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Gabby Giffords sets up new group to enhance NH gun laws

by Chris Eger

New Hampshire is now home to a brand new gun control group, set up with the help of former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, in an effort to expand background checks.

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More than 2.1 million names added to NICS for mental health issues since 2013

by Chris Eger

The number of records in the FBI's background check system on those with mental issues has doubled in the past three years after intense efforts to reform the program.

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Colorado’s strict 2013 gun laws back in federal court

by Chris Eger

A federal appeals court Monday heard oral arguments over laws limiting magazine capacity and expanding background checks to include almost all firearm sales.

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Courts hand down another pro-gun victory in ‘Docs vs Glocks’ case

by Chris Eger

A federal court Tuesday rejected a request for rehearing over Florida's law prohibiting health care workers from asking about their patient’s firearms, lifting a long-standing injunction.

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Colorado background check, magazine limit repeal snuffed out (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

A Democrat controlled state House committee made short work Monday of successful Senate bills that would have repealed Colorado’s 2013 universal background check law and arbitrary 15 cartridge magazine cap.

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Colorado Senate approves repeal of expanded background check law

by Chris Eger

Lawmakers in the State's Republican-controlled Senate took aim at Colorado's 2013 universal background check law that includes most private gun transfer, voting to repeal it Wednesday.

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Physician and attorney lobby groups call for more background checks, gun restrictions

by Chris Eger

Seven major medical organizations as well as the American Bar Association Monday made a call to address gun violence as a public health issue to which they proposing a number of gun control recommendations as a cure.

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Colorado could see pro-gun bills repealing background checks and magazine restrictions

by Jared Morgan

The Colorado 70th General Assembly convenes Wednesday with Republicans controlling the Senate, Democrats the House and with a Democratic governor holding veto power, several recently passed gun control laws could be safe from repeal.

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Mental health records reported to NICS system tops 3.7 million

by Chris Eger

According to FBI data released this week, the number of firearms prohibiting mental health records submitted to the federal background checks database from the states has climbed 10 percent in six months.

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Rhode Island House passes bill to prevent those with mental illnesses from buying firearms (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

On Tuesday, the Rhode Island House unanimously passed a bill that would order the state to transmit the information of those involuntarily committed to NICS.

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