[ad_1] As they unfailingly do, gun control proponents are using emotionally-charged moments of national tragedies to try to advance their pre-existing agenda to ban firearm ownership, or some portion of it, in whatever ways they can. Reports indicate that the leading proposals being considered by Congress concern what is commonly called “red flag” or “extreme
Month: June 2022
[ad_1] NICK HYTREK Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY — The Sioux City Bandits’ plan to hold a giveaway of an AR-15 rifle during Military Night promotions on Saturday has been postponed after several hours of critics saying it was in poor taste to have such an event a little more than a week after a gunman
[ad_1] Yesterday, the General Assembly passed Virginia’s two year budget. Back in December, outgoing Governor Ralph Northam had proposed $27.4 million of taxpayer money to go towards anti-gun propaganda to further erode Second Amendment rights. Former Governor Terry McAuliffe had run for another term with that same idea. The budget that passed instead includes $13
[ad_1] Governor Roy Cooper recently requested that the General Assembly pass legislation to violate Second Amendment rights. He wants a so-called “assault weapons” ban bill, to ban many commonly-owned rifles, shotguns, and handguns that law-abiding citizens use for self-defense and sport, and also legislation to allow Second Amendment rights to be suspended and property to
[ad_1] The group’s PAC has donated to Rep. Ted Budd, the GOP Senate candidate in North Carolina’s open-seat race, and some of its biggest checks so far this cycle have gone to House Republican leaders, according to Federal Election Commission reports. The disclosures show the PAC has contributed to Chabot as well as to a
[ad_1] Read Part One NPR shared a report last Saturday, May 28, produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting and entitled, ‘Shooting in the Dark: Why Gun Reform Keeps Failing’. The story was told from a certain journalistic perspective. You can listen to the ‘Reveal’ podcast, here. The story touched on a couple of aspects
[ad_1] Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature We are wrapping up tonight’s coverage of President Biden’s primetime address but here’s a rundown of some of what he called for in his speech: Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. If this can’t be achieved, he called for age
[ad_1] Again, I listened to the news and cried. Another mass shooting, another senseless act of violence that could have been prevented by sensible gun laws. An 18-year-old Texan not old enough to purchase liquor in Texas was able to buy assault weapons whose only purpose is to massacre people. Gun owners indoctrinated with the
[ad_1] For example, it took the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy to finally spur action on the Gun Control Act of 1968. 25 years later in 1993, Senators brokered a deal on what we know as the Brady Law. It started as a five-day waiting period on handgun
[ad_1] Pay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Thursday. Over the last year, a new campaign expense has emerged, and in keeping with the times it’s sufficiently dystopian: personal bodyguards. When Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) went before the National Rifle Association’s
[ad_1] By Pat Bullard T he Second Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights passed by Congress in 1791. I fail to see how it grants one individual the right to destroy another individual’s right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and to arm oneself with weapons designed for war for a
[ad_1] A group of faith leaders on Wednesday called on Sen. John Cornyn to take action against gun violence after the Uvalde school shooting in a meeting with the senator’s staff and a demonstration outside his Dallas office. Demonstrators held signs with phrases such as “The gun lobby is no match for the God lobby”
[ad_1] It’s become an all-too familiar scene – a mass shooting in America. Followed by the doomed cries of #DoSomething that fizzles out after a few days, leading many to wonder can gun reform really happen? The outraged demands for action continue to be derailed in Congress. Disappointed gun-control advocates and frustrated citizens, point their
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT Shooting at Oklahoma hospital kills four 03:07 How the AR-15 conquered the American market according to former firearms executive 07:03 Sen. Chris Murphy calls mass shootings ‘something I worry the country is becoming used to’ 09:52 Tulsa
[ad_1] For decades now, after mass shootings, right wingers have claimed nothing should be done about gun control and most are maintaining that position even after last week’s tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. However, now there are a few Republican politicians who are saying something needs to be done about gun safety regulations. One example is
