WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Saturday it has taken the first step in the regulatory process to ban bump stocks, likely setting the stage for long legal battles with gun manufacturers while the trigger devices remain on the market. The move was expected after President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to work […]
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Florida governor signs gun bill; NRA sues to block new law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Weeks after their children were gunned down in the worst high school shooting since Columbine, parents of the victims stood in the Florida Capitol and watched Gov. Rick Scott sign a far-reaching bill that places new restrictions on guns. Hours later, the National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit to block […]
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NRA debate hits Cottage Street
NORWAY — On February 24, a Fed Ex driver experienced first hand the divided and highly emotional responses to the gun debate. Attempting to deliver a package to a Cottage Street address in Norway, the driver was greeted by the landlord and owner of the property who denied him access to deliver the package to a […]
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Donald Trump says lawmakers too fearful of NRA to act on guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Putting fellow Republicans in the hot seat, President Donald Trump is calling for quick and substantial changes to the nation’s gun laws even as he criticizes lawmakers for being too fearful of the National Rifle Association to act. Trump held a freewheeling, televised meeting with lawmakers at the White House that stretched […]
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Donald Trump urges lawmakers to buck NRA every once in a while
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared he’s willing to take on the National Rifle Association over gun legislation, but Republicans who control Congress aren’t so sure. They prefer to consider only modest changes to firearms limits in response to the mass shooting at a Florida high school. Congress returned to work Monday without following […]
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Arm teachers? Bad idea, say L-A teachers, students
Lewiston High School math teacher Samantha Garnett Sias, shown in her class in September, said Friday that the NRA’s suggestion of arming teachers in response to school shootings is a bad one. Other teachers and students also said teachers should not be armed. (Sun Journal file photo) LEWISTON — Giving teachers guns would be “absurd” […]
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U.S. companies distance themselves from NRA as pressure mounts
NEW YORK (AP) — Three more companies said Friday they had ended discount programs with the National Rifle Association, as U.S. corporations take a closer look at investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry after the latest school massacre. Petitions are circulating online targeting companies that offer discounts to NRA members on […]
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Donald Trump calls for arming many teachers, more guards at schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — Urging the arming of many teachers and school security guards, President Donald Trump said Friday the armed officer who didn’t stop the gunman who carried out last week’s Florida massacre was either a “coward” or “didn’t react properly under pressure.” Departing the White House for the Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump told […]
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NRA fires back against law enforcement, media and gun-control advocates
After a week of media silence following the school shooting in Florida, the National Rifle Association went on the offensive in its first public response to the massacre, pushing back against law enforcement officials, the media, gun-control advocates and the teenage survivors of the massacre who have pleaded for stricter gun laws. In a series […]
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Donald Trump endorses raising minimum age; NRA defends gun rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a higher minimum age for buying certain rifles and tighter background checks for purchasers, saying “there’s nothing more important than protecting our children,” amid a public outcry for action after the Florida school shooting. Trump said he spoke Wednesday night with many members of Congress and […]