Gun Policy News
Obama Extends Tentative Gun Control Olive Branch, NRA Shoots it Down
15 March 2011
Washington Post
Two months after the shooting rampage in Tucson renewed a debate over gun violence, President Obama is still searching for a way to take on the issue without touching off a battle with the powerful gun-rights lobby.
Gun control advocates and some congressional Democrats are pushing for legislation that would require gun sellers, even those at gun shows, to conduct background checks and would toughen data-reporting requirements.
But administration officials have... (GunPolicy.org)