[ad_1] Davison’s rampage, the worst mass shooting in Britain since 2010, apparently began at the home of his mother, with whom he reportedly argued frequently over politics. After killing her with his handgun, he continued out onto the street outside and shooting people he came upon randomly. The first victims were a three-year-old girl and
Month: August 2021
[ad_1] With all the drama one would expect with any legislation involving personal firearms, the Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Act was signed into law in February 2020 by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. It took effect that May. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, only four petitions have been filed statewide seeking to remove
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 135 Member: Over a month ago, your State Representative, Jon Rosenthal, fled the State of Texas on a private jet to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session of the Texas Legislature — and then turned to none other than BETO “Hell Yeah, I’ll Take Your Guns” O’Rourke for fundraising help to finance that junket. He STILL hasn’t showed
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 113 Member: Over a month ago, your State Representative, Rhetta Bowers, fled the State of Texas on a private jet to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session of the Texas Legislature — and then turned to none other than BETO “Hell Yeah, I’ll Take Your Guns” O’Rourke for fundraising help to finance that junket. She STILL hasn’t showed
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 65 Member: Over a month ago, your State Representative, Michelle Beckley, fled the State of Texas on a private jet to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session of the Texas Legislature — and then turned to none other than BETO “Hell Yeah, I’ll Take Your Guns” O’Rourke for fundraising help to finance that junket. She STILL hasn’t showed
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 47 Member: Over a month ago, your State Representative, Vikki Goodwin, fled the State of Texas on a private jet to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session of the Texas Legislature — and then turned to none other than BETO “Hell Yeah, I’ll Take Your Guns” O’Rourke for fundraising help to finance that junket. She STILL hasn’t showed
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 45 Member: Over a month ago, your State Representative, Erin Zwiener, fled the State of Texas on a private jet to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session of the Texas Legislature — and then turned to none other than BETO “Hell Yeah, I’ll Take Your Guns” O’Rourke for fundraising help to finance that junket. She STILL hasn’t showed
[ad_1] US 01:40 GMT 13.08.2021(updated 01:41 GMT 13.08.2021) Get short URL Earlier, social media giants Facebook and Twitter were blasted after it became clear both platforms were deliberately disabling the sharing of articles regarding a missing laptop and emails said to belong to US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. At the time, officials explained the
[ad_1] The congressional hearings examining the January 6 riot at the Capitol, which were egged on by outgoing President Donald Trump and his false claims that the election had been rigged against him, have often emphasized the perspective of the Capitol Hill Police. The congressional hearings examining the insurrection portrayed the police as both heroic
[ad_1] President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has come under additional pressure this week due to alleged racism and failure to disclose some public remarks to the Senate committee weighing his nomination. Late last month, the gun policy news site The Reload reported on racist comments
[ad_1] Commentary: After more than 40 years of gun shows at the EXPO New Mexico at the State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque the State of New Mexico will no longer allow gun shows at state-run facilities. The NRA released a statement on the state’s “misguided policy” banning gun shows saying, “Senate Bill 8 [a 2019 bill that enacted sweeping
[ad_1] In one undisclosed 2019 talk given to a law firm titled “Can the Right to Bear Arms Coexist with Gun Control?,” David Chipman said his views and politics weren’t typical of most at the ATF and in law enforcement because the groups were mostly “a very conservative bunch, primarily of white men.” The comments
[ad_1] I grew up in Minnesota, and I hunted and shot guns a lot. I’m not against guns. I even bought my two younger brothers their first rifle. And also as a kid I got to tour the Capitol, as kids still do. As an adult exercising the First Amendment in the rotunda, I was
[ad_1] NEW YORK — After months of holding on to power amid sexual harassment allegations and defying calls to resign, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo abruptly did just that Tuesday. With Cuomo on his way out, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is ascendant. We take you through the major players, what’s happened this week and what’s
