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52% of Americans want stricter gun laws, lowest since 2014
Independents’ support for stricter gun laws down 15 points since 2020
Record-low 19% favor handgun ban in U.S., down from 25% last year
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans’ support for stricter gun control has fallen five percentage points to
Month: November 2021
[ad_1] CASPER — Wyoming Republican leaders voted this weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of their party. The resolution, which does not strip Cheney of any tangible power, passed the Wyoming GOP Central Committee by a vote of 31-29 during a Saturday meeting Buffalo. The symbolic move came after roughly
[ad_1] The Keystone State is one final step away from joining 21 other states that have constitutional carry. Earlier this evening, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed SB 565 by Sen. Cris Dush, on a 107 to 92 vote. The bill was offered to the House today by Rep. Aaron Bernstine, who was also the
[ad_1] Alec Baldwin speaks out for the first time on camera about the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins. Video / Backgrid / CNN Actor Alec Baldwin’s brother claims he’s been made a “scapegoat” over the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Speaking on the Domenick Nati Show on Monday, Daniel Baldwin, 61, claimed that
[ad_1] Alec Baldwin‘s brother Daniel claimed the actor has been made a scapegoat over the fatal on-set shooting of a cinematographer because ‘he’s opinionated’ and has ‘really staunch’ political views. Daniel appeared on The Domenick Nati Show on Monday, which was livestreamed on Instagram. During the show, Daniel, 61, insisted that despite the death of cinematographer Halyna
[ad_1] In recent weeks, Americans have rightly become concerned over a somewhat obscure ATF recordkeeping regulation that has a profound impact on gun rights. If gun control advocates get their way in changing this federal regulation for the worse, altering how ATF maintains these records, and are successful in criminalizing the private transfer of firearms, American gun
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] Leading Second Amendment advocate Dana Loesch, the former spokeswoman of the National Rifle Association, took to task on Monday the Kenosha County prosecutors in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. What happened? During closing arguments on Monday, lead prosecutor Thomas Binger made several questionable remarks and decisions. Binger referred to Kenosha rioters as a “crowd of
[ad_1] By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against the National Rifle Association in the gun rights group’s lawsuit challenging New York state’s closing of gun stores early in the COVID-19 pandemic. In a 3-0 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the NRA’s
[ad_1] Wyoming Republican leaders voted this weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of their party. The resolution, which does not strip Cheney of any tangible power, passed the Wyoming GOP Central Committee by a vote of 31-29 during a Saturday meeting Buffalo. The symbolic move came after roughly nine county
[ad_1] Wayne LaPierre, the longtime head of the National Rifle Association, is one of the most successful lobbyists in American history, one of the central hubs of the conservative movement, and quite possibly a complete and utter buffoon. “Wayne is a clumsy, meek, spastic man with a weak handshake,” the journalist Tim Mak writes in
[ad_1] In recent weeks, Americans have rightly become concerned over a somewhat obscure ATF recordkeeping regulation that has a profound impact on gun rights. If gun control advocates get their way in changing this federal regulation for the worse, altering how ATF maintains these records, and are successful in criminalizing the private transfer of firearms,
[ad_1] The NRA calling research papers “anti-gun” may sometimes come across as dismissive or reflexive, or both. Some researchers work to keep their papers sterile, no matter their findings. Others grant themselves leeway to be more bombastic, particularly when it comes to developing theories that explain their findings. Researchers from the University of Central Missouri
[ad_1] There are some 140 million gun owners in this country, and some 10 to 12 million of them purchased their first firearm in the past two years. But it’s not just the number of new gun owners that’s important. It’s who they are. Data show the biggest increases in gun purchases are among women
[ad_1] The assistant district attorney prosecuting Kyle Rittenhouse was heavily ridiculed online Monday night, after he pointed an AR-15 at the jury during closing arguments. ADA Thomas Binger led the prosecution’s closing arguments in a bizarre speech that lasted over two hours. He tried to paint Rittenhouse, 18, as an outsider who came to Kenosha,
[ad_1] Kenosha County attorneys Thomas Binger and James Kraus were figures in a “clown show” of a prosecution against defendant Kyle Rittenhouse, most notably with their overt lack of basic understanding of firearms, gun rights advocate and radio host Dana Loesch said Monday. Loesch, a former spokesperson for the Virginia-based National Rifle Association, told “Fox
