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News Articles: gun control

 Rep. Michelle Au, left, presents her gun storage bill. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Firearm safety bill gets rare hearing in GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature

A Georgia House subcommittee heard testimony on a bill aimed at punishing gun owners who negligently allow firearms to fall into the hands of unsupervised children.

March 17, 2023
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  • Ross Williams
Clayton County Schools

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  • News

Georgia schools struggle with how to stop violence at their doors

In a moment where gun violence has reached record highs, educators say they alone can’t keep students safe.

October 19, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Streaming service Hulu is now allowing political ad buyers to address issues like abortion rights and gun control.

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  • Media

Hulu will take political ads on contentious issues after a social media outcry

The streaming service had refused ads on topics like gun control and abortion. The policy change is likely to drive more dollars into mid-term election TV campaigns.

July 28, 2022
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Marty Daniel, CEO of Daniel Defense

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  • News

Georgia gun manufacturer CEO says gun industry isn't responsible for mass shootings

The CEO of a Georgia gun manufacturer testified in front of Congress on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing investigation by lawmakers into what is fueling the country’s high rates of gun violence.

July 27, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Quinton Scott celebrated his graduation just a few months ago.

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  • National

These gun deaths didn't make national headlines, but they left a devastating mark

To understand the impact gun deaths are having on the U.S., you need to know about the deaths that don't make the headlines.

July 16, 2022
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By:
  • Connor Donevan
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with government officials and gun control advocates, speaks at a news conference on May 30 about firearm-control legislation that was tabled in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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  • World

As gun violence rises in Canada, weapons from the U.S. complicate gun control efforts

A bill before Canada's Parliament aims to stop the spread of handguns — but one of the most difficult challenges for Canada is the guns being smuggled over the border from the U.S.

July 09, 2022
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By:
  • Emma Jacobs
An employee of the Yomiuri Shimbun distributes extra editions of the newspaper in Tokyo with reporting on the shooting of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.

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  • World

Abe's assassination shocks Japan, where gun control is strict and shootings are rare

Japan, with famously strict laws, has among the world's lowest rates of gun ownership and gun violence. In 2018 there were just nine firearm deaths reported in Japan, compared with 39,740 in the U.S.

July 08, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
In this March 9, 2017, photo a row of AR-15 style rifles manufactured by Daniel Defense sit in a vault at the company's headquarters in Black Creek, Ga.

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  • News

Congressional committee calls CEO of Georgia gun manufacturer to testify

In the wake of yet another mass shooting over the holiday weekend, Georgia gunmaker Daniel Defense has been requested to testify in front of a congressional committee later this month.

July 07, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, the lead Republican negotiator, talks to reporters after giving a speech in support of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act at the Capitol on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

The House has passed the gun control bill. The next stop is Biden's desk

The House approved the bipartisan bill 234 to 193 exactly one month after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. It's the first gun control measure to come out of Congress in nearly three decades.

June 24, 2022
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  • NPR Washington Desk
GPB News NPR

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  • Movies

Gabby Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay on center stage

The film on the former Arizona congresswoman and her recovery from the 2011 shooting explains how she navigated gun control campaigns and later a Senate campaign.

June 24, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Bj pak

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Former Georgia U.S. Attorney BJay Pak testifies; Bipartisan effort on gun safety

Monday on Political Rewind: Former Georgia U.S. Attorney B.J. Pak is expected to testify before the Jan. 6 committee hearings this morning. Plus, a bipartisan Senate committee has reached a possible deal on gun legislation. Meanwhile, rifts widen between Trump-aligned GOP officials and Gov. Brian Kemp.

June 13, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A sign reading "Protect Kids Not Guns" sits on a chair at a vigil for victims of recent mass shootings in Sunrise, Fla. The vigil was held by Moms Demand Action, to mourn victims of the mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

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  • National

In Texas, Moms Demand Action got more than 20,000 new supporters after Uvalde

"My own historically Republican mother told me she looked up her senators and called them for the first time in her life," Liz Hanks, who leads the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action, told NPR.

June 13, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Recap of Jan. 6 committee's first hearing; Rural Georgia needs focus in midterm

Friday on Political Rewind: The Jan. 6 Committee hearings featured the testimony of Georgia-born Capitol Hill Police officer Caroline Edwards. Plus, how will Kemp and Abrams focus on rural Georgians' issues? Meanwhile, the U.S. House passed gun safety legislation led in part by Rep. Lucy McBath of Georgia.

June 10, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

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  • Law

Mayor Eric Adams says gun violence is everyone's problem. Here's how NYC tackles it

New York's mayor testified at a House committee hearing on gun control this week, urging federal lawmakers to act. He spoke to Morning Edition about the steps his city is taking.

June 10, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., speaks during a rally near Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, sponsored by Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action.

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  • News

U.S. House passes ‘red flag’ gun law sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath

U.S. House lawmakers passed a bill that would implement federal “red flag” laws under mounting pressure to respond to the country’s seemingly never-ending string of mass shootings.

June 09, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
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