[ad_1] The main reason Republicans on Capitol Hill and their supporters around the country refuse to pass legislation that would place major restrictions on the use of handguns and assault rifles is fear that imposing restrictions will ultimately lead to the confiscation of handguns and assault rifles. It doesn’t matter how many horrid mass shootings
Month: June 2022
[ad_1] On Wednesday, at 11:00am, the House Administration Committee will hear House Bill 450, to ban many commonly-owned firearms, and House Bill 451, to deprive young adults of their Second Amendment rights. If you wish to view or participate in the hearing, which will be available in person or by video conference, you may find
[ad_1] New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, making the state one of the first to enact a major gun control initiative following a wave of deadly mass shootings. Hochul, a Democrat, signed 10 gun-related bills, including one that will
[ad_1] DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The mother of a man who was injured during a mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month said she will implore lawmakers at a Congressional hearing next week to ban assault weapons. Zeneta Everhart, who says her 21-year-old son, Zaire Goodman, is still
[ad_1] Economics has a concept called “revealed preference.” The gist is that a person’s observed actions reveal more about their preferences than what a person might profess to prefer. As applied to anti-gun politicians, despite all the noise they might make about stopping the criminal misuse of guns, their actions reveal that their policies are
[ad_1] By now you’ve seen the claim countless times. According to gun control advocates and their media lapdogs, some 90-percent of Americans support the criminalization of private firearm transfers – misleadingly termed by its proponents as “universal background checks.” In a rare instance of journalistic integrity, the New York Times has published an article debunking
[ad_1] Late last week, the House Judiciary Committee rammed through an extreme package of gun control measures on a party-line vote. If this terrible legislation becomes law, tens of millions of law-abiding gun owners would be turned into felons and their lawfully-acquired property would be subject to confiscation by federal agents. Nancy Pelosi plans to
[ad_1] The Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings in May 2022 had at least two things in common: The shooters were 18 years old, and they had both legally purchased their own assault rifles. The shooters’ young age was not an aberration. The average age of school shooters is 18, when tracking incidents since 1966. The
[ad_1] On Wednesday, the Public Safety Committees of each chamber are hearing anti-gun bills received from the opposite chamber. Please use the “Take Action” buttons below to contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE these bills. Senate Public Safety Committee at 11:00AM on June 8th Assembly Bill 1621, introduced by Assembly Member Mike Gipson (D-65),
[ad_1] YOU’RE INVITED! The 2022 NRA Wisconsin State Conference is Saturday, June 18th, in Brookfield. Come out for a unique opportunity to gather, learn, and network in support of the Second Amendment. The conference will feature various dynamic speakers—including Aurelia Skipwith, former Director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, your Wisconsin state legislators, and other local speakers—and will
[ad_1] Congressman Jason Crow at lunch with members of the 82nd Airborne, his former division. Crow met with U.S. military officials and foreign government officials in multiple locations in Eastern Europe. PHOTO SUPPLIED Only one thing is worse for gun-loving Republicans gnashing their teeth at Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow over his credibility and his
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz each solid themselves as staunch Second Modification supporters. Each get pleasure from A+ scores from the NRA. However as they’ve achieved after different mass shootings, the Texas Republicans have taken on dramatically completely different roles because the Uvalde faculty rampage. Cruz has come out swinging, deflecting
[ad_1] Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! There has been a lot of talk about sustainable tourism lately and I sincerely applaud the conscious efforts of businesses and nonprofits that are committed to promoting and perpetuating responsible and eco-friendly tourism. But the single biggest issue is that Hawaii can’t handle continuing increases
[ad_1] Uvalde school shooting: Teachers, parents demand sensible gun control After the Uvalde mass shooting, teachers and education advocates marched in Austin calling for Sen. Ted Cruz to support “sensible gun regulation.” Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY The National Rifle Association has spent nearly $3 million supporting and opposing Congress members from Pennsylvania over the
[ad_1] Something happened on the way to a potential budget deal at the Rhode Island State House. Another mass shooting by a lone gunman. The gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in rural Texas on May 27. Less than two weeks earlier, 10 people were killed and three wounded in a mass shooting at
[ad_1] U.S. Representative Greg Steube demonstrates assembling his handgun as he speaks remotely during a House Judiciary Committee mark up hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2022. /VCG U.S. Representative Greg Steube demonstrates assembling his handgun as he speaks remotely during a House Judiciary Committee mark up hearing in
[ad_1] Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s response to the Uvalde massacre at Robb Elementary School where 19 children and two teachers were shot and killed has been condemned in a scathing front page op-ed in Sunday’s San Antonio Express-News. “In a position to meaningfully change our broken political discourse around gun safety, as mass shootings
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[ad_1] Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. What is happening to the US? US President Joe Biden did not hesitate to send over $40 billion in more weapons to Ukraine and to offer Taiwan military help. This while America sees over 39,000 of her citizens die from gun violence a year, over 1
[ad_1] The AR-15 has the dubious distinction of being America’s most popular semi-automatic rifle. I’m more familiar with the gun than most people: I own one. And one thing I know for sure is that this weapon doesn’t belong in the hands of the average civilian. I’ve owned multiple firearms for most of my life.
[ad_1] If you ask Goldie Lookin Chain, “Guns Don’t Kill People, Rappers Do.” If you ask me, the answer is neither. Goldie Lookin Chain suggests in their song, “ask any politician and they’ll tell you it’s true; it’s a fact music makes you violent.” If the politician you select is a democrat, he or she
[ad_1] The Editorial Board, USA TODAY | Reno Gazette Journal Uvalde mass shooting: US mourns after 19 children, two teachers killed Families and the country are left to grapple with grief after a shooting in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 children and two teachers dead. Scott L. Hall, Jessica Boller and Anastasiia Riddle, USA TODAY The
[ad_1] Gun control advocates confront a man passing by from the National Rifle Association annual convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Houston. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images/TNS) In 2020, Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana was the top recipient of money from members of the “gun rights” industry. According to
[ad_1] Gas prices, jobs report, gun reform Updated: 9:30 AM CDT Jun 5, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEEK IN THE HOUS E. >> it’s about five dollars, so that’s ridiculo. us Matt: To Washington this Sunday and NUMEROUS CRISES FACING THE WHITE HOUSE THIS WEEKEND. Gas prices jumped about five dollars a gallon IN
[ad_1] The congressional office for U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler (R, MO-04) mailed a poorly-timed postcard, touting Hartzler’s pro-gun “credentials” only days after the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. The taxpayer-funded mailer included photos of Hartzler holding an AR-15, the semi-automatic weapon of war like the one used in the Uvalde massacre,
[ad_1] Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Source: Melissa Sue Gerrits / Getty Last week, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper broke with traditional notions of decorum and called out the state’s lieutenant governor for “dangerous” rhetoric about owning an AR-15. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is Black, made the remarks in response to calls for
[ad_1] CBC Editorial: Sunday, June 5, 2022; Editorial #8765The following is the opinion of Capitol Broadcasting Company If the members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation want to show they REALLY stand with the American people they have a chance to do it by passing the common-sense agenda President Joe Biden outlined Thursday in his nationally
[ad_1] Jack Colwell | South Bend Tribune Should law-abiding citizens have the right to own a howitzer? And if so, should an 18-year-old be able to buy one? These are questions to be considered as the nation reacts to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and looks at Second Amendment gun rights. That amendment on the
[ad_1] We must ban the black rifles. It’s the only way to stop the epidemic of mass killings in America, where the favored weapon of the gunmen (and they are nearly all men) is the AR-15 and its variants, assault weapons collectively known as “black rifles.” Yet the National Rifle Association and a chorus of
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