[ad_1] At an official state luncheon held at the White House, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodie Hayden. During the visit, reports surfaced of a deranged shooter toting an AR-style military rifle bursting into a bowling ally on what was billed as “youth

[ad_1] Petula Dvorak’s Oct. 27 Metro column on the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, “Pain of gun violence comes to Lewiston,” highlighted the complacent it-couldn’t-happen-here attitude that small towns and nice neighborhoods everywhere project as they fret about gun violence in other, distant parts of the country. It’s the Lake Wobegon effect: All people here

[ad_1] The new Speaker of the U.S. House, Mike Johnson, is extremely right wing. He devised and supported a legal strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on lies about massive voter fraud. He was prominent in defending Trump against impeachment and advocated expunging the second impeachment from the record.  He wants to raise

[ad_1] The deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. this year and the worst in state history has put Maine’s two U.S. Senators’ positions on guns under the microscope. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King both oppose an assault weapons ban pending in the Senate, yet both say they favor some type of

[ad_1] Rep. Jared Golden’s about-face on gun laws is not surprising. He is a Democrat representing Lewiston, Maine, still convulsed by a mass shooting that took 18 lives. Formerly against tightening the laws, Golden now wants a ban on semiautomatic weapons. One can understand why elected officials in rural areas, even in generally liberal states,

[ad_1] This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. In Maine, which suffered the deadliest mass shooting in its history on October 25, guns are a fact of life. Nearly half of all households own one, mostly for hunting and recreation, sometimes for self-defense. The state’s

[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save LEWISTON, Maine — It was a regular day inside Forage Market, a coffeehouse in this small downtown, but the scene almost brought Phoebe Abner to tears. People were sitting at tables, getting coffee, spending time together. To Abner, the cafe’s manager, seeing residents of

[ad_1] Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Recently, I started watching Yellowstone, the TV series about a wealthy rancher in Montana and his struggles to keep his ranch intact. It debuted in 2016, so I am a little late to the party, but it is

[ad_1] 7 minutes ago Calls Grow For Greater Gun Control After Maine Shooting—Here’s Why That’s Unlikely To Happen“,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:1,”title”:”Calls Grow For Greater Gun Control After Maine Shooting—Here’s Why That’s Unlikely To Happen”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/653d18f2a25813c3067cc8e8/290×0.jpg?cropX1=0&cropX2=4000&cropY1=269&cropY2=2520″,”isHappeningNowArticle”:true,”date”:”7 minutes ago”,”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/10/28/calls-grow-for-greater-gun-control-after-maine-shooting-heres-why-thats-unlikely-to-happen/”}},”id”:”72palk1ag4qo00″},{“textContent”:” 11 hours ago Maine Mass Shooting Suspect Found Dead With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound“,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:2,”title”:”Maine Mass Shooting Suspect Found Dead With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/653c8fbf5989abb17da57b59/290×0.jpg?cropX1=0&cropX2=1597&cropY1=165&cropY2=1064″,”isHappeningNowArticle”:true,”date”:”11

[ad_1] President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and the administration’s other economic advisors have resurrected the idea that the government can promote economic growth by regulating businesses, protecting workers, and investing in ordinary Americans. That theory reaches back to the liberal consensus of the years from 1933 to 1981, when

[ad_1] Representative Jared Golden had a B rating from the National Rifle Association last year—the highest mark of any member of his party running for the House or Senate that cycle. In Congress, he had cast votes opposing expanded background checks and against restrictions on assault weapons. But in the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting

[ad_1] Ana Navarro weighed in on the ongoing search for the gunman who is still at large in Maine after a shooting at a bowling alley in Lewiston on Wednesday (Oct. 25) night. On this morning’s episode of The View, the co-host suggested nobody should feel safe in our country right now after the surge

[ad_1] A host of celebrities have taken to social media to share their thoughts on the mass shootings in Maine that has left at least 18 people dead and several wounded. A gunman opened fire at restaurant Schemengees Bar and Grille and bowling alley Just-In-Time Recreation in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night before fleeing the

