gun control legislation

US Senate begins gun control debate

The US Senate has begun debate on a proposal to expand criminal background checks on gun buyers. The bipartisan move…

12 years ago

Barack Obama in tears as he urges Congress to vote gun control bill during Connecticut speech

President Barack Obama made an emotional plea as he urged lawmakers to vote on gun control legislation that appears to…

12 years ago

Connecticut approves gun control measures in response to Newtown shooting

Connecticut lawmakers have approved gun control measures, which campaigners say are the strictest in America, following December Sandy Hook massacre. The…

12 years ago

Sandy Hook shooting: Barack Obama backs assault weapons ban

President Barack Obama wants to reinstate an assault weapons ban in the wake of the mass killings in Newtown, Connecticut,…

12 years ago