Police trying to prevent supporters of President Donald Trump from storming the U.S. Capitol Rotunda … [+] on January 6; the Capitol was breached as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. AFP via Getty Images As the country held its collective breath before Wednesday’s transfer of power from President Donald Trump to
Month: January 2021
Coming off a successful hunting season where additional Sunday hunting opportunities were permitted in Pennsylvania for the first time, the state game commission will have a discussion about expanding Sunday hunting for the 2021 season during its upcoming January meeting. The meeting will take place virtually, however the public has been invited to comment. On
Robin Cornish was at work in the fall of 2018 when she got a text message from another parent. It was a link to a video showing several white high school students laughing as they filmed themselves shouting the N-word at a party. One of the students in the video had shared it on Snapchat,
Much of this problem was instigated and exacerbated by Trump himself. With the president winking at and even encouraging right-wing violence while falsely claiming that left-wing groups were the real problem, it’s hardly surprising that federal law enforcement would downplay the issue. Last year a whistle-blower charged that Homeland Security officials delayed publishing an assessment
Alex Brandon / AP President Joe Biden signs executive orders after speaking about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 | 2 a.m. According to one widely quoted analysis, the United States military possesses about 4.5 million firearms. Last year, U.S. civilians
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks speaks at a news conference 2/2 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge on Thursday rejected the National Rifle Association’s bid to dismiss or move a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James seeking to dissolve
mark Pazniokas :: ctmirror.org Sen. Chris Murphy outside the State Capitol in a pre-election press conference in 2020 No one among his 1 million Twitter followers could reasonably mistake Chris Murphy, the junior senator from Connecticut, for an irrepressibly upbeat Pollyanna. On social media and the Senate floor, he often speaks darkly of the political
The logo of the National Rifle Association is seen at an outdoor sports trade show in 2017. Dominick Reuter/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dominick Reuter/AFP via Getty Images The logo of the National Rifle Association is seen at an outdoor sports trade show in 2017. Dominick Reuter/AFP via Getty Images A New
Not long after the National Rifle Association declared bankruptcy last Friday, one of its board members wanted to set the record straight. “It has nothing to do with the N.R.A.’s financial posture, which is very, very strong,” said Bob Barr, a former Republican congressman from Georgia, in a TV interview. “It simply is a legal
US 20:33 GMT 21.01.2021Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e5/01/15/1081840891_0:296:3116:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_1e9249d2aa56f8f2ae1cd8d24d24021e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202101211081840921-us-judge-greenlights-lawsuit-against-powerful-gun-lobby-new-york-attorney-general-says/ NEW YORK (Sputnik) – A US federal judge rejected the National Rifle Association’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit to dissolve the powerful gun lobby, state of New York Attorney General Letitia James said via Twitter on Thursday. “A judge has ruled in
Next week, anti-gun legislation, Senate Bill 5078 and Senate Bill 5038, are scheduled for hearings in the Senate Law and Justice Committee. New year, same old tired attempts to further wring your right to self-defense away from you. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE anti-gun legislation, SB 5078 and SB 5038. On Monday, January 25,
While the Capitol in Montpelier is atypically quiet for January, the COVID situation has not prevented the Legislature from moving forward with their business. Session is underway remotely. Instead of meeting in cramped rooms under the dome, lawmakers are logging in to video conferences to discuss bills. And although leadership had indicated weeks ago that
Tomorrow, January 22nd, the Utah House Judiciary Committee will hear House Bill 60. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT HB 60. House Bill 60 allows a law-abiding adult to carry a concealed firearm in the State of Utah, without first needing to obtain government permission. This ensures that citizens have their right to self-defense without government red tape
On January 18th, President Trump signed an “Executive Order on Protecting Law Enforcement Officers, Judges, Prosecutors, And Their Families.” The order aims to provide for more federal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges to be able to carry firearms for personal protection. The order implements several policy changes, but the primary change is “to remove
Today, at 1PM, the House Judiciary Committee will hear House Study Bill 9 to propose an amendment to the state Constitution affirming and recognizing the right of Iowans’ to keep and bear arms as a fundamental individual right. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT HSB 9. This is a multi-year, multi-session effort.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) wore a mask emblazoned with the Gonzales Flag’s “Come and Take It” logo to President Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday. The National Rifle Association (NRA) tweeted a photo of Cruz at the event: Sen. @TedCruz Sends Strong Message With Mask at Biden’s Inauguration 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/K3IsGitsCA — NRA (@NRA) January 20, 2021 Former
President Donald Trump pardoned Steve Bannon, his former top strategist and “campaign CEO,” in a late-night pardon dump that rewarded many of the president’s longtime loyalists hours before he left office. Trump granted clemency to 143 people in the early hours of Wednesday morning, including Bannon, longtime Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy and multiple lawmakers convicted of corruption.
Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell are still at loggerheads over a Senate power-sharing agreement that is sucking up time and could delay confirmations. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Democratic takeover of the White House and Congress is complete. But the truth is that the party was caught flat-footed by it: Almost no one expected JON
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A bill to ban guns at polling locations in Virginia advanced in the General Assembly, as the Inauguration of now-President Joe Biden marked the end of a contentious election season. The proposed legislation would prohibit firearms within 40 feet of polling sites, electoral board meetings and places where ballots are being
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association is in a double-barreled legal battle for its future, moving forward with its bankruptcy case while fighting accusations it only sought Chapter 11 protection to avoid a potentially crippling lawsuit. Lawyers for the influential advocacy group told a federal judge Wednesday that the organization’s decision to declare
Today, the House Committee on Privileges and Elections approved House Bill 2081 to mandate all polling places be gun-free zones, and sent it on to the full House of Delegates for further consideration. On January 22nd, the House Committee on Public Safety will hear its first round of anti-gun bills this session. These bills were
Photo: AFP via Getty Images At the very end of his final full day in office, President Trump exercised his clemency power, offering 73 pardons and 73 commutations — more than doubling the number of people he has awarded clemency to since taking office. Then, as Biden’s inauguration got underway, Trump issued one more, pardoning
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump renewed his grievance over the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election by pardoning Paul Erickson, a former conservative operative once romantically linked to Russian agent Maria Butina. Erickson received the pardon even though he had pleaded guilty to fraudulent investment schemes that had nothing to do
A bill to eliminate the “duty to retreat” provision of Arkansas’ self-defense laws passed the state Senate on Tuesday, with one Democrat joining most of the chamber’s Republicans in support of the legislation. The Senate voted 27-7 in favor of Senate Bill 24, and its passage Tuesday was widely expected after the bill cleared a
It took state senators less than an hour on Tuesday to pass a “stand your ground” bill that would allow Arkansans to kill if they feel threatened, even if they could safely escape. The final vote was 27-7, with all but one Republican voting for the bill and all the Democrats voting against it. Sen.
Joe Biden wants Americans to believe that he will focus on what he calls “the renewal of a politics that’s about solving problems – not stoking the flames of hate and chaos.” Yet what “problem” is Biden promising to “solve” before he even takes office? Why the “defeat” of the National Rifle Association, a group
On January 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized an NRA-supported rule to end politically-motivated discrimination in the provision of financial services. The new regulation is now set to take effect on April 1. As we reported last month, the rule follows a long pattern of banks refusing or curtailing service
Virginia has provided a stark example of how gun control is aimed at harassing law-abiding gun owners rather than improving public safety. As part of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the General Assembly’s sweeping attack on gun rights in 2020, anti-gun lawmakers enacted legislation that made it more difficult for gun owners to obtain the
On January 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized an NRA-supported rule to end politically-motivated discrimination in the provision of financial services. The new regulation is now set to take effect on April 1. As we reported last month, the rule follows a long pattern of banks refusing or curtailing service to lawful industries
Joe Biden wants Americans to believe that he will focus on what he calls “the renewal of a politics that’s about solving problems – not stoking the flames of hate and chaos.” Yet what “problem” is Biden promising to “solve” before he even takes office? Why the “defeat” of the National Rifle Association, a group of over 5 million Americans of all
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