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White House fights back against age comments in Biden probe
The White House launched a fierce pushback Friday against a brutal special counsel report portraying Joe Biden as elderly and forgetful, describing it as a political hit-job on the president in an election year.
Supreme Court says Americans have right to carry guns in public
The US Supreme Court ruled on June 23 that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country confronting a surge in gun violence.
’Evil’ like Texas massacre a reason to arm, not disarm: Trump
Former US president Donald Trump rejected calls for tightened gun controls on May 27 following the Texas school massacre, saying decent Americans should be allowed the firearms they need to defend themselves against "evil."
Trump tells NRA he’s withdrawing from arms treaty
In a largely symbolic gesture to a group that helped him win the White House, President Donald Trump said on April 26 he is pulling the U.S. back from an international agreement on the arms trade, telling the National Rifle Association the treaty is "badly misguided."
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40,000 People Have Been Killed by Firearms in the United States For a Year
More people died from firearm injuries in the United States last year than in any other year since at least 1968, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thousands of American Students with a Demand Towards Trump
US students spilled out of classrooms by the tens of thousands on Wednesday, chanting slogans like "No more silence" and "We want change" as part of a coast-to-coast protest over gun violence prompted by last month's massacre at a Florida high school.
Walmart Says it will Raise Age Restriction to 21 for Gun Purchases
Walmart announced Wednesday that it is raising its age restriction to 21 for firearm and ammunition purchases.
The company said in its statement that it made the decision in light of recent events and will try to implement this change "as quickly as possible."
‘Arming teachers’ could help prevent massacres, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 21 that arming teachers could help prevent massacres like last week’s mass shooting at a Florida high school, voicing support for an idea backed by the National Rifle Association gun rights group.
U.S. Students Protest Over Gun Laws, Trump Considers Arming Teachers
Students galvanized by the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school confronted lawmakers on Wednesday with demands to restrict sales of assault rifles, while President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers as a way to stop more U.S. rampages.
Obama, wiping tears, makes new push to tighten gun rules
Wiping back tears as he remembered children killed in a mass shooting, President Barack Obama on Jan. 5 ordered stricter gun rules that he can impose without Congress and urged American voters to reject pro-gun candidates.