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PublishedJune 23, 2022
States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps
'We do not need people entering our subways, our restaurants and movie theaters with concealed weapons,' says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided
The high court's first major gun decision in more than a decade split the court 6-3, with the court's conservatives in the majority and liberals in dissent.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Republican leader McConnell backs Senate bipartisan gun deal
Last month's massacres are reconfiguring the political calculations for some in the GOP.
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Collins believes bipartisan gun deal stands good chance of passage in Senate
Maine's senior U.S. senator, who was a member of a bipartisan committee that negotiated the tentative agreement, says, 'I really think we have to succeed this time, and I think we will succeed.'
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Maine’s ‘yellow flag’ gun safety law still a work in progress
The 2019 law allowing police to temporarily confiscate weapons from people deemed to be dangerous to themselves or others has had limited impact because it requires a medical assessment that hospitals are hesitant to provide.
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PublishedJune 9, 2022
House approves ‘red flag’ gun bill unlikely to pass Senate
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote against the measure, which would allow families and police to ask federal courts to remove firearms from people believed to be at risk of harming themselves or others.
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PublishedJune 4, 2022
Recent mass shootings expose divisions on guns in faith communities
The recent surge of mass shootings in America has led to debates in faith communities over what is “pro-life.”
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PublishedJune 3, 2022
Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims to testify in Congress
Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear before a House committee next week as Congress debates gun measures.
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PublishedMay 26, 2022
Senate Republicans block domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate
Sen. Susan Collins is among the no votes as Democrats’ first attempt at responding to recent back-to-back mass shootings has failed in the Senate.
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Sen. Susan Collins joins push for gun safety legislation
She is suggesting Congress enact legislation similar to Maine's yellow flag gun law, which allows police, with the approval of a medical professional, to temporarily take guns from people who are in danger of hurting themselves or others.
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