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Gun rights fight intensifies in Washington

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  • Gun Control Across America

  • Gun owners, veterans and concerned citizens are all standing together reminding lawmakers they're still fighting for a change to gun laws.
    Gun owners, veterans and concerned citizens are all standing together reminding lawmakers they're still fighting for a change to gun laws.
  • Friday, May 31 2013 2:18 PM EDT2013-05-31 18:18:35 GMT
    A federal appeals court panel Friday unanimously upheld an Obama administration requirement that dealers in southwestern border states report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles.
    A federal appeals court panel Friday unanimously upheld an Obama administration requirement that dealers in southwestern border states report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles.
  • Thursday, May 16 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-05-16 19:45:21 GMT
    District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray's administration does not support a bill that would require gun owners in the nation's capital to carry liability insurance.
    District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray's administration does not support a bill that would require gun owners in the nation's capital to carry liability insurance.

Guns have been the big topic all week in Washington. President Obama announced 23 executive actions he says will help, but the big fight will be in Congress.

For years, members of Congress, unless they're in the most liberal districts, have not wanted to cross the National Rifle Association.

So will that solid wall of support for gun rights hold again this time, or are things somehow different?

Video: FOX's Chris Wallace reports.

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