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News Articles: gun legislation

A Glock pistol with an illegal conversion device, sometimes referred to as a Glock switch. The small piece, which is illegal and not manufactured by Glock, can convert a semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic one.

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  • National

New York proposes a ban on guns that are easy to convert to illegal automatic weapons

Meanwhile, Maryland's governor signs a bill to address the surge of conversion devices, including Glock switches, that bypass a pistol's trigger mechanism, allowing the weapon to fire fully automatic.

May 20, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the NATO summit in Hertford, England, on Dec. 4, 2019. On Friday, he announced a national freeze on the sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns.

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  • Politics

Trudeau orders an immediate freeze on the sale of handguns in Canada

It's also now forbidden to bring newly acquired handguns into the country. "We have seen too many examples of horrific tragedies involving firearms," the Canadian prime minister said.

October 21, 2022
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
The U.S. Capitol Dome is pictured in Washington on Tuesday, the day Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill.

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  • Law

The Senate gun bill would close the 'boyfriend loophole.' Here's what that means

Federal law prevents some convicted domestic abusers from owning a gun, depending on their relationship to the victim. The new gun safety bill would expand that definition to include dating partners.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Governor Kemp

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  • Politics

Georgia House Republicans approve bill to allow carrying guns without a license

On Wednesday, House Republicans passed Senate Bill 319, permit-less carry legislation that’s a top priority for state and national gun rights groups that argue carrying guns is a constitutional right that shouldn’t require permission from the government. 

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Gun in holster

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  • Politics

State May Get New Gun Rights Law, Critics Say Timing Inappropriate

As the nation reels from last week’s shooting spree that killed eight in the Atlanta area, a gun rights bill is poised for passage in the Georgia General Assembly. House Bill 218 got through most of the legislative process before the shootings March 16 at three metro Atlanta massage businesses.

March 23, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller and
  • Rebecca Grapevine
A woman leaves flowers at a makeshift memorial at the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in El Paso, Texas.

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  • News

'Anger, Anguish' And 'Cohesion': Updates From El Paso in the Wake of Mass Shooting

President Donald Trump is headed to both Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, Wednesday in response to the recent mass shootings in the two cities. Along...

August 07, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Rashawn Collins, a student at Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School in Atlanta, protests gun violence after walking out of school with hundreds of classmates.

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  • Politics

Georgia Students Walk Out Of Class To Protest Gun Violence

On this edition of Political Rewind, free speech issues. Students in Georgia and across the country walk out of classes to show support for passage of...

March 14, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Lucy McBath, left, and her husband Ron Davis participate in a gun control rally as part of the "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence," at the Georgia Capitol, June 24, 2013, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Mother Of Gun Violence Victim To Challenge Handel For Seat

On this edition of Political Rewind, as qualifying continues for the 2018 Georgia elections, the 6th District Congressional Race draws a surprise...

March 07, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian, right, accompanied by former CEO Jerry Grinstein, center, wait to ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange, May 3, 2017.

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  • Politics

Delta CEO Responds To NRA Decision, Loss Of Tax Break In Memo To Employees

On this edition of Political Rewind, in a matchup between Delta Airlines and the NRA, it’s no contest: GOP legislators pass a tax break that saves...

March 02, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
From left to right: Loretta Lepore, Michael Thurmond, Mary Margaret Oliver, and Jim Galloway.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind At The State Bar Of Georgia

On this edition of Political Rewind, we come to you from the headquarters of the State Bar of Georgia in downtown Atlanta in front of an audience of...

February 23, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
A makeshift memorial is seen outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, in Parkland, Fla.

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  • Politics

Georgians Consider School Safety Following Latest Shooting

On this edition of Political Rewind, as the Florida shooting tragedy continues to dominate headlines, Georgia educators, parents and students are...

February 19, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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