[ad_1] On the afternoon of June 1, a man walked into a local gun store and bought an AR-style rifle. A few hours later, he used that rifle and a handgun he’d purchased two days before to kill four people at a Tulsa medical center before turning the gun on himself. This came just a
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[ad_1] Missouri’s delegation in the U.S. House voted along party lines this week on legislation aiming to toughen gun laws in response to mass shootings across the United States. The package of reforms pushed by Democrats after recent massacres in a Buffalo, New York grocery store and a Uvalde, Texas elementary school would raise the age
[ad_1] Low in the polls and failing on every front, President Joe Biden decided to sit down for a softball interview with leftist late-night “comedian” Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday evening to try to rehabilitate his floundering presidency, and luckily for Biden, Kimmel was happy to oblige. After exchanging pleasantries, Kimmel cut to the chase to lobby
[ad_1] Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! My wife Marsha and I were discussing the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, recently. Marsha was an elementary school teacher and I was a substitute teacher for many years. I taught in elementary, middle and high school so these horrible events affect both of us
[ad_1] Gov. Ron DeSantis rebuked Florida Democrats this week, describing their efforts to reform state gun laws as a move that will “knee cap” the rights of Florida’s law-abiding citizens. Matthew McConaughey recounts visiting Uvalde after mass shooting Uvalde, Texas native, Matthew McConaughey visited President Joe Biden and joined the White House briefing to recount
[ad_1] 2 hours ago Biden Calls Out ‘Intimidation’ By NRA As He Urges Americans To Make Gun Safety A Ballot Issue During Jimmy Kimmel Appearance“,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:1,”title”:”Biden Calls Out ‘Intimidation’ By NRA As He Urges Americans To Make Gun Safety A Ballot Issue During Jimmy Kimmel Appearance”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve//62a19c07e249129cf039aea1/290×0.jpg?cropX1=0&cropX2=3051&cropY1=66&cropY2=1782″,”isHappeningNowArticle”:true,”date”:”2 hours ago”,”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/06/09/biden-calls-out-intimidation-by-nra-as-he-urges-americans-to-make-gun-safety-a-ballot-issue-during-jimmy-kimmel-appearance/”}},”id”:”ddhm5ig08nlk00″},{“textContent”:” 10 hours ago House Passes Sweeping Gun Control
[ad_1] We were planning a Shavuot family gathering in Potomac to visit our great-grandsons and their parents. It was to be a large, crowded, rowdy, family group with all the usual provisos of testing and masking. There would be late night study, games, cheesecake, and all the trimmings. As great-grandparents do, we planned to bring
[ad_1] To live in America is truly amazing In shops and schools, you’ll find guns ablazing The U.S. is proud of the 2nd Amendment But the Founders could hardly have been transcendent. Could they envision a land with no weapons restriction? Where guns are now the national addiction? No, they wrote a precatory clause Requiring
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday voted nearly along party lines to bar the sale of semiautomatic weapons to people under the age of 21 and ban the sale of large-capacity magazines, acting as traumatized parents of victims and survivors of mass shootings made wrenching appeals for Congress to act on gun violence. The
[ad_1] Federal firearms dealers are getting their licenses revoked or not renewed by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms at a much greater rate since President Biden first came to office, a GOP lawmaker said Wednesday. “Federal Firearms Licensees are being denied renewals or their licenses are being taken away at a rate
[ad_1] Last week was one of the deadliest weeks in the U.S. Over the June 4-5 weekend, the country saw 13 mass shootings that left more than a dozen dead and 70+ injured. In the wake of the mounting tragedies, many Americans feel unsafe in their day-to-day lives. Places all over the country — such
[ad_1] DOVER, Del. (AP) — Bills banning the sale or possession of a wide variety of semiautomatic firearms in Delaware and prohibiting anyone under age 21 from buying a firearm are headed to the House floor after clearing a Democrat-led committee Wednesday. The bills are part of a package of gun restrictions Gov. John Carney
[ad_1] Following a rash of mass shootings across the United States in recent weeks, Catholic officials gathered for an online discussion June 8 to urge the faithful to look at gun violence as a pro-life issue, address the roots of racist thinking that promotes such violence and press for common-sense gun laws. “Think about the
[ad_1] Lots of Republicans are close with the gun lobby. But for Elise Stefanik, the third-ranking Republican in the House, the relationship is more like: Until death do us part. Stefanik’s husband, Matt Manda, is the public affairs manager for the firearm industry’s top trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Despite the sporty branding,
[ad_1] Today, the House Administration Committee voted to advance House Bill 450, to ban many commonly-owned firearms, and House Bill 451, to deprive young adults of their Second Amendment rights. The Committee allowed individuals who traveled to Dover only one minute of testimony in the hearing. When the constitutionality of these bills was brought up by witnesses, Democratic
