The holiday season is known for its celebration of life, togetherness, and giving. But for some US politicians, spreading Christmas cheer has come to mean promoting an increasingly dangerous gun culture. In what appears to be the latest GOP trend, Republican leaders have been posting their Christmas greetings with portraits of their families posing with
Month: December 2021
Yesterday, a stay was granted in the case of Duncan v. Bonta after an en banc panel upheld California’s ban on magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition. With this stay, the Ninth Circuit has decided to allow Californians to continue possession of any magazines that were acquired during “Freedom Week” or prior to the ban taking effect—for the
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By SÍLE MOLONEY Eric Dinowitz delivers his inaugural address as city councilman of District 11 during his inauguration ceremony at Lehman College in Bedford Park on Sunday, December 5, 2021. Photo via Twitter Editor’s Note: The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. Elected officials
Democrats in the House of Representatives and Senate spent plenty of time cursing Sen Joe Manchin’s name after he came out against their proposed Build Back Better legislation, and with good reason. With only 50 votes in the upper chamber, Democrats need every member of their caucus to vote in line, and, as a conservative
Since leading anti-gun researchers acknowledged no connection between the 2020 surge in firearms sales and violence, unscrupulous anti-gun advocates must cite underwhelming statistics as meaningful evidence. That’s what The Trace did, in an article written in collaboration with FiveThirtyEight. We’d expect a more sophisticated analysis from FiveThirtyEight, but this is what Nate Silver’s outfit gave
WASHINGTON — In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn’t been an attack like the one last May that resulted in gasoline shortages. But that’s small comfort to Ken Trzaska. Trzaska is president of Lewis & Clark Community
There is an intriguing parallel between the right-wing’s opposition to abortion rights and its crusade to prevent gun control, at least when it comes to the history of those movements in the United States. Most Republicans are reliably anti-abortion and pro-gun — and depend on specific historical narratives to vindicate those positions. Gun rights advocates regularly cite the Constitution, pointing
In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn’t been a massive attack like the one last May that resulted in gasoline shortages. But that’s small comfort to Ken Trzaska. Trzaska is president of Lewis & Clark Community College,
If in recent years American politics books have been noted mainly for ephemera, in 2021 the winds of history began to blow open the doors – occasionally to devastating effect. The advent of a new administration loosened tongues and made documents more readily available as some sought redemption, justification or simply fame. Such books illustrate
PATERSON, N.J. — Officials in Paterson unveiled plans Friday to establish a Crime Gun Intelligence Center in the city. It will be the first of its kind in New Jersey, and its already being billed as a game changer in the fight against crime. Paterson is struggling with a spike of violence, seeing a record
Legislation would help prevent gun violence by addressing gun trafficking through regulations for “Federal Firearm Licensees.” A Glock model 26 firearm recovered by the Park Forest Police. (Photo: PFPD) WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Vice Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, led the introduction of the Federal Firearm Licensee Act. This legislation
WASHINGTON – After more than two weeks protesting outside the White House and trying to speak with President Joe Biden, Manuel Oliver met with White House senior officials on Thursday and has left Washington. Oliver’s 17-year-old son Joaquin “Guac” Oliver was among the 17 victims killed in the Valentine’s Day 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman
NRA-ILA’s Office of Litigation Counsel spent 2021 defending the Second Amendment across the country. As new cases were filed, we continued existing court battles for the benefit of America’s law-abiding gun owners. In addition to this brief summary, updates on NRA-ILA’s efforts to defend America’s first freedom are available on our current litigation page. Supreme
Americans who try to keep track of what’s going on in Congress frequently fall back on a cry of Why don’t they just. … It comes up when there’s an apparently endless string of crises that appear to have simple, at least partial solutions. So why don’t they just. … The answer is almost never satisfactory.
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Photo: Jada after a recent hunt: “Maybe you should start letting me carry the gun. Then we will have food on the table at night.” Well, the season is winding down and the hunting is slowing down as well. Not seeing very many bird posts in Rhode Island Small Game
It has been a busy week in Trenton, as both chambers have been passing amendments and gun bills at breakneck speed trying to wrap things up before the Legislature is forced to adjourn from this year’s legislative session after the holidays. NRA and our official state association, ANJRPC, have been diligently working against these measures since
It’s no secret that Chicago, like many major U.S. cities, has suffered from an unprecedented spike in homicides and non-fatal shootings over the last two years. Despite seeing record low homicide rates between 2004 and 2015, Chicago residents are now experiencing violent crime at levels unseen in decades—including truly horrific surges in gun violence during
Mississippi had actually filed its abortion appeal in the previous term, in June 2020, when Justice Ginsburg was still alive, but it wasn’t until nearly a year later, this past May, that the court agreed to hear it. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, met none of the usual criteria for deciding whether
Americans who try to keep track of what’s going on in Congress frequently fall back on a cry of Why don’t they just. … It comes up when there’s an apparently endless string of crises that appear to have simple, at least partial solutions. So why don’t they just. … The answer is almost never
Today, the Ohio Senate Overwhelmingly passed Constitutional Carry legislation, Senate Bill 215, by a 23 to 8 vote. The measure now heads to the house to be scheduled for further consideration. Senate Bill 215 allows a law-abiding adult who is at least 21 years of age, and legally allowed to possess a firearm, to carry a
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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: The Guardian on China’s Winter Olympics and treatment of Uyghurs: The financial crisis of 2008 was the moment which cemented both China’s rise and its growing confidence as the west faltered. But the Olympics held in Beijing a few months earlier was the global symbol
By inserting California into a battle with national stakes, Gov. Gavin Newsom is reprising his Trump-era role as a leader of the liberal resistance. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images OAKLAND — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is back with a progressive fury after defeating a conservative-led recall attempt in September. On the talk-show circuit last week, Newsom
Today, the U.S. Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual, bi-partisan legislation that directs funding for our nation’s military and national security programs. Thankfully for NRA Members and gun owners across the country, this legislation passed with two anti-gun provisions being struck from the final version. NDAA will now move to the
PARKLAND (CBSMiami) – Gun violence victims and families of loved ones lost gathered in Bayfront Park to remember the names of the 26 young students and staff who died at Sandy Hook Elementary nine years ago. “We can let the shooting continue or we can act!“ exclaimed former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a victim of gun violence
Today, the Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee passed Constitutional Cary legislation, Senate Bill 215. The pro-self-defense measure now heads to the Senate Floor for a full vote. Please contact your state Senator and ask them to SUPPORT Constitutional Carry Legislation, Senate Bill 215. Senate Bill 215 allows a law-abiding adult who is at least 21
New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after oral arguments concluded over a second round of motions brought forward by the National Rifle Association, Executive Vice-President Wayne LaPierre and Corporate Secretary and General Counsel John Frazer as they sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed by James against the organization last summer: “The
Joe Biden has vowed to “keep up the pressure” on tackling gun violence as he spoke out on the nine-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. In a pre-recorded video statement released on Tuesday, the president described the 2012 massacre as “one of the saddest days” during his
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Second Amendment absolutist David Barton speaks at a Nevada Courageous Conservatives rally with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Glenn Beck.
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