[ad_1] This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SELMA, NC – APRIL 09: Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks before a rally for former U.S. President Donald Trump at The Farm at 95
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[ad_1] Speak Out allows readers to comment on the issues of the day. Email Speak Out at speakout@southtownstar.com or call 312-222-2427. Please limit comments to 30 seconds or about 120 words and give your first name and your hometown. A recent opinion page showing an 11-year-old boy smiling at a recent NRA convention holding an
[ad_1] Everytown for Gun Safety, one of the nation’s largest gun safety advocacy groups, has declared Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-Newark) the “Gun Sense Candidate.” Payne was lauded for his support of universal background checks, an assault weapon ban, and a nationwide gun buyback program. Everytown also pointed to Payne’s “F” rating from the
[ad_1] “I think there’s a realization on the part of rational Republicans — and I consider [Senate Minority Leader Mitch] McConnell a rational Republican, [Texas Sen. John] Cornyn as well — there’s a recognition on their part they can’t continue like this,” Biden responded. Which raises an interesting question: Is Biden right? Is McConnell part
[ad_1] Make plans now to join NRA-ILA for its first Georgia NRA State Conference, to be held on Saturday, June 25th, 2022, in Atlanta! Come out for a unique opportunity to gather, learn, and network in support of the Second Amendment. The conference will feature various dynamic speakers and panel discussions, and will showcase some
[ad_1] President Biden, fresh from his visit to Uvalde, Texas, a day earlier, called on “rational” Senate Republicans on Monday to nudge lawmakers toward a deal on gun restrictions as the tragic deaths of 19 students and two teachers continue to move the nation. On Sunday, Biden promised Uvalde residents that he would move to
[ad_1] In the aftermath of last week’s mass shooting in Uvalde, among the many questions was whether the bloodshed might lead some Republican policymakers to change their minds about gun policy. It was not a passing curiosity: If the heartbreak didn’t affect GOP officials’ attitudes, then the status quo would remain in place, again, even
[ad_1] OPINION: President Biden, in response to calls from mourners in Uvalde to “do something” about gun violence, promised “We will.” What? Vice President Kamala Harris called for “an assault weapons ban.” Whatever that means. California Gov. Gavin Newsom pressed for laws allowing government and victims of shootings to sue gun manufacturers and dealers. What
[ad_1] “Find the cost of freedomBuried in the groundMother Earth will swallow youLay your body down” After hearing the news of yet another elementary school massacre, these lyrics written by Stephen Stills kept rattling in my head over and over again. The song was originally the B side of a single of the Vietnam protest
[ad_1] When on December 14, 2012 a terrorist shot dead 26 people, including 20 children, at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, many in the US were shaken to the core. It was not the first shooting, nor was it the first time children were targeted by a shooter who had easy access
[ad_1] The first details of the evil unleashed on defenseless school kids by an 18-year-old with a legally bought semi-automatic rifle were unfathomable. Everything that has emerged since has made the horror worse. And while the tragedy of Robb Elementary School is primarily a personal one for families facing the unbearable loss of children at
[ad_1] colson-atd-010217 More than 1,500 people have died in more than 270 mass shootings in this country since 2009, according to the Everytown for Gun Safety group, as cited in a New York Times story on May 29. As a nation, we’ve been watching that tragic toll mount at an ever-increasing rate, kind of in
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[ad_1] NBC Sports’ Peter King used his Memorial Day Football Morning in America column to criticize U.S. gun laws and to call for a ban on the sales of AR-15 rifles. King opened his column by taking time to “mourn those lost in service to our country.” Then he segued to the people who have
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gun control activist Igor Volsky criticized gun culture as racist and built on misleading ideas about masculinity while appearing on MSNBC’s “The Mehdi Hasan Show.” On Sunday, guest host Ayman Mohyeldin spoke with Volsky on the National Rifle Association (NRA) proceeding with its annual convention following
[ad_1] ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — After making surprising comments in favor of certain gun reform policies last week, Conservative Party leaders are seeking a primary challenger for Rep. Chris Jacobs. Jacobs, a Republican from Orchard Park, currently represents New York’s 27th Congressional District. After redistricting, he is attempting to win the seat of the
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association announced Monday that its Board of Directors voted to re-elect Wayne LaPierre to continue serving as the organization’s CEO and executive vice president. Mr. LaPierre’s reelection was never in doubt before the vote, as he received almost unanimous support over Lt. Col. Allen West, who launched a takeover campaign in
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week’s massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School is the latest stark reminder of just how little action the United States Congress has taken in recent years on gun reform. The U.S. Senate did not take up a single piece of major gun violence prevention legislation last year or so far
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association on Monday said it has reelected Charles Cotton as president and Wayne LaPierre as CEO and executive vice president, despite recent controversies surrounding their leadership, including efforts by New York officials to shut down the group over alleged “fraud and abuse.” The election results were announced at the end
[ad_1] The bell tolled at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting in Houston on Friday night. As former President Donald Trump intoned the names of the Uvalde massacre victims – 19 children aged between eight and 10, and two teachers who made heroic efforts to save them – the sound of a bell was
[ad_1] Deadly Ideas On January 6, after hiding as the Capitol was attacked, and Officer Brian Sicknick was dying, Lee Zeldin emerged from his safe haven, joined his MAGA squad, and refused to certify the election of President Joe Biden. He does not represent the 1st Congressional District honorably or effectively, and has spent his
[ad_1] The 2022 National Rifle Association of America (NRA) convention took place this past weekend in Houston, Texas. I was there as both an attendee and as a member of the association’s Board of Directors. Over the course of three days, as tens of thousands of people wandered through the exhibit hall and meeting rooms,
[ad_1] Two Republicans have come out in support of a ban on assault rifles in the wake of the mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, in which the firearm was used. Rep. Chris Jacobs of New York and Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger have both said they are in favor of stricter gun laws
[ad_1] Saturday, during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Alex Witt Reports,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) called for the “disbandment” of the National Rifle Association (NRA) “by all means possible.” The Massachusetts Democrat said the measures should include going after the membership. “We must pursue the disbandment of the NRA by all means possible — litigation, money,
[ad_1] As a national holiday, Memorial Day is meant to bring us together. Even if we differ on the politics that led our country into the many wars the U.S. has fought over the years, I can appreciate my neighbors who raise a flag, hands on hearts, at the veterans’ memorial at the local park.
[ad_1] If the Founding Fathers were around today, they would be flabbergasted by our inability to take even the most basic, common sense steps to protect our children from being murdered at school. Passively accepting, year after year, horrific school shootings, like the recent slaughter in Uvalde, Texas, would strike them as collective madness, which
[ad_1] Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Lena C. Taylor With the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Texas, many question the constitutionality of civilians having unfettered access to AR-15 assault weapons. This rifle has been the armament of choice in a number of large-scale shootings recently. While ranging in price from $400
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load UVALDE, Tex. — For years, even as mass shootings swept the country, Richard Small bristled at any talk of tighter gun restrictions, viewing it as nothing more than politically driven finger-pointing that would do little to stop the violence while infringing on his rights as a gun owner. But
[ad_1] Republican lawmakers across the country advanced dozens of gun-related bills this year to roll back firearm restrictions or challenge federal regulations — efforts that have come under scrutiny in light of recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. In particular, state legislators have focused efforts on passing legislation that would allow
[ad_1] After political fireworks Friday and the crowded, sometimes-hectic Saturday, the final day of the NRA convention in downtown Houston was a tamped-down affair with fewer attendees and a smaller, less-fiery crowd of protesters across the street in Discovery Green. Down in numbers, however, didn’t mean protesters were any less determined outside the George R.
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