[ad_1] CHICAGO — In the wake of the mass shooting in Highland Park last month, Democrats have renewed their calls for a national ban on assault weapons. But WGN Investigates has found that some politicians’ words do not always match their actions. From the first hours after seven lives were cut short in Highland Park, Democratic
Month: August 2022
[ad_1] When You’re Not Looking Lee Zeldin fancies himself tough on crime and a supporter of families and law enforcement. But for years he promoted extremist views of the Second Amendment and opposed every measure to minimize gun violence and death. Last week, he voted no on the House’s assault weapons ban after 10 people
[ad_1] While most of the attention from the end of the United States Supreme Court’s last term focused on several landmark cases, including a major win for gun owners in the NRA-supported case New York State Rifle and Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, SCOTUS also issued a decision that may substantially limit federal authority to
[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment President Biden, despite his party’s thin House majority and the 50-50 Senate, has arguably passed more important bills than any president since Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society. And LBJ had a filibuster-proof Senate majority throughout his presidency (a high of 68 Democrats at one point) and huge House majorities
[ad_1] Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com. A recent letter to the Bangor Daily News by Mary Royal on the dangers to the public posed by easy access to AR-15-style assault rifles highlighted its sacred status among most gun owners in our society. And it’s chiefly
[ad_1] After violent unrest and looting in 2020 that Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot admitted had “spread like wildfire” throughout parts of Chicago, the mayor nonetheless “urged Chicagoans not to take matters into their own hands in this concealed carry state. ‘Do not pick up arms and try to be police. If there’s a problem, call
[ad_1] Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp says he has a problem with boycotts, particularly ones related to Georgia’s new voting restrictions law. But apparently that repulsion to boycotts only applies to Democrats and issues he favors, because Kemp has personally proposed boycotts of his own. Kemp and his campaign have recently reupped false attacks on
[ad_1] Donald J. Trump’s endorsement of Leora Levy effectively transformed Connecticut’s three-way Republican primary for U.S. Senate into a one-on-one contest between his chosen acolyte, Levy, and a non-believer, Themis Klarides. On the ballot Tuesday are Klarides, a socially moderate former state House Republican leader who did not vote for Trump’s reelection, and two Trump
[ad_1] President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are trying to reinstate the federal assault weapon ban that was in effect for 10 years because—they claim—it reduced gun crime. The bill, which just passed the House, will soon get a vote in the Senate. In the effort to get it passed, Biden and House Speaker Nancy
[ad_1] The Daily News asked candidates for statewide office in the Aug. 16 Alaska primary and special U.S. House elections to answer a series of issue and biographical questions to help voters understand their positions. Some questions were suggested by readers. Read all the responses here. Gregg Brelsford • Parrty: Undeclared • Law Professor, public
[ad_1] Leora Levy, former President Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, spoke with Breitbart News about her campaign to “rid Connecticut of the Blumenthal Blight” just days before the state’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday. LISTEN: Breitbart News Saturday host Matthew Boyle praised Levy for recently securing former President Donald Trump’s endorsement and
[ad_1] SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -When Rick Knobe was Sioux Falls Mayor, high school students could still have their guns in a gun rack in the back of their pickup on school grounds. But, the world has changed greatly, and Knobe believes we should adapt for the safety of our neighbors and family.
[ad_1] A fundraising event planned by charity for National Rifle Association (NRA) in Hondo Texas, some 40 miles away from the Robb Elementary School shooting, was canceled after relatives of the victims demanded that the Hondo City Council nix the fundraiser. The Hondo City Council voted 4-to-1 on Monday to deny Friends of the NRA,
[ad_1] Today in an NRA-ILA-backed lawsuit, a coalition of groups that offer and promote youth-firearm safety, youth-shooting sports, and youth-hunting and hunter-education programs filed a lawsuit challenging a newly passed California statute that prohibits them from promoting those programs. The California Assembly passed and Governor Newsom signed AB 2571 into law earlier this year. NRA-ILA
[ad_1] This week, four anti-gun bills, AB 1227, AB 2870, SB 505 and SB 918, were heard in the respective Appropriations committees and sent to the suspense file. The Appropriations committees will take up the suspense files next week prior to the August 12 fiscal committee deadline. Continue to contact committee members and urge their opposition to
[ad_1] Bill Hilts Jr. Thru Aug. 21 – Twin Counties Summer Classic for Niagara and Orleans Counties. Amateur boats for best five fish, $150. Pro boats for the best seven fish, $300. Contact the Boat Doctors in Olcott for more information at 778-8592. Aug. 7 – New York Walleye Derby on Lake Erie final day.
