Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation, flanked by family members of gun violence victims nationwide, marked the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook mass shooting Thursday by advocating for gun reform laws that would reduce mass shootings and other deadly incidents. At a press conference attended by Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, as well as

House Democrats on Wednesday advanced legislation that would establish a federally controlled list of people who voluntarily agree to be blocked from buying guns. The bill is aimed at preventing gun suicides, which supporters of the legislation say is claiming the lives of more than 25,000 Americans each year. The proposal from Reps. Pramila Jayapal,

WASHINGTON — The US House passed an assault weapons ban that is now sitting in front of the Senate. On Wednesday, doctors from all over the country, including one who attended the July 4 Highland Park Parade, continue their pleas to lawmakers to make a move. Dr. Emily Lieberman attended the July Fourth Parade in Highland

The December 2012 shooting at Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary was supposed to be a turning point. Lawmakers promised major gun reforms. Commentators focused on gun violence in a way they hadn’t before. Regular people, including parents newly afraid to send their kids to school, began to organize. “I know this is not the first time

Before I was a state representative, I was a volunteer and community leader with Moms Demand Action. My work with that organization informs my daily commitment to making sure that no parent drops their children off at school and fears they might not see them alive again, and that no person looks for active shooters

Some of the kids he pounded on joined him as a way of protecting themselves from him — the way Lindsay Graham sucks up to Donald Trump — which only increased the terror level for the rest of us in our little lower-middle-class suburb as Dennis and his friends formed their own gang. If there

You are here: Home / News / African Americans: Why Mass Shootings Won’t Get Tough Gun Control. Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 (ThyBlackMan.com) A clearly perturbed and perplexed President Biden for the endless time demanded that Congress take action to toughen gun controls. Biden made the demand after yet another round of

There’s always a question as to whether President Joe Biden really means what he says or if he even understands the words coming from his mouth. That conceded, it’s wise to take seriously the threats of powerful people who have the means to at least attempt to impose their will on others. And that brings

Beneath the still-gleaming white dome, the Capitol’s new generation of promising leaders are jockeying for position. As our prospective congressional leaders quietly worked behind the scenes to climb the leadership ladder, our news was dominated by horrific news of mass shootings. And those who hoped to see a solution by watching Congress in action saw

Senator Chris Murphy believes that the tide is finally turning in favor of the gun safety movement in America. Even as Murphy acknowledges that more work is needed to address gun violence, the prominent Connecticut Democrat maintains that a growing backlash to mass shootings has brought the country to the brink of a sea change

On Dec. 14, 2012, my fourth-grade teacher Mrs. White received a phone call and ran out the door, leaving a classroom of nine-year-olds unoccupied.  My peers and I were given the rare opportunity to indulge in shenanigans and tomfoolery without adult supervision — an opportunity most schoolchildren could only dream of. And yet, we sat

President Biden has time and time again called for an assault weapons ban that can’t pass in Congress, but his efforts show that gun control is no longer an issue the Democratic Party is dodging as it did decades ago. Recent mass shootings that have devastated communities across the U.S. — 600 so far in

Someone locks the door, another turns off the lights and closes the shades. Meanwhile, the rest of the class finds somewhere in the room hidden from any entrance. With variations, 95% of students in the U.S. have conducted an active shooter drill according to Everytown For Gun Safety. With every passing day, more and more

Democrats are embracing progressively tougher gun control talk, as pollsters predict the issue could persuade the critical demographic of independent women to vote for or against Republicans in 2024. But in the meantime, President Joe Biden will likely break the promise he made during the 2020 and 2022 midterm campaigns to ban assault-style weapons before

I hope he can pull this off, but I don’t think the votes are there. Still, Joe Biden has done things no one believed he could do. Via the Daily Beast: President Joe Biden said in a brief press gaggle on Thursday that he’ll “count votes” in an attempt to pass through a federal assault

Republicans learned absolutely nothing from their historic defeat in the midterm elections. They proved it again after the election when Republicans responded to another horrific wave of American mass shootings exactly the same way they always have—with embarrassed silence and no plans to take any action.  That is increasingly unpopular with a majority of American

November 28, 2022 10:29 AM By CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press Posted: November 28, 2022 10:29 AM Updated: November 28, 2022 11:13 AM BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman who massacred 10 Black shoppers and workers at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded guilty Monday to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges, guaranteeing that he will spend the

BILL WHITAKER Board of Contributors As the 2022 midterm smoke clears, two big losers loom before Texans: Democratic icon Beto O’Rourke, who mistakenly assumed the tragic loss of life in a dead-of-winter state-run power grid collapse and state and local law enforcement incompetence and cowardice in a school shooting massacre would matter to everyday Texans,

A clearly perturbed and perplexed President Biden for the endless time demanded that Congress take action to toughen gun controls. Biden made the demand after yet another round of what has now become near ritual in Ame’rica. That is mass shootings. This go round the carnage was at a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and

Gun control advocates hold signs during a protest at Discovery Green across from the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, the U.S., May 27, 2022. /CFP Gun control advocates hold signs during a protest at Discovery Green across from the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at

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President Joe Biden is protected by semiautomatic firearms yet told reporters Thanksgiving morning that he cannot understand how sales of semiautomatic guns continue, as they have “no social redeeming value.” Biden said, “The idea we still allow semiautomatic weapons to be purchased is sick. It has no social redeeming value.” Ironically, Biden is protected by

Sign up to our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox each weekday morning Sign up to our free morning US email news bulletin A second high-profile mass shooting within three days took place in a familiar location: inside the nation’s largest retailer, where dozens of acts of gun violence have played out

Gun rally takes on current bills in Dover Current legislation awaiting the governor’s signature is in the sights of hundreds of gun rights advocates at Legislative Mall rally Saturday, June 25, 2022. William Bretzger, Delaware News Journal A Delaware Chancery Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging state legislation passed this spring that prohibits most

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Former U.S. Marine Jared Golden, who often served as the lone Democrat against major party bills in Washington D.C., has won a second term in the battleground race. Golden had 48.2 percent of the vote with 99 percent of precincts reporting as of Nov. 16, when The Associated Press called the race for him, defying the

This story was originally published by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. It took most of the summer for the Uvalde school district to fire Pete Arredondo, the chief of the district police department whose blunders were largely blamed for the high number of casualties

This story was originally published by The Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. It took most of the summer for the Uvalde school district to fire Pete Arredondo, the chief of the district police department whose blunders were largely blamed for the high number of casualties

With his political future unknown after a resounding loss to Ron DeSantis in the governor’s race last week, Charlie Crist is clearing out his campaign accounts by donating the remainder of his financial contributions to 20 statewide organizations, his campaign announced Monday. Among the progressive groups receiving funds are Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Ruth’s List

Five and half months after the worst school shooting in Texas history took place in their backyard, Uvalde County voters turned out resoundingly Tuesday night for GOP Governor Greg Abbott, who opposes even common-sense gun control measures. Republican domination in the county prevails despite months of agitation for gun control and transparency by the families