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The gun-control group founded by former New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (I) will begin surveying all federal candidates in the 2014 midterm elections on gun issues Monday as it tries to become a political counterweight to the National Rifle Association.This is the first big step by Bloomberg — who has committed to spending $50 million of his personal fortune this year to build a national grass-roots movement that will pressure lawmakers to pass more restrictive gun laws — to devise a political strategy heading into the November elections. Bloomberg’s group, Everytown for Gun Safety, is asking all Senate and...

Around 2:15 a.m., Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies got several calls from people living near Antelope and Walerga Roads who heard gunshots. While deputies were on their way to check it out, they got more calls reporting a man walking near Antelope Road with a gun. The man, in his late 20s, was walking near Don Julio Boulevard with an assault rifle when deputies asked him to drop the weapon. According to the deputies, the man refused to drop the rifle, and pulled a second gun from inside his jacket, and pointed it at them. Both deputies shot at the man;...

Speaking to Sacramento State College Republicans on February 19th, GOP gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari said "a single issue voter" whose issue is "assault rifle" magazines needs to find another candidate to support. "I'm not your guy," said Kashkari. According to CalNewsRoom.com, Kashkari's entire comment went like this: "If you're a single issue voter and you just want someone to give you a full capacity assault rifle magazine, God bless you. You can go vote for somebody else. I'm not your guy." California Association of Federal Firearm Licensees president Brandon Combs responded: "California Republicans like Neel Kashkari can't seem to keep...