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A man wears an unloaded pistol during a pro gun-rights rally at the state capitol, Saturday, April 14, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Gun rights supporters rallied across the United States to counter a recent wave of student-led protests against gun violence. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) TXEG105

June 18, 2018 at 9:56 am

Report says over 1 billion small arms in world, up from 2007

A new survey says there are more than 1 billion firearms in the world today, and that 46 percent of the 393 million civilian-held firearms...

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FILE – In this Thursday, April 19, 2018 file photo, crosses representing victims of gun violence stand outside Collins Academy High School in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. With frustration mounting over lawmakers’ inaction on gun control, the American Medical Association on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, pressed for a ban on assault weapons and came out against arming teachers as way to fight what it calls a public health crisis. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine) NY899 NY899

June 12, 2018 at 12:06 pm

Frustrated doctors, 'witnesses to the human toll,' adopt sweeping policies to address gun violence

At its annual meeting, the nation’s largest physicians group bowed to unprecedented demands from doctor-members to take a stronger stand on gun violence — a...

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June 5, 2018 at 9:08 am

9-year-old student found with loaded handgun at school

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a 9-year-old student brought a loaded gun to a New Jersey elementary school. Lakewood police say the .22-caliber handgun...

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May 11, 2018 at 4:06 am

Georgia school-system plan will let teachers have guns in holsters

ATLANTA (AP) — Another Georgia school system has approved a plan to arm teachers who volunteer to carry weapons. WSB-TV reports that the Fannin County...

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May 7, 2018 at 9:39 am

Parkland survivor urges Congress to act to curb gun violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventeen-year-old Aalayah Eastmond hid beneath the lifeless body of a classmate as a gunman opened fire at her Parkland, Florida high school...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference at the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, Saturday, April 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro) KNP122 KNP122

April 29, 2018 at 3:44 pm

Parkland students see hypocrisy in NRA’s ban on guns at Pence speech

Pence is scheduled to speak May 4 at the annual NRA gathering in Dallas. The U.S. Secret Service will not allow weapons in the arena...

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April 24, 2018 at 9:52 am

McConaughey fears March for Our Lives will get ‘hijacked’

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A month after speaking at the March for Our Lives in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Matthew McConaughey says he supports...

April 13, 2018 at 4:05 am

Gun-rights advocate not allowed to speak at Stoneman Douglas

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A gun rights advocate won't be allowed to speak on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School campus where a teenager...

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March 27, 2018 at 9:14 am

One in five Americans wants the Second Amendment repealed, national survey finds

The poll showed that a plurality of Americans do not see the Second Amendment as something set in stone. Forty-six percent said they favored modifying...

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FILE – In this April 30, 2014, file photo, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens testifies on the ever-increasing amount of money spent on elections as he appears before the Senate Rules Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation. The 97-year-old Stevens says in an essay on The New York Times website that repeal would weaken the National Rifle Association’s ability to “block constructive gun control legislation.” (AP Photo) WX104 WX104

March 27, 2018 at 6:13 am

Retired Justice John Paul Stevens urges repeal of Second Amendment

In his essay, retired Justice John Paul Stevens said the "March for Our Lives" events on Saturday "reveal the broad public support for legislation to...

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