[ad_1] Tom Barton Cedar Rapids Gazette DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa voters in November will be asked to add language to the Iowa Constitution that states it is a “fundamental individual right” to keep and bear arms, and that any restraint on that right is invalid unless it meets the demands of “strict scrutiny.” A

[ad_1] Growing up, Adam was a lot like other kids. He had a huge imagination from an early age. He’d spend hours building his own worlds, one Lego block at a time. Then, he’d bring those worlds to life, creating stories that animated the pint-sized environments and the characters occupying them. People considered him an

[ad_1] Parents of the children massacred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas are fed up – and they’re letting the Governor of Texas know it. Family members of the children and teachers killed on May 24th converged on Governor Greg Abbott’s mansion in Austin to let them know how they feel. Gathering a little

[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. – Advertisement – In the wake of the Uvalde school shooting, the Republican congressman who represents the city, Tony Gonzales, welcomed Democratic President Joe Biden to the community. They visited Robb Elementary together, attended

[ad_1] Jane Yoder-Short  |  Press-Citizen opinion writer I missed learning that a hero is someone with a gun. Growing up in a Mennonite pacifist home we had rules about what we could and couldn’t watch on TV. Shooting programs with guns were off-limits. One Saturday, my sister and I thought we were getting away with watching

[ad_1] August 25, 2022, 5:00 PM HST * Updated August 25, 3:22 PM The Hawai‘i Police Department has revised the permitting process for a license to carry concealed and unconcealed firearms following the Supreme Court’s ruling on a landmark case out of New York. The High Court’s 6-3 decision in the case of New York

[ad_1] HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A federal court in Fort Worth struck down a Texas ban that limited adults under 21 years old from carrying handguns. District Court Judge Mark Pittman ruled on Thursday that the ban is unconstitutional. Pittman said the restriction is inconsistent with the Second Amendment and U.S. history. According to our

[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In the wake of the Uvalde school shooting, the Republican congressman who represents the city, Tony Gonzales, welcomed Democratic President Joe Biden to the community. They visited Robb Elementary together, attended mass at a

[ad_1] An attendee holds a handgun on display at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 29, 2022. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 25 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas threw out the state’s ban on people between 18 and 20 years

[ad_1] According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were 693 mass shootings in the United States in 2021. That’s almost 2 a day. We’re dealing with an epidemic of gun violence in this country. But it’s not just mass shootings — it’s also the daily shootings in our cities that claim the lives of children

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund has endorsed five Rhode Island House candidates in its 2022 report card for the upcoming elections and dished out “F” grades to General Assembly leaders after they passed an ban on high capacity magazines this year. The new NRA grades include an “F” for formerly “A” rated Senate president Dominick Ruggerio,

[ad_1] Recently, Mr. John Sigler mailed an open letter and fundraising card endorsing Sen. Colin Bonini, R-Dover. From Mr. Sigler’s bio, which he included in the letter, it is apparent to me he is a party insider. Mr. Sigler states Sen. Bonini is a “true conservative.” While this is probably true, simply voting no on

[ad_1] AR-15 style rifles are displayed for sale at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 12, 2021. Bing Guan | Reuters New Biden administration rules that put homemade firearm kits used to build “ghost guns” in the same legal category as traditional firearms went into effect on Wednesday after federal judges

[ad_1] SPIRIT LAKE, I.A. (Dakota News Now) – The Iowa Firearms Coalition has been working to change security policies in public buildings, claiming the current system has left them vulnerable to attacks. As a result, the Spirit Lake School Board decided to allow members of their on-campus staff to carry guns. The IFC applauds the

[ad_1] Markwayne Mullin has defeated T.W. Shannon in the Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday for Sen. Jim Inhofe’s seat in the U.S. Senate, according to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board.  Mullin received 65.06 percent of votes with 311 of 1984 precincts reporting, with Shannon attracting 34.94 percent, according to unofficial online

[ad_1] Courtesy of Colin Lloyd (Unsplash CC0) Republicans don’t know you, and I exist. At least, that’s what I believe. Polls show how we feel about important issues, but they ignore them and therefore reject our needs and wishes. We should ignore them at the polls. Important to most Americans are universal healthcare, sensible gun

[ad_1] MARY REICHARD, CO-HOST: The reality of the streets in this country comes into contact with the legal theory of the Second Amendment every single day. MONTAGE: MR: Gun violence makes the national news everyday in this country. Rising crime creates fear, and that leads to law abiding citizens looking for ways to protect themselves. Take

[ad_1] Even after the Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings, 70% of Republicans said it is more important to protect gun rights than to control gun violence, while 92% of Democrats and 54% of independents expressed the opposite view. Just weeks after those mass shootings, Republicans and gun rights advocates hailed the Supreme Court ruling that