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In the aftermath of the Texas School mass shooting, Democratic State Representative Jennifer Longdon is hoping to revive two-gun control bills in the closing days of the legislature.

The survivors and families of Parkland shooting victims are experiencing a kindred, gut-wrenching heartbreak with those experiencing loss in Uvalde, Texas. 

Wednesday April 14, 2021 Visitors have flocked to Western communities during the pandemic to soak in the region’s public lands. But…just how many visitors? Right now, we don’t have a good way to track that crucial data. Plus, members of Moms and Students Demand Action for Gun Sense in America are holding a series nationwide actions to urge more robust background checks on gun purchases. And finally, grizzly bear populations in the Mountain West have rebounded since being listed as an enda...

Yesterday, H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (D-CA), along with original cosponsors House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Representatives Fred Upton (R-MI), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX),…