[ad_1] Before she took on the statewide role of lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul briefly served on Capitol Hill, representing a congressional district in Western New York. During that stint, which lasted less than two years, she sometimes bucked her party. She also gained the backing of the National Rifle Association (NRA). Hochul won the seat
[ad_1] Attorney General Letitia James is being eyed as a key contender in next year’s Gubernatorial race after clearing her own path by taking down Cuomo last week with her damning sexual harassment report in scenes that were reminiscent of Cuomo helping to take down Governor Eliot Spitzer in 2007. James announced in February this
[ad_1] Who takes over for Cuomo? Kathy Hochul will make history as NY’s first woman gov Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who takes over for Cuomo, will step in and make history as the first woman to serve as governor of New York. Staff video, USA TODAY ALBANY – Incoming Gov. Kathy Hochul declared herself ready
[ad_1] Contact Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham TODAY! The State of New Mexico will no longer allow gun shows at state-run facilities. The New Mexico Gun Collectors Association, which had been holding shows at EXPO New Mexico at the State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque for more than 40 years, was given verbal notice that their October show
[ad_1] Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed two bills that would have ended the state’s Gun Line Tuesday, halting a proposal by some gun rights advocates to send all firearm background check requests to the FBI. This story was originally published in New Hampshire Bulletin. In a long-awaited decision, Sununu struck down Senate Bill 141 and House
[ad_1] Yesterday, Governor Chris Sununu vetoed two pro-gun measures, Senate Bill 141 and House Bill 334. Senate Bill 141: Sought to resolve New Hampshire’s longstanding problem with delays during handgun purchases, by abolishing the “state gun line” system that the State Police currently use for handgun purchases. Instead, the process for purchasing a handgun would
[ad_1] NEW YORK (WABC) — She has been New York’s lieutenant governor for six years, but people are still asking: Who is Kathy Hochul? We are going to learn a lot more this afternoon at a press conference in Albany, when Hochul addresses the people of New York. But she did put out a statement
[ad_1] Andrew Cuomo should still be impeached despite his resignation, a New York assembly member has argued, as part of a campaign to deny him his $50,000-a-year pension and prevent him from running for office ever again. Cuomo, 63, stepped down on Tuesday as governor of New York, bringing an end to a 40-year political career
[ad_1] New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul has a fine line to walk as she prepares to take the helm amid a resurgent wave of the pandemic. | Seth Wenig/AP Photo ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul spent the afternoon of Aug. 11, 2020 welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays to play in
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[ad_1] Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will be the first woman to serve as New York state’s governor when Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns later this month. Cuomo announced Tuesday that he’ll be stepping down as governor effective in two weeks after a report released by New York State Attorney General Letitia James concluded that he sexually
[ad_1] ANALYSIS/OPINION: Imagine the uproar if Donald Trump or George W. Bush had appointed an NRA lobbyist to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Liberals, Democrats, and the media would have gone nuts. Former New York Mayor Michel Bloomberg would have thrown a fit, and the nominee would have been excoriated
[ad_1] Daily Political Briefing Aug. 10, 2021Updated Aug. 11, 2021, 12:54 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2021, 12:54 p.m. ET Among the Democratic Texas representatives who left the state last month to block the passage of an elections overhaul bill were, from left, Hubert Vo, Senfronia Thompson and Diego Bernal.Credit…Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images AUSTIN, Texas — The
[ad_1] Daily Political Briefing Aug. 10, 2021Updated Aug. 10, 2021, 5:05 p.m. ET Aug. 10, 2021, 5:05 p.m. ET Video transcript Back transcript Senate Passes Sweeping $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill The Senate approved a $1 trillion package to improve and modernize the nation’s aging infrastructure through a bipartisan 69 to 30 vote. The legislation
[ad_1] Who takes over for Cuomo? Kathy Hochul will make history as NY’s first woman gov Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who takes over for Cuomo, will step in and make history as the first woman to serve as governor of New York. Staff video, USA TODAY Kathy Hochul will soon find herself as the first female governor
[ad_1] Supporters of banning abortions and unrestricted access to rapid-fire weapons have something in common — a preference for bait and switch debate tactics. They provide emotionally charged justifications for policies that in reality have less politically potent rationales. This is their response to a dilemma. If they did not use exaggerated melodramatic rhetoric that calls