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Topics Of Race, Inequality Play Leading Roles At Boston Gun Control Rally

(Photo gallery attached at bottom of page) BOSTON — More than 50,000 rallied on the Common Saturday to push for more gun control as part of the national "March For Our Lives" movement, with thousands of Hub students who began the march in Roxbury taking center stage.

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Take Your Gun Control and Shove It. We’re Arming Up.

Radio silence. It's never a good sign. Experts and pundits will tell you that before a terror attack, the chatter goes silent.

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Challengers cornering Ayotte on guns ahead of election

WASHINGTON — New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, currently engaged in a heated campaign to win a second term and keep the Senate's balance of power tilted in favor of the GOP, is beginning to show a willingness to break from her party to confront controversial gun issues.

Seth Moulton

Moulton solidifies national reputation as assault weapon foe

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, the first-term Democrat from Salem and veteran of the Iraq War, has endeared himself to national anti-gun activists after taking a hard line against the sale of semiautomatic weapons to civilians. Days after a gunman slaughtered 49 innocents in the name of Islam at

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Orlando is why we need surveillance

The FBI had the Orlando gunman under watch — twice — and, after much consideration, decided to stop following him. Was this a mistake? Obviously, tragically so. But in this massive lost opportunity to prevent a slaughter dwells a positive sign for our ability to stop future attacks. Law enforcement at least

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Trump slams Clinton for ‘heartless’ gun limits in NRA speech

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Donald Trump on Friday slammed Hillary Clinton as "heartless" for backing restrictions on gun ownership that he said would leave Americans in high-crime areas unable to protect themselves. He also challenged Clinton to follow his lead and release a list of potential Supreme Court nominees.

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Open carry ban urged by federal lawmakers in Conn.

(CNSNews.com) — Even though the state law allows for open carry, federal lawmakers in Connecticut are asking the state's food retail stores to ban the open carry of guns in their stores. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) wrote a letter

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Clinton TV ads hammer guns in NH, shy away in Iowa

WASHINGTON (AP) — Broadcast TV viewers in New Hampshire should recognize Hillary Clinton's stance on gun control by now. One of every four political ads she's aired in the state over the past month has been about tougher gun laws. But in Iowa, only 1 in 17