[ad_1] Tomorrow, November 16th, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security will be holding a public hearing at 11:00 AM, to discuss numerous bills pertaining to firearm laws in the state. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE anti-gun measures that would place further burdens on law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen. Some of the
[ad_1] Glenn Youngkin did something unusual for a Republican candidate: He kept the National Rifle Association at arm’s length during his campaign for Virginia governor. Youngkin, who is a lifetime member of the NRA, declined to fill out the group’s candidate endorsement questionnaire. The NRA, which is based in northern Virginia, responded accordingly. In July,
[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Four years ago, a little-known Democratic congressman from El Paso named Beto O’Rourke announced he was running for U.S. Senate, challenging Republican incumbent Ted Cruz. O’Rourke got started early, launching more than a year
[ad_1] The future of democracy may well be decided in a drab office building on the outskirts of Vilnius, alongside a highway crammed with impatient drivers heading out of town. I met Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya there this spring, in a room that held a conference table, a whiteboard, and not much else. Her team—more than a
[ad_1] Noted personal-injury attorney Ben Crump has filed more than 90 suits, representing more than 200 people, who say they were harmed at the show. Nearly 200 people have filed 93 lawsuits through civil rights attorney Ben Crump, in the wake of last week’s deadly Astroworld music festival in Houston. At least 10 people were killed when
[ad_1] At first glance, Rep. Kim Banta may seem like a standard Republican lawmaker. Pro-gun. Anti-abortion. Fiscally conservative. Except for one issue. She is the primary sponsor of two LGBTQ-related bills pre-filed for the upcoming legislative session in Kentucky. Banta, of Fort Mitchell, is the only Republican sponsor of the bills, which will be discussed during the legislative session that will
[ad_1] Kyle Rittenhouse walked the streets of Kenosha Wisconsin a rifle slung around his chest and shoulder. The weapon was supposed to be for hunting on a friend’s property up north, the friend says. But on that night in August 2020, Rittenhouse says he took the Smith & Wesson AR-style semi-automatic with him as he
[ad_1] A gun-control group alleges that the National Rifle Association made illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton years ago as part of a larger scheme using shell companies to support Republican candidates. The allegation was outlined in a Nov. 2 federal lawsuit from the advocacy group founded by former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabby
[ad_1] By St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board Back in 2000, actor Charlton Heston helped rally the conservative base behind the embattled National Rifle Association with a convention speech asserting that then-Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore was planning to demonize NRA members as “gun-toting, knuckle-dragging, bloodthirsty maniacs.” Heston concocted a scenario in which a President Gore
[ad_1] The Big Idea: How often are guns used in self-defense, really? The Daily strives to reveal a new idea in every episode. Below, we go deeper on one of those from our show this week. For years, the Rev. Rob Schenck was staunchly pro-gun rights — he even wrote a book connecting the Second
[ad_1] On November 15th, the City Council of Conway will consider banning open carrying of firearms during public events and in city buildings. Please contact council members and ask them to OPPOSE Ordinance #2021-12-06 (C). While the text of proposed Ordinance #2021-12-06 (C) is not yet available, city leaders have announced that the open carry ban
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Despite facing an inevitable gubernatorial veto, the Republican-controlled Senate pushed a pair of bills to expand concealed-carry rights and open the door for legal action against Pennsylvania municipalities that enact gun ordinances stricter than state law. After three hours of debate on Nov. 9, the upper chamber
[ad_1] After 20 children and six adults were brutally murdered during the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, political leaders from President Barack Obama to ordinary Democrats pushed for gun control. Despite overwhelming public support for at least modest gun control measures, the efforts to implement federal reform were for nought, thanks in large part to the
[ad_1] The most crucial element of the infrastructure of our country is its people. The White House and congressional leaders have reached a deal on the “Build Back Better” economic recovery plan. This plan is a transformative step forward in helping tens of millions of Americans get on their feet after the pandemic. This plan
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