I always enjoy “analysis” pieces like this one, which says, “Democrats should write off the midterms.” The problem is that Democrats, who admittedly have a predisposition toward pessimism, sometimes turn these silly attacks into self-fulfilling prophecies. Before the Texas abortion law, I just wanted to hold the House. Now, I want more seats. What I really
Abortion is a Jewish value, and the US House of Representatives’ vote to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) is a crucial step in protecting abortion rights across the US, National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz said on Friday. The House approved legislation on Friday to protect abortion services against growing Republican-backed
A member of the National Rifle Association’s board of directors says the only way to clean up the gun-rights group is to replace the current board and top executives — including CEO Wayne LaPierre, new court papers show. In a Friday court filing, NRA board member Roscoe Marshall Jr. asked to intervene in New York
Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 173 into law, giving researchers access to a host of information on gun owners, including personal identifying information. Because AB 173 was passed as a budget trailer bill, the legislation takes effect immediately. Governor Newsom is still considering SB 264, legislation to place further restrictions on Gun Shows in Orange County. Please contact Gov.
President Joe Biden was dealt a significant setback this month when he was forced to abandon David Chipman, his nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The nomination was only the second he was forced to withdraw, and it was a blow to the gun-control groups who had backed Biden’s pick.
Orange County Fair & Event Center officials have decided to back off on attempts to soften the economic blow of a state Senate bill that, if signed into law by the governor, would end gun shows at the O.C. fairgrounds. Board members earlier this month considered sending a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him
After two known incidents in the past six months in which young children in West Bath fired their parent’s unsecured firearm, gun control advocates are calling for public education on safe gun storage — and for Maine lawmakers to adopt stronger firearm regulations. Last week, Stephen R. Ambrose, 24, of West Bath was charged with
Police respond to ‘active shooter’ at Tennessee grocery store At least one person was killed and another 14 shot in a mass shooting near Memphis, Tennessee. At least four were in a critical condition, while five were non-critical. The shooter is deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The shooting occurred at a Kroger
Police respond to ‘active shooter’ at Tennessee grocery store At least one person was killed and another 14 shot in a mass shooting near Memphis, Tennessee. At least four were in a critical condition, while five were non-critical. The shooter is deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The shooting occurred at a Kroger
On Sunday night, CNN put on a special from its CNN Films unit titled The Price of Freedom, which was a nasty dig at the National Rifle Association. The liberal news network gave the kind of slanted presentation one would expect, with the addition of swelling, dramatic music. Most of the soundbites were harsh critics of
Worried by the spate of deaths and injuries due to gun violence, New York City wants the Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit seeking easy access to guns. The suit, supported by the National Rifle Association (NRA), insists that the second amendment guarantees the right to carry guns outside the home. Mayor Bill de
Newswise — On Wednesday, September 22, the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy is hosting a virtual panel discussion about the gun violence epidemic in the U.S. and specific calls to action state policymakers can take to address the issue. The Center is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
The Biden administration on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to uphold a New York handgun restriction in an upcoming and potentially landmark Second Amendment court clash. The Department of Justice, in a brief filed on behalf of the administration, argued that the justices should defer to the longstanding legislative practice of placing limits on firearms
The Pavilion at Old School Square The Old School Square for the Arts executive committee meets today. Members face big decisions. First is whether the group intends to compete for the job that it just lost. Last month, Mayor Shelly Petrolia and city commissioners Juli Casale and Shirley Johnson terminated the lease that Old School
In a blow to the tired stereotypes perpetuated by gun control supporters, a recent academic survey found broad diversity among recent first time gun buyers. The findings bolstered what many observers had anecdotally discovered, the last year-and-a-half’s pandemic and civil unrest-fueled record-breaking gun sales. Provided with the preliminary survey results, the Wall Street Journal reported, the 2021 National Firearms
