[ad_1] President Joe Biden is protected by semiautomatic firearms yet told reporters Thanksgiving morning that he cannot understand how sales of semiautomatic guns continue, as they have “no social redeeming value.” Biden said, “The idea we still allow semiautomatic weapons to be purchased is sick. It has no social redeeming value.” Ironically, Biden is protected
Month: November 2022
[ad_1] Sign up to our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox each weekday morning Sign up to our free morning US email news bulletin A second high-profile mass shooting within three days took place in a familiar location: inside the nation’s largest retailer, where dozens of acts of gun violence have played
[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment Over 10 days, people across the country woke up to a version of the same news on three different mornings: another high-profile shooting and a new death toll. Three, last week, on a college bus. Five, on Saturday, inside a nightclub. Six, on Tuesday, in a Walmart. And now,
[ad_1] Several people were killed in a shooting in a Walmart store on Tuesday night in Virginia state of US. The gunman was also killed during the shooting. This comes after a 22-year-old gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs on Saturday, killing five people and leaving 25
[ad_1] A recently-enacted gun law in New Jersey is already facing legal scrutiny after a group representing gun manufacturers nationwide filed a lawsuit against state Attorney General Matt Platkin alleging the law is unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, seeks to strike down a law that
[ad_1] HONOLULU (KHON2) — Joining us in-studio Honolulu Police Chief, Joe Logan, to go over the top issues in Oahu public safety and the challenges ahead as he leads the department after difficult times under previous administrations. KHON2: One of the things on top of people’s minds is, what is the latest on the concealed-carry
[ad_1] by Ron Porter Pittsburgh, consistent with urban centers across the nation, is enduring persistent gun murder among African American youth. Gun violence is epidemic in our neighborhoods, including attempted mass murder on the doorsteps of a church. From coast to coast, murderous threads knot around the necks of Black children and chokes them into
[ad_1] An Albany legislator in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s hometown is taking aim at the NRA — but not for promoting gun sales. Instead, state Sen. Sean Ryan (D-Buffalo) is pushing to stop the group from promoting gun safety in New York. Newly-introduced legislation would do that by stripping the group of its near monopoly over
[ad_1] Gun rally takes on current bills in Dover Current legislation awaiting the governor’s signature is in the sights of hundreds of gun rights advocates at Legislative Mall rally Saturday, June 25, 2022. William Bretzger, Delaware News Journal A Delaware Chancery Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging state legislation passed this spring that prohibits
[ad_1] Hal Bidlack Like most of you, I awoke Sunday morning to the horrific news about the mass murder at Club Q here in Colorado Springs. More lives lost and other lives shattered here in our Colorado, a state that has a dreadful history of such wholesale killings, including Columbine in 1999 and the Aurora
[ad_1] Hal Bidlack Like most of you, I awoke Sunday morning to the horrific news about the mass murder at Club Q here in Colorado Springs. More lives lost and other lives shattered here in our Colorado, a state that has a dreadful history of such wholesale killings, including Columbine in 1999 and the Aurora
[ad_1] Courtesy of Chip Vincent (Unsplash CC0) Hatred and Violence are Learned, Not a Choice Anderson Lee Aldrich and Kyle Rittenhouse did not suddenly decide to hate other humans and believe that violence is acceptable and even the “right thing to do.” Young people learn from their family, friends, teachers, and sometimes their ministers. Three
[ad_1] An intensive debate broke out on the floor of the New Jersey Assembly Monday between supporters and opponents of A4769, sponsored by Assemblyman Joseph Danielsen (D LD-17), which came as a response to the ruling of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen. That case struck down state laws which required
[ad_1] Nov 21 (Reuters) – The attack at a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub by a suspected gunman who was arrested last year in connection with a bomb threat has renewed questions about “red flag” laws that are used irregularly and in vastly different ways across the United States. The laws, which allow courts to issue “extreme
[ad_1] Whatever else can be said of Joe Biden as a politician, he has been consistent and unwavering on at least one point: he wants to take your guns. Make no mistake: Left to his own devices, that is exactly what he will do. Joe Biden’s political party just lost control of the U.S. House
[ad_1] Those of earlier generations used to chuckle when small children were presented trophies merely for participating in organized sports. When this practice began, few could have predicted that this effete custom would someday extend to attorneys filing briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court. On November 10, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced
[ad_1] In a move that surprised absolutely nobody, anti-gun New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) announced last week that she would expand her assault on the Second Amendment by targeting ammunition sellers. AG James claimed, “39 ammunition sellers have been shipping ammunition directly to New York residents in violation of New York’s SAFE Act.”
