The National Rifle Association’s annual meeting is going ahead this weekend in Houston—just a few days after 21 people were shot dead at a Texas elementary school. The NRA has declared that “weapons of any kind” will be banned at its Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum, including firearms, toy guns and laser pointers. The
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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy who’s received $2.8m from NRA resists calls to ban AR-15s in wake of Texas school massacre by saying people need them to shoot feral PIGS Cassidy, 64, in his second term in the Senate, was asked by a reporter from Vice why someone would need an AR-15 ‘Well, if you talk
“It’s certainly disheartening now,” says Scruggs. “But I think people need to realize that there was a time when our state leaders said they were open to trying things to stop this, and they invited people to discuss this. Were they serious? Were they just playing a role? Because now that this has happened again,
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In the aftermath of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, MSNBC and ABC’s “The View” used the tragedy to tear into Republicans and propose drastic gun reform measures, some of which included outright removing guns from civilian hands. Talking with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, documentary director Michael Moore asked
In Texas, where guns are already a deeply ingrained part of the cultural landscape, a powerful political force is helping to stifle regulations aimed at limiting access to high-powered firearms. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is one of America’s most powerful lobbying groups, spending nearly $5m last year to expand gun rights while limiting restrictions
The death of 19 children and 3 adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde town, Texas has once again opened the floodgates of conversation around the gun culture in the United States. There have been dozens of shootings and other attacks in the US schools and colleges over the years, but until the massacre at
A NRA sign on a Stetson hat displayed on July 20, 2020, in Garland, Texas. (Photo by Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) Texas representatives in the 117th Congress took more money from gun rights groups than lawmakers in any other state, a new OpenSecrets analysis found. Senators and House members representing Texas have received more
Don McLean, Lee Greenwood and two other country crooners said Thursday they would not perform at a National Rifle Association concert this weekend, citing the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. “In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for
Following the shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in February 2018, Florida lawmakers passed what some called the state’s most substantial gun reforms in a generation. But the only gun measure that may become law soon following the recent tragedies in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, may be a measure that
Country singers Lee Greenwood and T. Graham Brown, as well as SiriusXM Y2Kountry host Danielle Peck, have all pulled out of the National Rifle Association’s Memorial Day weekend concert in Houston, while a source tells Billboard that the NRA is expected to announce the concert’s cancellation on Friday. At press time, the only artist still
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – 25 states have made it legal to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, and Louisiana could be next. A background check is all that’s required to buy a gun in Louisiana, and an owner can legally carry it in public as long as it’s visible. However, if the gun
I’m a libertarian, which means I believe in limited government. Laws restrict liberty, and libertarians tend to prefer fewer laws to more laws. I’m also a professor of constitutional law, which means I teach about US Supreme Court opinions for a living. Finally, and perhaps most important, I’m not an ideologue. Only an ideologue would
Two days after the horrific Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting, Mitch McConnell has said he told Texas senator John Cornyn to meet with Democrats to try to come up with a legislative solution in response to the tragic event that left at least 19 small children and two teachers dead. “I met with Senator Cornyn
After the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre dug in his heels against gun reform, famously saying that “the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” The NRA Convention offers a perfect testing ground for that theory, but attendees
A January study from Everytown for Gun Safety analyzing gun laws around the country ranked Utah in the bottom half of all states based on the strength of its gun statutes. Comparing laws from every state, the study placed Utah 37th on its list, finding that it “lacks every foundational gun violence prevention law and
The divisive issue of gun control is front-and-center in Connecticut’s nascent campaign for governor, with Gov. Ned Lamont releasing a video that appears to show that Republican challenger Bob Stefanowski has reversed his views on the state’s gun-safety laws. The 36-second, edited video, dated 2018, shows Stefanowski answering questions posed by a group that opposes
The mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead Tuesday has reignited the debate in Congress over gun laws. Sen. Mitt Romney weighed in on the issue Wednesday when asked about it at the Capitol. “Background checks and updating our background check technology is something that I think
Letter writers | Fort Myers News-Press CT Senator Chris Murphy speech calls to act and end mass shootings Connecticut senator, whose district includes Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, gives an impassioned speech on the Senator floor. shooting AP Senate TV Defeat politicians who enable this carnage More than 20 died in Texas at the
Jimmy Kimmel On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host became visibly upset while discussing the devastating school shooting in Texas. “Once again, we grieve for the little boys and girls whose lives have been ended and whose families have been destroyed,” he said. He said that while the right will “warn us not to politicise”, it’s
In the wake of a deadly Texas school shooting, Rep. Cliff Bentz, Oregon’s sole congressional Republican, ignored questions Democrats in Oregon’s Congressional delegation vow action on gun safety legislation following a deadly Texas school shooting. (Les Zaitz/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Democrats in Oregon’s congressional delegation renewed calls for Congress to take up federal gun control legislation
NC Legislature has focused on fewer gun laws. Updated: 9:30 AM EDT May 26, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript REPORT: NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS HAVE WORKED HARD TO ELIMINATE GUN LAWS, NOT ADD NEW ONES. CANDIDATES RAISE A LOT OF MOYNE AND WIN ELECTIONS PROMISING TO PROTECT 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS GUN RIGHTS’ ADVOCATES OOSPP LAWS THATI
CBC Editorial: Thursday, May 26, 2022; Editorial #8763The following is the opinion of Capitol Broadcasting Company There are places in the world where just going to school is a life and death matter. The United States should not be one of those places. But — as we witnessed again on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas –
On Wednesday there was yet another mass shooting in the United States – 19 children and two adults at the Robb Elementary School in Texas’ Uvalde were killed, and 17 others injured, by a teenage boy carrying a military-style assault rifle that is inexpensive, easy to use, and deadly. Salvador Ramos, 18, had two; he
A student-led gun control advocacy group is planning nationwide protests in the wake of the Texas elementary school shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children this week. According to its website, March for Our Lives is planning to take to the streets of Washington, D.C. on June 11. The group also has several other marches planned
One day after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school left 19 children and two teachers dead, late-night TV hosts used their platforms to call for stricter gun laws in the United States. In an emotional monologue, Jimmy Kimmel fought back tears as he called out elected officials who refuse to act on enacting
MSNBC’s Joy Reid once again proved how deep her hatred runs for her fellow Americans who share a different political opinion, especially on gun rights. During the opening segment on her show The ReidOut, she lashed out at Republicans and the National Rifle Association (NRA) and made the recklessly irresponsible claim that their “tolerance for slaughter
Just days after the deadliest mass school shooting in Texas history, the National Rifle Association (NRA) – America’s leading gun lobbyist group – will meet a few hours away in Houston on Friday. Ashton P Woods says they are not welcome in his hometown. “These people are coming into our community. The city of Houston
BISMARCK — A devastating shooting at an elementary school has once again evoked pleas from gun control advocates to tighten federal laws governing the sale and possession of firearms. Authorities believe a lone gunman murdered 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24. Salvador Ramos, the 18-year-old
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that tightening gun laws is not a ‘real solution’ to gun violence because places like New York and Chicago see more shootings than schools in Texas. On Tuesday an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers. ‘I know people like
“On issues like Roe v. Wade and school shootings, and the Buffalo massacre, independents will gravitate sharply away from the Republican position,” Gyory said. “Now you have the Republicans in a dilemma of having a disconnect between what’s popular in their primary and what they would need to win a general election.” Even so, past
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