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Business The gunmaker is still keeping “over 1,000” jobs in Massachusetts. Attendees look over hand guns in the Smith & Wesson booth at a National Rifle Association event in Nashville. Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker After nearly 170 years based in Massachusetts, the gun-making giant Smith & Wesson is moving its Springfield headquarters — and

TALLAHASSEE – Thirteen bills seeking to either increase or loosen gun restrictions in the state have already been filed for the 2022 legislative session, but whether the Florida Legislature actually plans on hearing any gun legislation is yet to be seen. Ten of the 13 bills would add firearms restrictions. They include a repeal of

Gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety announced on Thursday that it would be spending $1.8 million in the 2021 Virginia elections to back the Democratic candidates for governor, Terry McAuliffe; lieutenant governor, Hala Ayala; and attorney general, Mark Herring. “Virginian voters gave lawmakers a mandate to take bold action on gun safety, and now Glenn Youngkin

Congressman Barry Moore, R-Alabama, on Thursday celebrated as the Biden administration withdrew the controversial nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “Biden is planning to withdraw his anti-gun nominee, David Chipman, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF),” Moore said. “Praised by gun control activists,

The National Rifle Association celebrates a major victory for our members and law-abiding gun owners. Image for illustration purposes. – Advertisement – Texas Border Business Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association celebrates a major victory for our members and law-abiding gun owners as news reports indicate the nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of

Daily Political Briefing Sept. 9, 2021Updated  Sept. 9, 2021, 8:22 p.m. ET Sept. 9, 2021, 8:22 p.m. ET “The Department of Justice has a duty to defend the Constitution of the United States, and to uphold the rule of law,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said at a news conference.Credit…Yuri Gripas for The New York

Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across NYC The White House has withdrawn President Joe Biden’s nomination of gun control advocate David Chipman to head the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to three people with

Updated September 9, 2021 at 2:04 PM ET President Biden has pulled David Chipman’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the face of opposition from gun rights groups, Republican senators and a few Democrats. Chipman, a former ATF agent who became a prominent gun control advocate after leaving the

Americans’ trust in the federal government has been in a decades long decline. According to Pew Research polling data, in 1964 77 percent of Americans reported that they trusted the federal government to do what is right “just about always” or “most of the time.” In April 2021, less than a quarter of Americans shared that trust.

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled his crime strategy today — a plan that calls for tougher criminal sanctions on gun-toting gang members in order to curb a troubling spike in urban violence. But he also doubled down on a promise he made last night in the first French-language leaders’ debate, when he vowed that a government

“China has invested heavily in new technologies, with a stated intent to complete the modernization of its forces by 2035 and to field a ‘world-class military’ by 2049,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testified in June. The United States, he assured the Senate Armed Services Committee, continues to possess “the best joint fighting force on

Against the backdrop of David Chipman’s nomination to lead ATF languishing in the Senate, the groups asked Biden to establish a White House office to be led by an aide who does not need Senate confirmation, similar to Biden’s White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy. They also called on Biden to use his political

The firearms industry loves practical shooting, but especially 3-Gun, which encourages participants to buy multiple firearms as well as various ammunition and other paraphernalia that people use to trick out their weapons and kit. Photo from Shutterstock. Gun control will again be an issue in the next federal election. On May 1, 2020, the Canadian

One of the first choices Hochul will face as governor is whether or not to continue her predecessor’s state of emergency on gun violence. Outgoing Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose resignation takes effect at midnight, issued an emergency declaration in July over gun violence. “We went from an epidemic of COVID to an epidemic of gun

As Covid cases surge once more in the US, another public health crisis is pummelling the country too. Last year, gun killings soared by around 4,000, to almost 20,000 in total – the worst single-year increase on record. So far, 2021 looks even worse. In the first five months alone, more than 8,100 people died.

Next week, California voters will start receiving mail-in ballots, which will give them the opportunity to decide whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) two years into his first term. The recall election, which will take place on Sept. 14, asks voters two questions: whether Newsom should be recalled, and who should replace him. If

President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has come under additional pressure this week due to alleged racism and failure to disclose some public remarks to the Senate committee weighing his nomination. Late last month, the gun policy news site The Reload reported on racist comments David

A raucous celebration in Wisconsin for the Milwaukee Buck’s NBA championship win. A group of teenagers fooling around in a church parking lot in Utah. A crowded store in West Philadelphia. A woman escaping domestic violence with her young child in Kansas. A 15-year-old playing video games with a cousin in his bedroom in San

By Manu Raju, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House and Democratic Senate leaders are trying to salvage President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but it’s not clear whether enough senators will get behind a nominee who has faced intense opposition from gun rights activists.

Supposedly nonpartisan fact-checking org Politifact ran interference for the Biden administration this week, falsely claiming that Biden did not say he wants to ban handguns during a recent town hall. What’s the background? During a Wednesday town hall event with far-left television network CNN, Biden was asked a question from a member of the audience

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the nation’s gun regulator is heading toward a bitterly close vote in the Senate after facing fierce opposition from a leading firearms trade group, sources watching the nomination said. Gun control advocates have long been optimistic about the nomination of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

US 00:42 GMT 16.07.2021(updated 00:50 GMT 16.07.2021) Get short URL David Chipman, a gun control advocate nominated by US President Joe Biden to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), has faced doubts from several Democratic senators whose votes are needed for his confirmation – particularly due to Chipman’s tough stance on guns.

By Josh Campbell and Jason Kravarik, CNN As Americans across the country celebrated the nation’s independence and its freedom from the apparent worst of the coronavirus pandemic, an epidemic of a different kind remained on familiar display: the surge in shootings. It was an incredibly violent weekend across the country. According to the Gun Violence

Exclusive: The National Rifle Association (NRA) has set its sights on West Virginia in a $250,000 ad buy to counter President Biden’s pick to lead the gun control arm of the federal government.  The NRA will run a $250,000 TV ad buy in the traditionally red state in an attempt to convince West Virginians to

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez’s decision to strike down California’s Assault Weapon Ban has caused some gun controllers to lose their minds. California Gov. Gavin NewsomGavin NewsomCalifornia secretary of state confirms Newsom recall election Newsom overstated California’s wildfire prevention efforts: report 70 percent of Californians over 12 have received one shot of coronavirus vaccine MORE

Following the mass shooting at a Fairfield Township house party last month, Gov. Phil Murphy said New Jersey’s tough gun laws couldn’t keep illegal weapons from crossing its borders, and the federal government needed to help. “We are not on an island,” he said at the time. With violent crime spiking during and after the

WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Wednesday that states could draw from $350 billion in federal stimulus money to shore up police departments and vowed to crack down on gun dealers who fail to run background checks, as the White House seeks to combat the alarming rise in homicide rates in America’s cities. Mr. Biden’s

Cities across Colorado will now be able to pass their own gun laws under a new bill signed by Gov Jared Polis over the weekend. The Colorado governor signed the bill into law on Saturday, along with two other pieces of legislation expanding background checks for gun sales and creating an office of gun violence