Headline RoundupJune 20th, 2016
Senate Showdown Over Guns
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Democrats get their long-sought votes on gun control. But will election-year politics and the NRA get in the way?
Featured Coverage of this Story
From the Left
Senate braces for showdown over gun controlPolitico
See rating details
News
Negotiations went through the weekend, but it's unlikely they'll amount to anything more than election-year posturing.
From the Left
Senate will vote down new gun laws today because of an intensity gap that favors the NRAWashington Post
See rating details
News
The vast majority of Americans favor legislation being considered today in the Senate that would restrict people on the terrorist watch list from buying guns. But the measure will fail because those who oppose stricter gun laws are, on the whole, more passionate and politically organized than the average voters who support them.
Open on Washington Post
Possible Paywall
From the Right
Senate Showdown Over Guns — Here Are the Four Measures Up for a VoteThe Blaze
See rating details
News
The Senate will vote Monday night on four measures — two sponsored by Republicans, two by Democrats. All are expected to fail in a bitterly divided Congress.
AllSides Picks
March 28th, 2024
Story of the Week
Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Adds to Maritime Shipping Strain
March 28th, 2024
RED BLUE TRANSLATOR
What Gun Control means to Liberals & Conservatives
RED BLUE TRANSLATOR
What Gun Violence means to Liberals & Conservatives
More News about Gun Control and Gun Rights from the Left, Center and Right
From the Left
From the Center
From the Right
News
Hawaii's high court cites 'The Wire' in rebuke of US Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights
ABC News (Online)
News
Multiple people were shot at a high school in Perry, Iowa. The suspect is dead
Associated Press
News
Supreme Court will rule on ban on rapid-fire gun bump stocks, used in the Las Vegas mass shooting
Associated Press
News
White House Urges Congress to Pass Gun Control Legislation After Perry, Iowa School Shooting: ‘When Will Enough Be Enough?’
The Messenger
News
Activist Nuns, With Stake in Smith & Wesson, Sue Gun Maker Over AR-15 Rifles
Wall Street Journal (News)
News
Virginia’s Glenn Youngkin Vetoes Dozens Of Gun Control Bills, Emerges As ‘Brick Wall’ Against Democrats
The Daily Wire
News
Judge rules illegal immigrants have gun rights protected by 2nd Amendment
Fox News (Online News)
Fact Check
'Ban assault weapons now!' 'Star Wars' legend Mark Hamill cites misleading gun stats while calling for red-flag laws
The Blaze
Opinion
Prosecutors Agree He Shot a Man in Self-Defense. They're Still Trying To Put Him in Prison.
Reason