California Sues US Regulator in Bid to Deter ‘Ghost Guns’

SACRAMENTO — Backed by the fathers of two slain children, California's attorney general sued the Trump administration on Tuesday in an effort to crack down on so-called “ghost guns” that can be built from parts with little ability to track or regulate the owne...
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Bloomberg Sees California as Model on Climate Change, Guns

LOS ANGELES — Mike Bloomberg's plan for California - export it. “I think that California can serve as a great example for the rest of this country." — Michael Bloomberg The Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City mayor likes a lot of w...
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Vow to Ban Assault Weapons Gives O’Rourke Debate Breakout

WASHINGTON — For a few moments anyway, there was a sense of what people once called "Beto-mania." Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke delivered a debate performance on Thursday in Houston that at times reminded a national audience why he became a Democra...