By Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus and Leigh Ann Caldwell CBS News As the president outlined sweeping new proposals aimed to reduce gun violence, a new CBS News/New York Times poll found that Americans back the central components of the president's proposals, incl...
Read MoreBy Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus and Brian Montopoli CBS News Ninety-two percent of Americans favor background checks for all potential gun buyers, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll. Universal background checks are one of the proposals that Presid...
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Jan16
Philadelphia, Jan. 16, 2013 -- CeaseFirePA, a coalition of Pennsylvanians, mayors, police chiefs, faith leaders, and community organizations, and one of the groups that met with Vice President Biden last week, echoed President Obama’s call for the American people to demand action to fight g...
Read MoreTroy Graham, Heard in the Hall Blog At the CeaseFirePA offices near Independence Mall, Executive Director Shira Goodman took a break from organizing a rally next week in Harrisburg to watch President Obama’s speech on her laptop. Goodman arrived at the gun violence policy group in October...
Read MoreIvey DeJesus, The Patriot News Just hours before President Obama unveils proposals for executive measures that would impose stricter policies on gun control, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said proposals to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazine clips would not infringe on gun owners' rights.
Read MoreRon Fournier, Nation Journal After skirting the lines of decency for years, gun lobby pulls President Obama's daughters into the debate. Has the NRA finally gone too far?
Read MoreTroy Graham Philadelphia Inquirer A day before President Obama kicks the gun debate into high gear by unveiling his legislative plans, Mayor Nutter said he wanted to use the city's financial weight to pressure the makers and sellers of firearms.
Read MoreBernard Harris Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray joined Reading Mayor Vaughn Spencer Monday in calling for Congress and President Barack Obama to strengthen firearms regulation in response to last month's school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Read MoreThe next few weeks represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to harden the nation’s gun laws and reduce the threat of rapid-fire violence in America. A month after the slaughter of 20 children and seven adults in Newtown, Conn., Vice President Joseph Biden Jr.’s commission is about...
Read MoreWhile the issue of gun control remains divisive, there are clear areas of agreement when it comes to a number of gun policy proposals. Fully 85% of Americans favor making private gun sales and sales at gun shows subject to background checks, with comparable support from Republicans, Democrats and...
Read MoreTaking a Stand Against Gun Violence 03/11/2013 Monday: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Mis...
Read More >Another poll shows overwhelming support in Pennsylvania for background checks...
Read More >E.J. Dionne's commentary in the Philadelphia Inquirer today calls the recent ...
Read More >Those of us who want common sense gun laws -- the majority of Pennsylvanians ...
Read More >Vice President Joe Biden, calling on elected officials in D.C. to have the co...
Read More >"It is a fortunate coincidence in the ongoing gun safety debate that the most...
Read More >In the past few weeks, we've been able to share some major accomplishments in...
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