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California Adopts Broadest US Rules for Seizing Guns

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a law that will make the state the first to allow employers, co-workers and teachers to seek gun violence restraining orders against other people. "With school and workplace shootings on the rise, it's common ...
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NRA Sues San Francisco Over Terrorist Declaration

The National Rifle Association sued San Francisco on Monday over the city's recent declaration that the gun-rights lobby is a "domestic terrorist organization." "This action is an assault on all advocacy org...
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McConnell Says He’s Waiting on Trump to Chart Path on Guns

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, effectively putting the burden on President Donald Trump to decide the GOP's legisl...
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Rep. Costa: When Will McConnell, Trump Protect Americans?

Rep. Jim Costa took to Twitter to express his outrage Monday over the U.S. Senate's and President Trump's refusals to adopt meaningful gun violence legislation. Costa's remarks followed mass shootings over the weekend in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, th...