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Poll: Number Of Americans Who Favor Stricter Gun Laws Continues To Grow

7:01am October 20, 2019

by Rachel Treisman

The overall percentage of Americans who support tougher gun laws is on the rise, even as the partisan divide remains stark, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

Canvassing for votes in Virginia Beach, Democrat Missy Cotter Smasal meets voter Mildred Manger. "It's just stupid that everybody has to have a gun," Manger says. "I mean, give me a break!"

Gun Control Is Front And Center In Virginia Races

8:24pm October 11, 2019

by Melissa Block

A mass shooting there this spring that left 12 dead has put the issue into sharp focus. Democrats — bolstered by large cash infusions from gun control groups — hope to turn the state legislature blue.

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Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke talks to NPR Host Michel Martin and voters Ruben Sandoval and Connie Martinez.

VIDEO: Beto O'Rourke Wants To Ban, Confiscate Some Guns. Texas Voters Want Details

12:50pm October 09, 2019

O'Rourke wants to ban and buy back assault-style weapons. Two undecided voters who like the idea asked him how it would work as part of NPR's Off Script series, where voters question candidates.

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David Hogg, now a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School graduate, has become one of the most prominent figures in the March for Our Lives gun violence prevention movement.

National

March For Our Lives, No Longer Protesting In Streets, Unveils Gun Control Plan

2:41pm August 21, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The group says its plan could prevent 200,000 gun deaths over 10 years. It calls for creating a national registry and starting a buyback program and creating a national gun czar.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (left) spoke alongside Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley during a vigil at the scene of a mass shooting in that city on Sunday.

National

Ohio Governor Proposes New Gun Control Laws, Marking Shift From Past GOP Leadership

7:07pm August 06, 2019

by Andy Chow

Ohio's Republican governor is proposing new gun control laws in response to the deadly mass killings in Dayton. This would be a big change for the Ohio GOP if he gets his way.

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Gun Control Advocates Hope To Move Past Weaker NRA, But Its Political Clout Persists

5:57am August 06, 2019

by Tim Mak

The National Rifle Association has faced an internal leadership crisis but remains politically strong — even as back-to-back mass shootings increase pressure for action on new gun restrictions.

New Zealand Minister of Police Stuart Nash announces government decisions around the firearms buy-back and amnesty at Parliament on Thursday in Wellington.

World News

New Zealand's Plan To Buy Back Illegal Firearms Angers Gun Advocates

6:14am June 20, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The country's equivalent of the NRA says the government isn't paying enough for weapons that became illegal under a new law passed in April.

Police block off an area along a street after a shooting in Darwin, Australia, on Tuesday. Authorities said a lone gunman killed at least four people and wounded one more.

Deadly Shooting Shocks Australia, Known For Tough Gun Control Laws

1:49pm June 05, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Four people were fatally shot in the city of Darwin. Police said they believe the suspect used a shotgun that was stolen as far back as 1997. The country enacted strict gun laws after a 1996 massacre.

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's prime minister, speaks during a news conference in Wellington, New Zealand, on March 21. New Zealand has banned military style semi-automatics and assault rifles and will establish a nationwide buyback of the weapons as a res

World News

New Zealand Passes Law Banning Most Semi-Automatic Weapons

7:19pm April 10, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Lawmakers across party lines voted overwhelmingly to ban the weapons after a massacre in Christchurch killed 50 worshippers. Owners have until the end of September to hand the weapons over to police.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will preside over a hearing Tuesday on red flag gun laws.

In The Shadow Of Suicides, Senate Panel Makes Rare Move To Consider Gun Control

4:28pm March 26, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a previously scheduled hearing Tuesday on so-called red flag laws, which allow for the temporary removal of guns from individuals if they are deemed a risk.