Obama promises gun control action next year
2012-12-20 15:30:48
President Barack Obama vowed to press for tighter gun laws early next year, as he sought to turn national outrage over the Connecticut school massacre into action to ban assault weapons and ensure better background checks on gun buyers.
US schools closed over 'reports of threat'
2012-12-20 09:08:43
Public schools in a city in the US state of Oklahoma were closed on Wednesday over what authorities called "credible reports of a threat."
Obama seeks gun proposals to curb violence by January
2012-12-20 04:10:15
US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he is seeking concrete policy recommendations no later than January aimed at curbing US gun violence.
Calif. pushes for tighter gun controls
2012-12-19 11:50:30
California lawmakers, seizing on new calls for gun controls following the massacre of 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school, rolled out proposals on Tuesday to close loopholes in the state's assault weapons ban and restrict ammunition sales.
Hollywood silent on gun control
2012-12-19 07:56:17
Most of Hollywood's biggest action movie stars have remained silent, so far, on the divisive issue following last week's mass shooting at a Connecticut school.
Obama supports gun control laws: White House
2012-12-19 07:20:37
President Barack Obama " strongly" supports the renewal of the assault weapons ban and would back new gun legislation, the White House said Tuesday.
Newtown students to return to classes
2012-12-18 15:53:12
The schools of Newtown, which stood empty in the wake of a shooting rampage that took 26 of their own, will again ring with the sounds of students and teachers.
Obama seeks reform of gun-control laws
2012-12-18 08:03:44
Obama vowed on Sunday to battle gun violence, as a Connecticut town prepared to bury the first two victims of last Friday's rampage at an elementary school.
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Calls for gun control grow after US shooting
2012-12-17 09:53:34
Washington heavyweights debated on whether the country needs to tighten laws that control assault weapons after a 20 chilren died in a shooting last week.Church near site evacuated following threat Identities of victims revealed Police find 'good evidence' on motive Major school shootings in US
Could shooting be a tipping point in gun-control debate?
2012-12-17 07:51:55
The question surfaces each time a mass murder unfolds: Will this one change the political calculus in Washington, capital of the United States, against tougher gun control?
School massacre pressures Obama on US gun control
2012-12-15 09:37:17
The mass killing on Friday at a school put renewed pressure on Obama and other Democrats to reverse their years of caution about gun control laws and address the easy availability of firearms.
Chicago's mean streets prompt calls for tougher gun control
2012-11-09 08:05:01
In the city of Chicago, where Barack Obama has a home, locals are deeply concerned about one issue that he and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney failed to talk about throughout the presidential campaign - gun control and gun violence.