In Dan Patrick’s eight-plus years as lieutenant governor, it had never happened. No Texas senator had dared to appeal one of Patrick’s parliamentary rulings. The San Antonio Democrat’s sprawling district includes Uvalde, a town traumatized by a mass shooting at Robb Elementary last May that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers. The
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It is revered as a modern-day musket. It is reviled as a tool for mass killers. The AR-15 wasn’t supposed to be a bestseller. The rugged, powerful weapon was originally designed as a soldiers’ rifle in the late 1950s. “An outstanding weapon with phenomenal lethality,” an internal Pentagon report raved. It soon became standard issue
Jim Camden is a columnist with the Spokesman-Review in Spokane. Photo When a person wants to score points in a political argument, they often quote someone who commands respect from those on both sides of the debate. Whether that person agrees with their position, took a position on their issue or even said what they
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: On Monday, three students and three adults were shot and killed at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. In February, three students were killed and five suffered critical injuries during a mass shooting at Michigan State University. In November, three students were killed and two
Walker Todd was assistant counsel of the New York Federal Reserve, assistant general counsel, and research officer at the Cleveland Fed, and has been actively involved in financial regulation for decades. When he looks at the U.S. banking sector, he sees several problems driving these recurrent crises, chief among them a profound transformation in capitalism
It reads similar to Measure 114, which Oregon voters approved last fall. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – There is renewed hope for the sweeping gun control measure Oregon voters approved last fall as Oregon Senate Democrats work to pass a bill with similar restrictions. Senate Bill 348 reads similar to 114. Both would create a permit-to-purchase
TOPEKA — Democratic Sen. Dinah Sykes proposed supplementing resources for firearm safety instruction in Kansas public schools beyond National Rifle Association and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks programs for students in kindergarten through high school. Sykes, who previously denounced a bill giving rise to the NRA firearm initiative in Kansas, offered an amendment Tuesday
In the wake of the Nashville school shooting that killed six, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) expressed no remorse for a Christmas photo showing his family posing with assault-style rifles. Ogles was asked by a reporter Tuesday if he regretted posting the original photo, which was roundly criticized by anti-gun violence groups as “celebrating” guns. “Why
One day after the deadly school shooting at Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee by a hate-filled transgender activist, MSNBC’s racist ReidOut host, Joy Reid dedicated part of her one-on-one sitdown with recently ousted Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to what amounted to a strategy session on how to take away the Second Amendment rights of
To support student journalism and the content you love, become a member of The Daily Orange today. Editor’s note: This story includes descriptions of transphobia and mass shootings. On Monday afternoon, an active shooter brutally attacked the Covenant Middle School in Nashville, Tennessee. Seven people, including the perpetrator, were killed. Among the victims of the
The Republican Party’s insidious relationship with the Russian-backed NRA has an unfathomable American body count, and President Biden has had enough. As long as the money beneath the viscera of dead children is still green once it’s laundered, the so-called pro-life party will look anywhere but right at the problem when it comes to actually
In the wake of the school shooting in Nashville that left six people dead Monday, the White House is renewing calls for gun control. “It’s not shocking that there’s another mass shooting because you can expect that’s going to happen if we don’t have legislatures that do something,” said Gail Schwart. Every time there is
By Eric Bradner, CNN As Nashville police left a news conference Monday, Ashbey Beasley unexpectedly moved in front of the still-live microphones and television cameras. Beasley then told her story: She and her son survived the Fourth of July parade mass shooting in her hometown of Highland Park, Illinois, last year, in which a gunman
Two weeks after Jane Fonda called for the “murder” of pro-lifers on ABC’s The View, a trans lunatic (which they never mentioned) shot up a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee. And on Tuesday’s show, the dangerous rhetoric continued to flow as Joy Behar suggested Republicans and the gun industry “make a lot of money off
Ellen Dewitt, provided by March 28, 2023 This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of39 25 terms you should know to understand the gun control debate In a country where three in 10 adults own a gun and nearly half of households have at least one gun in the home, 100 Americans die
