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Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., listens as Vice President Pence administers the Senate oath of office during a mock swearing in ceremony in January.

'Seize This Moment': Doug Jones Tackles Gun Control In First Senate Speech

3:47pm March 21, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

The Alabama Democrat said recent student protests remind him of the civil rights movement. He called for tighter control of gun purchases and expressed respect for the Second Amendment.

Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife Sherri speak during a press conference at the entrance to the First Baptist Church, after a mass shooting that killed 26 people in Sutherland Springs, Texas, last November.

Survivors Of Mass Shootings Face Renewed Trauma From Conspiracy Theorists

4:10pm March 20, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

The idea that victims of mass shootings are hired actors who stage tragedies in order to achieve political gain has drifted from obscure right-wing media into the mainstream.

Politics & Government

City Council Invites Greensboro Residents To Comment On Guns April 3

5:42am March 20, 2018

by Sean Bueter

The City of Greensboro is asking residents to bring their views on guns to a meeting next month.

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Surviving Mass Shootings Draws 2 Floridians Together

8:55am March 19, 2018

Neema Bahrami, survivor of the 2016 Pulse shooting, Annabel Claprood, a sophomore at a Parkland high school where 17 were killed last month, and others have found common purpose in shared experiences.

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Broward County Sheriff officers stand outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 27, 2018.

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Video: Broward Sheriff Releases Footage Of Deputy Outside During Parkland Shooting

3:50pm March 15, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The video sheds more light on the actions of former deputy Scot Peterson, during the Feb. 14 shooting rampage at a Parkland, Fla., high school that that left 17 students and school staff dead.

In Gun-Friendly Montana, Student Walkout Steers Clear Of Politics

9:13pm March 14, 2018

by Corin Cates-Carney

Students in Helena, Mont., who participated in Wednesday's walkouts called it a memorial, not a protest — unlike demonstrations across the U.S. that explicitly called for laws to restrict gun rights.

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The Broward County state attorney will seek the death penalty in its case against Nikolas Cruz, who is charged with 17 counts of murder in the Parkland, Fla., shooting. Cruz is seen here at a hearing Feb. 19 in Fort Lauderdale.

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Florida State Attorney Will Seek Death Penalty For Parkland Shooting Suspect

9:10pm March 13, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Nikolas Cruz, 19, has already been charged with 17 counts of murder in the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Public defenders had sought to avoid a trial by having Cruz plead guilty.

An MIT study tracked 126,000 stories and found that false ones were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than ones that were true.

Can You Believe It? On Twitter, False Stories Are Shared More Widely Than True Ones

7:31pm March 12, 2018

by Laura Sydell

An MIT study tracked 126,000 stories and found that false ones were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than ones that were true. Twitter is asking outside experts to help it deal with the problem.

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President Trump meets with leaders of the steel and aluminum industries at the White House last week.

Trump Pits Video Game Makers Against Harshest Critics In Closed-Door Meeting

4:08pm March 08, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

After the Parkland high school shooting, the president said video games are "really shaping young people's thoughts." Then he invited makers of those games to the White House to meet with critics.

Vince Warner fires an AK-47 with a bump stock installed at Good Guys Gun and Range in Utah. A significant majority of Americans favor outlawing the attachment, according to the latest NPR/Ipsos poll.

Politics & Government

NPR Poll: After Parkland, Number of Americans Who Want Gun Restrictions Grows

10:23am March 02, 2018

by Asma Khalid

More than 9 in 10 Americans support mandatory background checks for all gun buyers. That's one finding in a new NPR/Ipsos poll that shows an increasing level of support for gun control policies.

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