[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill that would allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit in North Carolina, which was poised to move forward in the General Assembly this week, appears to have stalled for now. House Bill 189, which would allow anyone age 18 or over to carry a concealed handgun without
Month: May 2023
[ad_1] The Democrats have finished their work in Olympia. They were forthright in defending access to abortion and enhancing gun control. But, when it came to decreasing the economic uncertainties of life for working-class families, their approach was at best incremental. Let’s start with the good stuff. Thanks to the Democrats and Gov. Jay Inslee,
[ad_1] In the first ruling on a California gun law since the U.S. Supreme Court reduced the government’s authority to regulate firearms, a state appeals court has upheld a ban on semiautomatic AR-15 rifles that state law classifies as “assault weapons.” The Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento said the high-capacity rifles, which can
[ad_1] On Monday March 27th, Nashville was forever changed. Six people, including three nine-year old children, died in a mass shooting at The Covenant School. Since then, I have been asked repeatedly: what can we do to keep this from happening again? At the time, I didn’t have an answer. But since then, I’ve been
[ad_1] The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Linda Pletka is retired and lives in Orono. Dr. Geoff Gratwick’s commentary in the Bangor Daily News is dead on when it comes to necessarily emphasizing “life-and-death” rights in the current
[ad_1] Alexis MarshallWPLN News Demonstrators rallied at the Tennessee State Capitol this spring to call for tougher gun laws in the wake of the Covenant School shooting. A recent poll from Vanderbilt suggests most Tennesseans agree. After years of indifference, Tennesseans now believe guns is one of the top issues facing the state. That’s one
[ad_1] STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Noah Schwartz and Tim Thurley The government has renewed its push on Bill C-21, drawing on recommendations in the report by the Mass Casualty Commission (MCC), which had been tasked with investigating the causes of the 2020 mass killing in Nova Scotia. Yet if the commission was
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment Noah Schwartz and Tim Thurley: If the commission was aiming to prevent another mass killing, it missed the target Published May 03, 2023 • Last updated 8 hours ago • 4 minute read Toronto police show off seized illegal firearms used by organized criminals. Photo by Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network
[ad_1] The Defense Department defines terrorism as the “unlawful use of violence or threat of violence to instill fear and coerce governments and societies.” Given the official definition, it is easy to conclude that Americans live in an era of domestic terror. The January 6 insurrection, the Michigan militia plot to abduct and assassinate Governor
[ad_1] In his April 17 column in defense of banning modern sporting rifles like the Armalite 15, Rich Moniak states: ” As I’ve written numerous times, in the majority opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller, U.S. Supreme Justice Antonin Scalia wrote “Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited.”
[ad_1] CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The race for a contested U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia is already getting heated. And, it also looks to get very expensive. It is a contested Republican primary, and that usually means a lot of sharp elbows and advertising money being spent. “Liberal Jim Justice, just can’t be trusted,”
[ad_1] What next for Fox News, Tucker Carlson? Re: “Will settlement alter conservative media,” April 23 news story The Dominion lawsuit against Fox News only cost Fox a little more than two weeks of annual profit. Fox has been making billions of dollars feeding “conservative” news to a gullible American public. Telling viewers bogus horror
[ad_1] What next for Fox News, Tucker Carlson? Re: “Will settlement alter conservative media,” April 23 news story The Dominion lawsuit against Fox News only cost Fox a little more than two weeks of annual profit. Fox has been making billions of dollars feeding “conservative” news to a gullible American public. Telling viewers bogus horror
[ad_1] The candidates below are in contested races in Perry County. Because a number of candidates have cross-filed, they are listed in alphabetical order by first name rather than in ballot order. If a race is not listed, it was not contested. Ticket running on: Republican Occupation: Dairy Farmer Experience: Farming teaches you many things,
[ad_1] In its 2023 session, the Kansas Legislature developed a set of priorities in the name of helping children, apparently without regard for what the children of Kansas need. Lawmakers myopically and dangerously focused on transgender children, with the likely potential for truly unimaginable consequences. When considering these priorities, we should ask ourselves why this
[ad_1] It has been five years since Alek Minassian killed 10 people and injured 16 others in the streets of Toronto. When I first heard of the attack, I was mortified, but I was especially angry because Alek Minassian had Asperger’s. Shortly after the attack, it was reported that Alex Minassian also subscribed to ‘incel’
[ad_1] When she spoke at the National Rifle Association Leadership Forum, Gov. Kristi Noem said that South Dakota is setting the standard as the most Second Amendment friendly state in nation. If it’s true — and why would anyone lie to the NRA? — it’s worth noting how we got that designation. In the five legislative
[ad_1] In Kansas City, Mo., on April 13, 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who is Black, was attempting to pick up his brothers but rang the wrong doorbell; Andrew Lester, the homeowner, shot and wounded Yarl. In Hebron, N.Y., on April 15, Kevin D. Monahan shot and killed 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis, who is white, when she and
[ad_1] If you look at the view from the window of the Mandalay Bay hotel room in Las Vegas, you realize that from that distance the shooter couldn’t have seen or identified the faces of the people he killed. And yet, his carnage resulted in the worst mass shooting in modern American history: 58 people
[ad_1] There has been another deadly mass shooting in Texas, and Governor Greg Abbott responded with a flippant post that incensed social media users. At least five people lost their lives in the shooting, which occurred at a home near Cleveland, Texas, which is located about 55 miles northeast of Houston. Three victims were female
[ad_1] A massive manhunt is underway for a Cleveland, Texas man who allegedly killed five of his neighbors with an AR-15 after they asked him to stop firing the weapon in his yard on Friday night. CNN noted on Monday that “more than 200 officers from multiple law enforcement agencies” are in pursuit of thirty-eight-year-old
[ad_1] A massive manhunt is underway for a Cleveland, Texas man who allegedly killed five of his neighbors with an AR-15 after they asked him to stop firing the weapon in his yard on Friday night. CNN noted on Monday that “more than 200 officers from multiple law enforcement agencies” are in pursuit of thirty-eight-year-old
[ad_1] Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post (DENVER) — Governors in two states passed major gun control legislation this week and a third is poised to do the same soon. On Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the legislative package that included a longer waiting period for firearm sales, and an increase in the minimum age to purchase
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