[ad_1] The economy ranks as the top political issue in the 2024 campaign, polls show. For Republicans, immigration reform is also topping the priority lists. For Democrats, it’s reproductive rights and health care. Further below ranks gun control or gun violence, even while mass shootings continue to dominate and then slowly disappear from the headlines.
Month: September 2024
[ad_1] Here’s one I didn’t have on my bingo card for 2024: Vice President Kamala Harris teaching liberals how to talk about guns. For a politician with a reputation for word salads and evasions, her recent comments on the Second Amendment have been refreshingly clear and straightforward, even if they were also relatively brief. The
[ad_1] Warning: Spoilers Ahead for Chainsaw Man Chapter #177! Chainsaw Man has always maintained a bold streak in its storytelling, combining cutthroat plot developments with recurring, scathing political commentary. I have grown to love the series for pushing the envelope, showcasing controversial developments along the lives of Denji and Asa as they adapt to their
[ad_1] Last week, I authored a column about why Coloradans should expect high rates of gun violence to continue. I also suggested Republicans were disproportionately responsible for this outcome. As you might expect, public response fell mostly along party lines. Many Coloradans thanked me, but Republicans were big mad. How dare I suggest they are
[ad_1] Earlier this month, 14 year old Colt Gray took a deadly AR-15 style rifle which his father had reportedly gifted him for Christmas, and shot dead 4 people in his school in the US state of Georgia, including two teachers and two students. The deadly attack was the 45th school shooting in the United
[ad_1] Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie poses with his family for a holiday card – Source: Instagram READ THIS COLUMN IN THE MAGAZINE First hearing of the Apalachee High School shooting earlier this month, it didn’t particularly register. It’s difficult to live in America and not be numb to a mass shooting. It’s a
[ad_1] It’s always a bit humorous when anti-gunners try to establish that they, too, are gun owners who just want reasonable restrictions on firearms to reduce homicides. Watching them in action almost feels like watching a kid learning how to ride a bike for the first time. Such was the case with Vice President Kamala
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump said a vote for Vice President Kamala Harris would leave Americans unarmed and stolen from and potentially killed by migrants on Saturday as he portrayed her as incompetent. Trump prefaced the criticism by saying, “I don’t want to be rude.” The 2024 Republican Party nominee was addressing supporters in Wilmington,
[ad_1] BERNARD COLUMN: Georgia politicians, at long last, act on gun violence Published 9:00 am Saturday, September 21, 2024 Georgia State Senator Marty Harbin who represents a district south of the metro Atlanta area wrote a column in a local paper the day after the Winder school massacre. Typical of many GOP General Assembly members,
[ad_1] Sumter Friends of NRA will hold an event Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. at American Legion, 28 Artillery Drive, to fight for the future of the Second Amendment. The event will include a night of auctions, raffles, firearms and fun. Support the shooting sports programs in your area through this event. Tickets are $50
[ad_1] Posted on September 21, 2024 by David Bolling As of September 16, the U.S. casualty toll from mass shootings in 2024 – defined as involving four or more victims – was sitting at 553 killed and 1,835 injured. Those totals, compiled by Wikipedia, don’t count the numbers of family members, friends, lovers, co-workers, classmates
[ad_1] With the start of September, Oregon has joined 14 other states who have banned ghost guns. Ghost guns, or privately-made firearms that are untraceable, typically require a bit of DIY. Usually, they’re parts of guns made by a private individual, that are sold in kits to be assembled later. The term ghost guns also
[ad_1] In her first solo TV interview of the election cycle, Vice President Kamala Harris told a visibly shocked Oprah Winfrey on Thursday that an intruder who breaks into her home would be “getting shot, sorry.” With a laugh, she followed up: “I probably shouldn’t have said that. My staff will deal with it later.”
