The reworked bill has "refined" the hotly disputed definitions of which firearms would be classified as assault weapons.

If the council approves a proposed ban on the sale of some assault weapons, Winter said ... than two hours to give emotional pleas pro and con on an ordinance prohibiting the commercial ...

The shooting deaths of three children and three adults inside a Nashville school has put further pressure on Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons. Such a prohibition ...

The 1994 ban blocked the sale of 19 specific weapons that have the features of guns used by the military. It expired in 2004 and any new proposals are unlikely to pass a divided Senate. By John ...

and Highland Park, Ill., sparked House Democrats to prep a bill to ban high capacity weapons and energize their voters ahead of this fall’s midterms. The House Judiciary Committee met recently ...

The House of Representatives voted to pass an assault weapons ban Friday evening, with legislators narrowly approving the bill with a 217-213 vote. The legislation will now head to the Senate ...

A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. in 2022 sparked calls for Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons – covering the types of guns used in both the recent ...

President Joe Biden this week pushed for a ban on military-style weapons as an answer to the nation’s rise in gun violence. But critics say little evidence supports the notion that such a ban ...

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) CHICAGO (CN) — The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging Cook County, Illinois' decades-old assault weapon ban. The plaintiffs in the case — ...

In a rally speech on Aug. 6, 2024, Harris said she and Walz will pass universal background checks, red flag laws and an assault weapons ban if she wins the presidential election in November.

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