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  • giffords at gun show
  • A smiling Gabrielle Giffords toured rows of tables loaded with rifles and handguns Sunday in her first visit to a gun show since surviving a 2011 shooting, and pleaded afterward for people to come together to stop gun violence.
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gun control, gun violence, northern suburbs news
  • gov. chris christie
  • Gov. Chris Christie has signed a law requiring law enforcement agencies to give the state information about guns that are seized or found abandoned.
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new jersey news, new jersey, chris christie, gun control, new jersey news
  • A new poll shows many New Jerseyans support three pieces of gun control legislation that were recently vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie.
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new jersey politics, gun control, chris christie, politics & elections
  • Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes, though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms.
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starbucks, gun control, u.s. & world news
  • gunmaker kahr firearms leaving new york
  • A firearms manufacturer in New York, partially blaming the state's new gun control law, said it's moving to Pennsylvania.
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gun, gun control, northern suburbs news
  • new jersey news
  • Over 500 weapons collected during Jersey City's gun buyback program were shredded Saturday morning.
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new jersey, jersey city, gun buy back, gun control, new jersey news
  • guns sold targeting kids
  • Children cannot drive until their 16, cannot drink until their 21, but they can shoot firearms long before then.
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gun, gun control, gun violence, investigations, jim hoffer
  • gun vote
  • A fiery Mayor Bloomberg blasted Senators who voted against new gun control legislation, calling the vote "a disgrace" and adding"children lost."
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gun, gun control, gun violence, politics & elections, kristin thorne
  • gun control bill rejected in senate
  • Kristin Thorne reports on the Senate's rejection of the background check expansion bill
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gun violence, gun, gun control, eyewitness news
  • gun buyback
  • The Bergen County sheriff's office says a two-day gun buyback program netted more than 1,300 firearms and 55,000 rounds of ammunition over the weekened.
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new jersey, bergen county, gun buy back, gun control, new jersey news
  • president barack obama gun control
  • Devin Dwyer reports on partisan bickering over the gun control debate
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gun violence, gun control, gun, newtown school shooting, charles schumer, raymond kelly, eyewitness news
  • gun control debate
  • Lisa Colagrossi reports on a possible breakthrough in the fight over gun control
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gun, gun control, gun violence, newtown school shooting, charles schumer, raymond kelly, eyewitness news
  • long island news
  • A Long Island church hosted a gun buyback program where anyone turning in an assault weapon received $300 cash.
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long island, gun buy back, gun control, assault weapons, amityville, long island news
  • guntrol debate heats up in washington
  • Devin Dwyer reports on the push for gun control in Washington, DC
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michael bloomberg, washington politics, gun control, eyewitness news
  • bloomberg and biden on guns
  • Vice President Joe Biden joined Mayor Bloomberg and families from Newtown Thursday in a renewed call for gun control.
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connecticut, school lockdown, shooting, newtown, newtown school shooting, mass shooting, joe biden, michael bloomberg, gun control, northern suburbs news
  • joe biden gun control newtown
  • Anthony Johnson reports on a new push for change in the wake of the Newtown shootings
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gun control, school lockdown, connecticut, shooting, newtown, newtown school shooting, mass shooting, joe biden, michael bloomberg, eyewitness news
  • gun control law
  • New York's new gun control law now requires federal background checks for private firearms sales.
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new york city, gun control, gun violence, andrew cuomo, new york news
  • long island news
  • A gun buyback event held at a Long Island church brought in 330 firearms.
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long island, uniondale, gun buy back, gun control, long island news
  • New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says handguns are the main problem on New York City streets when it comes to gun violence.
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new york city, raymond kelly, gun control, gun violence, new york news
  • new jersey news
  • More than 1,000 weapons including sawed-off shotguns were collected during a two-day gun buyback program in New Jersey's capital city of Trenton.
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new jersey, trenton, gun buy back, gun control, new jersey news
  • A gun control group formed in the wake of last month's Newtown massacre is holding a moment of silence in New York City for all victims of gun violence.
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new york city, gun control, new york news
  • A troubling oversight has been found within New York State's sweeping new gun laws.
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new york city, albany, gun control, new york news, jim hoffer
  • eyewitness news new york
  • Reactions from 7 notable people and organizations to President Barack Obama's sweeping proposals to curb gun violence.
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gun control, politics & elections
  • Tahman Bradley reports on the growing gun control debate after the Newtown shootings
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gun control, barack obama, eyewitness news
  • Bloomberg outlined his proposals Monday at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health at a summit on reducing gun violence.
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new york city, gun control, michael bloomberg, new york news
  • Anthony Johnso reports on the future of Sandy Hook Elementary
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connecticut, newtown, newtown school shooting, mass shooting, gun control, eyewitness news
  • Lisa Colagrossi reports on calls for gun control in the wake of the Newtown shootings
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newtown school shooting, gun control, joe biden, eyewitness news
  • Gun control advocates spent Sunday on the Brooklyn Bridge, lining up from borough to borough to call for tighter gun laws.
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new york city, brooklyn bridge, gun control, gun violence, new york news
  • The gritty urban streets of Brownsville, Brooklyn couldn't be more different than the bucolic Village of Sandy Hook.
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new york city, brooklyn, brownsville, gun control, newtown school shooting, new york news, jim dolan
  • Jim Hoffer investigates whether the shooter's mother should have had guns around her troubled son.
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eyewitness news 6pm, newtown school shooting, gun control, gun violence, newtown, video1
  • Political reporter Dave Evans with a look at some lawmakers' change of heart.
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eyewitness news 5pm, newtown school shooting, gun control, newtown, eyewitness news
  • New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and dozens of shooting survivors and victims' relatives are calling on Congress and President Barack Obama to tighten gun laws and enforcement.
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connecticut, school lockdown, shooting, newtown, newtown school shooting, mass shooting, michael bloomberg, gun control, new york news
  • dicks sporting goods
  • A sporting goods chain says it's suspending sales of modern rifles nationwide because of the school shooting in Connecticut.
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gun control, connecticut, school lockdown, shooting, newtown, newtown school shooting, mass shooting, business
  • One of the victims in the Newtown tragedy died without ever knowing her boyfriend planned to ask her to get married.
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connecticut, school lockdown, shooting, newtown, newtown school shooting, mass shooting, michael bloomberg, gun control, new york news