Background Checks

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, (pictured center) is cosponsoring a bill with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and more than a dozen other senators from both parties. The bill would improve the nation's background check system used for scrutinizing most firearms purchases. However, House Republicans are likely to oppose it unless they can add language allowing concealed carry permit holders to legally bring their weapons to other states. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Trump and Congress move on guns after Florida

February 27, 2018 5:01 am

A vast majority of gun murders are committed with hand guns, the type a mother might keep in her bedroom to defend against intruders. The most popular single weapon in the U.S. is the AR-15, and an overwhelming majority of them are never used in a crime. (iStock)

Opinion

The right of self-defense is fundamental

Washington Examiner -

February 27, 2018 2:02 am

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, moved Monday afternoon to bring up for an immediate vote the Fix NICS bill, a bipartisan measure that would use both penalties and rewards to get more states and federal agencies to send information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

News

Senate negotiating swift action on bill to boost gun background check system

Susan Ferrechio -

February 27, 2018 12:07 am

News

FedEx won’t end relationship with NRA

Mandy Mayfield -

February 26, 2018 11:52 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during the Governors' Ball in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Economy

Trump tells governors school safety will be on top of their agenda at annual meeting

Naomi Lim -

February 26, 2018 1:46 am

Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, watches the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

News

Ivanka Trump ‘doesn’t know’ if arming teachers would make school students safe

Naomi Lim -

February 26, 2018 12:31 am

Gun shop owner Tiffany Teasdale-Causer poses for a photo with a Ruger AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, the same model, though in gray rather than black, used by the shooter in a Texas church massacre two days earlier, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Lynnwood, Wash.

News

7 in 10 adults back stricter gun laws: Poll

Melissa Quinn -

February 25, 2018 6:03 pm

News

Thomas Massie: Most proposals to reduce mass shootings are ‘unserious and disingenuous’

Kyle Feldscher -

February 25, 2018 5:15 pm

News

Pat Toomey: Some lawmakers are changing their minds on gun control after Florida school shooting

Kyle Feldscher -

February 25, 2018 4:41 pm

News

Chris Murphy: It’s a ‘false contract’ to choose between strengthening gun laws or mental health system

Kyle Feldscher -

February 25, 2018 4:20 pm

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Tag: Background Checks

The right of self-defense is fundamental

Senate negotiating swift action on bill to boost gun background check system

FedEx won’t end relationship with NRA

Trump tells governors school safety will be on top of their agenda at annual meeting

Ivanka Trump ‘doesn’t know’ if arming teachers would make school students safe

7 in 10 adults back stricter gun laws: Poll

Thomas Massie: Most proposals to reduce mass shootings are ‘unserious and disingenuous’

Pat Toomey: Some lawmakers are changing their minds on gun control after Florida school shooting

Chris Murphy: It’s a ‘false contract’ to choose between strengthening gun laws or mental health system

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