Close vote seen on background checks on gun buyers
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of a second Sunday as sponsors said the vote expected...
View ArticleRoberts: Why are some opposed to background checks?
“What are we afraid of?”Sen. John McCain posed that question to fellow Republicans who vow to filibuster any bill mandating universal background checks on gun purchases. There are three answers, and...
View ArticleGun background check deal in jeopardy in Senate
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan proposal to expand background checks to more gun buyers seemed in jeopardy Monday as a growing number of Republican senators expressed opposition to the proposal, perhaps...
View ArticleGun control loses: No expanded background checks
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for...
View ArticleSPC to offer personal protection course
South Plains College will offer the National Rifle Association Basic Personal Protection Outside the Home Course on May 4 and 5, and an advanced version on May 11.
View ArticleObama, victims' families overcome by gun owners
WASHINGTON — Four months ago, President Barack Obama promised a grieving nation he would do everything in his power to change gun laws after 26 students and staff were shot to death at Sandy Hook...
View ArticleTexas House bill opens doors to concealed handguns
AUSTIN — Texas bars and sporting events, from the state high school basketball tournament to a Sunday afternoon game at Dallas Cowboys Stadium, would be open to concealed handgun license holders to...
View ArticleGun control forces seek new path after big loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a powerful moment on the White House lawn when thousands of guests, the loved ones of slain crime victims among them, crowded in as President Bill Clinton signed a sweeping...
View ArticleWest Virginia senator Manchin says he'll bring failed gun control legislation...
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the architects of failed gun control legislation says he's bringing it back.read more
View ArticleFresh off victory in Congress, NRA ready for convention in Houston
AUSTIN — The National Rifle Association has spent much of the past year under siege, ardently defending gun rights following mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut and fighting back against...
View ArticleNRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights
HOUSTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association started its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a “culture war” that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up...
View ArticleNRA, gun control advocates say fight far from over
HOUSTON — National Rifle Association leaders told members Saturday the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year’s midterm elections,...
View ArticleSenate rejects firearms on more federal lands
WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation’s most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success.The...
View ArticleLetter: Illogical gun arguments
Illogical gun arguments Have I got this straight? In order to curb gun violence, we need more guns. No matter if buyers have a chronic mental disability, criminal record or protective order against...
View ArticleMoment of silence marks 6 months since Newtown
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown held a moment of silence Friday for the victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School at a remembrance event that doubled as a call to action on gun control,...
View ArticleOther Views: Gun lobby takes vengeful aim
Gun lobby takes vengeful aim One welcome surprise in gun safety occurred this year in Colorado, where the Democratic-led Legislature dared to defy the gun lobby and mandated universal background checks...
View ArticleObama, Biden seek action on guns, though powers limited
WASHINGTON — Months after gun control efforts crumbled in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden stood shoulder to shoulder Thursday with the attorney general and the top U.S. firearms official and...
View ArticleGuns could be issue in governor's race
If state Sen. Wendy Davis gets into the race for Texas governor, abortion won’t be the only hot-button social issue dividing the major candidates.The topic of gun restrictions will spice things up,...
View ArticleObama laments shooting as gun debate goes cold
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday wearily lamented “yet another mass shooting,” this time in the nation’s capital where the debate that raged earlier this year over tightening firearms laws...
View ArticleWhite House criticizes lawmakers opposing gun bill requiring expanded...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s spokesman on Tuesday criticized lawmakers who have stood in the way of expanded background checks for gun purchases and said the White House will continue to...
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