/tags/assault-weapons assault weapons en-US WLRN Thu, 20 Apr 2023 12:30:00 GMT /caribbean/2023-04-20/caribbean-leaders-agree-on-plan-to-ban-assault-style-weapons Caribbean Community leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons to curb spikes in gun violence and weapons smuggling in the 15-nation Caricom bloc. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 12:30:00 GMT /caribbean/2023-04-20/caribbean-leaders-agree-on-plan-to-ban-assault-style-weapons Associated Press /news/2022-07-06/harris-calls-for-renewing-the-assault-weapons-ban-after-highland-park-mass-shooting "Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban," Harris told a teachers convention in Chicago before visiting the shooting scene at nearby Highland Park. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:19:23 GMT /news/2022-07-06/harris-calls-for-renewing-the-assault-weapons-ban-after-highland-park-mass-shooting NPR Washington Desk /news/2021-03-24/colorado-democrats-consider-ban-on-assault-weapons-after-mass-shooting After 10 people were killed at a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., state Democrats say they're considering joining seven other states and D.C. by banning "assault-style" weapons. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:04:55 GMT /news/2021-03-24/colorado-democrats-consider-ban-on-assault-weapons-after-mass-shooting Bente Birkeland /news/2020-06-04/florida-supreme-court-shoots-down-assault-weapons-ban TALLAHASSEE --- The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to ban possession of assault-style weapons does… Thu, 04 Jun 2020 18:18:47 GMT /news/2020-06-04/florida-supreme-court-shoots-down-assault-weapons-ban Dara Kam - News Service of Florida /news/2019-09-23/thousands-of-guns-taken-under-red-flag-law-but-south-florida-lags-in-applying-it Florida has taken guns away from 2,000 residents in the year and a half since the state passed its Red Flag law, but while advocates tout the measure’s… Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:06:33 GMT /news/2019-09-23/thousands-of-guns-taken-under-red-flag-law-but-south-florida-lags-in-applying-it RAFAEL OLMEDA /news/2019-09-03/assault-weapons-registry-would-come-at-a-cost A panel of state economists on Tuesday estimated it would cost $4 million to build a registry to carry out a proposed constitutional amendment that… Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:32:24 GMT /news/2019-09-03/assault-weapons-registry-would-come-at-a-cost News Service Of Florida /news/2019-08-19/south-florida-republican-congressman-brian-mast-predicts-washington-will-pass-meaningful-gun-laws U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, who once had an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association, says Congress should — and will — pass new gun restrictions in the… Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:21:57 GMT /news/2019-08-19/south-florida-republican-congressman-brian-mast-predicts-washington-will-pass-meaningful-gun-laws ANTHONY MAN /2019-08-16/assault-weapons-definition-in-crosshairs-as-economists-evaluate-proposed-constitutional-amendment Earlier this month the state’s financial impact estimating group struggled to define certain portions of a proposed constitutional amendment that would... Fri, 16 Aug 2019 22:23:18 GMT /2019-08-16/assault-weapons-definition-in-crosshairs-as-economists-evaluate-proposed-constitutional-amendment Blaise Gainey /national-politics/2019-08-10/americans-largely-support-gun-restrictions-to-do-something-about-gun-violence President Trump says he supports "really intelligent background checks." It's unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans. Sat, 10 Aug 2019 11:00:27 GMT /national-politics/2019-08-10/americans-largely-support-gun-restrictions-to-do-something-about-gun-violence Domenico Montanaro /news/2019-08-05/drive-to-get-assault-weapons-ban-on-florida-ballot-raises-big-money-from-handful-of-wealthy-donors A baker’s dozen of big-money contributors, including a couple of billionaires, have provided extensive financial support for the effort to get a proposed… Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:20:10 GMT /news/2019-08-05/drive-to-get-assault-weapons-ban-on-florida-ballot-raises-big-money-from-handful-of-wealthy-donors Anthony Man