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Headline Roundup October 5th, 2017

GOP Lawmakers Consider Gun Control

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Some congressional Republicans said Wednesday they were willing to consider legislation banning a device that allows a semiautomatic rifle to mimic a fully automatic weapon.

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Some in GOP open to discussing Democrats’ proposal to ban device used in Las Vegas attack
Some in GOP open to discussing Democrats’ proposal to ban device used in Las Vegas attack

Washington Post

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It didn’t work after mass shootings at a nightclub in Orlando, college campuses in Virginia and Oregon, a church in Charleston, or at a movie theater and high school in Colorado. Or after two lawmakers survived assassination attempts. But after a gunman killed 58 people and wounded more than 500 at a Las Vegas concert, Democrats are going to try again to revamp the nation’s gun laws.

And some Republicans signaled that this time may be different.

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GOP Lawmakers Consider Gun-Control Measure
GOP Lawmakers Consider Gun-Control Measure

Wall Street Journal (News)

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As President Donald Trump visited Las Vegas following Sunday’s mass shooting, some congressional Republicans said Wednesday they were willing to consider legislation banning a device that allows a semiautomatic rifle to mimic a fully automatic weapon.

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Republicans Get Behind Gun Control in Wake of Las Vegas Shooting
Republicans Get Behind Gun Control in Wake of Las Vegas Shooting

Reason

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