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A string of mass shootings across the country, including a Uvalde, Texas tragedy that took the lives of 19 children, has triggered many community members to wonder what, if anything, public officials are going to do about the recent spike in gun violence. Pittsburgh has its own history of
Month: June 2022
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Thousands of people in rain slickers and T-shirts gathered in Washington on Saturday to rally against gun violence, and to hear impassioned speeches from shooting survivors and relatives of the slain condemning the epidemic of gun deaths across the country. Demonstrators assembled on an overcast day on the National Mall
[ad_1] NEW YORK — The New York attorney general’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association is no mere “witch hunt,” a New York judge ruled Friday in dismissing the gun rights advocacy group’s claims that the case is a political vendetta.
Manhattan Judge Joel M. Cohen’s decision means the nearly 2-year-long legal fight can continue.
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New York judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit from state Attorney General Letitia James against the National Rifle Association could move forward, rejecting the gun rights group’s claims that the case was brought due to political motives. The ruling by Judge Joel Cohen comes after
[ad_1] On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is planning to advance legislation that will utilize an old but creative scheme to ban guns. Gov. Phil Murphy and anti-gun politicians in Trenton realize they don’t have to pass a law to ban guns if they simply sue the people who make guns out of existence. That
[ad_1] Anti-gun politicians in Providence moved one step closer to adopting the most drastic gun ban in Rhode Island history. The House of Representatives, after hours of debate, passed a trio of gun bills. The following bills were passed late Friday night: H.6614 by Rep. Justine Caldwell is a magazine ban. The bill is drastic with no
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The New York attorney general’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association is no mere “witch hunt,” a New York judge ruled Friday in dismissing the gun rights advocacy group’s claims that the case is a political vendetta.
Manhattan Judge Joel M. Cohen’s decision means the nearly 2-year-long legal fight can continue.
[ad_1] NEW YORK – The New York attorney general’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association is no mere “witch hunt,” a New York judge ruled Friday in dismissing the gun rights advocacy group’s claims that the case is a political vendetta. Manhattan Judge Joel M. Cohen’s decision means the nearly 2-year-long legal fight can continue.
[ad_1] The majority of the American people are good folks, having normal reactions to gun violence. Republicans and Democrats alike are shocked and saddened by the senseless death of 19 children and two teachers slaughtered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The same people were heartbroken about the needless killings in a Buffalo grocery
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Millions of African Americans across the United States own firearms, which appeared to be news this week to “The View” co-host Joy Behar. Now some are speaking out after she suggested that loose gun laws would rapidly change “once Black people get guns in this country.”
[ad_1] In response to the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 students and teachers dead, and another mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, where 10 people were killed, one Newton congressman is backing new gun legislation that would raise the age requirement for the purchase of semiautomatic assault rifles, similar to that
[ad_1] This week, the legislature passed all the gun control bills heard before the Public Safety Committees and will continue their push next week to fast track a number of bills to the Governor. Additionally, the firearm and ammunition excise tax bill, formerly Assembly Bill 1223, which failed to meet deadlines earlier this year, was gutted and amended into Assembly Bill 1227.