[ad_1] Rep. Jared Golden, who lives in Lewiston, Maine, thought everyone should have access to assault-style weapons — until tragedy struck his own town. Now the conservative Democrat sees things differently. “I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war like the assault rifle he [mass shooter] used to carry out this crime. The

[ad_1] Susan Collins, a Republican senator from Maine, is under fire for her past votes against gun control measures after a deadly mass shooting in her state. Worst mass shooting in Maine’s history sparks criticism of Collins(AFP, AP) The shooting, which occurred at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston on Wednesday, killed 18 people

[ad_1] This story will be updated. LEWISTON, Maine — A day after deadly mass shootings in his home city, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine’s 2nd District said Thursday he supported the kind of assault weapons ban that he has opposed so far during his time in Congress. It was a major reversal from the

[ad_1] CHICAGO (WLS) — The deadly mass shooting in Maine has reignited the debate over gun laws in Illinois, this time about so-called “Red Flag Laws” that are supposed to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. At least 21 states, including Illinois, have “Red Flag Laws.” They allow people to petition to

[ad_1] Easy to use, lightweight and highly accurate, the AR-15 has been dubbed “America’s favourite gun”. Around one in 20 Americans own one of the semi-automatic rifles, with tens of millions of them in circulation across the country. But it’s also the weapon of choice for many mass killers — including the gunman responsible for

[ad_1] By yourNEWS Media Staff On Oct. 18, Massachusetts House lawmakers greenlit a bill aiming to strengthen the state’s gun laws and clamp down on unregistered “ghost guns.” This has been termed by some gun rights proponents as “the worst anti-gun legislation in the country.” The bill, H. 4135, secured a 120–38 approval in the

[ad_1] It’s legal to own an AR-15 in the state of California again. A federal judge overturned California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” on Thursday, allowing the trade and possession of the weapons, according to Breitbart. U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez struck down the state’s ban in a 79-page ruling. Benitez’s decision came

[ad_1] This week, a federal judge ruled that a California law banning so-called “assault weapons” is unconstitutional as it violates the Second Amendment.  According to the Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego conceded that sporting rifles like AR-15s are used by those who commit crimes. However, these kinds of guns are

[ad_1] In 1994, 15-year-old Kenzo Dix was at his close friend Mark’s home in Berkeley when Mark decided to show off. Mark retrieved his father’s Beretta pistol, ejected the gun’s magazine, and loaded an empty one. Returning to where Kenzo was, Mark, age 14, raised the gun, and eager to impress his friend, pulled the

[ad_1] Jefferson Shreve, at a neighborhood festival in September. (IBJ photo/Taylor Wooten) Republican Jefferson Shreve knows that to unseat two-term Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, he’ll need to win over a lot of Democratic-leaning voters. His advisers acknowledge that he started the race at least 15 percentage points behind the incumbent mayor because that’s the built-in advantage

[ad_1] Leahy said the chiefs’ concerns with the bill include a provision that limits where gun owners may bring their weapons. He pointed out that the bill language doesn’t carve out off-duty police officers and state troopers, and argued that “criminals will not be deterred by these measures.” The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, which

[ad_1] When Kamala Harris was sworn into the Senate in 2017, it was her California colleague Dianne Feinstein who welcomed her. “She invited me to her Senate hideaway. There, with one hand, she presented me with a glass of California chardonnay. And with the other hand, a binder full of her draft bills,” the vice

[ad_1] Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. American Gun. By Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 496 pages; $32 ONE OF THE first people to shoot an AR-15 was John Wayne in 1957. Wayne, then the face of

[ad_1] Public sentiment has turned against old leaders so much that a New Yorker cover art shows President Joe Biden, House Speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and former President Donald Trump hobbling on walkers. Three are in their early 80s; Trump is 77. Reflecting on aging in politics, perhaps

[ad_1] photo by: Creators Syndicate Jamie Stiehm Public sentiment has turned against old leaders so much that a New Yorker cover art shows President Joe Biden, House Speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and former President Donald Trump hobbling on walkers. Three are in their early 80s;

[ad_1] With the political media’s attention firmly fixed on Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) dethroning of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, a secretive corporate pay-to-play group that quietly shapes state laws across the country is holding its 50th anniversary gala this week at the National Portrait Gallery, just a mile away. Over the past five