[ad_1] The rapid bursts of a high-powered rifle brought the chilling reality that no one can be sure they are safe, anywhere, to one of the nation’s most unifying gatherings. In that instant, Highland Park joined Uvalde, Columbine, Newtown and Parkland and a long list of cities and towns known across the country for the
Month: July 2022
[ad_1] The attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 21 people dead, is the second school tragedy in the United States, only after Sandy Hook, where 26 people were killed on December 14, 2012. And now a shooting in Illinois’ Highland Park, where so far six people have been killed and multiple
[ad_1] A red flag law, a waiting period for gun purchases, licensing requirements, and numerous other gun controls did not prevent the July 4, 2022, Highland Park attack. Mike Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety lists Illinois as the state with the sixth most stringent gun laws in the country. Moreover, Gabby Giffords gun control group
[ad_1] Opinion editor’s note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes letters from readers online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• There is almost nothing that I admire about the state of Mississippi. However, the people there hit a major home run with their new state flag. They went from one that was boring,
[ad_1] Tony Bouza BY TONY BOUZA We are the only Western country that regularly awakens to news of slaughters of our children by idiots with ridiculously easy access to all forms of firearms. In the aftermath of these awful and preventable events (we do regulate and license vehicles and a lot of other things), the
[ad_1] ‘I definitely lead a non-politician life; I smoke weed and I go to strip clubs with my wife,” the rapper Killer Mike says with a laugh. “But I care about people and I have a duty to my community. I am not an angry old man – I am a participator.” As if to
[ad_1] ‘I definitely lead a non-politician life; I smoke weed and I go to strip clubs with my wife,” the rapper Killer Mike says with a laugh. “But I care about people and I have a duty to my community. I am not an angry old man – I am a participator.” As if to
[ad_1] Another Fourth of July is upon us. Once again we are preparing to celebrate our Independence Day with parades, ball games, cookouts and community gatherings. Loudspeakers will resound with “My Country Tis of Thee” and “America the Beautiful.” Our hearts will swell at the familiar words, “From every mountainside, let freedom ring” and “Brotherhood
[ad_1] July 3, 2022 6:30 PM Pierre M. Atlas, Senior Lecturer, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Posted: July 3, 2022 6:30 PM Updated: July 3, 2022 7:18 PM Reenactments of Old West gunfights, like this one at a tourist attraction in Texas in 2014, are part of the mythology
[ad_1] A friend’s devastation It happened a long time ago, but the memory of it is fresh on my mind today. A childless young couple moved into my neighborhood. The young woman and I had become fast friends when she confided to me one morning that she was pregnant again and hoped finally, third try,
[ad_1] (Dario Lopez-Mills | AP) Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. By Deanna Neeley | The Public Forum | July 3, 2022, 12:00 p.m. I took notice of a recent article: “Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure.’” I challenge this with a
[ad_1] Thinking about the Republican senators who have been quietly bought by the National Rifle Association and gun lobby for years, I wonder what their reaction would be if their (grand)child’s body was torn apart beyond recognition by a shooter with an assault weapon? Would they say, well, I’m sorry that my (grand)child was killed,
[ad_1] Letter writers | Fort Myers News-Press Court decision appalling for congregation On June 24 The Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, upending nearly 50 years of access to abortion. This decision is appalling for those who have worked for many decades to protect and affirm reproductive rights for women. Comprehensive reproductive
[ad_1] Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar and councilman Bob Kern, left, and Ken Rothwell pictured at the June 21 meeting along with town attorney Erik Howard. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) Residents crowded inside Riverhead Town Hall last Tuesday, most of them to weigh in on two specific public hearings. The juxtaposition of the issues to be discussed
[ad_1] The state of New York, in an emergency session Friday, passed a new gun law in response to the US Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which struck down some key parts of the requirements for the carrying of concealed firearms in the state. The new law removes
[ad_1] March for Our Lives holds June 11 rally in Parkland, Florida Gun control advocates and school violence protestors gather for rally in Broward County, Florida thσmαѕ cσrdч, Palm Beach Post On the campaign trail, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried touts what she says is a track record showing her to be a leading combatant against the
