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Texans react to Obama's gun proposal

The ads, which pop up on The New York Times' website and others, are in response to new gun laws in New York that, among other things, expand a ban on assault weapons.

Proposal offers tax break for surrendering assault weapons

Turn in an assault weapon, receive a tax break.

Amid gun debate, weapons trade show opens in Vegas

It comes amid a raging national debate over assault weapons.

Congress won't ban assault weapons, NRA says

But I would say that the likelihood is that they are not going to be able to get an assault weapons ban through this Congress," NRA President David Keene said on CNN's State of the Union.

NRA says Congress will not pass weapons ban

The National Rifle Association president says Congress is not likely to pass a new ban on assault weapons.

Commentary: Sales of AR-15 assault rifles can and should be restricted

Not only is there no federal ban on assault weapons, the vast majority of states have no specific laws restricting these dangerous weapons or high-capacity magazines.

Commentary: Does America love its guns more than its children?

No matter how you dress it up, it is people who can easily get access to guns -- assault weapons apt for mass murder -- who have robbed us forever of our peace.

Commentary: Guns are the problem

As retiring U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut said Sunday, "Assault weapons were developed for the U.S. military, not commercial gun manufacturers.

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