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Green Party Presidential Candidate Wants to Disarm Police

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein elaborated on her aim for the U.S. "to explore what it means to disarm our police force," saying that it was something to look into in the future.

August 22, 2016

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Massachusetts Attorney General Bans Sale of “Copycat” Rifles

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Wednesday that she will enforce a ban on the sale of what she called "copycat" assault-style weapons, effective immediately.

July 21, 2016

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California's Gun Laws Get Tougher

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a half-dozen gun-control measures into law Friday, adding sharp teeth to a set of California laws already considered the nation's toughest.

July 5, 2016

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2 More Wounded Officers Sue Milwaukee Gun Shop

The new case, brought by Officer Jose Lopez and former officer Alejandro Arce, alleges that owners of Badger Guns negligently sold the gun used to wound them in 2007.

May 10, 2016

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Virginia Reverses New Concealed-Carry Restrictions, Governor and Legislature Compromise on Gun Shows

It reverses Virginia's recent decision to stop recognizing concealed-handgun permits from 25 states that have less stringent gun permit laws. That decision had been announced by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring in December and had not yet taken effect.

February 2, 2016

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President Seeks to Boost FBI, ATF Staff as Part of Executive Action on Guns

The President proposed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) would both see additional staff hired to enhance background checks and to enforce gun laws.

January 7, 2016

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Obama to Impose New Gun Control Curbs Next Week

President Obama will meet with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Monday to finalize a set of executive actions on guns that he will unveil next week, according to several individuals briefed on the matter.

January 1, 2016

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President Obama's Complete Speech to IACP 2015

This is a transcript of President Barack Obama's speech to the International Association of Chiefs of Police on Oct. 27, 2015.

October 28, 2015

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Obama Praises Officers, Pushes for Stricter Gun Laws and Sentencing Reform in Speech to IACP Crowd

The President said officers can be made safer and criminal justice reform effected by making sure officers have the resources they need to do the job, through criminal justice reform that will make the system smarter and fairer, and by taking steps to reduce the risk to law enforcement officers, namely more rigid gun laws.

October 27, 2015

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Video: President Obama Expected to Call for More Gun Control in Tuesday IACP Speech

President Obama will travel to Chicago Tuesday to address a meeting of police chiefs from around the world and he's expected to call for stricter national gun laws.

October 26, 2015

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California Lt. Gov. Pushes Background Checks for Ammunition Initiative

The measure also would require licensing of ammunition sellers and instantaneous point-of-sale background checks for all ammunition purchases.

October 19, 2015

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Milwaukee Gun Store Ordered to Pay $6 Million to Wounded Officers

The ruling came in a negligence lawsuit filed by the officers against Badger Guns, a shop in suburban Milwaukee that authorities have linked to hundreds of firearms found at crime scenes. The lawsuit said the shop ignored several warning signs that the gun used to shoot the officers was being sold to a so-called straw buyer who was illegally purchasing the weapon for someone else.

October 15, 2015