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The president said the upper chamber needs to pass legislation approved by the House earlier this month, which would tighten gun laws including background checks.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is introducing a measure that would require background checks for all gun sales.

Four state Senate Democrats broke ranks in tabling a bill that would have banned the sale or transfer of certain assault-style weapons. It also would have banned magazines with more than 12 rounds.

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday in support of stricter gun controls. Speaking before a House Judiciary Committee Hearing on...

The gun-maker says it will concentrate instead on fulfilling contracts from the military and law enforcement for the semi-automatic weapon that has come for many to be associated with mass shootings.

To secure enough votes in 1994, the ban's sponsors in Congress accepted a "sunset provision" — meaning it would last 10 years but need to be reauthorized. Politics in the U.S. changed.