[ad_1] A fundraising event planned by charity for National Rifle Association (NRA) in Hondo Texas, some 40 miles away from the Robb Elementary School shooting, was canceled after relatives of the victims demanded that the Hondo City Council nix the fundraiser. The Hondo City Council voted 4-to-1 on Monday to deny Friends of the NRA,
[ad_1] In the first week of September 2018, during Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, the National Rifle Association’s board gathered for its final meeting of the year across the Potomac at the Westin Arlington Gateway hotel. The NRA was campaigning hard in support of Kavanaugh, whose confirmation would instantly shift power on the
[ad_1] You are here: Home / Health / Guns And The Blame Game; Penny For Republican Thoughts! Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 111 (ThyBlackMan.com) Gun violence prevention reality: Gun violence affects society in many ways, including higher medical costs, reductions in quality of life because of fear of gun violence and stresses on
[ad_1] Voters are heading to the polls in Tennessee on Aug. 4 for the primary election. In the state’s 5th Congressional District, 10 Republicans are vying for the nomination. The race has generated national interest since the GOP is striving to regain control of the U.S. House and the party believes that one of the seats
[ad_1] HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — The ongoing fight for gun control measures that many Highland Park residents have been championing continued to be discussed Thursday night on the one-month anniversary of the shooting. David Sallak is a father who was at the parade. “I was at the parade, I saw the shooter – he shot
[ad_1] How Portapique began to heal after a mass shooting “There’s a new sense of hope, there’s a sense of pride.” Nate Chute and Omar Ornelas, El Paso Times On Aug. 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. Authorities say the gunman targeted Mexicans in hopes of scaring
[ad_1] By Kelly Tshibaka Updated: 54 minutes ago Published: 1 hour ago U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka spoke during a rally at the Alaska Airlines Center on Saturday, July 9, 2022. (Bill Roth / ADN) As the Aug. 16 U.S. Senate primary approaches, Lisa Murkowski and her allies have decided to launch countless dishonest and
[ad_1] This week, the Boulder County Commissioners unanimously voted to pass a gun control package consisting of five ordinances to infringe on your Second Amendment rights. Commissioner Matt Jones claims these ordinances are “common-sense gun violence laws designed to help keep people safe,” but, apparently, common sense isn’t common. These ordinances are restrictions that attack your constitutional right
[ad_1] The Democratic congressional challenger walked up to the Republican candidates’ booth at the Cecil County Fair, smiled and introduced herself. “Hi, I’m Heather Mizeur. Nice to meet you,” she said. There, in a display hall surrounded by funnel cakes, corn dogs and tractors, she talked with a county Republican official about her platform of
[ad_1] Adolescents well into their early 20s still are developing their abilities to use judgment and impulse control. If you want help grasping that fact, think of the difference between an incoming college freshman and the same young person as a college senior. The difference in emotional maturity is often dramatic. Gov. Greg Abbott and
[ad_1] Welcome to your 2022 Primary Election Special, a guide to the candidates vying for your vote. Inside, you will find information about the people running for all city, county, state and national seats at the primary election this August. This guide is intended as an at-a-glance look at the candidates as you head for
[ad_1] Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, has a very right-wing voting record. But in the Trumpified Republican Party of 2022, it isn’t uncommon for arch-conservative Republicans to be told that they aren’t conservative enough — and the 70-year-old GOP senator now finds himself being formally
[ad_1] Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, has a very right-wing voting record. But in the Trumpified Republican Party of 2022, it isn’t uncommon for arch-conservative Republicans to be told that they aren’t conservative enough — and the 70-year-old GOP senator now finds himself being formally
[ad_1] If Sen. Lisa Murkowski is re-elected, at the end of her new term, Alaska will have had 27 years with her as our US Senator. This will continue the Murkowski monarchy – 47 years of a political dynasty that was continued when her father appointed her to his senate seat in a brazen act