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News Articles: Gun reform

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the NATO summit in Hertford, England, on Dec. 4, 2019. On Friday, he announced a national freeze on the sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns.

Trudeau orders an immediate freeze on the sale of handguns in Canada

It's also now forbidden to bring newly acquired handguns into the country. "We have seen too many examples of horrific tragedies involving firearms," the Canadian prime minister said.

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  • Giulia Heyward
A woman leaves flowers at a makeshift memorial at the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in El Paso, Texas.

'Anger, Anguish' And 'Cohesion': Updates From El Paso in the Wake of Mass Shooting

President Donald Trump is headed to both Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, Wednesday in response to the recent mass shootings in the two cities. Along...

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Sixteen-year-old Niles Francis, a student at South Cobb High School, marched with grandfather, Jerry Pennick. Francis is lobbying the Georgia General Assembly to pass SB 457, a school safety bill requiring more active shooter drills.

A Family Tradition At ATL's March For Our Lives

About 30,000 people turned out at the March For Our Lives in Atlanta Saturday to advocate for changes to gun laws. As volunteers worked the crowds to...

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Sixteen-year-old Niles Francis, a student at South Cobb High School, marched with grandfather, Jerry Pennick. Francis is helping lead the effort to get a Georgia law passed requiring school safety drills.

PHOTOS: March For Our Lives Atlanta

An estimated 30,000 people turned out for the March For Our Lives in Atlanta. Students led the massive crowd through downtown chanting "Not One More," ...

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The students were all given after school detention as punishment for skipping class.

The Georgia Student Walk Out For Gun Violence

Students across Georgia walked out of class today, as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence and to remember the victims of last month’s...

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