Kenneth F. Schoen, a former probation officer who helped shift the nation’s criminal justice agenda for nonviolent offenders from fixed sentences in faraway prisons to flexible alternatives in their own communities, died on Sept. 1 in Duluth, Minn. He was 89. The cause was bone marrow cancer, his daughter, Carrie Schoen, said. In a period
The Virginia state government’s attacks on law-abiding gun owners continue apace. On September 1, Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) used his position to offer an expansive interpretation of statute that will create a confusing patchwork of gun-free zones throughout the Commonwealth. Herring’s actions are an important reminder that gun rights supporters need to be cognizant not
The Supreme Court will grapple with the right to bear arms outside the home during the upcoming term in a case court watchers are calling significant because it’s been more than a decade since the justices weighed the limits of the Second Amendment. Democrats are concerned the 6-3 conservative majority on the high court will
Legendary musician, reality TV personality, outdoorsman, outspoken conservative and vocal Second Amendment rights advocate Ted Nugent endorsed conservative businesswoman Jessica Fair Taylor while attending his Constitution Day celebration in Centreville, Michigan. The Taylor campaign said that this endorsement further “validates Jessica Taylor’s status as the only true conservative outsider in the race for Senate in
In a blow to the tired stereotypes perpetuated by gun control supporters, a recent academic survey found broad diversity among recent first time gun buyers. The findings bolstered what many observers had anecdotally discovered, the last year-and-a-half’s pandemic and civil unrest-fueled record-breaking gun sales. Provided with the preliminary survey results, the Wall Street Journal reported,
The Mayor of Richmond rejected a plan to reduce violence by focusing on gangs, instead prioritizing a costly “public health” approach that conflicts with the reality on the ground. Pastor Ralph Hodge and an organization called “Richmonders Involved to Strengthen Communities” (RISC) asked Mayor Levar Stoney to fund a focused deterrence program that aims to
Long a slogan of defiance and independence, it is little wonder that the phrase “Come and take it” now finds itself falling into disfavor with a new generation of busybodies and penny-ante authoritarians. The latest is Taylor Eighmy, president of the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA). Eighmy announced to the campus community on Sept.
Last year, the Brennan Center for Justice requested under California’s freedom of information law, that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) provide records relating to the Department’s “social media monitoring” activities. The request was based on the lack of public “information about the capabilities and limitations of the LAPD’s social media monitoring operations” and its
A new episode of FX on Hulu’s The Premise finds it impossible to believe that any victim of gun violence would still genuinely support gun rights. “Moment of Silence” was the second of two episodes the new series premiered on Thursday, September 16, and far darker than the first. After losing his 5-year-old daughter in a school
Speaking to the county commissioners, the local man accused the commissioners of having their “strings” pulled by someone more powerful. “Look around you,” the man said to the commissioner meeting. “These people and God will be the ones judging you. You should thank God that we live in a Republic because if we lived in
Opinion: The practice of removing potential jurors without cause shows how racial bias works in the criminal justice system. Will other states follow Arizona’s lead and end it? Jeffrey Abramson | opinion contributor Arizona is taking a bold step toward reforming jury selection — specifically, how potential jurors may be removed from service for no given reason.
Seasoned administrator Raninder Singh was on Saturday re-elected as the president of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) for an unprecedented fourth term. He beat Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Shyam Singh Yadav 56-3 in the elections in Mohali. (More Sports News) Raninder, son of incumbent Punjab chief minister and Congress leader Capt. Amarinder
Raninder Singh was on Saturday re-elected as the president of the National Rifle Association of India for an unprecedented fourth term after he beat BSP MP Shyam Singh Yadav 56-3 in the elections held in Mohali. Raninder Singh re-elected as NRAI president for fourth time (Image Courtesy: India Today) HIGHLIGHTS Raninder Singh re-elected NRAI president
In a case that shows the enduring corrupt power of the U.S. gun lobby, on Sept. 9 President Biden was forced to withdraw his nomination of David Chipman as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Chipman was well-qualified for the job. He served 25 years as an ATF special agent, and
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Griffin Dix is co-chair of the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence chapter in Oakland, California. His son was shot and killed in 1994. This column was produced for The
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