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An AP-NORC poll conducted in August 2023 found that about 6 in 10 independent voters said they wanted stricter gun laws. Only about one-third of Republicans wanted more expansive gun legislation ...
t. e. President Clinton signs the Brady Bill. The gun control policy of the Bill Clinton administration was the White House's domestic policy on guns during Bill Clinton 's term in office as President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Gun control was a major political issue in the first half of Clinton's first term and during that time he ...
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. An act to make our communities safer. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a United States federal law, passed during the 117th United States Congress. It implemented several changes to the mental health system, school safety programs, and gun control laws.
92.0% oppose a federal law banning the sale of firearms between private citizens. 82.3% of members are in favor of a program that would place armed security professionals in every school. 72.5% agreed that President Obama's ultimate goal is the confiscation of many firearms that are currently legal.
Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun control laws in more than two decades -- starting with stricter background ...
The new law also increases bail and toughens probation and parole for what officials called a narrow group of people with repeated serious gun offenses; expands the state's current assault weapons ...
On October 11, 2017, ten days after a mass shooting in Las Vegas killed 58 people, a Politico / Morning Consult poll was released. It found that 64% of Americans support stricter gun laws, while 29% opposed them. Support was higher among Democrats (83%) than among independents (58%) and Republicans (49%).
June 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM. Justices rule 8-1 to preserve a 1994 gun law. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of ...