[ad_1] By Elizabeth Royappa Last Saturday morning, residents of more than 400 cities nationwide poured into their hometown streets, holding signs and calling for commonsense gun reform. Thanks to local activists, Pensacola was no exception. Plaza Ferdinand was filled with dozens of protesters participating in a rally that was organized as part of the March

[ad_1] Standing Firm Even South Fork residents who have issues with U.S. Representative Nick LaLota’s positions on some important issues should give credit where it’s due: In one respect at least, the Republican 1st District congressman has stuck to his guns on an… by Editorial Board The Toll on Veterans This Memorial Day, as we

[ad_1] Senate gun deal has surprises, and loose ends The outline of a bipartisan Senate agreement to rein in gun violence has no game-changing steps banning the deadliest firearms, but it does propose measured provisions. (June 13) (AP Video/Alan Fram) AP PROVIDENCE — In a stunning turn of events on Tuesday, Senate leaders derailed an attempt

[ad_1] ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Four Republican candidates for New York governor faced off Monday in their first televised debate, trying to bruise each other — and Democrats — with two weeks to go until the state’s primary election. Some of the sharpest exchanges of the night came between U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin and businessman

[ad_1] In the Bronx on Monday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new gun legislation into law, including raising the age to purchase semiautomatic weapons to 21. Don Pollard, Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of 10 bills aimed at reducing gun violence on Monday, three weeks after a

[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

[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] 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] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik is introducing legislation aimed at promoting gun training and safety in the wake of several mass shootings across the United States. Stefanik is joined by Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., and Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., in introducing the “Firearm Proficiency

[ad_1] Presidents are relatively powerless to enact gun control reforms, thanks to a split Congress and Senate Biden urged action to prevent gun violence in an emotional message to the nation from the White House, blaming gun manufacturers and their backers for obstructing legislation in Washington. Sign up to our NationalWorld Today newsletter He said:

[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load Tiffany Lognion went from being scared of guns to “almost a gun enthusiast” in less than two years. After moving to her childhood home in Little Rock with her two children in 2016, the single mother was unsettled by changes in the neighborhood, she said. By 2020, alarmed by

[ad_1] BLACK CREEK, Ga. For 10 years after 9/11, James Strickland fought for the United States Army, slogging, rifle on shoulder, from battlefield to battlefield. He took and returned fire, he says, for not just a country, but an idea – that America had God’s special blessing. “I used a gun for a living to

[ad_1] In the aftermath of last week’s mass shootings, we are all heartsick and yearning for some kind of meaningful solution. A white supremacist killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, on May 14. Ten days later, an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was attacked by

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz each solid themselves as staunch Second Modification supporters. Each get pleasure from A+ scores from the NRA. However as they’ve achieved after different mass shootings, the Texas Republicans have taken on dramatically completely different roles because the Uvalde faculty rampage. Cruz has come out swinging, deflecting

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, held during Memorial Day weekend in Houston included discussions about gun laws in the wake of a recent mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 people dead. Among the speakers, Sen. Ted Cruz took particular aim at Chicago. “Gun bans do not work.

[ad_1] TOPEKA, (KSNT)— Democrats across the country are calling for gun reform, including lawmakers in Kansas. Representative JoElla Hoye, a democrat from Lenexa and a former Moms Demand Action chapter leader, told Kansas Capitol Bureau in an interview Friday that she plans to work over the summer to get legislation ready for next session. “We

[ad_1] VOA – CONNECTEPISODE # 229 AIRDATE: 06 03 2022 TRANSCRIPT OPEN ((VO/NAT/SOT))((Banner))Parents Speak Out((SOT))((Karlie Sharma, Kindergartner and Toddler))I feel helpless. I feel like there’s nothing that can be done. I mean, it doesn’t matter what. It doesn’t matter what events occur essentially in this country. It doesn’t seem to change the gun culture. It

[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load In the US, where the right to bear arms is enshrined in the Constitution, states have differing policies on who can carry concealed weapons in public. Pro-gun activists have made headway in recent years by getting more states to stop requiring permits to do so. (Openly carrying weapons, a

[ad_1] 1. Here’s the NRA’s grade for every North Dakota lawmaker A school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead in Texas last week has renewed cries from gun control advocates to toughen federal and state firearm regulations. Members of Congress have once again begun talks in Washington to tighten gun laws, but

[ad_1] Oregon may see in the coming months an extended dustup over curbing gun violence in the state, first in this fall’s general election when two gun initiatives may appear on the ballot, and then at the Oregon Legislature responding to the results. And don’t be surprised if Nicholas Kristoff, whose effort to run for

[ad_1] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, after a mass shooting at an elementary school in his state, pointed to Chicago as an example of how “real gun laws” fail to protect school children and teachers from shootings. “I hate to say this, but there are more people who were shot every weekend in Chicago than there

[ad_1] US President Joe Biden has made a televised address to the nation, calling on members of congress to take immediate action on gun control. His intervention comes after the third mass shooting in as many weeks. President Biden used a rare prime-time address to the nation to call for sweeping changes to America’s gun

[ad_1] Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File) Amid signs of internal discord, the U.S. Supreme Court is waiting until the bitter end to do the largest share of its work in more than

[ad_1] Think about it this way: There is no army or police department in any halfway civilized country — not even the United States — that would allow an untrained, callow 18-year-old boy like the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter to wear a uniform and carry an AR-15 assault rifle. Not one. Nowhere on Earth. And

[ad_1] The Ohio state legislature is considering a bill that would dramatically lower training requirements for teachers who wish to carry guns at school. Under current Ohio law, individual school districts are able decide whether teachers and staff members can arm themselves. In June 2021, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled 4–3 that any school employee

[ad_1] Texas has experienced multiple mass shootings in recent years. Since 2017, there have been five in which at least 20 people combined were killed or injured. In the wake of the most recent mass murder in Uvalde, politicians are again facing renewed pressure to reduce gun violence. Gov. Greg Abbott says all options are

[ad_1] Consider for a moment the following paragraph: Scientists should not sit on the sidelines and watch others fight this out. More research into the public health impacts of vaccination will provide further evidence of its deadly consequences. Science can show that fewer vaccines make societies healthier. No reputable science journal would publish an article

[ad_1] I’m no stranger to guns or danger. After spending seven years on active duty in the U.S. Army, I reported from the front lines of nine wars over 14 years. I routinely ran toward gunfire with nothing but a protective vest, a ballistic helmet, a camera and a notepad. I’ve come under fire hundreds

[ad_1] Here we are again in America. Another school shooting. I remember watching the events of Columbine play out after I left school that day. We didn’t have 24/7 access to the internet back then, so we watched it all unravel on the national news. It was not the first school shooting, as we have