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The House passes a gun control bill in response to the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings

Activists are calling on lawmakers to take action on gun control reform, following a number of mass shootings across the US. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The House passes a gun control bill in response to the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings

It has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programs, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks.

U.S. Appeals Court In Chicago Again Upholds Laws Banning Assault Weapons

Local officials point to a .50-caliber assault weapon during a 2005 news conference in Chicago, a year before Cook County officials enacted an assault weapons ban. The law has been upheld by trial and appeals courts. On Thursday, a federal appeals court again kept the law in place. M. Spencer Green/AP hide caption

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U.S. Appeals Court In Chicago Again Upholds Laws Banning Assault Weapons

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that two gun owners who sued Cook County have not persuaded the court to revisit a prior decision declaring local gun ordinances legal.

After Parkland, Some Republicans Try To Outdo Each Other On Gun Rights In Primaries

Brian Kemp, Georgia's secretary of state, holds a gun as he talks to a young man in one of his ads for his campaign for governor. It has spurred national outrage. Brian Kemp's campaign for Georgia governor via Twitter/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Brian Kemp's campaign for Georgia governor via Twitter/Screenshot by NPR

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After Parkland, Some Republicans Try To Outdo Each Other On Gun Rights In Primaries

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One campaign ad in Georgia, in which the candidate for governor points a gun at a young man, has spurred national outrage. Clinging to gun rights has been a strategy in some GOP primary races.

After Parkland, Some Republicans Try To Outdo Each Other On Gun Rights In Primaries

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In Florida, Cities Challenge State On Gun Regulation Laws

Law enforcement officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 15 in Parkland, Fla. A day earlier a gunman opened fire in the school, killing 17 people. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

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In Florida, Cities Challenge State On Gun Regulation Laws

Florida law doesn't just ban local governments from regulating guns, it threatens to fine and remove from office any local officials who do so.

In Florida, Cities Challenge State On Gun Regulation Laws

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Gun Owners Grapple With Shifting Conversations Around Firearms

There are roughly 300 million guns in America today. Gun owners have been thinking deeply about the role of firearms in American life. George Frey/Getty Images hide caption

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Gun Owners Grapple With Shifting Conversations Around Firearms

This week on The Call-In, NPR's Renee Montagne talks with three gun owners who've been thinking a lot about the role guns play in American life.

Gun Owners Grapple With Shifting Conversations Around Firearms

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Trump Administration Moves To Ban Bump Stocks

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Saturday that the Justice Department is formally moving to ban the sale or manufacture of bump stocks through regulatory action. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Trump Administration Moves To Ban Bump Stocks

The Justice Department took a first step in banning the sale, manufacture or possession of devices used to make a gun fire like an automatic weapon. But advocates say it'll take legislative action.

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