Walmart employee Thomas Marshall sent the petition to chief executive Doug McMillon after two recent store shootings killed 24 people.
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Crowd rallies in Portland for gun safety legislation
Following the recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, local gun-control advocates call for expanded background checks and so-called ‘red flag’ laws.
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Trump insists he and Republicans want stronger gun background checks
The president is insisting that he and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell want to “do something” but McConnell has only said he would discuss the issue.
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Trump claims support for stronger background checks, at odds with Republican statements
Mitch McConnell, the Republican who is Senate majority leader, underscores the difficulty of reaching consensus on gun-control issues.
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Deeply divided NRA is being tested by renewed calls for gun control after 2 massacres
The nation’s largest gun lobby has been divided by leadership clashes and allegations of reckless spending.
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Death toll in El Paso shooting rises to 22
A hospital official says another victim of the weekend mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, has died.
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Two more deputies fired for inaction in Florida high school shooting
A sheriff says two additional deputies have been fired as a result of an internal affairs investigation into the agency’s response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people
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Lawmakers reject ‘red flag’ gun bill, but alternative may have a better chance
The bill is one of 2 measures that aim to separate potentially dangerous people from their guns – but by different processes.
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Court rejects challenge to regulation of gun silencers
The Supreme Court rejected the challenge just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia.
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Proposed alternative to ‘red flag’ gun bill draws broad support
Both the original and a compromise proposal seek to keep firearms from people who pose a threat.