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Democratic senators and representatives, local officials, gun violence victims, and others spoke to reporters about the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. Senator Dianne Feinstein, the sponsor of …

Local government officials, the mother of a congressional staff member killed at a 2011 Tucson mass shooting, and the superintendent of Newtown, Connecticut, schools recounted their personal…

Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and other Democratic House members spoke to reporters about legislation that would ban high-capacity gun magazines with a cap…

Members debated a measure on concealed weapons.

Representative Carolyn McCarthy spoke by phone about her plan to introduce legislation that would ban large “high-capacity” clips or magazines for weapons such as the Glock semi-automatic pi…

Following the Columbine High School Shooting, President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Clinton, and other federal officials talked about a proposed change in the sale of guns and explosive…

Rep. McCarthy talked about gun control. She said in an op-ed the previous day that Virginia Tech’s tragedy should spur the nation to stronger gun control laws. She said gun laws have been we…

Members of the House Rules Committee considered the language of and possible amendments to a proposed Federal Marriage Amendment and a repeal of the ban on handgun sales in the District of C…

Politicians, activists, and others spoke in support of renewing the assault weapons ban. The ban, enacted in 1994, was scheduled to sunset in September 2004. Several bands entertained the cr…

Senators spoke to reporters about loopholes in national gun laws that potentially impede efforts to track terrorists in the U.S. Following their remarks they answered questions from the repo…

Representative McCarthy talked about her legislation that passed in the House on October 15, 2002 that would prevent individuals who are mentally ill or convicted of domestic violence from p…

Congressional leaders including Senators Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut) and John McCain (R-Arizona) spoke to reporters about proposed legislation to provide for background checks when purchas…

Participants gathered to promote gun safety legislation and awareness. Among the issues addressed were the many violent crimes recently committed with firearms and the accessibility to them.…

Members of both the House and Senate talked to reporters about the need for gun control legislation. They focused on a letter they are sending to President Bill Clinton urging the Administra…

Democratic members of congress talked about negotiations over juvenile justice legislation. They called on the Republican leadership to pass gun control legislation before the nation’s schoo…

Following an address in the Rose Garden by President Bill Clinton, several House Members, White House Administration members, and gun control advocates spoke to reporters about pending gun c…

Following the White House ceremony on new firearms purchase initiatives, several members of Congress talked about the initiatives and answered questions from the press about campaign finance…