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Gun Control Legislation & Proposals
The latest news on the intense debate over what restrictions should be allowed on the 2nd Amendment, the right to bear arms.
Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com
A gun store employee shows a customer a shot gun
Gun Control Headlines
- Analysis: Recent California newspaper editorials
- Father of Sandy Hook victim faces criminal charges
- Gun control forces struggle to keep issue alive
- Protesters slam McConnell background check vote
- AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
- NRA, gun control advocates say fight far from over
- NRA's new president has penchant for bold words
- Obama: US, Latin America must strengthen economies
- NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights
- Palin: Leaders exploiting tragedy of shootings
- Fresh off victory, top US gun lobby has convention
- Fresh off victory, NRA holds convention in Houston
- A new front for gun background checks: the ballot
- Conn. senators plan to resurrect gun control bill
- PROMISES, PROMISES: Tougher restrictions on guns
Gun Control Photos
Firearm background checks 2008-2012
Firearm background checks in the U.S. Background checks performed by the FBI on those hoping to purchase a firearm have risen, sometimes dramatically, throughout the country in the past five years.
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