:00 am

Washington Secrets

‘Silent Night’ used to push gun control

Paul Bedard · December 13, 2013 5:00 am

VIDEO: Newtown anniversary prompts renewed discussions on mental health

Steve Doty · December 13, 2013 5:00 am

VIDEO: Lawmakers, families gather to remember gun violence victims

Washington Examiner · December 11, 2013 5:00 am

Washington Secrets

Michael Bloomberg’s shock ad hints at school shooting during Sandy Hook moment of silence

Paul Bedard · December 11, 2013 5:00 am

Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill, signs a condolence book inside the South African Embassy in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, as they paid their respects to former South African President Nelson Mandela. During the visit Biden said that the former president was, "the most remarkable man I met in my whole career." President Obama is en route to South Africa to attend a Tuesday memorial service for Mandela. At back right is South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Meeting with Newtown families, Joe Biden to announce mental health push

Brian Hughes · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

This photo taken May 10, 2013 shows Cody Wilson holding what he calls a Liberator pistol that was completely made on a 3-D-printer at his home in Austin, Texas. Congress is extending a ban on plastic firearms that can slip past airport and school metal detectors and X-ray machines, a bittersweet moment for gun control advocates just before the first anniversary of the mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school. (AP Photo/Austin American Statesman, Jay Janner) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, INTERNET MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM

Congress ready to extend ban on plastic firearms

Associated Press · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

The Senate approved a 10-year extension of a ban on plastic guns Monday, but chose not to adopt Sen. Chuck Schumer's proposal to tighten rules on guns created with 3-D printers. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty images)

Senate extends ban on plastic guns, leaves weapons made on 3-D printers untouched

Tim Mak · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2013, file photo, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif. asks a question on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the committee's hearing on the proposed authorization to use military force in Syria. Facing a standoff in the Senate, the top Democrats and Republicans on CongressÃ? military panels are working on a backup plan to ensure that they complete a far-reaching defense policy bill before yearÃ?s end. McKeon and the panelÃ?s top Democrat, Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, expressed optimism on Dec. 5 that they could agree with their Senate counterparts on a pared-back bill that would cover a pay raise for troops, buy new ships and aircraft and address the epidemic of sexual assault in the military. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

National Security

Dems, GOP craft backup for stalled defense bill

Associated Press, Donna Cassata · December 6, 2013 5:00 am

The National Rifle Association indicated its support for the renewal of a law prohibiting hard-to-detect firearms, but made clear its opposition to expanding the law to cover "new technologies" like 3-D printed guns.ÃÂ (AP/Austin American Statesman, Jay Janner)

NRA supports gun law extension, but not for 3-D printed guns

Tim Mak · December 5, 2013 5:00 am