Aine Givens, Eliza Siegel, provided by March 28, 2023 This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of36 Gun control legislation that passed and failed over the last 20 years Few issues spark more passion in the United States than gun control. Proponents argue the country must impose stricter regulations to address the
Yesterday morning, a 28-year-old armed with assault rifles entered a Christian school in Nashville and fatally shot three nine-year-old children and three staff members before she was shot and killed by the police. It makes me weep. It’s happening gain and again and again. Our children. President Biden renewed his call for Congress to reinstate
Gun violence is an entrenched aspect of American society, and the topic is highly politicized, with those who support gun control in opposition to those who vehemently defend their right to bear arms. This year alone, there have been over 130 mass shootings, including one at a school in Nashville, resulting in the deaths of
Celebrities like Chelsea Handler, Amy Schumer, Josh Brolin, and others took to social media to blame guns and politicians for Monday’s mass shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, that left six people dead. A 28-year-old woman who identified as a transgender man went to the Covenant School campus on Monday, shot through
Ketchana Jedsenarak/EyeEm/Getty Images/STOCK (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Over the last few years, gun laws in Tennessee have become less strict after lawmakers approved legislation that removed requirements for permits and background checks. Despite calls from local law enforcement, Republican lawmakers are now looking to loosen the state’s gun laws even further, contending that gun owners’ rights need
(Credits: Far Out / Press) Music Tue 28th Mar 2023 09.01 BST After a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill, who is local to the area, took to Twitter to share his anger, and say “f*ck the NRA”. On March 27th, six people, including three children, were killed at the
A sign held during the second March for Our Lives rally against gun violence at Pine Trails Park on June 11, 2022 in Parkland, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A fatal shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday left three students and three adults dead and reignited a contentious political debate
Following the latest mass shooting by a responsible gun owner — the killer had no criminal record and purchased at least two of the guns legally in Nashville — Tennessee Republicans are offering the expected prayers and thoughts, although none of the thoughts include reducing the nation’s ample supply of firearms. As Yr Wonkette noted
Ariana Grande re-posted an emotional message from Josh Gad on Tuesday morning (March 28) in reaction to the nation’s latest horrific mass school shooting on Monday. Grande added Gad’s comments to her Instagram Story less than 24 hours after police said a 28-year-old former student entered a private Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., offered condolences to the victims of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville but faced a flurry of criticism over a Christmas card showing him and his family armed with assault weapons. Ogles said he and his family were “devastated by the tragedy” at the Covenant School, where a heavily armed attacker
Enough! When will we stop allowing crazy, armed people to slaughter our children? The answer seems to be, never. The latest horror — this week’s mass shooting — occurred on Monday. A troubled 28-year-old (seen above in a still from a widely circulated video) armed with two AR-15-type weapons and a handgun shot out the
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) took to the House floor Monday in response to the Nashville school shooting, saying he was furious at Republican “cowards” who “don’t give a damn” about children and won’t back gun control legislation. The freshman congressman slammed his Republican colleagues in a terse but fiery speech: I rise today because I
Three children and three adults have been killed in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. There have been 129 mass shootings in the United States this year alone; an event which is defined where at least four people, excluding the shooter, have been killed or injured. Here’s what we know about the latest incident. How
A Fox News segment went viral on Monday after a guest on the conservative network pointed out a pattern in school shootings. Her concern wasn’t the common denominator in all shootings ― access to guns ― but rather unlocked doors. “That seems to be a common pattern in many of these shootings, a side door.
A school shooting survivor has issued a desperate plea in front of reporters, following another school mass shooting in the United States that killed three nine year old children and three staff members. Ashbey Beasley, a Highland Park, Illinois shooting survivor, was captured on footage addressing reporters at a press conference near the school in
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