Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has come under fire over a recent tweet that grouped the U.S. and Israel with terrorist groups Hamas and the Taliban, all of which she said had committed “unthinkable atrocities.” While Omar later walked back the statement, following pressure from members of both parties, it wasn’t the first time that she
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PROVIDENCE — With less than a month left in this year’s legislative session, all five of Rhode Island’s statewide office-holders made a united call Tuesday for passage of “common-sense gun safety legislation,” from a 10-round limit on ammunition clips to assault weapons and school grounds gun bans. Gov. Dan McKee took turns at a microphone with Attorney General Peter
A lawsuit that accuses Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge of using her office to promote her political career over the best interests of the state and illegally using public money to do so has survived its first legal challenge. A Pulaski County circuit judge ruled that one of the three claims against her can proceed
In a no-holds-barred rebuke of the federal judge who recently overturned California’s assault weapons ban, Gov. Gavin Newsom lambasted U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez on Thursday as a “wholly-owned subsidiary of the gun lobby and the National Rifle Association.” “We need to call this federal judge out,” the Democratic governor told reporters as he announced
The Edward J. Schwartz federal courthouse building in downtown San Diego / Photo by Adriana Heldiz U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, a graduate of San Diego State and Western State College of Law, thrust himself into the national spotlight late last week – and into the path of Democrats’ fury – when he deemed California’s
FILE – In this May 2, 2017, file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, speaks to then-Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Schumer warned his Democratic colleagues that June will “test our resolve” as senators return Monday to consider infrastructure, voting rights and other priorities. Six
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday filed an appeal to a federal court decision that overturned the state’s ban on assault weapons, arguing that the law is needed “to protect the safety of Californians.” The appeal seeks to reverse Friday’s decision by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, who said the state’s
New York state has opened a criminal investigation into former US president Donald Trump (pictured November 2020) A Democratic prosecutor nearing the end of his term, a loyal lieutenant of the Trump family and a lawyer determined to sink his former boss: AFP details some of the players in New York’s criminal probe into Donald
Yesterday, amid a flurry of high-profile, highly controversial bills, the Wisconsin state assembly passed new gun legislation. The bill’s Republican authors argue that the legislation will protect Wisconsinites’ second amendment rights — Democrats say it’s a clear violation of federal law. The legislation would change a number of policies for Wisconsin’s gun owners and sellers.
California on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that overturned the state’s decades-old ban on assault weapons, claiming it was an outlier to at least six other federal decisions and an attempt to get it in front of the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court. State Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the three-page appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court
Jun 12th 2021 The Second. By Carol Anderson. Bloomsbury; 272 pages; $28 and £18.99 A BLACK MAN with a gun has been white America’s nightmare since before the republic was founded. Slave uprisings, black soldiers fighting in the country’s wars, even African-American motorists—all have spurred fear and violence backed by white-supremacist authority. In “The Second”,
Currently sitting on the desk of Governor John Bel Edwards, is Louisiana’s Constitutional Carry Legislation, Senate Bill 118. With limited time for the Governor to sign this historic measure, NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to contact their State Representative and urge them to ask Governor Edwards to sign the bill into law. Also, please
A proposal to expand Louisiana’s definition of domestic abuse to include controlling behaviors like coercion and intimidation was shelved on Thursday ahead of adjournment, spelling the end to legislation that faced unexpected opposition from the state’s powerful gun lobby and religious right. Rep. Malinda White, the chief sponsor of House Bill 159, took to the
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to include comments from the Firearms Policy Coalition. REGION — State leaders announced today that an appeal has been filed in response to a San Diego federal judge’s ruling that overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons. In addition to appealing U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez’s order
