[ad_1] The Independence Day mass shooting repeated a narrative our country has trained us to memorize of blood, nightmares, remembering and forgetting. First, our phones alert us to breaking news of a shooting: some wounded, some dead. News channels broadcast images of parking lots, police tape, red and blue lights flashing, lines of the evacuated,
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[ad_1] Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman on Tuesday voiced support for a federal ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines following multiple shootings over the long holiday weekend, including one that left six dead and dozens wounded in a Chicago suburb. “Gisele and I are heartbroken for the victims of these shootings and their
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chicago and Highland Park, Illinois, were rocked by violent shootings over the holiday weekend, including a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade. The shootings come on the heels of a national debate on strengthening gun control measures, and data shows the two Illinois cities
[ad_1] The deadly July 4 attack in Highland Park, Ill., underscores how a cherished Constitutional right is under attack — the 1st Amendment right to peacefully assemble. Even before this most recent shooting, it had become dangerous to congregate in public. In dozens of incidents across the United States, counterprotesters armed with assault weapons and
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Less than two weeks after Congress passed landmark legislation to curb gun violence, Democratic lawmakers reacted in horror and anger after a gunman opened fire at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburbs, killing six and injuring dozens more. Many Democrats demanded that Congress enact more aggressive gun control measures but
[ad_1] It took just a few hours for Democrats to call for gun control Monday in the wake of a mass shooting during a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois. A shooter fired at the holiday parade from a rooftop, killing six people and wounding at least two dozen Monday morning. Democrats called for new
[ad_1] There’s only one way to avoid a mass shooting: move out of areas where Democrats run things. If you’re going to get shot in this country, chances are you will get shot in a place where Democrats are in charge. Over the 4th of July weekend, we had yet another mass shooting where pro-gun
[ad_1] On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s discretionary carry licensing regime as a violation of the Second Amendment right to bear arms in the NRA-backed case NYSRPA v. Bruen. The law at issue was the modern version New York’s Sullivan Law, which was enacted in 1911. Named for notorious Tammany
[ad_1] The Biden Administration is serious about making it more difficult for responsible citizens to exercise their gun rights, which is hardly surprising from the most anti-Second Amendment president in history. What is less obvious is the effect President Biden’s other policy decisions have had, directly or indirectly, on making communities less safe. Besides his
[ad_1] As we celebrated Independence Day, there was no independence from the scourge of gun violence and the toll it is taking on the American psyche. The shooter who attacked a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing six people and wounding at least 38 others, used a “high-powered rifle,” according to authorities. Survivors report a
[ad_1] July 5, 2022 1:36 AM By Helen Regan and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Posted: July 5, 2022 1:36 AM Updated: July 5, 2022 2:49 AM A day of national celebration turned to tragedy Monday when a gunman killed six people and injured dozens of others at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois —
[ad_1] July 4, 2022 11:01 PM Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Posted: July 4, 2022 11:01 PM Updated: July 5, 2022 12:41 AM America’s latest mass shooting turned a cherished July Fourth parade from a scene of patriotic joy into one of fear and death. The rapid bursts of a high-powered rifle brought the chilling
[ad_1] The rapid bursts of a high-powered rifle brought the chilling reality that no one can be sure they are safe, anywhere, to one of the nation’s most unifying gatherings. In that instant, Highland Park joined Uvalde, Columbine, Newtown and Parkland and a long list of cities and towns known across the country for the
[ad_1] The attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 21 people dead, is the second school tragedy in the United States, only after Sandy Hook, where 26 people were killed on December 14, 2012. And now a shooting in Illinois’ Highland Park, where so far six people have been killed and multiple
[ad_1] A red flag law, a waiting period for gun purchases, licensing requirements, and numerous other gun controls did not prevent the July 4, 2022, Highland Park attack. Mike Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety lists Illinois as the state with the sixth most stringent gun laws in the country. Moreover, Gabby Giffords gun control group
