Country singers Lee Greenwood and T. Graham Brown, as well as SiriusXM Y2Kountry host Danielle Peck, have all pulled out of the National Rifle Association’s Memorial Day weekend concert in Houston, while a source tells Billboard that the NRA is expected to announce the concert’s cancellation on Friday. At press time, the only artist still
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – 25 states have made it legal to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, and Louisiana could be next. A background check is all that’s required to buy a gun in Louisiana, and an owner can legally carry it in public as long as it’s visible. However, if the gun
I’m a libertarian, which means I believe in limited government. Laws restrict liberty, and libertarians tend to prefer fewer laws to more laws. I’m also a professor of constitutional law, which means I teach about US Supreme Court opinions for a living. Finally, and perhaps most important, I’m not an ideologue. Only an ideologue would
Two days after the horrific Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting, Mitch McConnell has said he told Texas senator John Cornyn to meet with Democrats to try to come up with a legislative solution in response to the tragic event that left at least 19 small children and two teachers dead. “I met with Senator Cornyn
After the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre dug in his heels against gun reform, famously saying that “the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” The NRA Convention offers a perfect testing ground for that theory, but attendees
A January study from Everytown for Gun Safety analyzing gun laws around the country ranked Utah in the bottom half of all states based on the strength of its gun statutes. Comparing laws from every state, the study placed Utah 37th on its list, finding that it “lacks every foundational gun violence prevention law and
The divisive issue of gun control is front-and-center in Connecticut’s nascent campaign for governor, with Gov. Ned Lamont releasing a video that appears to show that Republican challenger Bob Stefanowski has reversed his views on the state’s gun-safety laws. The 36-second, edited video, dated 2018, shows Stefanowski answering questions posed by a group that opposes
The mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead Tuesday has reignited the debate in Congress over gun laws. Sen. Mitt Romney weighed in on the issue Wednesday when asked about it at the Capitol. “Background checks and updating our background check technology is something that I think
Letter writers | Fort Myers News-Press CT Senator Chris Murphy speech calls to act and end mass shootings Connecticut senator, whose district includes Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, gives an impassioned speech on the Senator floor. shooting AP Senate TV Defeat politicians who enable this carnage More than 20 died in Texas at the
Jimmy Kimmel On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host became visibly upset while discussing the devastating school shooting in Texas. “Once again, we grieve for the little boys and girls whose lives have been ended and whose families have been destroyed,” he said. He said that while the right will “warn us not to politicise”, it’s
Five people were shot and killed Friday night, including an 8-year-old, in a mass shooting that occurred at a Cleveland, Texas home after neighbors asked the shooter to stop firing his assault rifle in his front yard because their baby was trying to sleep. The incident in Cleveland is America’s 174th mass shooting — an
In the wake of a deadly Texas school shooting, Rep. Cliff Bentz, Oregon’s sole congressional Republican, ignored questions Democrats in Oregon’s Congressional delegation vow action on gun safety legislation following a deadly Texas school shooting. (Les Zaitz/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Democrats in Oregon’s congressional delegation renewed calls for Congress to take up federal gun control legislation
NC Legislature has focused on fewer gun laws. Updated: 9:30 AM EDT May 26, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript REPORT: NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS HAVE WORKED HARD TO ELIMINATE GUN LAWS, NOT ADD NEW ONES. CANDIDATES RAISE A LOT OF MOYNE AND WIN ELECTIONS PROMISING TO PROTECT 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS GUN RIGHTS’ ADVOCATES OOSPP LAWS THATI
CBC Editorial: Thursday, May 26, 2022; Editorial #8763The following is the opinion of Capitol Broadcasting Company There are places in the world where just going to school is a life and death matter. The United States should not be one of those places. But — as we witnessed again on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas –
On Wednesday there was yet another mass shooting in the United States – 19 children and two adults at the Robb Elementary School in Texas’ Uvalde were killed, and 17 others injured, by a teenage boy carrying a military-style assault rifle that is inexpensive, easy to use, and deadly. Salvador Ramos, 18, had two; he
A student-led gun control advocacy group is planning nationwide protests in the wake of the Texas elementary school shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children this week. According to its website, March for Our Lives is planning to take to the streets of Washington, D.C. on June 11. The group also has several other marches planned
One day after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school left 19 children and two teachers dead, late-night TV hosts used their platforms to call for stricter gun laws in the United States. In an emotional monologue, Jimmy Kimmel fought back tears as he called out elected officials who refuse to act on enacting
MSNBC’s Joy Reid once again proved how deep her hatred runs for her fellow Americans who share a different political opinion, especially on gun rights. During the opening segment on her show The ReidOut, she lashed out at Republicans and the National Rifle Association (NRA) and made the recklessly irresponsible claim that their “tolerance for slaughter
Just days after the deadliest mass school shooting in Texas history, the National Rifle Association (NRA) – America’s leading gun lobbyist group – will meet a few hours away in Houston on Friday. Ashton P Woods says they are not welcome in his hometown. “These people are coming into our community. The city of Houston
BISMARCK — A devastating shooting at an elementary school has once again evoked pleas from gun control advocates to tighten federal laws governing the sale and possession of firearms. Authorities believe a lone gunman murdered 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24. Salvador Ramos, the 18-year-old
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that tightening gun laws is not a ‘real solution’ to gun violence because places like New York and Chicago see more shootings than schools in Texas. On Tuesday an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers. ‘I know people like
“On issues like Roe v. Wade and school shootings, and the Buffalo massacre, independents will gravitate sharply away from the Republican position,” Gyory said. “Now you have the Republicans in a dilemma of having a disconnect between what’s popular in their primary and what they would need to win a general election.” Even so, past
On a Memorial Day weekend when we honor those who died in service to our country, the company that manufactured a weapon of war used to kill 19 children and two adults in a Texas elementary school had planned to hawk its wares at the gun industry’s annual collective disgrace. But in the aftermath of
TOPEKA, (KSNT)— After a school shooting that killed 19 kids and 2 adults in Uvalde, Texas, Kansas activist groups are calling on lawmakers to take action. LaTonya Boyd, a Topeka-based volunteer with the state’s Moms Demand Action chapter, is hoping lawmakers at the federal and state level will focus on passing bills to address a
People mourn outside of the Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) At least 19 children and two adults were murdered by an 18-year-old male using a military-style assault weapon at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon. In
The mass shootings at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, just 10 days apart, are stirring the now-familiar national debate over guns seen after the tragic 2012 and 2018 school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, and Parkland, Florida. Inevitably, if also understandably, many Americans are blaming the National Rifle Association
Security was top of mind for tri-state area parents and caregivers Wednesday as children went to school the day after the horrific mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that claimed the lives of 19 children and two educators. New York City has been grappling with a spike in gun violence. Since the start of
Don McLean has pulled out of this weekend’s National Rifle Association annual meeting following Tuesday’s tragic shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two adults. “In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA
US president Joe Biden said it was time to “turn this pain into action” and change gun laws following the horrific mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that killed at least 21 people. “Why are we willing to live with this carnage?” a visibly emotional Biden said. “Where in God’s name is our backbone
Placeholder while article actions load A search for the epitome of a broken Congress is a difficult one — not because of a lack of options, but because of a surfeit of them. But pretty high on that list is the lack of true debate on so-called “red-flag laws.” A spate of mass shootings has