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Biden urges Congress to ban assault weapons after Texas mall shooting
Eight people were killed in a mall shooting Saturday in the Texas city of Allen, about 30 miles north of Dallas.
Mon May 08 2023
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Florida Senate rejects ban on assault weapons, votes to arm teachers
The Florida Senate rejected a proposal to ban assault weapons, and voted for a measure to arm some teachers.
Sun Mar 04 2018
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Obama unveils sweeping gun violence proposals
President Barack Obama Wednesday demanded an assault weapons ban and universal background checks for gun buyers, stoking a generational clash with the firearms lobby after the Newtown school massacre.
Thu Jan 17 2013
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Obama backs bill to ban assault weapons
US President Barack Obama backs a new bill to revive an assault weapons ban and other new gun laws, the White House said Tuesday, fleshing out his nascent response to a shocking school massacre.
Tue Dec 18 2012