Tag: Mass Shootings
Congress Passes Bipartisan Gun Legislation, Clearing It for Biden
WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval on Friday to a bipartisan compromise intended to stop dangerous people from…
Gun Bill’s Progress Reflects Political Shift, but G.O.P. Support Is Fragile
WASHINGTON — As Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, weighed whether she should vote to take up a…
A ‘Sad Kinship’ as Towns Build Memorials to Victims of Mass Shootings
Sandra Mendoza picked a forest green panel to recall the S.U.V. her husband, Juan Espinoza, a car aficionado…
Bipartisan Gun Bill Clears Initial Vote in Senate
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday cleared the first hurdle to passing a bipartisan measure aimed at keeping…
Gun Control Advocates Have More Money Now, but Money Can’t Buy Zeal
After the massacre of schoolchildren at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., in 2012, the gun-control movement was…
Toiling to Complete a Gun Bill, Two Parties Part Ways on Its Reach
WASHINGTON — As the first bipartisan agreement on gun safety measures in years takes shape on Capitol Hill,…
Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Gun Safety
WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators announced on Sunday that they had struck a bipartisan deal on a narrow set…
Democrats Failed to Extend Assault Weapons Ban in 2004. They Regret It.
“It was hard to get the band back together,” said Adam Eisgrau, a Feinstein staff aide who helped…
House Passes Red-Flag Bill as Senate Talks on Gun Violence Continue
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday voted nearly along party lines to pass legislation that would allow guns…
As Survivors Demand Action, House Passes Gun Bill Doomed in the Senate
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday voted nearly along party lines to bar the sale of semiautomatic weapons…
Mass Shootings in Philadelphia and Chattanooga Leave At Least 6 Dead
A brawl between at least two men turned a packed Philadelphia street into a scene of terror Saturday…
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…