'We will light 17 candles': Dunblane families write to Parkland students

Open letter from families affected by 1996 shootings at Scottish primary school backs gun control campaign

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With GOP backing, the measure has already passed the House.


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GOP Wants To Punish Filming, Photography On The House Floor


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House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is not planning to hold a vote on the gun control bills that spurred a sit-in by dozens of Democrats on the chamber floor on Wednesday ( Read more... )

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Call these senators ahead of todays' gun votes & ask them to break out of their @NRA duct tape! pic.twitter.com/CbBtoVu3YP
- igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) June 20, 2016

Call 1-844-USA-0234, enter your zipcode, & be connected to your 3 reps. Support universal background checks + hate crime prevention act.
- deray mckesson (@deray) June 20, 2016

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Missouri lawmakers passed a sweeping expansion of gun rights Friday, allowing people to carry concealed guns without needing permits while also expanding their right to stand and fight against perceived threats.The legislation, which goes to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon, was among the most prominent measures passed by the Republican-led Legislature on ( Read more... )

Since superdelegates are such a hot topic right now, I went looking for info to help increase my understanding of how and why they exist and how they're supposed to work. I found this to be very helpful.

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West Virginia Overrides Governor’s Veto To Pass Radical NRA-Backed Gun Law

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The Kansas statehouse is a very Second Amendment kind of place, and one provocative bill under consideration this session proposes the unusual step of protecting the firearms industry from discrimination.

In short, it would be illegal to refuse to do business with someone just because that person deals in guns or ammunition.

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