[ad_1] A Georgia gun shop owner said he is closing his store in the wake of several mass shootings targeting young children, as the country reels from recent attacks and an escalating rate of killings. Jon Waldman, a gun shop owner in Duluth, Georgia, said that he had already closed his store and will have
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[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Documents obtained by The Associated Press show Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s administration accused the National Rifle Association of wanting to use involuntary commitment laws “to round up mentally ill people and deprive them of other liberties.” The talking points came in memos drafted by the Republican’s staffers as part of
[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. From the movie theater to the shopping mall, inside a church and a synagogue, through the grocery aisle and into the classroom, gun violence has invaded every corner of American life. It
[ad_1] We are increasingly numb to mass shootings, the destruction wrought by an alienated man (rarely a woman) who uses a weapon designed for war to kill the innocent at a movie theater or Walmart, synagogue or church, high school or elementary school. These shootings have become so commonplace that the details blur: 16 dead
[ad_1] Kinsey Akers | Deputy News Editor On March 23, 2023, March for Our Lives, the student-based organization founded in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, FL, hosted a rally at the Florida Capitol in protest of several of Florida’s firearm policies, particularly a recent bill, House Bill 543, which allows permitless concealed
[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer My sincere sympathy goes out to all you folks who endure back pain. Especially when it affects your holiday or vacation plans. For the 1st time in my life my back acted up while on vacation. Adding to the problem is exercising my CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT of PERMITLESS CARRYING A
[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s administration accused the National Rifle Association of wanting to use involuntary commitment laws “to round up mentally ill people and deprive them of other liberties,” according to documents drafted by the Republican’s staffers as part of their initial attempt to pass a gun control proposal earlier
[ad_1] Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions This tweet: DeSantis signed a permit-less carry bill in April that removes requirements for:-background checks-instruction-training+oversight Until our leaders have the courage to stop bowing down to the NRA and enact common sense gun safety this kind of senseless violence will continue. https://t.co/iX6ryxsPwv — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) May
[ad_1] HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — On June 8, 1993, Connecticut became just the third state in the nation to ban assault weapons. Former and current state leaders celebrated the law’s success on Thursday. They are looking at the next gun control measure while reminiscing about what happened 30 years ago. Back then, the bill passed
[ad_1] North Jersey residents explain what brought them to the polls These North Jersey residents share their Election Day 2022 motivations. Miguel Fernandez, NorthJersey.com New Jersey’s 24th District is guaranteed to have two new Assembly representatives next year after neither incumbent chose to run in this year’s election. That wide-open race has attracted five candidates
[ad_1] California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) tried on Monday to blame Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for a mass shooting that happened in the Sunshine State. But the attempt immediately fell flat. What did Newsom say? Nine people were injured when gunfire erupted on the Hollywood Oceanfront Boardwalk in south Florida on Memorial Day. Police
[ad_1] REPUBLICAN politician Jim Lucas serves as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives. In May 2023, he was arrested, and now his constituents want to know what charges he’s facing. 2 Indiana State Rep. Jim Lucas was arrested on May 31, 2023Credit: Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Who is Indiana Rep Jim Lucas? Jim
[ad_1] If the governor is serious about stopping shootings, he should focus less on ideas that cannot effectively be enforced, and more on getting troubled people the help they need. JP Staggs | Guest Columnist School shootings: What gun legislation looks like across the US From arming teachers to red flag laws, here is some
[ad_1] It is not hyperbole to call the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act of 1967 one of the most impactful pieces of California legislation of the last 60 years. The law, named for its three primary authors, fundamentally changed how this state deals with the mentally ill. The ramifications of those changes are now felt every day in
[ad_1] Letter – Brewer’s ads are ‘unhinged’ Published 5:45 pm Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Editor, The Smithfield Times: What’s with the positively unhinged “Stands with Trump” campaign flyers Emily Brewer is mailing and texting? According to Brewer, Hermie Sadler (“Louise’s co-pilot”) “stands with Louise Lucas and radical Democrats” because he once said something complimentary about
