Firearms

State Treasurer Fiona Ma (second from right) posted this photo on social media with the following message: “This photo was taken earlier this year on Feb. 14, 2023 (Valentine’s Day). We had the fortunate opportunity to brief our longtime California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on our state’s four life-changing savings programs. We thanked her for
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Amid the multitude of tributes that poured out after her death at age 90, one description of California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Senate’s oldest sitting member, was appropriately prominent. “A true trailblazer,” said President Joe Biden, “a pioneering American,” and “for Jill and me, a cherished friend.” “Dianne was a trailblazer,” Illinois’ senior U.S.
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By DIANE DENISHCorner to Corner© 2023 New Mexico News Services I started the week wishing lawmakers and elected leaders were as concerned about kids killing kids and families being fearful as they were about Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s proposed 30-day ban on guns in public places.  There has been a flurry of press conferences, lawsuits,
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Comment on this storyComment President Biden on Friday will announce the creation of a new office for gun violence prevention, an escalation of the administration’s efforts to tackle the issue amid stalled progress in Congress, according to four people briefed on the action who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that were
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(TriceEdneyWire.com) – As we endure one mass shooting crisis to the next, it illustrates the nation’s void in leadership. We look to our elected officials to fulfill their oaths of office to protect the public because a person is only as good as their word. Words also have consequences—good and bad. Following a mass shooting,
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SACRAMENTO —  California lawmakers on Thursday approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s resolution calling for a constitutional convention of the states to consider a new amendment on gun control, a politically astute yet seemingly unattainable proposal from the Democratic leader. The governor introduced the proposal on national television over the summer, boosting his profile in the culture wars
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Image by Jason Gillman from Pixabay  “With Republicans in Congress blocking further legislative action to reduce gun violence, we urge you to leverage the full scope of your executive authority on this issue,” they said.  Text of Letter (PDF) September 13, 2023 – Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.),
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Just few miles from the site of the fatal mass shooting in Monterey Park, four top Democratic candidates running for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat told a youthful crowd Friday that making progress on the national scourge of gun violence will require changes in Congress. Reps. Adam Schiff of Burbank, Katie Porter of Irvine and Barbara
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David Marshall By David W. Marshall (Trice Edney Wire) – As we endure one mass shooting crisis to the next, it illustrates the nation’s void in leadership. We look to our elected officials to fulfill their oaths of office to protect the public because a person is only as good as their word. Words also
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In dueling stump speeches, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett mentioned crime one minute into his remarks, while Republican challenger Jefferson Shreve waited until after the nine-minute mark to do so—but then hammered his opponent on the subject. The City-County Building in downtown Indianapolis.  Photo by Marilyn Odendahl, The Indiana Citizen. It is not surprising the candidates
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WASHINGTON — Republican support for gun restrictions is slipping a year after Congress passed the most comprehensive firearms control legislation in decades with bipartisan support, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. President Joe Biden signs into law S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, on
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The internet never forgets. Just ask Aaron Regunberg, whose since-deleted tweet in February claiming he would sit out Rhode Island’s special congressional election to support a woman of color, reemerged during a debate Thursday. Regunberg, a former state representative, was one of six Democrats to share the stage in Rhode Island College’s Sapinsley Hall in
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Jacksonville, Florida has witnessed another tragic mass shooting, as a young man unleashed hatred at a Dollar General Store, leaving three Black individuals dead before turning the weapon on himself. The incident once again raises concerns about firearms, particularly the AR-15 style gun, which has become emblematic of such tragedies. AUSTIN, TEXAS – AUGUST 25:
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By Miriam Raftery August 25,  2023 (Milwaukee) – Eight Republican presidential candidates squared off in a debate in Milwaukee. Donald Trump, facing indictment on 91 criminal charges in four cases, did not participate but was a topic of discussion among his opponents.  The debate proved lively, with some candidates sharply differering with each other, all
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) issued a blistering response to Vice President Kamala Harris arguing President Biden will ban so-called “assault weapons.”  “@JoeBiden has taken on the @NRA and won. He can do it again,” Harris tweeted Tuesday evening, accompanied by a campaign ad celebrating Biden’s determination to “ban assault weapons.”  The NRA shot back
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is working on legislation that could ultimately ban AR-15s, AK-47s and other military-grade weapons from being carried in Missouri‘s second-largest city, among other things. Jones held a listening session with gun violence survivors and advocates Tuesday morning, alongside members of the city’s Board of Alderman. After the roundtable, the mayor
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Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature is meeting in special session this week to consider a package of public safety proposals, including some stemming from a deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school earlier this year. Though the session is not expected to result in any new firearms restrictions, it nonetheless highlights the widely divergent response among states
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