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Instead of allowing amendments that would actually keep Americans safer including closing the terrorist gun loophole and increasing funding for anti terror efforts by local law enforcement and airport security...

campaign style jaunt across the nation where he tried to rally support for his agenda which ranges from gun control to finding a cure for cancer But Republicans like Virginia Congressman Randy Forbes say even...

war against ISIL fighting the devastating opioid epidemic and urging congressional action to curb gun violence The accomplishments of 2015 have shown me that through bipartisan compromise and collaboration...

today on the executive actions President Obama announced to reduce gun violence Virginia knows all too well the tragedy and pain of gun violence When I was Governor Virginia suffered the deadliest mass...involving guns that remain outside the coverage of the mainstream press In the wake of Charleston Sandy Hook and countless other tragedies across the country there s simply no denying that gun violence...resources to enforce gun laws increase mental health treatment and improve reporting to the ...Continue Reading

watch list from purchasing a gun However the so called no fly list is riddled with errors and needs significant reform which should precede its use as an instrument of gun control Overall this half of...

prioritize issues like restrictions on gun ownership above improving the economy I don t think any Democrat need to fear taking a position in favor of reasonable gun rules like universal background record...want to hear about then it may not be that good Some analysts have blamed support for restrictions on gun purchases for Democratic electoral defeats this week in Kentucky and Virginia Kaine who sits on the...

created over the last 50 years just make no sense especially when it comes to guns Currently in this country it s legal for a gun dealer to complete a sale even to someone who s not allowed to own one How...background check isn t finished in a 72 hour period gun dealers can go ahead with the sale If the FBI comes back and says there are issues it s too late The gun s already been transferred over and now it s a...is how Dylann Roof was able to buy the gun he used to attack a prayer meeting in a ...Continue Reading

a current loophole that allows gun sales to proceed if a background check is not completed after 72 hours even if the gun buyer is not legally allowed to purchase a gun When a criminal background check...legally buy a gun If this process takes longer than 72 hours gun dealers can complete the sale even though there is a heightened risk that the purchaser is legally disqualified from purchasing a gun The Background...a completed background check for every gun buyer who purchases a gun from a fede...Continue Reading

U S SenatorTim Kaine is taking a stand on gun control pushing for completing background checks on people who purchase firearms before the purchase is concluded He introduced the Background Check Completion...Completion Act on Wednesday which would close a loophole that allows a gun dealer to complete the sale of a weapon to someone if the background check of that person takes more than 72 hours Kaine says it s...people like the Virginia Tech shooter purchase a gun before the shooting spree that ...Continue Reading

editorial cartoons we see shirtless and strong That s especially so now that he s sent Russian forces guns a blazing into Syria on behalf of the embattled Bashir Assad The United States has been bombing the...