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News Articles: assault weapons

Shooting range owner John Deloca fires his pistol at his range in Queens, N.Y.

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Most gun owners favor modest restrictions but deeply distrust government, poll finds

Overwhelming majorities want to see universal background checks, raising the age to buy any kind of gun to 21 and red flag laws. But just a quarter trust the government to look out for them.

July 08, 2022
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro and
  • Eric Westervelt
A group of teachers visiting from Dilley, Texas, view a memorial honoring the victims killed in last week's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Friday, June 3, 2022.

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  • National

This is how handguns and assault weapons affect the human body

The effect of assault weapons is much greater in children, as the surface area of their organs and arteries are smaller, said Dr. Joseph Sakran, a trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

June 06, 2022
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Ayana Archie
A group of teachers visiting from Dilley, Texas, view a memorial honoring the victims killed in last week's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Friday, June 3, 2022.

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  • National

This is how handguns and assault weapons affect the human body

The effect of assault weapons is much greater in children, as the surface area of their organs and arteries are smaller, said Dr. Joseph Sakran, a trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

June 06, 2022
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Ayana Archie
Congressman Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y., poses for a photo with his daughter Anna, 1, during a ceremonial swearing-in on Capitol Hill, on July 21, 2020, in Washington. Jacobs says he will not run for another term in Congress amid backlash over his support for new gun control measures.

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  • Politics

Buffalo-area GOP Rep. Jacobs won't run again after backlash for gun control support

After mass shootings in Buffalo and at a Texas school, Jacobs said he would vote for a federal assault weapons ban if he had a chance. His comments sparked a furious reaction from conservatives,

June 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Gun control advocacy groups rally with Democratic members of Congress outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Organized by Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety and Students Demand Action, the rally brought together members of Congress and gun violence survivors to demand gun safety legislation following mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

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  • Politics

Political realities have stopped legislative action after school shootings

The political climate has changed drastically since a 10-year assault weapons ban passed in 1994. The lack of political will and other barriers stand in the way of it even coming to a vote today.

May 27, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
A clerk shows a customer an AR-15 style rifle at a gun show in Costa Mesa, Calif. in June 2021. Gun sales increased in the U.S, following COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.

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Former gun industry insider explains why he left to fight for the other side

Gunfight author Ryan Busse was once a rising star in the gun industry. But he became disillusioned after Columbine when, he says, the NRA began to use "fear and conspiracy and hatred" to boost sales.

November 22, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Davies
President Biden looks on after speaking during an event about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 8.

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Biden Wants New Ban On Assault-Style Weapons. What Lessons Were Learned From The '90s?

Advocates face steep odds getting a new ban through Congress. If they can succeed, they hope to avoid a repeat of past mistakes that left the original law open to loopholes.

April 10, 2021
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By:
  • Alana Wise

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