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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 semi-a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,514 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 semi-a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,514 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and others made remarks at a memorial in Washington, D.C., for the victims of gun…
580 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 …
6,565 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 …
711 viewsA House Judiciary subcommittee heard testimony regarding solutions to gun violence and mass shootings. Gun violence victims, gun control advocates, and gun rights advocates talked about legi…
812 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 A…
1,629 viewsHouse Democrats, including Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Representative John Lewis (D-GA), spoke to reporters in Statuary Hall about their sit-in effort to force House Republicans to …
939 viewsLive footage of House Democrats' sit-in played from the House floor via Periscope and Facebook video feeds as Democratic members attempted to force House Republicans to allow a vote on gun c…
2,127 viewsDemocratic Caucus Chair Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY), and others held a news conference to call for gun control legislation following the …
864 viewsHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and leaders of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force hosted a forum on reducing gun violence The panel, all Democrats, took testimony and ask…
1,259 viewsWitnesses testified on comprehensive steps that Congress could take to reduce gun violence while respecting Second Amendment rights. A House Democratic task force on reducing gun violence he…
655 viewsIn reaction to the December 14, 2012, Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school shooting, advocates and mass shooting victims and families of victims spoke to reporters about the need for stri…
194 viewsA panel of officials spoke at a conference for U.S. mayors about youth violence, gun crimes, and weapon trafficking in urban areas. They talked about gun regulation and gun control programs,…
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