(The Center Square) – Nikolas Cruz, who gunned down 14 students and three teachers during a 2018 Valentine’s Day shooting at a South Florida high school, pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder and attempted murder Wednesday in a Broward County court. Cruz, 23, was 19-years-old when he used an AR-15 style rifle to murder

In 1988, when longtime Glenview resident Jack Mabley brought his column to the Daily Herald, he made a couple of requests: 1. Let him keep his ugly, old green chair. 2. Launch an edition for his hometown. He kept the chair. And now, more than a decade after his passing in 2006, his second

click to enlarge CP Illustration: Lucy Chen Maria McLaughlin and Kevin Brobson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is the state’s highest court and has made many important decisions over the last several years. A ruling by the court in 2018 struck down the state’s partisan-gerrymandered Congressional districts. In 2020,

On October 28th, the House Government Oversight Committee will hear House Bills 5187 and 5188, to ensure that Second Amendment rights remain protected during a state of emergency. Please contact your state representative and ask them to SUPPORT HB 5187 and HB 5188. House Bill 5187 and House Bill 5188 prohibit the state government from

Former U.S. Rep. William “Bill” Zeliff, an innkeeper-turned-politician who served three terms in the U.S. House in the 1990s, has died, his wife has confirmed.Sydna Zeliff told WMUR her husband passed away at 930 p.m. Monday in Florida, following a period of declining health.“He loved New Hampshire,” she said. “He had a great love for

On Monday, the Pitt County Board of Commissioners voted 5-3 to pass an amendment to the county’s Law Enforcement Ordinance No. 4, to ban concealed handgun permit holders from possessing handguns in county owned or controlled buildings. This is despite a Board member saying they surveyed county employees and found that the overwhelming majority were

Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry voted 3-2 to pass Senate Bill 516, for Wisconsin to recognize concealed carry permits from all states. It is now eligible for floor debate in the full Senate. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT SB 516. Senate Bill 516 grants universal recognition to concealed

Veteran journalist Katie Couric revealed in her new memoir that she once edited an answer with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to maintain the late judge’s legacy as a liberal icon. The shocking admission raised eyebrows across the journalism industry, but Couric is far from the only mainstream media figure to deceivingly edit an interview or mislead

At a meeting with NYU’s College Republicans, Katie Bloodgood, the New York state director of the Republican National Committee, said she empathizes with GOP supporters at NYU. “My nephew graduated from NYU a couple months ago,” Bloodgood told the College Republicans. “I tried to give him some Republican gear, since he’s a Republican, and he’s

Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) and David Price (D-N.C.) plan to retire at the end of their term in 2022, adding more names to a growing list of Democratic retirees. Doyle has been in the House of Representatives since he was first elected in 1994. Doyle came in just as Democrats’ stranglehold on the lower chamber,

Virginians are increasingly exercising their Second Amendment rights. NICS Checks in the commonwealth were up more than 60-percent from 2019 to 2020. From 2019 to 2021 there was a 21-percent increase in the number of resident Right-to-Carry permits. National data on gun buyers in 2020 suggest that half of new gun owners are women and

Women, and especially black women, are increasingly buying firearms for self-defense. This reality did not sit well with the hosts of a somehow still-running daytime talk show. Readers are likely aware of, if not familiar with “The View.” Sherri Shepherd is an actress and former co-host of “The View” who recently returned for a guest

A bill that would limit liability for gun makers and dealers in civil court cases could make it harder to punish those who sell firearms later used in crimes, say anti-violence advocates. The bill, AB 572, also would limit civil liability for ammunition manufacturers and firearm accessory manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations and sellers. While

Last year was one for the record books. Not only did gun sales climb to unprecedented highs, but 40 percent of all purchasers were first-time gun buyers, estimated to be some 8.4 million people. The number of FBI NICS background checks – used for gun sales and transfers as well as for suppressor sales and

Further evidence of Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland’s contempt for the Second Amendment has emerged in recent weeks. On September 21, the solicitor general of the U.S. (an office of the Department of Justice that reports to the Attorney General) filed a brief on behalf of the federal government supporting New York’s may-issue carry

Where is cancel culture when you need it? Ted Nugent’s racist remarks got him banned from performing in Muskegon, Michigan, Fort Knox and removed from Long Island’s “Back the Blue Demonstration” performing line-up just last year. He has bragged about being a draft dodger and pedophile (later recanting the claims). Yet the

GRAINGER COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A church that has made national headlines for its advocacy of the Second Amendment is coming to East Tennessee. For Rod of Iron Ministries, having a rifle is an article of faith — you may have heard about them from their leader wearing a crown of bullets, or from members

The final reply brief has been filed in the NRA-ILA-supported case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. This was the final filing before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on November 3rd. As NRA-ILA argues, New York law infringes on the Second Amendment by prohibiting the average law-abiding citizen from exercising their constitutional right of

On October 19th, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will consider a proposal to direct the drafting of an ordinance to further restrict the centuries-old practice of home-building firearms for personal use. You may click here to find details about the meeting. Please submit comments against the proposal by clicking the button below. This

Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety held hearings for Senate Bill 584, to improve the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones while worshipping; and Senate Bill 570, to protect Second Amendment rights from frivolous lawsuits. They did not take action on these bills at the time. Your

North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson is at it again. Seems the right wing super conservative, who also refers to himself as “a man of God,” just can’t stop embarrassing the state on a relatively regular basis with a variety of anti-LGBTQ comments. On October 6, the progressive Right-Wing Watch website, a conservative watchdog organization,

Reprinted with permission from DailyKos Say what you want about Fox News—and please do say what you want about Fox News!—but you have to admit they’re informative. Just this week, I learned something thanks to the crack Fox News team working tirelessly to create fresh new content for American eyeballs. I learned that Fairfax County,

Yesterday, lawmakers introduced the Wisconsin Sporting Freedom Package, consisting of 13 bills, to both ensure that law-abiding citizens can defend themselves, and to expand hunting and fishing. Please contact your lawmakers and ask them to SUPPORT the Wisconsin Sporting Freedom Package The package contains constitutional carry, to allow a law-abiding adult who is legally allowed

Don’t forget to join NRA-ILA for the annual 2021 NRA-ILA Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium on Saturday, October 23rd, at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center.  RSVP is required below; space is limited. Focusing on recent developments in our nation’s courts and legislatures regarding the Second Amendment, speakers will discuss a variety of topics

CNN, WGCL By Jeremy Herb and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN The day after the 2020 election, conservative lawyer Cleta Mitchell was wrapping up her work in Montana when she got a phone call that would send her on a path to become one of former President Donald Trump’s most devout election conspiracy crusaders. Mark Meadows was

With Daniel Lippman CHAMBER LAUNCHES SECOND ROUND OF RECONCILIATION ADS: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching a second six-figure wave of ads targeting Democrats’ reconciliation package as lawmakers search for ways to shrink the social spending and climate bill’s overall price tag. The 30-second spots warn that Democrats’ proposals, which would be paid for