[ad_1] REPUBLICAN politician Jim Lucas serves as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives. In May 2023, he was arrested, and now his constituents want to know what charges he’s facing. 2 Indiana State Rep. Jim Lucas was arrested on May 31, 2023Credit: Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Who is Indiana Rep Jim Lucas? Jim
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[ad_1] If the governor is serious about stopping shootings, he should focus less on ideas that cannot effectively be enforced, and more on getting troubled people the help they need. JP Staggs | Guest Columnist School shootings: What gun legislation looks like across the US From arming teachers to red flag laws, here is some
[ad_1] It is not hyperbole to call the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967 one of the most impactful pieces of California legislation of the last 60 years. The law, named for its three primary authors, fundamentally changed how this state deals with the mentally ill. The ramifications of those changes are now felt every day in
[ad_1] Letter – Brewer’s ads are ‘unhinged’ Published 5:45 pm Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Editor, The Smithfield Times: What’s with the positively unhinged “Stands with Trump” campaign flyers Emily Brewer is mailing and texting? According to Brewer, Hermie Sadler (“Louise’s co-pilot”) “stands with Louise Lucas and radical Democrats” because he once said something complimentary about
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – A proposal dealing with concealed carry passed out of a Senate committee on Tuesday, May 30. The bill would allow Louisiana residents ages 21 and older to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. The bill also eliminates all training and background check requirements to carry a concealed weapon
[ad_1] On Monday, an “altercation” between two groups led to a shooting at Hollywood Beach in Florida, leaving nine injured, including children. As of earlier on Tuesday, two suspects have been arrested, though they’ve been determined to not be the shooters. Three are still at large, and five handguns have been recovered. Gov. Gavin Newsom
[ad_1] With just two days to go before the Biden administration begins enforcing an anti-gun rule, new court rulings have led to confusion over how many millions of gun owners could become criminals overnight. At issue is a new rule from the president’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives requiring gun owners to register
[ad_1] A Louisiana Senate Committee advanced a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow adults over the age of 21 to carry a concealed firearm without a license or training. The Senate Judiciary B Committee signed off on House Bill 131 by Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, on a 4-1 vote, with committee Chair Sen. Gary
[ad_1] State Rep. Danny McCormick’s House Bill 131 to allow concealed carry of firearms without a permit or training fails the commonsense test. It would accelerate the presence of hidden guns even deeper into our daily lives. The proliferation of guns must be checked and balanced with permitting and training. States with weak gun laws
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A bill that would allow people to conceal carry a firearm without a permit or training is advancing in the legislature. State Rep. Danny McCormick has brought his so-called ‘constitutional carry’ bill for the last few years and was previously vetoed by Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2021. Now
[ad_1] Senator Ted Cruz WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief in the case Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), as well as 35 members of the
[ad_1] By Ron Lora Guest Columnist Every day we see evidence of polarization in American politics and culture. And yet, a majority of us actually agree on dozens of matters. Last fall, YouGov polling data published the results of several 2022 surveys, polls and trackers involving an admixture of 1,500 people whose ages, gender and
[ad_1] Louisiana lawmakers took another step Tuesday toward allowing adults to carry hidden handguns without permits or training. Members of the Senate Judiciary B Committee voted 4-1 to advance Republican Oil City state Rep. Danny McCormick’s House Bill 131, though they did amend the measure to raise the age from 18 to 21. Committee Chairman
[ad_1] (The Center Square) — Connecticut lawmakers are advancing a wide-ranging package of gun control measures billed as the most significant changes since the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. The Democratic-led proposal, approved by the state House of Representatives Thursday on a largely party-line vote of 96-51, calls for prohibiting the open carry of firearms and
[ad_1] Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom tried to blame Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the Monday shooting in the Sunshine State, but was immediately corrected. Gunfire broke out at the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk on Monday, injuring at least nine people, including minors. Newsom wasted no time trying to pin the blame on DeSantis’ recent