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – A proposal dealing with concealed carry passed out of a Senate committee on Tuesday, May 30. The bill would allow Louisiana residents ages 21 and older to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. The bill also eliminates all training and background check requirements to carry a concealed weapon
[ad_1] On Monday, an “altercation” between two groups led to a shooting at Hollywood Beach in Florida, leaving nine injured, including children. As of earlier on Tuesday, two suspects have been arrested, though they’ve been determined to not be the shooters. Three are still at large, and five handguns have been recovered. Gov. Gavin Newsom
[ad_1] With just two days to go before the Biden administration begins enforcing an anti-gun rule, new court rulings have led to confusion over how many millions of gun owners could become criminals overnight. At issue is a new rule from the president’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives requiring gun owners to register
[ad_1] A Louisiana Senate Committee advanced a controversial bill Tuesday that would allow adults over the age of 21 to carry a concealed firearm without a license or training. The Senate Judiciary B Committee signed off on House Bill 131 by Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, on a 4-1 vote, with committee Chair Sen. Gary
[ad_1] State Rep. Danny McCormick’s House Bill 131 to allow concealed carry of firearms without a permit or training fails the commonsense test. It would accelerate the presence of hidden guns even deeper into our daily lives. The proliferation of guns must be checked and balanced with permitting and training. States with weak gun laws
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A bill that would allow people to conceal carry a firearm without a permit or training is advancing in the legislature. State Rep. Danny McCormick has brought his so-called ‘constitutional carry’ bill for the last few years and was previously vetoed by Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2021. Now
[ad_1] Senator Ted Cruz WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief in the case Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), as well as 35 members of the
[ad_1] By Ron Lora Guest Columnist Every day we see evidence of polarization in American politics and culture. And yet, a majority of us actually agree on dozens of matters. Last fall, YouGov polling data published the results of several 2022 surveys, polls and trackers involving an admixture of 1,500 people whose ages, gender and
[ad_1] Louisiana lawmakers took another step Tuesday toward allowing adults to carry hidden handguns without permits or training. Members of the Senate Judiciary B Committee voted 4-1 to advance Republican Oil City state Rep. Danny McCormick’s House Bill 131, though they did amend the measure to raise the age from 18 to 21. Committee Chairman
[ad_1] (The Center Square) — Connecticut lawmakers are advancing a wide-ranging package of gun control measures billed as the most significant changes since the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. The Democratic-led proposal, approved by the state House of Representatives Thursday on a largely party-line vote of 96-51, calls for prohibiting the open carry of firearms and
[ad_1] Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom tried to blame Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the Monday shooting in the Sunshine State, but was immediately corrected. Gunfire broke out at the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk on Monday, injuring at least nine people, including minors. Newsom wasted no time trying to pin the blame on DeSantis’ recent
[ad_1] Friends of gun safe communities will be gathering on the public sidewalk at Route 113 and Allentown Road again on Thursday, June 1, to provide a visible counter voice to the gathering behind closed doors at the Montgomery County Friends of the NRA fundraising banquet at the Franconia Heritage Restaurant. The message on the
[ad_1] Guns killed 1,315 Alabamians in 2021. The state, with a population of 5 million, had 26.4 firearm deaths per 100,000 people that year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That same year, New York State, with about 20 million people, reported 1,078 firearms deaths, a rate of 5.4 gun deaths per
[ad_1] Pensacola News Journal/USA TODAY NETWORK | Pensacola News Journal Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of our readers and not the Pensacola News Journal. In order for letters to be considered for publication, they must be 250 words or less and include name, a full address and phone number. Only your
[ad_1] A package of bills that would mandate heavy restrictions on gun ownership and public carry rights, as well as create harsher criminal penalties for gun crimes, is currently making its way through the Connecticut legislature. If adopted, it would immediately make the state one of the most restrictive in the country when it comes
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