[ad_1] HOT SPRINGS — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson continued to hint at a presidential run as he told a group of attorneys Wednesday that he was starting to “lay the foundation” for a 2024 campaign. Hutchinson, speaking at the Arkansas Bar Association annual meeting in Hot Springs, talked about a range of topics, including his
Month: June 2022
[ad_1] Put simply, the Left’s ultimate goal on guns is not merely making schools safe. Rather, it is the evisceration of the Second Amendment by subjecting gun rights to the proverbial “death of a thousand cuts.” As amending the federal Constitution to eliminate the Second Amendment is a political non-starter, as there are too many
[ad_1] Will pending congressional legislation measurably reduce the number of firearm slayings and injuries that plague our country? That metric, more than anything else, should guide how we assess the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan framework on gun control – and to a lesser extent, the competing bill that already passed the House of Representatives. Gun-control supporters
[ad_1] A prophetic protector has become a political panderer. Back in December 2016, Sheriff Joe Lombardo of Clark County, Nevada, called for restrictions on high-capacity gun magazines. “I’m a very avid hunter, I was in the military myself, and there’s no need to have a high-capacity magazine for any practical reason,” Lombardo told the Las
[ad_1] Led by young people, hundreds gathered for the March for Our Lives rally in front of Los Angeles City hall on June 11, calling for increased gun regulations. They expressed their outrage over the continued loss of life from gun violence and the influence and lobbying practices of the National Rifle Association (NRA). March
[ad_1] A bipartisan majority of voters strongly support stricter gun legislation, a national Fox News poll found in the wake of several mass shootings that have rocked the country. Voters are overwhelmingly in favor of requiring background checks to purchase a gun, with 88% of responders saying they support them. A whopping 84% say they
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load When it comes to the negotiations now taking place on Capitol Hill after a recent spate of mass shootings, Congress’s most outspoken proponents of gun control and the devoted cadre of hard-line Second Amendment activists battling against them agree on virtually nothing. Except for this: Both say that passing
[ad_1] Today, the Senate Executive Committee passed all of the anti-gun bills before them. Yesterday, the House passed House Bill 423 by a vote of 40-0 and House Bill 451 by a vote of 27-13. The Committee then added those bills to their agenda for the hearing today. These bills are now eligible to be
[ad_1] Early voting starts June 18 in the Democratic and Republican primaries that will decide which gubernatorial candidates — the congressman representing the East End among them — will be on ballots on Election Day. U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), the GOP nominee in the race for the governorship, is facing three primary challengers: former
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Wayne LaPierre sent a letter on June 14 to the group’s members assuring them the NRA is standing strong for school safety and real action while remaining opposed to “soundbite solutions” from gun controllers. The letter begins: For over 150 years, the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) has
[ad_1] OPINION: Analysis of the gun control “deal” Senate Republicans and Democrats struck last week will focus on the so-called red-flag laws that have become flavor of the week favorites of politicians and gun control activists. Red-flag laws sound good in concept. Who would disagree with the wisdom of disarming those in the midst of
[ad_1] On June 21st, the Lafayette City Council will consider, on second reading, anti-gun legislation that was enabled by the General Assembly repealing Colorado’s firearm preemption law in 2021. The Council previously approved them, on first reading, at the June 7th meeting. Please click the button below to submit comments against these proposed ordinances. NRA
[ad_1] By Jim Lieb Updated: 1 hour ago Published: 1 hour ago In response to the recent two mass killings in which an AR-15 style rifle was used, there have been numerous calls in the media, editorials and letters to ban such assault weapons. NBC News estimates Americans own 15 million AR-15-style rifles. In 2020,
[ad_1] Don’t forget to register for the Georgia NRA State Conference, to be held on Saturday, June 25th, 2022, in Atlanta! Hosted by NRA-ILA, this important day in support of the Second Amendment will feature various panels and dynamic speakers, including Aurelia Skipwith, former Director of U.S. Fish & Wildlife, as well as your Georgia
