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As the federal “assault weapons” ban was about to expire in 2004, the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) reported that the ban could not be credited with any reduction in crime.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced Thursday he is willing to sit down and discuss gun control legislation with Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and John Cornyn (R-TX).

CNN shocked that Florida does not require its residents to acquire a permit to “conceal carry a rifle or shotgun.”

A Washington Post reporter appears unaware that “assault weapons” were legal to purchase, own, and use while the ban on them was in place.

San Francisco 49er linebacker Reuben Foster was arrested Sunday for charges of domestic violence and possession of an “assault weapon.”

NY has an “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazine ban, expanded background checks, and over $5.6 billion in gun violence costs a year.

New England Patriots linebacker James Harrison is getting pushback for posting a photo of an “assault weapon” on Instagram.

Baltimore has an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, and a record rate of “killings per capita.”

On November 20 Winslow wrote a Washington Post op-ed to announce he had withdrawn his name from DoD consideration.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed suit against California’s “assault weapons” ban on November 29, alleging it violates California’s Administrative Procedures Act.

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) passed on a chance Monday to review bans, one on open carry in Florida and one on “assault weapons” in Maryland.

The California Department of Justice is publishing new “assault weapons” regulations over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Gun control proponent Gabby Giffords is pushing for new regulations on muzzleloaders while Senate Democrats are pushing an all-out ban on “assault weapons.”

Senate Democrats are pushing an “assault weapons” ban again and the greatest opposition to it comes from voters aged 18 to 34.

The man who shot and killed five people in Rancho Tehama on Tuesday was barred from firearm possession via court order.

On November 13 Sen. John Cornyn announced he was ready to work with “[his] colleague from Connecticut” in pursuit of new gun legislation.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) took to Twitter on Wednesday to hint that his Republican colleagues are ready to cave on gun control.

The “assault weapons” ban proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and about two dozen other Democrats could mean prison time for anyone who loans an AR-15 rifle to a friend.

During a November 13 appearance on NBC’s Today, former Vice President Joe Biden answered a question on Texas church attack hero Stephen Willeford by saying, “Well, first of all, the kind of gun being carried he shouldn’t be carrying.”

What is important to the gun prohibitionists is control; not gun control, just control, and that involves every facet of your life.

Senate Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday that will ban the gun Stephen Willeford used to stop the Texas church attack.

NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof suggested the NYC terror attack death toll would have been much higher if the terrorist had an “assault weapon.”

Everytown for Gun Safety announced it would be dumping an additional $400,000 into gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam’s (D) campaign.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is “urging” his Democrat colleagues to avoid gun control as debate over the budget begins.

The FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) for 2016 shows more than four times as many people were stabbed to death than were killed with rifles of any kind.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) says the federal “assault weapons” ban that lapsed in 2004 would have prevented the Las Vegas attack, had that ban still been in force today.

Various Democrats–and/or Democrat surrogates–have voiced support for nine different gun controls since Sunday.

The Los Angeles Times reported on the dangers of “assault guns” and suggests it is time to ban the firearms once more.

During MSNBC’s coverage of the Las Vegas shooting on Monday, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called for a ban on assault weapons that “have no purpose but to maim and kill” and are “weapons of war.” Blumenthal blamed the lack of

The AR-15 is the quintessential American rifle of the 21st century — the same as the Kentucky long rifle was to the American colonists

The NRA and the California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) filed another suit in a series designed to cripple the gun controls ubiquitously known as “gunmageddon” in California.

California firearm owners discovered a way around the state’s registration requirement for AR-15s with bullet-buttons.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D), former attorney general of California, says it is “long past time” to end private ownership of “assault weapons.”

On August 13 — the day after the Charlottesville car attack — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) criticized types of firearms citizens can legally carry.

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) tweeted on Thursday that it is “past time” to ban private ownership of “assault weapons.”

At least two people were shot dead Friday, August 4, through Sunday, August 6, a 72-hour period designated the “Nobody Kill Anybody” weekend by #BaltimoreCeasefire.