[ad_1] The Senate on Thursday passed legislation aimed at stanching acts of mass gun violence, with 15 Republicans joining Democrats to advance a bill combining modest new firearms restrictions with $15 billion in mental health and school security funding. The 65-to-33 vote represented an unlikely breakthrough on the emotional and polarizing question of U.S. gun
Month: June 2022
[ad_1] The Supreme Court struck down a New York gun law in a ruling Thursday that is expected to directly impact half a dozen other populous states. In a 6-3 decision by the court’s conservative majority, the justices ruled in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen that requiring people to demonstrate
[ad_1] The Supreme Court’s landmark decision to expand gun rights will have deadly and far-reaching repercussions, gun safety advocates warned Thursday, condemning the high court’s first major ruling on a Second Amendment case in more than a decade. In a 6-3 decision, the justices struck down a concealed-carry provision in New York that requires gun owners
[ad_1] Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday called the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a New York law making it harder to obtain a concealed carry license “absolutely shocking” — and said her administration was prepared to push for new restrictions to circumvent the ruling. Speaking at a news conference moments after the court handed down
[ad_1] The US Supreme Court has struck down a century-old New York law requiring handgun owners to show “proper cause” in order to obtain a license to carry a concealed weapon, dealing a blow to state-level efforts to combat the proliferation of firearms and potentially expanding the scope of Second Amendment protections. The law requires
[ad_1] New York gun law struck down In a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that New York’s concealed-carry firearms statute violates the U.S. Constitution. NEW YORK – In its first major gun ruling in more than a decade, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down New York‘s concealed carry law that has
[ad_1] Conservative justices power 6-3 ruling; liberals dissent Biden says ruling “should deeply trouble us all” Ruling could undermine gun restrictions across U.S. WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Thursday declared for the first time that the U.S. Constitution protects an individual’s right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense, handing
[ad_1] Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association (NRA) welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen. The Court affirmed that the right to bear arms does not stop at a person’s front door. This is the most significant Second Amendment ruling in more than a decade. “This is another landmark win for constitutional freedom and the NRA,” says Wayne LaPierre,
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load President Biden’s proposed federal gas tax holiday for three months (along with encouragement for states to suspend their own gas taxes) is not a reasonable remedy for inflation. Gun legislation moving through the Senate (and then the House) falls pathetically short of what’s needed to address gun violence. Yet
[ad_1] A number of Senate Republicans are making a rare break with the National Rifle Association (NRA) over a significant gun safety measure that has drawn the ire of the nation’s preeminent gun group. As calls for gun reform have reached a fever pitch nationwide in recent weeks, a band of Senate Republicans have voiced
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It could be a court case that expands Illinois gun-owner rights, but the state Supreme Court has twice avoided making a decision. At issue is whether the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card, or FOID, is an unconstitutional infringement on a citizen’s right to bear arms. “Whenever the
[ad_1] In the aftermath of the Uvalde mass school shooting, the Texas senator John Cornyn is facing backlash from his own Republican party for being a lead negotiator on the bipartisan gun reform bill, the most significant legislation on gun control in America in decades. At the state’s annual Republican convention recently held in Houston,
[ad_1] Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said the media had the full text of the latest gun control bill before the senate had a chance to review it. Speaking with Glenn Beck of BlazeTV, Lee said the rollout of the bill was the “Senate operating at its worst,” noting that it prevented others from adding amendments.
