President Biden signs into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Saturday as first lady Jill Biden looks on. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Biden signs into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in the
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Placeholder while article actions load Fifteen Republicans in the Senate and 14 in the House joined with congressional Democrats this week to break more than 25 years of inaction on gun safety. That these Republicans, many of whom had ratings of A or A-plus from the National Rifle Association, defied the gun lobby with their
Placeholder while article actions load Sen. John Cornyn had just left a convention-center stage in Houston, where he had been mercilessly booed by conservative activists furious at his leading role in the most serious gun-law talks Capitol Hill had seen in a generation, when the Texas Republican picked up his phone and sent a message.
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Happy Friday everyone. What a week, huh. If you’re a fan of liberal meltdowns, well kids, this is your Super Bowl wrapped in a World Series with a Stanley Cup chaser. It’s all sports stuff. First, the Supreme Court strikes down New York state’s regulations for concealed
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among 15 Republican senators who joined all 50 Senate Democrats Thursday to pass a gun safety bill that aims to stem mass shootings and school violence. The legislation will send more than $15 billion to communities to improve school safety and mental health services for young people. It also strengthens
Former chair for Buerger As former chair of the Garfield County Democrats, I am happy we have, with redistricting, new opportunities in Colorado House District 57. The geographic area seems a more natural “fit” compared to the old “57.” For me it is also encouraging to have three good people running to represent us. That
The Supreme Court’s decision today to overturn Roe v. Wade has evoked a massive response across the country. It will undoubtedly have major effects on reproductive rights locally and nationally, but there’s also another potential game-changer at the federal level in the form of a “red flag” gun law headed to the President’s desk. KCBX
The Supreme Court decision which struck down a New York law placing restrictions on carrying a concealed gun outside the home will have drastic consequences for law enforcement, inhibiting their ability to remove illegal guns from the street and protect the public from shootings, officials said. In the widest expansion of gun rights in a
Adam Winkler Most states allow you to carry a concealed firearm if you have a permit — and a growing number of states don’t even require a permit. New York is one of eight states that say you can only carry a gun with a permit. And to get a permit, you have to show
The House of Representatives voted 234-193 on Friday to give final approval to a compromise gun bill that won some bipartisan support after last month’s horrific mass shootings in a Buffalo, New York supermarket and a Texas elementary school in Uvalde. In a mostly party-line vote, the Democratic-led House quickly passed the bill that modestly
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists. The Democratic-led chamber approved the election-year legislation on a mostly party-line 234-193 vote, capping
After months of budget negotiations, an agreement has finally been reached and the Legislature is set to adjourn in the very near future. House Bill 2414 has been sitting in the Senate pending action for months awaiting a vote. Please contact your state senator today and urge them to bring HB 2414 up for a
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday directed all state agencies to look for ways to prevent gun violence, including designating certain areas as gun-free, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that expands the right to carry guns in public. “While the Supreme Court may have dispensed with common sense, it did affirm the
The US House of Representatives has passed significant gun-safety legislation for the first time in three decades in the United States, sending it to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it into law. The House voted 234-193 in favour of the bill on Friday, a day after a Supreme Court ruling broadly expanded
Trenton Democrats desperately want to pass something, anything. They just are not sure what. So far, their approach has been to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. Make no mistake, Gov. Phil Murphy loaded them up with plenty of bad ideas, and now, they seem destined to intertwine their political fortunes (or misfortunes) with
The U.S. Senate voted 65-33 to approve bipartisan gun-safety legislation that is hailed as the biggest breakthrough on the issue in three decades. The vote came the same day the Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required people to show a special need to carry a handgun in public, ruling for the
“Do something, do something, do something!” In 2019, as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tried to console mourners at a vigil for nine people killed by a gunman in a Dayton entertainment district, people in the audience took up the chant that became a slogan of the Ohio gun control movement. Not much happened in the
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., weighs in on the Supreme Court striking down New York rule that set high bar for concealed carry licenses on ‘Mornings with Maria.’ Smith & Wesson Brands president and CEO Mark Smith has weighed in on the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down a New York law placing restrictions on carrying
The House on Friday passed the most significant gun control legislation in nearly three decades, sending a modest set of gun safety measures to President Joe Biden’s desk on a vote that was mostly along party lines. The bill, which passed on a 234-to-193 vote, would enhance background checks for younger buyers and fund a
On Thursday, SCOTUS released a historic decision in the NYSRPA v. Bruen case when they found the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding Americans to carry a firearm outside of the home. Despite the hysteria from many gun control extremists, this is a step in the right direction that simply provides good people the
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country confronting a surge in gun violence. The 6-3 decision strikes down a more than century-old New York law that required a person to prove
Massive black fences surround the Supreme Court building in Washington in expectation of mass protests against the pending ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. With its decision to strike down a New York gun control law, the right-wing majority on the Court has given people another reason to demonstrate. | Jose Luis Magana / AP WASHINGTON
The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country struggling with a surge in gun violence. The 6-3 decision strikes down a more than century-old New York law that required a person
Placeholder while article actions load Good morning, Early Birds. TGIF! How will you celebrate the last weekend of Pride Month? Let us know: earlytips@washpost.com. In today’s edition … Theo spoke with Rep. Titus about what she’s focused on next on gun safety … House Democrats want to focus on supply chain problems … the Jan.
Live A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures has passed the US Senate even as the Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns in public for self-defence. The landmark court ruling and Senate action on gun safety illustrates the deep divide over firearms in the
New Delhi: The US Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, this comes as a landmark decision while cities and states struggle with a surge in gun violence, according to news agency AFP. Weighing down on the decision US President Joe Biden said that the ruling
ALBANY — Republicans and gun lobbyists applauded the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday for striking down a longstanding New York law restricting the carrying of concealed firearms, calling it a win for gun owners in the Empire State. The 6-3 decision drew praise from GOP gubernatorial candidates and party officials alike as they slammed Democratic rivals
Frustrated by inaction on gun safety legislation in the wake of previous tragedies, she wanted to make it clear this time had to be different. Moments later she marched up to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and GOP Whip John Thune of South Dakota on the Senate floor and asked them whom in the
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ron Perlman was confronted by angry social media users after he voiced his opinion following Thursday’s Supreme Court 6-3 ruling striking down a nearly century-old New York state law which restricted who could obtain a permit to carry a gun in public. “The latest Supreme Court decision
Montana’s senators split Thursday evening on a bipartisan bill to address mass shootings by tightening gun laws while expanding mental health programs and school security. The bill, which easily passed Thursday night with a filibuster-proof 65 vote majority, became the most supported attempt to curb gun violence since the 1993 passage of The Brady Bill,
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