[ad_1] Friends of gun safe communities will be gathering on the public sidewalk at Route 113 and Allentown Road again on Thursday, June 1, to provide a visible counter voice to the gathering behind closed doors at the Montgomery County Friends of the NRA fundraising banquet at the Franconia Heritage Restaurant. The message on the
[ad_1] Guns killed 1,315 Alabamians in 2021. The state, with a population of 5 million, had 26.4 firearm deaths per 100,000 people that year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That same year, New York State, with about 20 million people, reported 1,078 firearms deaths, a rate of 5.4 gun deaths per
[ad_1] Pensacola News Journal/USA TODAY NETWORK | Pensacola News Journal Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of our readers and not the Pensacola News Journal. In order for letters to be considered for publication, they must be 250 words or less and include name, a full address and phone number. Only your
[ad_1] A package of bills that would mandate heavy restrictions on gun ownership and public carry rights, as well as create harsher criminal penalties for gun crimes, is currently making its way through the Connecticut legislature. If adopted, it would immediately make the state one of the most restrictive in the country when it comes
[ad_1] I learned to shoot on the family ranch, as ranch kids are wont to do. My gun education was furthered at a Catholic summer camp, and I still have my paper target proving my marksmanship. Hunter safety classes, and calm, clear-eyed common sense. This was the rural approach to guns I grew up with.
[ad_1] You are here: Home / BM / Gun Control: Parenting Plays a Part. Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 (ThyBlackMan.com) Gun control has proven to be a national debate that continually fails to render any real legislation. Seems as though out lawmakers run circles around their rhetoric. Everyone agrees that there is
[ad_1] (The Center Square) – Numerous states took action to implement gun control legislation this year, many involving firearms deemed “assault weapons.” Lawsuits have already been filed against many of them at the state and federal levels. The following is a breakdown by state of the most notable gun control bills proposed and/or passed. WASHINGTON
[ad_1] New Hampshire’s Republican Gov. Chris Sununu joined the hosts of ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” last week and did his best to play the “centrist” Republican by cozying up to the leftist hosts. One has to wonder, why do Republicans do this? They seem never to understand that “centrists” never win. The Democrats
[ad_1] Millions of firearms owners across the United States have until Wednesday to comply with a 21st century regulatory rule rooted in the 1930s fight against gangsters. May 31 is the deadline to comply with the new rule from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives governing “stabilizing braces” that convert certain firearms
[ad_1] I don’t want an electric vehicle Everyday I read The Free Press I am irritated by the idea of all the money time and effort put forth by our governments and auto manufacturers in the development of electric vehicles. I don’t want one. It will change the way Americans move from place to place,
[ad_1] Our readers share their opinions on a variety of topics Letter writers | Fort Myers News-Press Day for remembrance, gratitude Memorial Day is observed every year. It was traditionally observed on May 30 but now observed on the last Monday in May. This is the day when the entire nation pays tribute to its
[ad_1] America’s tragic obsession with guns came close to home for Indians this month, when Hyderabad-born Aishwarya Thatikonda was killed by a white supremacist in Texas. The 26-year-old was the second Indian to lose her life to gun violence in Texas in the past 14 months. In March 2022, John Dias, 27, was killed in
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — With 10-day waiting periods, universal background checks, and open-carry restrictions, the state of California has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. Those restrictions are rooted in racism, according to Xavier Buck, executive director of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation. “When you see Black folk knowing
[ad_1] Bad medicine LB 574 is bad medicine for Nebraskans. This bill is part of a tidal wave of over 540 anti-queer bills in the USA in 2023. It is unjustified and is already having negative effects that will compromise the health of all Nebraskans. I have seen it in the eyes and on the
[ad_1] Demonstrators confront gun enthusiasts as they enter the NRA annual convention in Houston, Texas, just days after the shooting in Uvalde, on May 28, 2022. In the year since Uvalde — the deadliest school shooting since the 2012 massacre in Newtown, Conn. — both sides of the issue have made gains and endured setbacks
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