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The shooter is scheduled to stand trial in a Charleston federal court on Nov. 7. If convicted of the murder and hate crime allegations, he faces a possible death sentence.

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The DOJ is pushing for a death sentence for the white man accused of murdering nine black people at a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina, last year.

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A bill to increase the length of time authorities are given to process background checks for firearm purchases from 3 to 10 days could be dead on arrival in the Oregon Senate.

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A fact-check initiative of the Annenberg Public Policy Center has disputed a claim made by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with regards to the so-called 'Charleston Loophole.'

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Legislation that would close a "loophole" in criminal background checks for gun purchases has passed an Oregon House committee -- albeit with changes.

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Delaware's House Majority Leader intends to file legislation to close a loophole in the state's law requiring background checks for firearm purchases.

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Gun control stalwarts Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy, Dianne Feinstein and others kicked off a legislative push to mandate an end to the "default to proceed" practice.

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The friend of a gunman who killed nine people in a South Carolina church in June was indicted Friday for lying to investigators, saying he didn’t know the act would be carried out.

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As a first-generation American, I can say without reservation that I support the right to fly the Confederate flag and feel it deserves to be flown.

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A measure that aims to shore up the nation's firearms background check system is getting negative feedback from both gun control and gun rights groups.

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I’m an American and the Confederate Flag—the Dixie flag—isn’t America’s flag. So, why do so many Americans want to wave the flag represents racial division?

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Roof has been indicted on 33-counts of federal hate crime and gun charges for killing nine black parishioners at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston on June 17.

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