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The House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,160 viewsThe House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,160 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control proposals meant in part as a response to a series of mass shootings, most recently…
6,153 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control proposals meant in part as a response to a series of mass shootings, most recently…
625 viewsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and several other House Democrats spoke to reporters about House-passed legislation on gun background checks. They called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch…
978 viewsA House Homeland Security subcommittee held a hearing on school safety and gun violence. Witnesses included security officials and the parent of a student killed in the Parkland, Florida…
4,328 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on assault weapons and their use in recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Witnesses testified on the proposed bans on…
703,411 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee considered a series of gun violence prevention bills. The three bills debated were H.R.1236, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019; H.R.1186, the Keep…
1,593 viewsLaw enforcement, safety advocates, and Second Amendment supporters testified before the House Judiciary Committee on gun violence prevention, the first such hearing in nearly a decade.…
20,006 viewsThe House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force hosted a forum on Capitol Hill to hear from students affected by gun violence. The students spoke about their personal experiences and offered…
1,218 viewsState and local officials from across South Florida took part in a town hall organized by Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL) to address gun violence. It came two months after 17 people were killed…
793 viewsStudents from the Washington D.C..-area led a walk-out and rally on the U.S. Capitol to demand action by Congress on gun policy and school safety. Speakers included Montgomery County,…
3,007 viewsPresident Trump and a bipartisan group of lawmakers talked about ways to prevent gun violence in communities and schools. In his comments he advocated for legislation that would expand background…
25,900 viewsIn the weekly Democratic address, Representative Ted Deutch (FL) reacted to the recent shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed, and talked about preventing gun violence.…
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