[ad_1] The tragedy at the Covenant School in Nashville marked America’s 131st mass shooting of the year, just 86 days into 2023. The murders of six people – including three children – by a gunman wielding three legally-purchased guns triggered a political response that we are all-too-familiar with. Democrats called for gun safety reforms, which

[ad_1] Gun politics in the U.S. demonstrates that a popular majority does not always get its way. Even though most Americans support stricter gun-safety laws, proposals for major new regulations reliably face impassable obstacles in Congress. A popular position, but so far no change in policy. Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press, File The standard explanation for

[ad_1] In every issue of Ms., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in this biweekly roundup. Lest We Forget “Why in God’s name do we allow these weapons of war on our

[ad_1] A federal judge hearing a challenge against gun measures in Delaware ruled against opponents iover a major question in Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Inc. et al. v. Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security et al, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced. In an opinion issued Monday night, U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews denied a preliminary

[ad_1] DELAWARE – A federal judge this week ruled against a gun lobby challenge against Delaware’s ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines. The opinion on Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Inc. et al. v. Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security et al was given on Monday night.  In his opinion, Judge Richard G.

[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Hospital emergency room visits for firearm-related injuries swelled in the pandemic, US health researchers said, with the biggest increase seen among adolescents ages 14 and younger. Average weekly emergency room visits for gunshot wounds rose 37% in 2020 from the year earlier and stayed at about the same level the following year,

[ad_1] With more than 450 million guns possessed by Americans with an additional unknown number of assault rifles, the country is gradually becoming a land of terror – where incidents of shooting at educational institutions in particular have become almost a regular issue. The US ratio of 120.5 firearms per 100 residents, up from 88

[ad_1] Everyone in America is sick of the gun violence that plagues us everywhere we go. Everyone that is, except the one group of people that could possibly do something about it: Republicans. They seem to think there’s nothing you can do and we all should just accept children getting slaughtered at school is an

[ad_1] A federal judge hearing a challenge against what are deemed two common-sense gun safety measures in Delaware has ruled against the gun lobby on a critical question in Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Inc. et al. v. Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security et al.  Therefore, Delaware’s bans on assault weapons, large capacity magazines remain

[ad_1] MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough became unglued Wednesday morning during a rant blaming Republicans for the Nashville school shooting that took place at a Christian elementary school Monday. The Nashville Police Department received a call at 10:13 a.m. Monday morning about shots fired at a private Christian elementary school and arrived on scene. Upon arrival, a

[ad_1] The first gunshot cracked through the air just after 1 a.m. Then came another shot, and another. They kept coming, again and again, each shot thundering across downtown Dayton, Ohio. In just half a minute, more than three dozen gunshots echoed through the crowded streets. AR-15-style rifles are on display at Burbank Ammo &