[ad_1] We are the disgrace of nations because we can’t stop killing our children—along, of course, with their teachers, relatives, and innocent bystanders. We don’t even seem to want to stop doing it, not effectively, at any rate. We say we should, but we don’t. We just can’t. We are worse than the drunk who
Month: April 2023
[ad_1] The White House slammed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signing a state law that removes the requirement for a permit to carry a concealed gun. Biden’s press secretary called “shameful” DeSantis’s decision to sign the bill “so soon after another tragic school shooting.” The bill makes Florida the 26th state with so-called permitless constitutional carry
[ad_1] AUGUSTA – State lawmakers heard hours of testimony on Monday on several gun control proposals that, if recent history holds, could face an uphill battle in the full Legislature. Gun control advocates and opponents turned out in large numbers to testify on proposals to expand Maine’s background check requirement and to require buyers to
[ad_1] Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday allowing Floridians to conceal carry a firearm without obtaining a permit. The signage of the new law now means that the majority of U.S. states have constitutional carry laws in place, according to a statement from the National Rifle Association Institute for
[ad_1] Lawmakers took on the contentious issue of gun control Monday, hearing hours of testimony on bills that would add background checks for private sales and institute a 72-hour waiting period on firearm purchases, among other things. Over the course of more than four hours, supporters said the bills would help reduce gun violence, especially
[ad_1] Lawmakers tackled the contentious issue of gun control Monday, hearing hours of testimony on bills that would add background checks for private sales and institute a 72-hour waiting period on firearm purchases, among other things. Over the course of more than four hours, supporters said the bills will help reduce gun violence, especially suicides,
[ad_1] According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been more than 130 mass shootings nationwide since the beginning of this year. AUGUSTA, Maine — On Monday, the topic of gun safety sparked some intense discussion at the Maine State Capitol in Augusta. Mainers both for and against tighter gun restrictions turned out to voice
[ad_1] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis quietly signed a new gun bill that eliminates licensing requirements to carry a concealed firearm in most public places. The Florida Senate voted 27-13 last week on HB 543 and DeSantis signed it as quickly as he got it in a closed-door gathering with supporters, making Florida the 26th state that does not require
[ad_1] With little fanfare, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday making Florida the 26th state in the nation to allow residents to legally carry concealed weapons without having to obtain a permit through the state. The signature came in DeSantis’ office, where he was surrounded by GOP legislators, gun rights advocates and other supporters of
[ad_1] Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation into law Monday making his state the 26th to recognize “constitutional carry”: the right of citizens to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. During his State of the State address to the Florida Legislature last month, DeSantis said, “We also understand that part of fighting crime
[ad_1] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) ratified legislation Monday enabling Floridians over the age of 21 to carry concealed weapons without a government-issued permit, noting, “Constitutional carry is in the books.” Florida is, as a result, the 26th state in the union not to require residents to acquire a permit or pay additional fees to
[ad_1] Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has inched America toward a majority of states where “constitutional carry” laws are on the books after signing a bill Monday removing the requirement for anyone to obtain a permit to carry a concealed gun. Last week, the Florida Senate voted 27 to 13 on the constitutional carry bill, teeing
[ad_1] Early Monday afternoon the United States of America became a majority permitless gun carry country, as Florida GOP governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill quickly passed through the legislature with little time for pushback. DeSantis frequently holds press conferences and bill signings, often at schools, often surrounded by little children as he
[ad_1] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a “permitless carry” bill into law on April 3, making Florida the 26th state to do so, according to pro-Second Amendment groups. The legislation, passed by the Florida Legislature, allows people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit and without state-mandated training. It will go into effect starting
[ad_1] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a law allowing Floridians to carry a concealed gun without a permit, a measure that aims to appeal to gun-loving GOP primary voters even as Democrats warned it would increase violent crime. DeSantis, who is preparing to run against former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP
[ad_1] On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed permitless concealed carry legislation into law, making Florida the 26th state to allow permitless carry of firearms. According to Fox News, the law allows eligible citizens 21 years and old without asking the government for a permit and without paying a fee. In a statement to Fox
[ad_1] Moms Demand Action March to Florida Capitol Protesting Florida Republican lawmakers’ efforts to pass permitless concealed carry legislation, Moms Demand Action marches to Florida’s Capitol on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Douglas Soule, USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA Florida tipped the advantage to states with more permissiable gun laws Monday. Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signed
[ad_1] Floridians will be able to carry concealed weapons without training or a permit under a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in a low-key ceremony with gun activists on Monday. Supporters said the changes will eliminate government red tape for law-abiding gun owners, but opponents argued it will make the state less safe. The
[ad_1] “If we should get all three through, it’s one of the biggest years, if not the biggest leap forward in firearms law since we’ve existed,” said Dylan O’Connor, government affairs director for the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, the Seattle-based advocacy group founded in 2013. Opponents of the proposals argue the proposed restrictions would not
[ad_1] As the funerals began on Friday for the victims of last week’s shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, three 9-year-olds and three adults, I remembered a moment in Beto O’Rourke’s otherwise forgettable 2020 presidential campaign. It was when, at a Democratic debate in Houston in September 2019, O’Rourke blurted out: “Hell yes we’re
[ad_1] (The Center Square) — A federal judge has rejected a legal challenge by Second Amendment groups seeking to block Delaware’s “assault weapons” ban while a legal challenge over the law plays out in court. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Andrews, issued last week, rejected a request by the Delaware Sportsmen’s Association and other groups who
[ad_1] FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. now has a majority of states with constitutional carry laws on the books after Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Monday that eliminates the requirement for an individual to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm. “The NRA applauds Florida for becoming the
[ad_1] Hogs are a big problem on Brandon Brown’s ranchland in the Texas panhandle. They tear up the ground, travel in droves and are a general nuisance, as they are in many other parts of the southern US. For some, hunting them is a combination of pastime and pest control. So when Brown wanted to
[ad_1] Gun control measures are struggling to survive in lower courts in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling last year that firearm restrictions must align with the nation’s history when the Second Amendment was drafted — but at least one state law has survived. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
[ad_1] Protesters gather inside the Tennessee State Capitol to call for an end to gun violence and support stronger gun laws in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., March 30, 2023. /CFP Protesters gather inside the Tennessee State Capitol to call for an end to gun violence and support stronger gun laws in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., March 30,
[ad_1] Regarding “Victims of Nashville school shooting honored in somber vigil,” (March 29): The unmitigated hypocrisy and incredible gall any Republican politician had to appear at the vigil for the Nashville victims leaves me breathless with anger. If it weren’t for Republicans, we would at least have a ban on assault weapons. They are military-style
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Nine months ago, President Joe Biden signed a sweeping bipartisan gun law, the most significant legislative response to gun violence in decades. “Lives will be saved,” he said at the White House. The law already prevented some potentially dangerous people from owning guns. Yet since that signing last summer, the tally of
[ad_1] I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who looked up from his breakfast coffee last week to see, on the morning news, that another mass shooting had ripped through the heart of America – in Nashville, a city that usually brings to mind the twangy plaints of country music, in mournful songs about prison
[ad_1] “He pisses off others with his antics, but he’s a blunt object that Donald Trump wants, apparently,” says one of the sources. Another source called Tacopina “such a frickin’ idiot.” In the past week, Tacopina has spent days using his blusterous style to defend Trump on CNN and MSNBC. The problem, however, is that
[ad_1] Washington CNN — Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw on Sunday lamented the “difficult” nature of predicting American school shootings given their often “random and unexpected” nature. “They’re very difficult to build a pattern behind. It’s not like criminal activity, which you can target and prevent through law enforcement. This is harder,” the Texas congressman told