[ad_1] Opinion editor’s note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes letters from readers online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• There is almost nothing that I admire about the state of Mississippi. However, the people there hit a major home run with their new state flag. They went from one that was boring,
[ad_1] Tony Bouza BY TONY BOUZA We are the only Western country that regularly awakens to news of slaughters of our children by idiots with ridiculously easy access to all forms of firearms. In the aftermath of these awful and preventable events (we do regulate and license vehicles and a lot of other things), the
[ad_1] ‘I definitely lead a non-politician life; I smoke weed and I go to strip clubs with my wife,” the rapper Killer Mike says with a laugh. “But I care about people and I have a duty to my community. I am not an angry old man – I am a participator.” As if to
[ad_1] ‘I definitely lead a non-politician life; I smoke weed and I go to strip clubs with my wife,” the rapper Killer Mike says with a laugh. “But I care about people and I have a duty to my community. I am not an angry old man – I am a participator.” As if to
[ad_1] Another Fourth of July is upon us. Once again we are preparing to celebrate our Independence Day with parades, ball games, cookouts and community gatherings. Loudspeakers will resound with “My Country Tis of Thee” and “America the Beautiful.” Our hearts will swell at the familiar words, “From every mountainside, let freedom ring” and “Brotherhood
[ad_1] July 3, 2022 6:30 PM Pierre M. Atlas, Senior Lecturer, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Posted: July 3, 2022 6:30 PM Updated: July 3, 2022 7:18 PM Reenactments of Old West gunfights, like this one at a tourist attraction in Texas in 2014, are part of the mythology
[ad_1] A friend’s devastation It happened a long time ago, but the memory of it is fresh on my mind today. A childless young couple moved into my neighborhood. The young woman and I had become fast friends when she confided to me one morning that she was pregnant again and hoped finally, third try,
[ad_1] (Dario Lopez-Mills | AP) Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. By Deanna Neeley | The Public Forum | July 3, 2022, 12:00 p.m. I took notice of a recent article: “Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an ‘abject failure.’” I challenge this with a
[ad_1] Thinking about the Republican senators who have been quietly bought by the National Rifle Association and gun lobby for years, I wonder what their reaction would be if their (grand)child’s body was torn apart beyond recognition by a shooter with an assault weapon? Would they say, well, I’m sorry that my (grand)child was killed,
[ad_1] Letter writers | Fort Myers News-Press Court decision appalling for congregation On June 24 The Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, upending nearly 50 years of access to abortion. This decision is appalling for those who have worked for many decades to protect and affirm reproductive rights for women. Comprehensive reproductive
[ad_1] Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar and councilman Bob Kern, left, and Ken Rothwell pictured at the June 21 meeting along with town attorney Erik Howard. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) Residents crowded inside Riverhead Town Hall last Tuesday, most of them to weigh in on two specific public hearings. The juxtaposition of the issues to be discussed
[ad_1] The state of New York, in an emergency session Friday, passed a new gun law in response to the US Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which struck down some key parts of the requirements for the carrying of concealed firearms in the state. The new law removes
[ad_1] March for Our Lives holds June 11 rally in Parkland, Florida Gun control advocates and school violence protestors gather for rally in Broward County, Florida thσmαѕ cσrdч, Palm Beach Post On the campaign trail, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried touts what she says is a track record showing her to be a leading combatant against the
[ad_1] The law makes it a felony crime to carry a gun into a new list of sensitive places, including: government buildings, places of worship, libraries, parks, zoos, schools, summer camps and homeless shelters, Law enforcement officials and registered security guards are among those exempt from the sensitive-place restrictions. (Reuters) New York state has passed
[ad_1] New York: New York state passed a law on Friday banning guns from many public places, including Times Square, and requiring gun-licence applicants to prove their shooting proficiency and submit their social media accounts for review by government officials. The law, passed in an emergency legislative session, was forced by a landmark US Supreme Court