[ad_1] HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — On June 8, 1993, Connecticut became just the third state in the nation to ban assault weapons. Former and current state leaders celebrated the law’s success on Thursday. They are looking at the next gun control measure while reminiscing about what happened 30 years ago. Back then, the bill passed

[ad_1] By Ron Lora Guest Columnist Every day we see evidence of polarization in American politics and culture. And yet, a majority of us actually agree on dozens of matters. Last fall, YouGov polling data published the results of several 2022 surveys, polls and trackers involving an admixture of 1,500 people whose ages, gender and

[ad_1] I learned to shoot on the family ranch, as ranch kids are wont to do. My gun education was furthered at a Catholic summer camp, and I still have my paper target proving my marksmanship. Hunter safety classes, and calm, clear-eyed common sense. This was the rural approach to guns I grew up with.

[ad_1] New Hampshire’s Republican Gov. Chris Sununu joined the hosts of ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” last week and did his best to play the “centrist” Republican by cozying up to the leftist hosts. One has to wonder, why do Republicans do this? They seem never to understand that “centrists” never win. The Democrats

[ad_1] Demonstrators confront gun enthusiasts as they enter the NRA annual convention in Houston, Texas, just days after the shooting in Uvalde, on May 28, 2022. In the year since Uvalde — the deadliest school shooting since the 2012 massacre in Newtown, Conn. — both sides of the issue have made gains and endured setbacks

[ad_1] During an appearance on ABC’s The View to seemingly test the waters for a possible presidential run in the near future, New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu faced biting questions from the liberal cast members as the pushed for more gun laws and gun bans. He schooled them on how to respect gun rights

[ad_1] Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Thursday sparred with “The View” co-hosts as they argued stricter gun laws and bans on AR-15s will stop mass shootings. Co-host Sunny Hostin pressed the New Hampshire governor on passing lenient gun laws in his state, despite the surge in mass shootings the U.S. has seen in

[ad_1] If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be in your revolution. —Emma Goldman Flowers and photographs at a memorial dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on June 2, 2022, where 19 students and two teachers were killed on May 24 after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire inside

[ad_1] Hillcrest Cemetery, just outside of Uvalde, is very busy on Mother’s Day. Adalynn Ruiz arrives around noon on Sunday, May 14. She wears a T-shirt that reads “Eva strong,” a phrase that’s become a tribute to her mother, Eva Mireles, a fourth-grade teacher who loved climbing mountains and CrossFit. She was one of 21

[ad_1] Amanpour & Co. host Christiane Amanpour brought on two liberal guests pushing restrictive gun control measures in the United States, suggesting the existence of a phantom constitutional right “not to be shot” while bemoaning the actual 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. Who needs a debate when you can have unanimous liberals?  On the

[ad_1] By the time you read this, our country will probably be mourning another mass shooting. At this writing, we are at the 200 mark with about 125 days into the calendar year. A recent Fox News poll shows that the American people overwhelmingly support gun violence prevention measures: 87%, background checks for guns; 81%,

[ad_1] Saturday certificates of possession for assault weapons coming as early as this weekend. The law bans the sale of assault weapons but does not affect the status of guns purchased before June 30, 2022. Assault weapons are generally defined as military-style weapons that can be converted to automatic weapons or made more lethal with

[ad_1] A litany of exasperating rituals flows from America’s regular mass shootings. One of the most frustrating is the hand-wringing that our politics is so polarized that there’s no way to move forward. Since assault weapons bans aren’t coming back and AR-15-style rifles are here to stay, the most important thing we can do is

[ad_1] Route 91 Harvest Festival, Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 2, 2017: 60 killed, more than 850 injured. Main weapon: AR-15. Pulse nightclub, Orlando, Florida, June 11, 2016: 49 killed and 53 injured. Main weapon: Sig Sauer MCX assault-style rifle. Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut, Dec. 14, 2012: 27 killed. Main weapon: AR-15. First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas, Nov.