[ad_1] By Steve Contorno, Leyla Santiago and Denise Royal, CNN Twice a week from her courtroom, Florida 13th Circuit Court Judge Denise Pomponio decides who in Hillsborough County can no longer be trusted with a gun. In just the last two months, she has taken away the firearm privileges of dozens of people, including a
[ad_1] It would be no violation of the Second Amendment to require licenses for firearms. (Jeff McIntosh | The Canadian Press via AP) In this Sept. 15, 2010 file photo, an employee looks through the scope of long gun at a gun store in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. | June 1, 2022, 7:00 p.m. Outrage, grief
[ad_1] The Ohio state legislature is considering a bill that would dramatically lower training requirements for teachers who wish to carry guns at school. Under current Ohio law, individual school districts are able decide whether teachers and staff members can arm themselves. In June 2021, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled 4–3 that any school employee
[ad_1] Texas police admit ruling gunman inactive was ‘the wrong decision’ Families and community members have gathered to remember the 19 children and two adult teachers who were killed in last Tuesday’s massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, with funerals beginning to take place. All 21 victims will be buried between now and
[ad_1] BEREA, Ohio — One week after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 students and two teachers dead, Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett said he is “still sick.” The Texas native has been outspoken since the tragedy, posting numerous messages to his social media in the immediate aftermath
[ad_1] Texas has experienced multiple mass shootings in recent years. Since 2017, there have been five in which at least 20 people combined were killed or injured. In the wake of the most recent mass murder in Uvalde, politicians are again facing renewed pressure to reduce gun violence. Gov. Greg Abbott says all options are
[ad_1] Uvalde, Buffalo, El Paso, Boulder, San Bernardino, Orlando, Parkland, Las Vegas, Charleston, Newton, Aurora…the list goes on and on. Many Americans are fed up and continue to cry out for gun policies that could prevent future mass shootings. Researchers say sensible gun safety regulations could also reduce homicides and suicide. But since 2000, the
[ad_1] “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg sparred Wednesday with conservative guest co-host Tara Setmayer over banning AR-15s in the aftermath of the Uvalde massacre. Setmayer said mental health and broken families, among other societal factors, contribute to the behavioral issues that can lead people to conduct mass shootings. Goldberg added that the first step to
[ad_1] An American man helps his 7-year-old son steady a firearm at the George R. Brown Convention Center, on the sidelines of the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention, in Houston, Texas, May 28, 2022. /CFP An American man helps his 7-year-old son steady a firearm at the George R. Brown Convention Center, on the
[ad_1] Consider for a moment the following paragraph: Scientists should not sit on the sidelines and watch others fight this out. More research into the public health impacts of vaccination will provide further evidence of its deadly consequences. Science can show that fewer vaccines make societies healthier. No reputable science journal would publish an article
[ad_1] The number of people in the United States who searched “Buy AR-15” on Google spiked significantly in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Google Trends, which details traffic data on the internet’s largest search engine, shows that in the seven days since the Robb Elementary School shooting there was, at times,
[ad_1] Dear Editor, Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis’ startling claim that 90 percent of confiscated guns used in murders in this country have been traced to American manufacturers and firearm retailers suggests to this writer that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution is stained with Bahamian blood. There have been 214 mass shootings in
[ad_1] Pro Second Amendment means pro well-regulated militia I am pro gun! I am pro Second Amendment! “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The Second Amendment says militias of citizens may have guns. Well, OK!
[ad_1] I’m no stranger to guns or danger. After spending seven years on active duty in the U.S. Army, I reported from the front lines of nine wars over 14 years. I routinely ran toward gunfire with nothing but a protective vest, a ballistic helmet, a camera and a notepad. I’ve come under fire hundreds
[ad_1] A week after the deadliest school shooting in Texas, several dozen teacher union officials, parents and other education advocates marched Tuesday to the downtown Austin office of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, demanding he support “sensible gun regulation.” Attendees walked from the Texas AFL-CIO building to the J.J. Pickle Federal Building, where Cruz’s Central Texas office is