The president is insisting that he and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell want to “do something” but McConnell has only said he would discuss the issue.
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Deeply divided NRA is being tested by renewed calls for gun control after 2 massacres
The nation’s largest gun lobby has been divided by leadership clashes and allegations of reckless spending.
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Maine lawmakers reaffirm views on gun checks, red-flag bill
The four members of the state’s congressional delegation point to previous support of proposed gun control measures.
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Death toll in El Paso shooting rises to 22
A hospital official says another victim of the weekend mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, has died.
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Two more deputies fired for inaction in Florida high school shooting
A sheriff says two additional deputies have been fired as a result of an internal affairs investigation into the agency’s response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people
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Lawmakers reject ‘red flag’ gun bill, but alternative may have a better chance
The bill is one of 2 measures that aim to separate potentially dangerous people from their guns – but by different processes.
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Maine senator revives ‘red flag’ bill to allow confiscation of guns from people who pose threat
The measure sponsored by Democrat Rebecca Millett of Cape Elizabeth would allow police and family members to seek a court order to temporarily disarm someone in mental health crisis.
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Westbrook native shot, killed in Arkansas while trying to stop armed robbery
Shawn Mckeough Jr., 23, a graduate of Westbrook High School, was serving in the Air Force in Little Rock, police say.
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Man killed in shooting in Portland’s Riverton neighborhood
Isahak Muse, 22, was killed at 1:45 a.m. in a residence on Milton Street, police say.
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Paradox for gun industry: Having allies in Washington is bad for business
Two years into a 2nd Amendment-friendly presidency, and a Senate led by Republicans, the ‘Trump slump’ means falling sales and complacency.