Tag Archives: gun laws

• Politics

  Senate rejects expanded gun background checks

  WASHINGTON (CNN) — In a major defeat for supporters of tougher gun laws, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday defeated a…
• Politics

  Senate panel passes ban on assault-style weapons

  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A ban on semiautomatic firearms modeled after military assault weapons won approval Thursday from a Senate committee,…
• Politics

  Senate panel agrees to new legislation on guns

  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A bill that would toughen laws on gun trafficking and straw purchases of firearms got the OK…
• News

  Protest held on East Side in favor of stricter gun laws

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) – Less than a week after Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn renewed his calls for stricter gun laws, protesters…
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  Poll: Dissatisfaction rising in U.S. gun laws

  (CNN) — One month since December’s deadly shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, a new poll shows the…
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  After the massacre, gun industry faces uncertain future

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Gun sales have thrived throughout the weak economy and gun company stock prices have soared. But…
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  Gun and security expert says he would not have sold to Radcliffe Haughton

  MILWAUKEE — Warning signs seemed to be present when 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton created a posting on the website ArmsList.com looking…
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  State appeals court upholds ban on felons owning guns

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court says Wisconsin’s ban on felons possessing firearms is constitutional. Thomas Pocian of…