[ad_1] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has kept the upper chamber’s negotiations on gun reform narrowly focused by tasking one of his top deputies, conservative Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), to take the Republican lead in the talks. Cornyn’s participation in the negotiations opened the door for another reliable Trump ally, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.),
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Senators buckled down Tuesday for days of additional negotiations on a response to recent high-profile mass shootings, retreating from earlier calls for quick action even as they expressed optimism that a long-elusive deal to address gun violence might eventually be possible. The calls for patience came as a small bipartisan group of
[ad_1] Anti-gun politicians in Harrisburg are pushing for a whole host of anti-gun bills, ranging from semi-auto bans to “red flag” laws. They have been pushing for gun control for years, and now they are seizing the opportunity by exploiting tragedies in other states. Democrat leaders in both the House and the Senate have laid
[ad_1] Not for a fleeting second did I think my column last week about guns being used to murder schoolchildren would change anyone’s position on controlling these killing machines commonly known as semi-automatic assault rifles. Gun control is about as divisive an issue we confront as Americans, definitely up there with abortion. Ironically, both issues are
[ad_1] This carnage continues despite the fact that a majority of Americans — Democrats, Republicans, and NRA members — support common-sense gun laws, like universal background checks, a national gun sale database, and the banning of assault weapons. These laws, and others, are being held hostage by Republicans in the U.S. Senate. Their failure to
[ad_1] All doubt has been removed as to the plans of lawmakers in Providence. They see the most recent pair of tragedies committed by heinous criminals in other states as a prime opportunity to pass bills that they have been trying to pass for years. The House Judiciary Committee has three gun bills on the
[ad_1] Matthew McConaughey is being praised for his speech about the mass shooting that occurred in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. The Hollywood star gave an impassioned speech at the White House, in which he centered on the victims whose lives were cut short and the grief of their families. “I’m here today in the
[ad_1] The nationwide call for stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and the over 200 other places where such tragedies took place so far in 2022 is understandable. It’s also predictable. Whether efforts to pass new federal or state laws to raise the minimum age for buying semiautomatic rifles,
[ad_1] President Joe Biden will struggle to enact stricter gun laws in the US, despite a passionate speech at the White House by Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey following the brutal school shooting in Texas A furious Joe Biden wants stricter gun laws, but is facing fierce resistance ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) Actor Matthew McConaughey
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas are set to appear before a House committee Wednesday as lawmakers weigh new measures to curb rampant gun violence. Ten people were killed when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire in a racist attack on Black shoppers
[ad_1] There was little consensus among the three Democratic gubernatorial candidates during the first 54 minutes of Tuesday’s tense, hourlong New York primary debate. Then the moderator asked if they believed in ghosts. Gov. Kathy Hochul faced a barrage of criticism from Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
[ad_1] For more than 30 years, I’ve covered politicians in both parties and at every level of government. And given all the manure that I’ve seen shoveled, it’s a wonder I still vote. As the saying goes: When you spend all your time in sewers, pretty soon everything begins to look like a rat. Yet,
[ad_1] Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords tells Congress ‘be bold’ on gun reform WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleven years after her own life was massively altered by gun violence, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords stood in front of the Washington Monument Tuesday and lobbied anew for stricter gun laws after yet another string of mass shootings
[ad_1] I have been watching the National Basketball Association playoffs these past weeks. When I turned on the television on May 24 to watch Golden State Warriors play the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors’ basketball coach, Steve Kerr, was having a pre-game-press-conference. Despite the Warriors being just one win away from their first NBA Finals
[ad_1] SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Incumbent Governor Kristi Noem has seized the Republican Primary spot in the November general election. Results are still rolling in, but the Associated Press has called the gubernatorial primary race with Noem surpassing challenger Steven Haugaard. She hosted an election night watch party with Rep. Dusty Johnson at the