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Witnesses 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…

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…

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…

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…

During a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee witnesses testified about gun liability legislation. The bill under consideration, H.R. 1036, the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …

Members of Congress briefed reporters on their meeting with the president on juvenile justice legislation and gun control, saying that they would endeavor to work out differences over gun co…

Democratic leaders and others talked to reporters about gun control legislation. Vice President Gore heatedly challenged the Republican-controlled Congress to approve gun control legislation…

Congressional Black Caucus members talked about the need for stricter gun control laws. They said that the most glaring examples of the need could be found within minority communities, notin…

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…

In an excerpt from the United States House of Representatives on the repeal of the assault weapons ban was debated. The 1994 law defines specific firearms (and copies or replicas) as “assaul…

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives gave general floor speeches. They debated the Assault Weapons ban legislation. They would vote on the bill.