Month: June 2023

[ad_1] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Saturday marks eight years since nine innocent Black parishioners at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston lost their lives when a white supremacist gunman joined their Bible study group and shot and killed them. Since that time, Congressman James Clyburn has been pushing for legislation that would close the
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[ad_1] In his wide-ranging exclusive interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom invoked one of his more famous predecessors in Sacramento, saying he “aspires” to be like Republican Ronald Reagan in one particular way. During a debate on California’s high-tax, regulation-heavy economic environment, Newsom said Reagan – who was governor from
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[ad_1] Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) proposed a 28th Amendment to the Constitution to restrict gun ownership in a move that has lawmakers debating the future of gun control in the United States. Republicans have largely condemned the proposal, claiming that it would violate the Second Amendment and arguing it would not be an effective solution
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[ad_1] WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — President Joe Biden made a passionate call for tougher gun restrictions Friday, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the first significant piece of federal firearms legislation in nearly three decades but declaring it was only an “important first step.” He urged voters to defeat lawmakers who resist. “Prayers are fine. They’re
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[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Upon returning to Maine, there was an invasion of snapping turtles waiting. Down the street a snapper was attempting to build a nest on the little bridge on the road. Driving up the cabin driveway a second snapper was tearing up the newly seeded lawn, in multiple areas no less. Apparently
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[ad_1] Vice President Kamala Harris kicked over a beehive after she said some firearms have “no place” in civil society on Twitter Thursday. Biden’s vice president has a history of verbal gaffes, but she was very clear in a tweet that called for an “assault weapons ban” from Congress, promising the president himself would sign
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[ad_1] President Joe Biden will make his third appearance in Connecticut as commander in chief this Friday to speak at a major gun safety conference at the University of Hartford. The National Safer Communities Summit, is expected to draw hundreds of policymakers, community leaders and gun violence prevention advocates from across the U.S. to commemorate
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[ad_1] News Release The National Rifle Association (NRA) recently presented State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) with its “Defender of Freedom” award for his dedication and commitment to defending the Second Amendment. “The Founding Fathers of our great nation knew that our new Republic and its many freedoms were fragile and that constant vigilance would
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[ad_1] House leader discusses ATF pistol brace resolution House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., denied that Republican leadership held an ATF resolution hostage for votes to raise the debt ceiling. The resolution would overturn ATF’s controversial pistol brace rule. House Republicans delivered a blow to the Biden administration’s federal regulation on pistols with stabilizing braces,
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[ad_1] Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday proposed a constitutional amendment to enshrine gun safety measures nationally. Newsom’s proposed 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution includes four gun safety measures that are already part of California law: universal background checks, raising the firearm purchase age to 21, instituting a firearm purchase waiting period and barring the
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans passed a resolution that would repeal a Biden administration rule tightening federal regulations on stabilizing braces for firearms, an accessory that has been used in several mass shootings in the U.S. over the last decade. The resolution passed 219-210 nearly on party lines and after a contentious floor debate
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