Tag: Gun Control

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer ask Congress to expand gun background checks

Lisa Ruhl · November 14, 2013 5:00 am

Republican candidate for governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday he supports making it legal to openly carry handguns in public and wants to place stricter limits on state agencies selling personal information from public records. (AP/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas guv hopeful Greg Abbott calls for greater privacy protections

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Gabrielle Giffords, Kelly seek help from vets in gun debate

Kevin Freking · November 8, 2013 11:33 pm

Washington Secrets

NRA beat Bloomberg anti-gun group in 65 of 67 Va. delegate races

Paul Bedard · November 8, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2013 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate prepared to push major gay rights legislation past a first, big hurdle Monday as Democrats and a handful of Republicans united behind a bill to prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File )

Harry Reid: No plans to revisit gun control legislation

Sean Lengell · November 5, 2013 5:00 am

Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler wants to be the state's next governor, but first he has to convince fellow Republicans that he is the conservative choice who can win in Colorado. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, file)

Beltway Confidential

Scott Gessler may be Colorado’s next conservative Republican star

Charlie Spiering · November 4, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said "I think there's a hammer lock on the Congress by the gun owners and gun people," making it impossible to pass an assault weapons ban. (AP File)

Dianne Feinstein: Gun owners have ‘hammer lock’ on Congress

Sean Lengell · November 3, 2013 4:00 am

VIDEO: Ken Cuccinelli briefly shifts focus to gun control

Steve Doty · November 3, 2013 4:00 am

Republicans fear that Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., could survive re-election in 2018 if the party nominates a flawed candidate.

Joe Manchin: The maverick from West Virginia

Steve Contorno · October 25, 2013 4:00 am

AG: Number of mass shootings tripled

Washington Examiner · October 21, 2013 6:17 pm

The Range Rover involved in the bikers attack is being moved from the police precinct for further police investigation on Oct. 5 in New York. (AP/David Karp)

Gun-grabbers promise protection they can’t deliver

Gregory Kane · October 17, 2013 4:00 am

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy speaks at the University of Pennsylvania law school in Philadelphia last week. (AP/Matt Slocum)

On the Rise: Justice Anthony Kennedy holds pivotal role in Supreme Court split decisions

Sean Lengell · October 11, 2013 4:00 am