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Apr 28 2023
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Federal Judge Blocks Illinois Gun Control Law
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking Illinois' ban on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines until a lawsuit challenging the law is completed. Judge Stephen P. McGlynn of the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis ruled the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) likely will be found unconstitutional when the lawsuit goes to trial and the
Newsmax (News)
Jun 02 2023
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Hawaii-Gun Control
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signs gun control legislation in Honolulu on Friday, June 2, 2023 as Leia Kandell, left, age 10, and Cole Kandell, age 7, look on. Green signed legislation that allows more people to carry concealed firearms but at the same time prohibit people from taking guns to a wide range of places, including beaches, hospitals, stadiums, bars that serve alcohol and movie theaters
Lufkin Daily News
Jun 01 2023
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Phil Scott allows gun control bill to go into law without his signature
Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday allowed H.230, a three-pronged gun control bill, to become law without his signature despite concerns over the constitutionality of one of the bill’s provisions. Promised by its stalwarts as a way to curb suicides by firearms — the most common form of suicide in the state — H.230 will implement safe storage rules, broaden existing red flag laws and
VT Digger
Apr 28 2023
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Gov. Jared Polis signs 4 gun control bills into law
Colorado's governor signed four gun control bills Friday, following the lead of other states struggling to confront a nationwide surge in violent crime and mass shootings, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded Second Amendment rights. Before the ink was even dry on Gov. Jared Polis' signature, gun rights groups sued to reverse two of the measures: raising the buying age for
CBS News (Online)
Apr 25 2023
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Washington governor signs three gun-control bills into law
Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to prevent gun violence on Tuesday – one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases, and one clearing the way for lawsuits against gun makers or sellers in certain cases. A crowd of gun-control activists and Democratic lawmakers broke into cheers as he signed the
The Guardian
Jun 03 2023
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Conn. gun laws headed to Lamont's desk
HARTFORD — A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's desk, after an all-night state Senate debate and early morning vote to approve the state's most wide-ranging gun legislation since the laws that followed the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. Lamont, a Democrat, plans to sign the measure. He said in a statement that the legislation would "modernize
The Westerly Sun
Apr 29 2023
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Colorado’s Gay Governor Signs Gun Control Bills Into Law in Wake of Club Q Shooting
As the U.S. continues to grapple with gun violence, Colorado has joined several other states in passing gun control legislation. The state’s out Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed four such bills on Friday, five months after the massacre at Club Q. The new laws raise the buying age for any gun from 18 to 21, create a three-day waiting period between buying a firearm and then getting it, expand
The Advocate
Mar 15 2023
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Gabby Giffords, advocates rally for gun control laws in Lansing
LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - More than one hundred people joined former congresswoman Gabby Giffords for a gun safety rally outside of the state capitol in Lansing on Wednesday. One of those in attendance was Karla Aren, the mother of a Michigan State University student, who she said is still struggling with the tragedy. The impact the shooting has had on Aren's son and many other families,
CBS News (Online)
May 01 2023
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Out Colorado Governor Jared Polis signs four new gun control laws in wake of Club Q shooting
Five and a half months after the deadly Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) has signed four new gun control bills into law – and a gun rights group is already suing. The laws raise the minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21 (though there are exceptions); establish a three-day waiting period before a gun can be delivered after purchase and a background
LGBTQ Nation
May 22 2023
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Democrats advance two gun-control bills through Pa. House
HARRISBURG — Authorities could temporarily seize firearms and background checks would be expanded for gun buyers, under two bills passed Monday in the Pennsylvania House, where Democrats are using their razor-thin majority to push gun-control measures after a yearslong standstill in the politically divided government. The party describes the proposals as relatively moderate measures to cut
York Dispatch