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Sensing Shift, Democratic Presidential Candidates Vow Action on Gun Violence

Reuters

   LAS VEGAS - Democratic presidential contenders on Wednesday vowed to
   pursue far-reaching limits on guns while standing up to the gun lobby,
   tackling an issue that has increasingly become a chief concern for
   their party's voters.

   Nine of the leading candidates gathered in Las Vegas for an all-day
   forum on gun safety, one day after the city marked two years since it
   suffered the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, which
   killed 58 people.

   The candidates offered details of various policies they have
   championed, including universal background checks, banning
   assault-style weapons and requiring gun owners to obtain licenses.

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