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Mass. Senate votes 37-3 in favor of gun reform bill
After a difficult day on Beacon Hill, Massachusetts state senators voted 37-3 to pass a sweeping gun reform bill, setting up talks with the House that could lead to a major new law later this spring or summer. The Senate bill seeks to rein in untraceable ghost guns, ban carrying firearms in government administrative buildings, give firearm licensing authorities access…
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Talking gun safety with MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell
MSNBC Anchor and Boston native Lawrence O’Donnell will be back home this weekend for a live audience chat with Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson, who came to notoriety for his staunch advocacy of gun safety legislation earlier this year. O’Donnell has interviewed Pearson on his MSNBC show “Last Word” several times and isn’t shy about comparing the 28-year-old lawmaker to...
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Fla. lawmaker talks about gun reform efforts at Tufts after Maine shootings
In the wake of last week’s deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, a lawmaker from Florida visited New England Monday to talk about his gun reform efforts. U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, a progressive Democrat from Florida, made a stop in Massachusetts and spoke with students at Tufts University. Frost is the first member of Congress from Generation Z and...
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Breaking down Maine's gun laws
Gun control advocates said that more stringent gun regulations could have prevented Robert Card from legally buying firearms.
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Gunman Kills 5 at Gay NightClub, Subdued by Patrons in Colorado
There have been 523 mass killings since 2006 resulting in 2,727 deaths as of Nov. 19