[ad_1] Yesterday, the House voted 22-19 to pass House Bill 450 with amendments, to ban many commonly-owned firearms. It will now go to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your state senator and ask them to OPPOSE House Bill 450. House Bill 450 House Amendment 1 imposes a ban on many commonly-owned rifles, shotguns,
[ad_1] When the U.S. Supreme Court vindicated the right of individuals to own firearms for self-defense, it might have opened a new era of calmer debate about the regulation of guns. The National Rifle Association had always trumpeted the danger of complete bans and mass confiscation, and the 2008 decision ruled out such drastic measures
[ad_1] SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When Raevahnna Richardson spotted a woman standing outside a library in Salem, Oregon, gathering signatures for a gun-safety initiative, she made a beeline to her and added her name. “I signed it to keep our kids safe, because something needs to change. I have a kid that’s going to be
[ad_1] Asa comes poorly armed to a battle of wits with constituent over mental health and the gun debate – Arkansas Times
Governor Hutchinson has trotted out a “focus” on mental health services to divert attention from the gun control measures he opposes as an acolyte of
[ad_1] Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. RECENT incidents of mass shootings in the United States have again brought into focus the need for more restrictive federal and state laws and regulations on gun ownership. Last weekend, for instance, there were 13 mass shootings in various cities in the US. These shootings resulted
[ad_1] The aftermath of a horrific mass shooting is not the time one would usually turn to a humor site, and yet, The Onion had an insightful take on Uvalde. The headline: “’No Way to Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.” And here’s the kicker: The Onion has run pieces with that
[ad_1] In the aftermath of the recent mass shootings at a Texas elementary school and a New York supermarket, Americans are demanding action. Legislators in Congress and the states are charging ahead with new gun safety measures, including legislation that would raise the legal age of purchase for semi-automatic weapons and strengthen background checks. These
[ad_1] If crossover voters helped anyone, it may have been Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. He avoided a runoff when he topped the 50% threshold needed to elude a second round by about 55,000 votes in his victory over U.S. Rep. Jody Hice. Other contests weren’t as close: For example, Gov. Brian Kemp, in
[ad_1] Jason Delgado | USA Today Network – Florida Pelosi: We must protect children from gun violence House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling on her Republican colleagues in Congress to act because “we must protect our children” from gun violence. (June 7) AP TALLAHASSEE — March for Our Lives, formed after the horror of the
[ad_1] Regarding “Editorial: Abbott’s record on mental health stinks. After Uvalde, his talk must come with funding.,” (June 3): At my son’s high school graduation two weeks ago, flags were already at half-mast for what had just happened in Uvalde. It occurred to me that it was just random luck that my son was a
[ad_1] As the 2022 primary election gets underway with ballots mailed out this week, Weld County voters can begin selecting party nominations for the election in November. The Greeley Tribune has compiled a guide for contested races across Weld County. Republicans are running in 11 contested races in the county, and there’s just one contested
[ad_1] The upcoming January 6 hearings are not the only subjects being unnecessarily dragged on and on by the liberal media. On Thursday’s edition of Morning Joe, viewers had the privilege of seeing Scarborough and friends once again continue ranting about the GOP as monsters unmoved by children killed in mass shootings. When reacting to Congressman and assassination attempt survivor Steve
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Longtime liberal radio host Bill Press wrote an op-ed Thursday calling for the Second Amendment to be outright repealed. “The only effective way to deal with the Second Amendment is to repeal it — and then replace it with something that makes sense in a civilized
[ad_1] Gun worship is transcendent in the United States, with 400 million guns in circulation – more guns than people – and only cursory controls on who can buy or access them. Firearms are fetishized, celebrated and brandished throughout our society, delivering a devastating daily death toll unknown anywhere else in the world. This idolatry
[ad_1] In the Bronx on Monday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new gun legislation into law, including raising the age to purchase semiautomatic weapons to 21. Don Pollard, Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of 10 bills aimed at reducing gun violence on Monday, three weeks after a
[ad_1] Can you honestly see Jesus joining today’s National Rifle Association? Advocating for assault rifles and high-capacity magazines? Buzz Thomas | Guest columnist Uvalde parents tearfully testify to Congress, urge gun reform Parents Felix and Kimberly Rubio lost their daughter in the Uvalde shooting. They joined many others urging Congress to pass new gun control
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load Conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill are voicing increasingly sharp objections to any federal effort to promote red-flag laws meant to keep guns away from individuals found to be at risk of committing murder or attempting suicide, a provision that has been a centerpiece of bipartisan Senate talks on gun
[ad_1] Five House Republicans and one Democrat broke with their respective parties Thursday in a vote to nationalize red flag laws, which would allow courts to seize firearms from individuals deemed a threat to themselves and others. The bill, titled the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order, cleared the House in a 224-202 vote that mainly
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