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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2013

Obama Announces $500 Million Plan to Combat Gun Violence

Proposals include universal background checks for every gun buyer as well as bans on assault weapons and ammunition clips that hold more than 10 bullets.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2013

New York Bans Semi-Auto Rifles, High-Cap Magazines

New York is set to become the first state to enact stricter gun control laws after the Newtown, Conn., school shooting on Dec. 14.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2013

Biden: Gun Control Proposals To Come Tuesday

Vice President Joe Biden will present proposals for new gun-control regulations to President Obama by Tuesday, he told reporters Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2013

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Proposes Assault Weapons Ban

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that New York needs an assault weapons ban, not just the increased penalties for illegal gun possession that Republicans are backing.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithDecember 20, 2012

Police Readers Oppose Assault Weapon Ban

A full 84% of those officers who chose to answer the question (498) said that restricting the sale of "assault weapons" would not reduce the number of mass murder incidents such as the Newtown Massacre.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2012

Sen. Feinstein Promises New Assault Weapons Ban

Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) has promised to introduce a federal assault weapons ban following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newton, Conn.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2009

Pa. Gov. Rendell Urges Ban on Assault Weapons in Wake of Pittsburgh Cop Killings

Surrounded by Pittsburgh officials such as Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Police Chief Nate Harper, plus a dozen other mayors and state police officers, Gov. Ed Rendell urged Congress yesterday to re-enact a ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons, which criminals sometimes use to kill police.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2009

Oakland Officers' Slayings Reignite Assault Weapon Debate

Chuck Michel, a civil rights attorney representing the California Rifle and Pistol Association, said such talk is "political opportunism at its worst," in furtherance of flawed public policy.

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