[ad_1] In response to rising social anger over mass shootings at schools, grocery stores, churches, malls, sporting events and virtually every other public space in the United States, in a procedural vote on Tuesday, the Senate advanced the 80-page Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Leading senators have indicated that they expect the bill to clear the
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn sought Wednesday to rally fellow Senate Republicans behind a gun violence package by emphasizing items left out of the measure entirely and provisions that were added specifically to limit its impact on individual gun rights. The deal garnered 14 Republican supporters in Tuesday night’s initial test vote, which
[ad_1] OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) – A former president of a firearms group in Nebraska said he no longer wants to be associated with the National Rifle Association amid the gun violence in the U.S. Mike Nollette says at 19, he bought his first rifle, and in 2003, he joined the NRA and eventually became
[ad_1] Ted Nugent sounded off on news that the Internal Revenue Service, Railroad Retirement Board and other federal agencies have been stocking up on thousands of rounds of ammunition. As of January 2019, the IRS had stockpiled 4,600 guns and five million rounds of ammunition, according to a report from the watchdog group Open The
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! John Mellencamp is slamming politicians for their lack of action and “vague” new gun control laws following the Uvalde, Texas, mass shootings in May that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary. “Only in America, and I mean only, in America, can 21 people
[ad_1] Anybody expecting a cliffhanger today in Trenton went home disappointed. Democrats on the Assembly Judiciary Committee voted as expected, in lockstep, to advance every gun bill on the agenda. There were a couple of bills where they hesitated and expressed concern, but they still voted “aye” because they can’t pass enough gun bills to ever quench
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The country has long endured a numbing succession of mass shootings at schools, places of worship and public gathering places. None forced Congress to react with significant legislation — until now. Last month, a white shooter was accused of racist motives in the killings of 10 Blacks in a supermarket in Buffalo,
[ad_1] The US Congress seems all set to pass the new gun law based on the Bipartisan Committee Framework legislation of 20 Senators from the Democrats and Republicans, even as major efforts are on from the right and left to kill it, besides citizens don’t seem happy with all the provisions and a section of
[ad_1] MADISON (WKOW) — Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday funding for states’ red flag laws was the reason he voted against advancing a bipartisan package of proposed gun laws in the U.S. Senate. 14 GOP senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, voted Tuesday to advance the series of bills, which were crafted by a bipartisan
[ad_1] Congress inched towards the enactment of a bipartisan gun law on Wednesday taking its first modest step in decades to curb the only-in-America epidemic of mass shootings that culminated with last month’s bloody massacres at a Buffalo supermarket and a Texas elementary school. Hailing the proposed bill as “common-sense” and “life-saving,” Senate Majority Leader
[ad_1] “As we gather here today, the next shooter is already plotting his attack while the federal government pretends it can do nothing to stop it,” David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, told a crowd of tens of thousands in the US capital, Washington, on Saturday. The event, which featured speeches from other
[ad_1] Current Law Most law-abiding Americans over the age of 18 enjoy the right to purchase a firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL or gun dealer) following an instant background check through the FBI’s National Instant Background Check System (NICS). A minority of law-abiding adults, who may share personal characteristics with a prohibited person
[ad_1] The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was unveiled Tuesday and will likely pass both chambers this week. Both the NRA and House Freedom Caucus announced their opposition within an hour of the bill’s release. 14 Republican senators broke ranks and voted to advance the legislation on Tuesday evening. Loading Something is loading. Senators unveiled on
[ad_1] Back in 2020, a coalition of retired federal law enforcement officers and the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association sued the state of New Jersey for not honoring their carry rights under the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (“LEOSA”). On Tuesday, a federal judge agreed with them and struck two provisions of state law—a retired
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The National Rifle Association slammed the Senate’s bill text for its bipartisan gun control package, saying it “falls short at every level.”. “The NRA will support legislation that improves school security, promotes mental health services, and helps reduce violent crime. However, we will oppose this gun
[ad_1] A bipartisan gun bill passed a key procedural hurdle in the Senate late Tuesday that clears the way for the chamber to take up the measure later this week as lawmakers scramble to ensure final passage before Congress leaves for a two-week recess. The Senate voted 64-34 — including 14 Republicans — to advance
[ad_1] With an assist from Andrew Desiderio GUNS, VOTES AND A DEAL— After all that waiting, the Senate is expected to clear the bipartisan gun violence prevention compromise by the end of the week. It cleared a procedural hurdle last night with the backing of 14 Senate Republicans. It is the first significant piece of
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