[ad_1] Except for a relatively modest fix to the federal background check system in 2018, Congress had not passed meaningful legislation to curb gun violence in nearly 30 years when an 18-year-old gunman entered a school in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 children and two teachers. It was the worst school shooting since the
Month: June 2022
[ad_1] So, you’re sitting there watching your retirement portfolio evaporate faster than a snow cone on a Florida sidewalk. You’ve resolved not to look at what Dow Jones is up to — or down to — on a given day. Yes, it rocked on Friday, up more than 800 points. But so what? You know
[ad_1] Gun rally takes on current bills in Dover Current legislation awaiting the governor’s signature is in the sights of hundreds of gun rights advocates at Legislative Mall rally Saturday, June 25, 2022. William Bretzger, Delaware News Journal A few hundred gun rights activists gathered at Legislative Mall in Dover on Saturday to decry legislation
[ad_1] Above photo: FRIENDS AND MEMBERS OF THE MOTHER BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH in Philadelphia take part on a walk Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, to honor those lost to gun-related homicides and to demand stronger and more effective gun laws and regulations. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) By State Rep. Darisha Parker
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The most significant US gun control bill in nearly 30 years has been signed into law by President Joe Biden. It imposes tougher checks on young buyers and encourages states to remove guns from people considered a threat. Congress approved the legislation with bipartisan support this week, following a spate of mass
[ad_1] Don’t be fooled by the latest maneuvers by Congress on Friday to tighten gun control because it failed to address the real problems. Fortunately, there’s grassroots action taking place: Colorado municipalities have quickly proven that they will take gun-control matters into their own hands. Jim Martin For the Camera They’re tired of waiting for
[ad_1] On Thursday, the Supreme Court said that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, and on Friday the House sent President Joe Biden the first gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades. The Supreme Court case New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc., et al. v. Bruen, Superintendent
[ad_1] New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered an extraordinary session of the state legislature, aiming to pass gun control measures in the wake of a Supreme Court decision to strike down the state’s concealed carry gun permitting system as unconstitutional. The extraordinary legislative session is due to begin in Albany on June 30, Hochul
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“God willing, it’s going to save lives”: Joe Biden after signing gun violence bill – The Federal
[ad_1] BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – With uncommon bipartisan support, Congress approved the nation’s first major gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years at the end of this week, even as each of Idaho’s four congressional lawmakers voted against the negotiated framework. On Thursday night, Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined 31 Senate Republicans in
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[ad_1] UPDATE, Saturday, 6:20 AM PT: President Biden signed the bipartisan gun safety bill into law on Saturday, saying that “time is of the essence” and “lives will be saved” by the legislation. “While this bill doesn’t do everything I want, it does include actions I have long called for,” Biden said, calling it a
[ad_1] (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Saturday signed bipartisan gun control legislation meant to take guns out of the hands of individuals deemed a threat, though critics say that’s a violation of due process rights. The measure also imposes more thorough background checks on buyers under the age of 21. It does
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] Today, state Senator Jason Anavitarte (R-31) received the Defender of Freedom Award from the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action in recognition of his tireless efforts to defend liberty and protect the interests of law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen in Georgia. Although his time in the Georgia Legislature only began in 2021, Senator
[ad_1] Today, state Representative Mandi Ballinger (R-23) received the Defender of Freedom Award from the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action in recognition of her tireless efforts to defend liberty and protect the interests of law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen in Georgia. Since her time in the Georgia Legislature began in 2013, Representative Ballinger
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] 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.
[ad_1] 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.
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] 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,
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] 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)
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