[ad_1] New York Police Officers package guns after a gun buyback event organized by the New York Police Department in the Queens borough June 12, 2021. Chicago pastor Father Michael Pfleger is celebrating his birthday May 22, 2023, by hosting a gun buyback and standing on a city street with a sign reading “A gun

[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment When Helena Spigner’s class heard there had been an attack at Nashville’s Covenant School, everyone went silent. In a room full of aspiring teachers, the news of another school shooting brought instant mourning. And this time, it was close to home. “Our worst nightmare was now a reality for teachers

[ad_1] Joe Donahue: Six weeks ago, Tennessee lawmaker Justin Pearson was expelled from his seat representing House District 86. Yesterday, he was in New York State’s Capital as he works with legislators across the nation in the fight to end gun violence and environmental injustices. In early April, Tennessee Republican House members, largely white and

[ad_1] Alaska lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation that seeks to block state and local officials from closing gun stores during disasters declared by the governor, unless such closures apply to all other businesses. The bill, HB61, is a response to business closures in Alaska and other states during the pandemic, according to a statement from

[ad_1] I’ve never owned a gun and probably never will. But that doesn’t mean I’m against law-abiding American citizens owning guns and using them for appropriate purposes. To the contrary, I want responsible people to be able to own a gun for self-defense and for the protection of their families and property and want hunters

[ad_1] Moms, students and survivors fed up with gun violence are using their voices to stand up for all the lives lost.Wednesday, Moms Demand Action and Florida Rising got people together to commemorate shooting victims as well as call for a ban on assault rifles. It comes after recent mass shootings like the one where

[ad_1] Steve Marcus Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo speaks during the 2023 State of the Schools address at Resorts World Las Vegas, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. By Gabe Stern, Associated Press/Report for America Published Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | 12:54 p.m. Updated 2 hours, 44 minutes ago CARSON CITY — Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a trio

[ad_1] GABE STERN  |  Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY — Nevada’s Democrat-controlled Legislature passed a trio of gun control bills Monday, sending them to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk, where they face questionable futures. Lombardo’s office has not commented on the gun bills, nor on many other wide-ranging proposals that are running through the Legislature in the final

[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on May 17 allowed Illinois’s strict new gun control law to remain in effect, denying an emergency request for an injunction. It means that the measure, which bans what it calls “assault weapons,” will remain intact while lower courts deliberate the matter. An Illinois gun store owner filed a petition with

[ad_1] M ary Joyce’s daughter witnessed the unspeakable. “The day after the children were murdered at the school, grief therapists passed out ‘Feelings Cards‘ with faces on them to help the children identify what they were feeling,” she recalled. “My nine-year-old daughter, Monroe, who saw the shooter, the barrel of the AR-15, and her friend

[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed into law Tuesday new gun-control bills to restrict who can carry guns in public and where they can bring them, measures the National Rifle Association immediately challenged in federal court. Gun rights activists have been eager to leverage a watershed Supreme Court decision in

[ad_1] Watch the video in the player above for a list of politicians who receive the most funding from the NRA. Mass shootings are at a record high – most recently, eight people were killed at a mall in Texas after authorities say the shooter used an AR-15-style weapon. Roughly half of Americans (53%) favor

[ad_1] Cara Graper had a talk with her then-kindergarten aged son a few years ago that put the prevalence of gun violence in perspective. “He told me, ‘We learned a bad guy drill today’,” Graper said. Her son, who is now 8, explained that he had to hide under a teacher’s desk while school faculty

[ad_1] Cara Graper had a talk with her then-kindergarten aged son a few years ago that put the prevalence of gun violence in perspective. “He told me, ‘We learned a bad guy drill today’,” Graper said. Her son, who is now 8, explained that he had to hide under a teacher’s desk while school faculty

[ad_1] Sunday, May 14, 2023 Robert Whitcomb, Columnist   View Larger + Robert Whitcomb, columnist “You saved me, you should remember me.   GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE — SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST “The spring of the year; young men buying tickets for the ferryboats. Laughter, because the air is full