Published 2 years ago

House passes gun safety bill, sending measure to Biden’s desk

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The bill would toughen requirements for young people to buy guns. It would deny firearms from more domestic abusers and help local authorities temporarily take weapons from people judged to be dangerous. Most of its $13 billion cost would go to bolster mental health programs and for schools. The Senate approved it by a bipartisan 65-33 margin, with 15 Republicans joining all Democrats.

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CTV News

U.S. House moves toward sending gun violence compromise to Biden

A modest but wide-ranging gun violence measure moved within an eyelash of U.S. House approval Friday, a vote that would send the measure to President Joe Biden and illustrate progress on the long-intractable issue and a deep-seated partisan divide that persists.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Gun control: What is in the new bipartisan firearms legislation passed by the Senate?

Breakthrough bill drafted after Buffalo and Uvalde atrocities voted through upper chamber 65-33

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Landmark gun bill draws enough votes to pass U.S. House

The first significant gun-safety bill in decades garnered enough votes for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, weeks after mass shootings in Texas and New York that killed more than 30 people, including 19 children.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

House sends Biden compromise gun violence bill as Buffalo, Uvalde killings prompt end to decades of gridlock in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — House sends Biden compromise gun violence bill as Buffalo, Uvalde killings prompt end to decades of gridlock in Congress.

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

House passes historic gun safety bill, sends reform package to Biden to become law

The bill passed the Senate Thursday, the same day the Supreme Court struck down a New York law and made it easier for people to carry handguns.

2 years ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

US Congress passes rare bipartisan gun legislation

The Congressional push comes even as US Supreme Court limited the right of states to restrict people from carrying guns in public without special permit, striking down a New York law.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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