Tag: Gun Control
With Cornyn in the Room, Senate Gun Talks Focus on Narrow Changes
WASHINGTON — Facing a national crisis with a devastating human toll and entrenched partisan divisions, a small group…
For Beto O’Rourke, Talk of Gun Control Has Become Both a Political Risk and Reward
“He is frustrated just like me, just like everyone else,” said State Senator Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat who…
Voters Say They Want Gun Control. Their Votes Say Something Different.
It’s one of the most puzzling questions for Democrats in American politics: Why is the political system so…
Beto O’Rourke Assails Governor Abbott Texas Over Texas Gun Laws
DALLAS — To loud cheers in a community gym on Wednesday evening, Beto O’Rourke, a former congressman from…
Canada Plans to Ban Handgun Sales and Possession of Assault Weapons
OTTAWA — Most owners of what Canada calls “military-style assault weapons” would be required to turn over their…
In the Senate, Chasing an Ever-Elusive Gun Law Deal
“We know we can pass legislation that will be supported by 88 percent of Americans, for example in…
Gun in Texas Shooting Came From Company Known for Pushing Boundaries
He has said that his gun company was born out of his poor golf game. Instead of puttering…
Massacres Test Whether Washington Can Move Beyond Paralysis
WASHINGTON — Days after 19 children and two teachers were gunned down in Texas, politicians in Washington are…
Fact-Checking Trump and Cruz at the N.R.A. Convention
Prominent Republicans defended gun rights at the National Rifle Association convention on Friday with some misleading claims about…
At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not Guns
HOUSTON — One by one, the gun rights activists and politicians who showed up at the National Rifle…
The Week When Sports Would Not Let America Look Away
Before the big N.B.A. game Tuesday night, there was no talk of basketball: only frustration, rage and pain.On…
A Timeline of Failed Attempts to Address U.S. Gun Violence
WASHINGTON — For more than a decade, as mass shooting has followed mass shooting in the United States,…