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N.C. Republicans Push Through Contested Agenda on ‘Veto Override Day’

The divided state’s new Democratic governor vetoed 14 bills this session, on guns, immigration, trans rights and more. Republicans are trying to enact them all anyway.

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Josh Stein was elected governor last year, taking office from another Democrat, Roy Cooper.
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A Grim Anniversary in Canada’s Fight Against Guns

Firearms smuggled in from the United States are flooding Canada’s streets, but the topic is largely absent from border security discussions amid the U.S. trade war.

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A memorial to the victims of a mass shooting in Danforth, a neighborhood in Toronto, in 2018.
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Appeals Court Blocks California’s Background Checks for Ammunition Buyers

The law violates the Second Amendment, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in a 2-1 decision.

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California voters approved a ballot initiative in 2019 to require background checks for ammunition buyers.
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