By DON THOMPSONAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor denounced in starkly personal terms a federal judge’s upending of the state’s restrictions on assault weapons as officials announced the filing Thursday of a formal notice that they will appeal the decision. They described last week’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez as an
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA/AP) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that the state will appeal a recent ruling by a federal judge which overturned the state’s decades-long assault weapons ban. A California-legal featureless AR-15 style rifle is displayed for sale at a booth at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show at the Orange County
Late Tuesday, the Colorado General Assembly adjourned from its 2021 Regular Session. This adjournment came after multiple anti-gun bills were sent to the desk of Governor Jared Polis for his consideration. NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to continue contacting Governor Polis urging him to VETO Senate Bill 256, House Bill 1298 and
Yesterday, The Connecticut General Assembly adjourned from its 2021 Regular Session. This year, NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters worked hard to contact their legislators in opposition to multiple anti-gun measures, preventing many from advancing. Unfortunately, House Bill 6355 was passed and is now sitting on the desk of Governor Ned Lamont. Please contact Governor
Yesterday, Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) opposing the recently proposed rule: Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces”. On June 7th, ATF published a new notice of this proposed rulemaking on its website. The rule seems
Written by John Cole, Managing Editor and PoliticsPA Staff The special election date is announced for the state House’s 113th District, while two state Senators were sworn-in to office on Wednesday. Here is the Playbook. HD113: Special Election Set For November 2: The special election is to fill the open state House seat previously
These are discouraging times for Californians who advocate for gun control laws. Nine days after San Jose endured the worst mass shooting in Bay Area history, federal Judge Roger T. Benitez of San Diego threw out California’s 30-year-old law banning assault-style weapons. It was bad enough that Benitez nonsensically likened an AR-15 rifle to a
Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Alabama, on Tuesday spoke to the Fayette County Republican Party at their regular monthly meeting at the Fayette County Civic Center. Brooks is a candidate for U.S. Senate. “I am an eyewitness to the events that are going on,” Brooks said. “I report things to you as they happened without the filter
As election returns started rolling in from the Democratic primary Tuesday, Republicans started boasting about having the most diverse statewide ticket in Virginia history. Although Democrats nominated a candidate for lieutenant governor who describes herself as an “Afro Latina, Lebanese, Irish woman,” Republicans can boast they have a ticket that has candidates from Northern Virginia
Gun. (File Photo: IANS) By Shivaji Sengupta Greek statues, with bullet-holes for eyesBlinded as Eros, with surprise,Lover and loved…(Lawrence Durrell) Yes, it has happened again and again and again…This time in Santa Clara, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. Nine people were killed by a disgruntled worker of the Valley Transportation Authority. One of
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Push is on to burystate’s power lines We have become complacent in watching our world fall apart and allowing politicians to do the bare minimum or nothing at all to make a difference in the face of devastation. Fires plague
The federal judge who overturned California’s decades-old assault weapons ban last week opened his 94-page ruling with an eye-opening analogy. “Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment,” US District Judge Roger T. Benitez wrote. In another section, he downplayed the risk
Yesterday, the Maine House rejected two anti-gun measures, LD 976 and LD 999, as well as a pro-gun measure, LD 1052. Their report on these bills now heads to the Senate where they are able to bring the measures up for a vote. Please contact your State Senator and ask them to OPPOSE LDs 976 and
Yesterday, the Senate voted 30-19 to concur with the House on Senate Bill 43, to expand the ability of citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones while attending religious worship. It will now go to Governor Roy Cooper for his consideration. Please contact Gov. Cooper and ask him to sign SB 43. Senate Bill
In April, a federal judge sided with NRA-ILA and Safari Club International and held that hunters’ use of traditional ammo does not violate federal environmental law. Late last month, this decision was appealed to the Ninth Circuit. This case has been ongoing since 2012, when a group sued the U.S. Forest Service alleging that hunters’
Post Views: 125 courtesy of Flickr-CCBYNCND2.0 The First Amendment and issues regarding gun control remain a prominent issue of debate in the United States, and the popularity of this issue has grown exponentially over the past decade. With the level of bipartisanship in the country, as exhibited by the stark contrast between the ideologies of
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