[ad_1] Of all the scandals of the anti-gun Obama/Biden administration, Operation Chokepoint was perhaps the most insidious. NRA-ILA covered the story at the time, explaining how federal regulators – including the Department of Justice and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) – used their authorities to intimidate banks into shunning lawful but politically disfavored industries.
[ad_1] AR-15 style rifles have been the weapon of choice for the perpetrators of several recent mass shootings [ { "name": "Ad - NativeInline - Injected", "component": "37365813", "insertPoint": "3", "requiredCountToDisplay": "5" },{ "name": "Real 1 Player (r2) - Inline", "component": "37365812", "insertPoint": "2/3", "requiredCountToDisplay": "9" } ] click to enlarge St. Louis shooting suspect
[ad_1] Speak Out allows readers to comment on the issues of the day. Email Speak Out at speakout@southtownstar.com or call 312-222-2427. Please limit comments to 30 seconds or about 100 words and give your first name and your hometown. So this week, it’s Colorado. Another AR-15 style assault weapon killing five people wounding over 20
[ad_1] Earlier this fall, NRA-ILA Michigan Grassroots Staff hosted NRA Freedom Fest at Peacemakers Gun Range in Howell, Michigan. This large-scale grassroots community event is a great way to reach the pro-2A community, educate those that want more information, and showcase the great relationships that NRA has on the ground in the area. Peacemakers Gun
[ad_1] “Heidi and I are praying for the victims & loved ones impacted by the horrific shooting in Colorado Springs. This senseless evil needs to end,” Cruz – who has raked in more gun lobby money than any other lawmaker from Texas – tweeted. “While Democrats rush to politicize before the facts are fully known,
[ad_1] It took less than eighteen hours for United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to politicize Saturday night’s mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where a twenty-two-year-old man armed with an “AR-15-style rifle” murdered five people and injured eighteen others before being subdued by two courageous patrons and taken into custody. While
[ad_1] On Saturday, University of Virginia freshman swimmer and U.S. Junior National team member Claire Tuggle posted a statement on Instagram speaking out about gun violence in light of the recent shooting at her school that took the lives of three UVA football players—DeSean Perry, Lavel Davis, and Devin Chandler—and injured two other individuals. In
[ad_1] This Tuesday, November 22, 2022, will pass as an uneventful day for most Americans. In past years some media outlets have marked the significance of the date. But as the years go by and memories dim, fewer and fewer people remember the significance of the day. But for those who were alive on November
[ad_1] Al Letson: From The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, this is Reveal. I’m Al Letson. Al Letson: Just a few weeks ago, many politicians, pundits, and poll workers seemed tense about what might happen during the midterms. The big questions, who would win, who would lose, and especially whether there be chaos and
[ad_1] This weekend, Manitoba-raised Tara Westwood will be attending a film festival in Pittsburgh, drawing attention to her directorial debut, an intense — and intensely topical — 18-minute short film titled Triggered. On Saturday, she’ll screen the film to an audience and on Sunday, she’ll be around for the festival’s awards event, with good reason:
[ad_1] A new Oregon gun control law, considered one of the most restrictive in the US, led to a massive increase in attempted firearms purchases. The measure, often referred to as the Reduction of Gun Violence Act, will require deeper background checks, firearm training, fingerprint collection and a permit to purchase any firearm, according to the
[ad_1] Gun sales have skyrocketed in Oregon since the narrow passage of a strict gun control measure in last week’s midterm election. As gun sellers scramble to fill orders before the rule change on Dec. 8, opponents are planning to file suit against what they call the most restrictive gun control measure in the country.
[ad_1] Parents, students, and activists say stricter gun laws are needed after the killing of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry. Photo courtesy of University of Virginia. by Aziah Siid Head to the University of Virginia’s athletics website, and the pearly white smiles of three football players — Lavel Davis Jr., 20; Devin Chandler, 20; and D’Sean