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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…

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…

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…

Representatives testified about procedures for floor debate on a pending juvenile crime bill. They also summarized several proposed amendments to the legislation. This is a fragment of the e…