[ad_1] The law makes it a felony crime to carry a gun into a new list of sensitive places, including: government buildings, places of worship, libraries, parks, zoos, schools, summer camps and homeless shelters, Law enforcement officials and registered security guards are among those exempt from the sensitive-place restrictions. (Reuters) New York state has passed
[ad_1] New York: New York state passed a law on Friday banning guns from many public places, including Times Square, and requiring gun-licence applicants to prove their shooting proficiency and submit their social media accounts for review by government officials. The law, passed in an emergency legislative session, was forced by a landmark US Supreme Court
[ad_1] New York lawmakers have voted to ban guns from “sensitive places”. The bill is expected to be signed into law. The bill will also require those wanting a gun licence to get more training and submit their social media accounts for review. New York lawmakers voted to pass new gun laws on Friday that
[ad_1] EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first story in a two-part series. The second article is scheduled for publication in the Tuesday, July 5, edition of The Valdosta Daily Times. “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
[ad_1] Gov. Phil Murphy reacts to Buffalo shooting NJ Gov. Phil Murphy calls for nationwide gun safety legislation in aftermath of Buffalo shooting. Amy Newman, NorthJersey.com As we celebrate America’s independence, let’s pause and consider a question that touches on one of our nation’s most contentious debates. Who is the biggest buyer of guns in
[ad_1] On Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Eric Bolling The Balance,” New York gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) contrasted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) declaration that she doesn’t “need to have numbers” to justify gun control proposals with her hesitation to repeal cashless bail due to a lack of data to justify repealing
[ad_1] The 93-year-old Moreno Valley, California, resident who shot an alleged intruder Wednesday said the suspect walked into “a gunfight with a pocket knife.” Breitbart News reported that a 93-year-old homeowner shot the alleged intruder shortly after midnight Wednesday. In an ABC News video, the 93-year-old homeowner, Joe Howard Teague, explained what led up to
[ad_1] The bipartisan gun violence prevention bill approved by Congress, highlighted by a limited expansion of background checks and substantial funding to support mental health initiatives and state-based red flag laws, moved into law on the signature of President Joe Biden. It’s been nearly 30 years since federal lawmakers acted to tighten gun laws, and
[ad_1] Anti-Second Amendment politicians returned to Albany late this week and did the bidding of Gov. Kathy Hochul. She called the Legislature back into an “extraordinary” session this week. The session was anything but extraordinary. Lawmakers sat around in Albany for 36 hours while one party wrote the bill. In typical one-party-rule fashion, this was
[ad_1] On the heels of last week’s landmark Supreme Court decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen, Majority Democrats in Trenton doubled down on even more Second Amendment infringements by passing yet another package of gun bills. This is the third gun-control package put forward by Gov. Phil Murphy, as the previous packages continue to be abject
[ad_1] The California Legislature starts their Summer recess today, but not before a busy week full of defiant action against the recent Supreme Court victory in the NRA case of NYSRPA v. Bruen. The legislature passed several anti-gun bills out of policy committees and passed eight anti-gun bills onto the Governor’s desk, two of which
[ad_1] To paraphrase one of Jesus’ teachings, you cannot serve both God and guns, says Franciscan Fr. Daniel P. Horan. “To those trying to square the circle of their demonstrated love of guns and alleged love of God, I ask: What is your true religion?” he writes. And NCR political columnist Michael Sean Winters says
[ad_1] Sometimes questions are asked that cannot be answered only guessed about. One of these questions is would things be different if Trump had won the election over Biden — we will never know. Energy policy, a major driver of the current inflation and high gas prices which I think we can be certain would
[ad_1] There are more civilian firearms in the United States than there are civilians, more licensed gun dealers than grocery stores and McDonald’s franchises combined and more deaths by firearms than by traffic accidents. Guns are an indelible part of the entirety of American culture, an aspect venerated or vilified depending on who’s engaged in