[ad_1] Vice President Kamala Harris decried bad faith arguments against gun reform Thursday night at a livestream event hosted by Oprah Winfrey in the battleground state of Michigan. Harris spoke candidly at the “Unite for America” forum in light of the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia that killed two students and two
[ad_1] The Second Amendment is a contentious issue that arises every election cycle in the US. While Republicans have championed the ‘right to bear arms,’ Democrats have advocated for greater gun control. However, this time around, the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has taken a different approach. Although she has historically supported stronger gun control laws,
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto & GTA World The Democratic nominee for president and admitted gun owner tells Oprah anyone breaking into her house is ‘getting shot’ Published Sep 20, 2024 • Last updated 7 hours ago • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have
[ad_1] In the Arena: Is NRA’s endorsement of Theriault newsworthy or snoozeworthy? Updated: 4:06 PM EDT Sep 20, 2024 FOR OUR LIGHTNING ROUND THIS WEEK WE ARE GOING TO PLAY “NEWSWORTHY OR SNOOZEWORTHY.” I’LL OUTLINE FIVE OR SIX HAPPENINGS IN POLITICS AND ASK OUR ANALYSTS WHETHER THE EVENT IS WORTHY OF THE NEWS OR WHETHER
[ad_1] THE TEAMSTERS union has twice roiled the race for the White House this year, first when its leader Sean O’Brien, a Medford native, muscled his way into a speaking role at the Republican National Convention and then again this week when the 1.3-million member union said it won’t be issuing an endorsement for president.
[ad_1] In another instance of “rules for thee but not for me,” Kamala Harris, on record as wanting to ban all of whatever she describes as “assault” weapons, on record as calling for mandatory gun confiscations, on record as demanding her right to walk into any home to check whether legal gun owners are storing
[ad_1] Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Credit: MGN Although he represented a rural district in Congress, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz favored policies that benefited his Black constituents News Analysis Since President Joe Biden stepped out of the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris
[ad_1] Earlier this month, the Associated Press claimed that Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), the running mate for former and potentially future President Donald Trump, said school shootings were a “fact of life.” In reality, Vance said “I don’t like that this is a fact of life” and was focusing on not making schools out to
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Video footage of a press conference from 2007 showing then-San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris extolling the virtues of a law she helped draft provided a horrifying vision of the presidential hopeful threatening gun owners. Specifically, she said that law enforcement could just “walk into” their homes to inspect their
[ad_1] Laura Loomer has accused Kamala Harris of being a hypocrite, after the Democratic presidential nominee spoke about her personal gun ownership while campaigning on gun control. The former congressional candidate posted a clip of Harris speaking to Oprah Winfrey in which Harris says that she and her running mate Tim Walz are both gun
[ad_1] Michael Ciemnoczolowski, a lifelong Democrat, supports stricter gun laws and contributes to Sandy Hook Promise, a gun-violence-prevention nonprofit. But this summer, the liquor store clerk in Iowa City, Iowa, for the first time in his life bought a gun. Apprehension about street crime, armed right-wing extremists, and “whatever else the world could possibly throw
[ad_1] Kamala Harris reiterated that she owns a gun and is prepared to use it if someone tries to break into her home. The vice president made this statement during a 90-minute livestream fundraiser with Oprah Winfrey, aiming to bolster her image as a “common sense” advocate for gun control. “If somebody breaks into my
[ad_1] Kamala Harris reaffirmed that she’s a gun owner and will fire away if anyone tries to sneak into her house. The vice president made the statement in an attempt to burnish her credentials as a ‘common sense’ gun control candidate during her hour-and-a-half long livestream fundraiser with Oprah Winfrey. ‘If somebody breaks into my house,
[ad_1] U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has expressed her support for both the Second Amendment and assault weapon bans. What Happened: On Thursday, in a conversation with Oprah Winfrey during a live-streamed “Unite for America” event in Michigan, Harris discussed various topics, including gun violence. She criticized the false dichotomy often presented in the gun
[ad_1] The federal judge overseeing a trial challenging Illinois’ assault weapons ban wondered aloud from the bench on Thursday whether the guns currently outlawed by the state might have prevented the 1917 race riots in East St. Louis – had they existed and been legal at the time. Judge Stephen McGlynn made the comments at
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump addressed low voter turnout among gun owners and urged them to get out and vote in November during his Wednesday campaign rally in Uniondale, New York. Trump said, “You know, it’s an interesting thing — Evangelical Christians, they tend not to vote very much; if they did, you’d never lose.”
[ad_1] A 2007 clip of Kamala Harris threatening to storm the homes of law-abiding Americans for surprise gun inspections resurfaced this week, renewing concerns about what version of the vice president is now seeking her boss’ job as well as about the fate of Second and Fourth Amendment rights should Harris get what she wants.