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  • **FILE** A customer checks out a shotgun at Burdett & Son Outdoor Adventure Shop in College Station, Texas, on Dec. 19, 2012. (Associated Press)

    'Disappointed' NRA sees White House 'agenda to attack' gun rights

    The National Rifle Association said it was "disappointed" with the focus of a Thursday meeting with Vice President Joseph R. Biden and other groups over new gun measures, arguing that the White House gathering had less to do with keeping the country's children safe and more to do "with an agenda to attack the Second Amendment."


  • Virginia requires licensed firearm dealers to check the backgrounds of all buyers, but the law does not apply to purchases from private sellers at gun shows. A Republican-dominated legislature has rebuffed efforts to close the loophole. (Associated Press)

    Checks of gun show purchasers supported

    Virginians overwhelmingly support requiring background checks on buyers at gun shows and posting armed police officers in public school buildings after last month's Connecticut school shooting, according to a statewide poll released Thursday.


  • Moore talks gun control after Conn. shooting

    More than a decade has passed since Michael Moore released his pro-gun control documentary "Bowling for Columbine," and the director says he's saddened that the nation has not made enough strides toward ending violence in schools.


  • Vice President Joseph R. Biden, joined at the White House by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (left), holds a meeting Wednesday with gun-safety advocates and victims' families. (Associated Press)

    Biden hints at 'executive action' on gun control

    Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday floated the possibility that President Obama will take unilateral action to impose gun control in the wake of the last month's Connecticut school shooting.


  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Blame to go around in school shooting

    Who is responsible for the terrible Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting? Once you get past the shooter himself, there is still plenty of blame to go around.


  • "Bowling for Columbine" director Michael Moore said, "We are a violent people," in reflecting on the school shootings in Newtown, Conn. (Associated Press)

    Moore sorry 'Columbine' didn't stem gun attacks

    More than a decade has passed since Michael Moore released his pro-gun control documentary "Bowling for Columbine," and the director says he's saddened that the nation has not made enough strides toward ending violence in schools.


  • "When it comes to preventing future acts of violence in our schools, let me say this: More guns are not the answer. Freedom is not a handgun on the hip of every teacher, and security should not mean a guard posted outside every classroom," said Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy. (Associated Press)

    N.Y., Connecticut governors seek more gun laws

    Two Northeastern governors aren't waiting for Washington to pass new gun-control laws.


  • Vice President Joseph R. Biden listens as President Obama announces his assignment to head a task force to look into the causes of gun violence. Mr. Biden is to consult Cabinet officials and outside groups and submit proposals to the president by the end of January. (Associated Press)

    MILLER: White House goes after guns

    The White House just realized it had to at least pretend to listen to America's 100 million gun owners. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. invited a representative from the National Rifle Association (NRA) to attend a White House meeting with anti-gun groups scheduled to take place Thursday.


  • Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, announced Tuesday they are launching the Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC, an advocacy group to fight gun violence. Tuesday marked the second anniversary of the Tucson, Ariz., shootings, during which Ms. Giffords was shot in the head. (Associated Press)

    Tide shifting on pro-gun beliefs

    Tucson. Aurora. Virginia Tech. The names have become synonymous with shooting tragedies, and each sparked new debate over gun laws, though little action resulting.


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