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  2. Gun violence and gun control in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban; Federal Assault Weapons Ban; Federal Firearms Act of 1938; Federal firearms license; Firearm case law; Firearm Owners Protection Act; Gun Control Act of 1968; Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) Gun law in the U.S. Gun laws in the U.S. by state; Gun politics in the U.S. Gun show loophole; High-capacity magazine ban

  3. Gun control after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

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    [31] [32] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid decided to leave the proposed ban out of the broader gun control bill, saying that it was unlikely to win the 60 votes it needed in the 100-member chamber and that it would jeopardize more widely supported proposals. [33] [34] On the morning of April 17, 2013, the bill failed on a vote of 40 to 60.

  4. Social policy of the Barack Obama administration - Wikipedia

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    Obama voted against legislation protecting firearm manufacturers from certain liability suits, which gun-rights advocates say are designed to bankrupt the firearms industry. [151] Obama did vote in favor of the 2006 Vitter Amendment to prohibit the confiscation of lawful firearms during an emergency or major disaster, which passed 84–16.

  5. 5 American cities that require you to own a gun - AOL

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    4. Gun Barrel City, Texas. Gun Barrel got its fitting name as a safe haven for outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde during the Prohibition era. The city's motto is "We shoot straight with you." 5. Virgin ...

  6. Federal Assault Weapons Ban - Wikipedia

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    The Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, popularly known as the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB or FAWB), was subtitle A of title XI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a United States federal law which included a prohibition on the manufacture for civilian use of certain semi-automatic firearms that were defined as assault weapons as well as ...

  7. Take a look at the list of gun control bills that are still ...

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    An assault firearm ban. SB57: Prohibits the carrying of a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or bar that serves alcohol. SB225: A companion bill to HB498. Requires each local ...

  8. Assault weapons legislation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The assault weapons ban tried to address public concern about mass shootings while limiting the impact on recreational firearms use. [15]: 1–2 In November 1993, the ban passed the United States Senate. The author of the ban, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and other advocates said that it was a weakened version of the original proposal. [16]

  9. Marijuana user cannot be banned from gun ownership, US court ...

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    A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a pot-smoking gun owner in Texas cannot be prosecuted for violating a federal ban on users of illegal drugs owning firearms, saying it is ...