[ad_1] Gun owners who left the Statehouse jubilant Tuesday afternoon after the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the magazine ban bill (S.2653) on a 6 to 6 tie vote, were probably stunned to get home and discover a complete reversal. Hundreds of Second Amendment supporters filled the hallways but left after the committee vote, assuming they had
[ad_1] By Elizabeth Royappa Last Saturday morning, residents of more than 400 cities nationwide poured into their hometown streets, holding signs and calling for commonsense gun reform. Thanks to local activists, Pensacola was no exception. Plaza Ferdinand was filled with dozens of protesters participating in a rally that was organized as part of the March
[ad_1] By Randall Upton Uvalde tells Biden to “do something.” This was the front-page headline of the Memorial Day edition of the Times-Call. The accompanying story reported that when President Biden left a church service in Uvalde, Texas, to meet privately with persons who lost family members in the Robb Elementary School carnage on May
[ad_1] Standing Firm Even South Fork residents who have issues with U.S. Representative Nick LaLota’s positions on some important issues should give credit where it’s due: In one respect at least, the Republican 1st District congressman has stuck to his guns on an… by Editorial Board The Toll on Veterans This Memorial Day, as we
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[ad_1] We choose to believe that attitudes and views about guns and violence are changing amid demands of government action to stop more destruction and tragedy. Last month’s murders of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, and the mass killings of 10 mainly Black shoppers in Buffalo, New York, may have been the
[ad_1] Once a week, I gather with friends at the Broadway Brewery to solve the ills of the world over food, drink and talk. We rarely succeed. My friend Steve recently asked a serious question during one of our gatherings: What makes a person think it is right to enter a grade school and murder
[ad_1] When you’ve been starving for years, even a morsel can seem like a feast. That’s been the general reaction to news of bipartisan framework legislation for gun reform in response to mass shootings, especially those last month in a Buffalo supermarket and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. “Today, we are announcing a common-sense,
[ad_1] Gun control activists gathered across the country Saturday in the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Tex. that killed 19 children and two teachers. In Raleigh, the March for Our Lives event saw hundreds of North Carolinians rally in front of the State Capitol building to send lawmakers a clear message:
[ad_1] On Tuesday, opponents of the gun legislation chanted in the hallway and supporters lined the front row of seats in the committee room as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8 to 4 for the bill raising the age from 18 to 21. The committee then voted 9 to 3 for a bill that would
[ad_1] In the wake of massacres in Parkland, Orlando, Uvalde, Buffalo, Sandy Hook, and on and on, public pressure is building on Congress to enact laws to stem gun violence. Where do our U.S. Senators and Representatives from Florida stand? U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R) “The NBA doesn’t like to talk about the billions they make from a
[ad_1] Another mass shooting. In a school. Oh, my. Thoughts and prayers. End of story. Until the next time. There will be a next time, dear reader, some where in these Disunited States of America. No community is immune any more. Even here in River City, we’ve had our own mass shooting. When will it
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he is comfortable with the bipartisan deal Senate Democrats and Republicans struck on gun control legislation, signaling that he will join in passing a bill when it comes to a vote. “For myself, I’m comfortable with the framework,” the Kentucky Republican said during
[ad_1] WASHINGTON ― Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) suggested that November’s midterm elections are animating his party more than efforts to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill in the wake of recent mass shootings across the country. “I think we’re more interested in the red wave than we are in red flags,
[ad_1] Senate gun deal has surprises, and loose ends The outline of a bipartisan Senate agreement to rein in gun violence has no game-changing steps banning the deadliest firearms, but it does propose measured provisions. (June 13) (AP Video/Alan Fram) AP PROVIDENCE — In a stunning turn of events on Tuesday, Senate leaders derailed an attempt
[ad_1] Shelter Hope Pet Shop in Thousands Oaks, California, says it will not allow customers who are pro-gun and/or pro-NRA to adopt any animals. On June 13, 2022, the New York Post reported that Shelter Hope’s adoption ban for pro-gun customers was made in response to high-profile mass shootings, including the November 7, 2018 attack
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