Democrats have been pressuring Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring that bill up for a vote in the Senate, which he has so far refused, citing White House opposition. It was not clear from Scalise's remarks whether the White House is now focused on d...
House Passes Bill Getting Tough on GunsThe House yesterday voted overwhelmingly to create a nationwide crackdown on gun crimes,...By ScullySean
Still, the House bill passed mostly along party lines Thursday, with five Republicans voting “yes.” Most House Republicans argued that the proposal would harm due-process rights because it would allow federal courts to order temporary confiscation of guns without first holding a hearing with the ...
Ashley Benefield on keeping loaded gun inside house when she fatally shot husband “The purpose of having a gun is for self-defense,” Benefield said. Prosecutors told "20/20" they found it suspicious that someone would have two guns readily accessible in an empty room. ...
On Wednesday, the National Rifle Association (NRA) called the second House bill "extreme," saying it "will make criminals out of law-abiding Americans." The NRA's website Thursday featured a headline saying "Pelosi wants to take away your guns by 2020." ...
“We called for you all to ban assault weapons, and you respond with an assault on democracy,” he said. Jones vowed that even if expelled, he would continue pressing for action on guns. “I’ll be out there with the people every week, demanding that you act,” he said. Bulso accus...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's House on Monday passed a bill to allow guns on St. Louis buses, the Kansas City Streetcar and other forms of public transit in the state.
WASHINGTON — Republicans rammed a bill through the House on Wednesday that would make it easier for gun owners to legallycarry concealed weaponsacross state lines, the first significant action on guns in Congress since mass shootings in Nevada and Texas killed more than 80 people. ...
The plan has also tasked Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to formulate a report making suggestions on the minimum age to buy guns, to which Trump has voiced his support during previous meetings with shooting victims. Short of definitely raising the age limit, Trump has been accused of "chicke...