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...The Texas laws require the state’s comptroller to identify companies that should be banned and demands firms verify that they do not boycott firearms, ammunition and energy companies....
...unrest in many cities throughout the United States”, and calls in the wake of Floyd’s death to “defund” law enforcement....
...Supreme Court of the United States Clarence Thomas, 70, appointed by George H W Bush John Roberts, 63, appointed by George W Bush Samuel Alito Jr., 68, appointed by George W Bush Stephen Breyer, 79,...
...Olin, a chemicals and ammunition group that owns the Winchester gun brand, is insulated by diversification but noted last month that second-quarter commercial ammunition sales fell 15 per cent....
...The backstory FT editors select the stories that best explain America’s gun debate Richard Ford on America’s gun problem Going to war with the gun lobby Black rifles and a new generation of gun owners...
...the states of Nevada, Utah, California and Texas....
...Investigators are combing through “numerous electronic items” that were recovered from Paddock’s property in Reno, where police also found five handguns, two shotguns and a “plethora” of ammunition....
...He was found with 23 guns — including rifles with scopes — along with at least 19 other firearms, explosives and thousands of rounds of ammunition at his home, according to authorities....
...Yet the intensity of the attack, drawing on a stockpile of powerful guns found in Paddock’s hotel room and home, has renewed America’s long-running and bitter debate on gun controls....
...ammunition magazines....
...It is hard to overstate San Bernardino’s impact on America’s state of mind....
...“I’m a mom and just like millions of other women, that’s why I own guns,” says a woman in the video. “We’re responsible, we’re law-abiding and we’re everything that makes America strong....
...for America....
...The Senate voted 54-to-46 on a bipartisan proposal calling for people who want to buy firearms online and at gun shows to first pass background checks, short of the 60 needed to pass the bill....
...“This is an indication of America’s schizophrenia on gun issues,” said Robert Spitzer, an expert on the politics of gun control at the State University of New York Cortland....
...Democrats’ calls for bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines have already been struck down by Republicans....
...Also on Monday, officials in Delaware and Maryland called for bans on assault weapons and certain types of ammunition, joining governors and lawmakers in several states considering tighter regulation of...
...limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines....
...The New York City fund’s move comes as the state has tightened its already strict gun laws, broadening the definition of banned weapons and limiting the size of magazines....
...silencers and mufflers....
...Despite the political sensitivities of gun control, the Obama administration is pressing ahead with efforts to limit access to military-style weapons and ammunition....
...Sales and profits have been driven in recent years by the increasing popularity of tactical rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines – the items targeted by a bill introduced in Congress last week....
...“And finally, let’s have a careful and civil conversation about the lethality of firearms we permit to be legally bought and sold in this country,” he said, a vague reference to calls for an assault weapon...
...Cerberus said it would try to sell the Freedom Group, a collection of leading firearms and ammunition companies that includes Bushmaster, maker of the military-style rifle that Adam Lanza used last week...
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