All Posts Tagged With: "Assault Weapons ban"

New York to Pass Gun Law Prompted by Massacre in Newtown

January 15th, 2013 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
Lawmakers in New York have agreed to pass the nation’s toughest gun control law and the country’s first since the school shooting in Newtown. Connecticut. The law calls for a very tough ban on assault weapons and provisions to make sure guns are kept out of the possession of mentally ill people if they have [...]

Tragedy Brings Out Call for Strict Gun Laws

December 17th, 2012 - 1 comment - Filed Under - by
On Sunday, several lawmakers called for the reintroduction of the ban on assault weapons after the tragedy that took place Friday in Newtown, Connecticut. The deadly shooting rampage inside an elementary school has prompted lawmakers, including President Obama to propose changes to the gun policy, according to two White House officials. Sunday evening, President Obama, [...]

Obama Would Seek Ban for Assault Weapons

October 17th, 2012 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
President Barack Obama engaged in a debate on Tuesday night with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney over the subject of gun control. Obama said he was thinking of pushing to ban assault weapons if he is reelected. At their second debate, both men danced around the question about gun control, a reflection of how they [...]