[ad_1] There is no genuine substance in arguing against enhanced firearms regulations in the United States. However, this dilemma is always conflated by a certain element of society, with the idea of guns being “taken away” from everyone. On the other hand, everyone knows, at this point, that there are more firearms than people in

[ad_1] Since 2013, the most popular gun control measure continues to be universal background checks, at 82% support. This reflects a two-point increase since 2013. Seventy-percent of voters (70%) support raising the minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21, a ten point increase in the past ten years, from 60%. A majority,

[ad_1] OLYMPIA, Wash. (OSV News) — Washington state enacted a new law April 25 banning the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons, or military-style semi-automatic firearms such as the AR-15, a weapon that has been used in some of the recent mass shootings in the United States. The legislation, House Bill 1240 does not

[ad_1] This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Gabby Giffords’ black SUV rolled through the security blockade and right to the southern entrance of the U.S. Capitol, to be greeted by a former colleague and a half-dozen current and

[ad_1] Gun rights advocates have filed lawsuits against Washington state’s newly signed law that immediately banned the sale of AR-15s and dozens of other semiautomatic rifles. The National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm filed a suit against Washington Attorney General Robert Ferguson and Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste on Tuesday, the same day that Gov.

[ad_1] On Tuesday morning, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that banned the sale, manufacture and import of so-called assault weapons. Opponents took immediate action. CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — With the stroke of a pen Tuesday morning, House Bill 1240 became law and Washington state became the 10th in the nation to ban the sale

[ad_1] AR-15s I was wondering how the medics, the police department, the sheriff’s (office), … medical doctors, hospitals, fire department and family members feel about the AR-15 when a police officer only has a handgun to try to defend himself in an instant before they bring in heavier arms. I’m sure that affects their families.

[ad_1] State legislatures from the North and the South are considering gun control legislation this week. The Minnesota House of Representatives is expected to pass HF 2890, an Omnibus Bill that includes universal background checks and Minnesota’s version of the extreme risk protection order, or red flag law. On the other side of the country,

[ad_1] Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed a bill that bans the manufacture, purchase and import of assault-style weapons. Insee said in a statement that a second piece of gun safety legislation would mandate safety training and a waiting period before purchasing a firearm. A third bill will “increases industry accountability and access to

[ad_1] Former Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg may have retired from the legislature, but not as an activist. From her new perch at the Arbor Terrace, an independent senior living community in Teaneck, Weinberg led a rally of grandmothers and great-grandmothers angered by a constant stream of mass shootings and gun violence across the nation

[ad_1] If the National Rifle Association’s annual convention is an indication of where Republicans are in presidential politics, the party’s nomination practically is a foregone conclusion. Former President Trump will win, hands down. Former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, an NRA board member since 1982, said delegates at the recent convention in Indianapolis made it clear

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – The Tennessee lawmakers expelled for protesting on their state house floor met the president Monday. President Biden welcomed the so-called “Tennessee Three” to the oval office to discuss their efforts to bring more gun control to their state. The conversation took place as all four Democrats struggle with political realities

[ad_1] One aspect I support about Gov. Ron DeSantis is that he is steadfast in his principles, even though I disagree with him on certain decisions. Too many politicians are hypocrites. It’s not intentional. They say whatever they need to say to get elected, not what they truly believe. Too many politicians focus on their

[ad_1] The Republican Party’s obsession with prioritizing the right to unlimited access to guns over American lives came into greater focus earlier this month when it was revealed that in multiple states, GOP lawmakers have effectively made it illegal to destroy guns used in murders and mass shootings. For months, the nation’s eyes have been

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – State Democratic lawmakers who make up the “Tennessee Three” said Monday they want the conservative Volunteer State to become a “model for the nation” on gun control following a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House.  Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, and Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, sat down with Biden and Vice President

[ad_1] This week, the trial begins for the man accused of shooting and killing 11 people at my Pittsburgh synagogue 4½ years ago. Reports say he was motivated by antisemitism, white supremacist ideology and hatred for immigrants, but what made the attack deadly was the guns. On April 13 of this year, an 84-year-old man

[ad_1] Those of us who are not gun fetishists are supposed to “keep our powder dry” on the subject, but it must be said: The Second Amendment is as antique as a muzzle-loaded long gun, and should be treated as a historical artifact. We’re not supposed to even whisper such things because the NRA and

[ad_1] I walked into our Pella studio on a recent morning, and Dave, a friend and co-worker had a question for me before I even had a chance to put my computer bag down. “What do you think about the gun legislation they’re considering at the Statehouse?” he said, or something close to that. Like

[ad_1] DADEVILLE, Ala. (WTVM) – Four people are dead and nearly 30 people injured following a shooting in Dadeville on Saturday night. Investigators with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency report the shooting happened at 10:34 CT on Broadnax Street. According to Tallapoosa County Coroner Mike Knox, the four victims have been identified as: Philstavious Dowdell,

[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment For the last decade, advocates of gun control have sounded a note of despair. Massacres of children, such as the recent attack at a Nashville grade school, have not led to new laws to get guns off the streets. Polls showing strong public support for tighter regulations have not softened

[ad_1] Kansas City protests for justice in the wake of Ralph Yarl shooting Protests erupted in Kansas City, Missouri, in the wake of a shooting of a 16-year-old Black male student by a white man. Damien Henderson, Associated Press A teenager in Louisiana was fatally shot after going to the wrong house while looking for

[ad_1] Aine Givens, provided by April 21, 2023 This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of41 History of the NRA The National Rifle Association (NRA) has gone through a metamorphosis since its founding after the Civil War. Created to improve marksmanship among soldiers and recruits, it at first cooperated with the federal

[ad_1] BY HAYLEIGH COLOMBO, Lee Enterprises Wisconsin doesn’t have a red-flag law, which allows for temporary firearm removal from individuals believed to be at risk of harming themselves or others.  A Lee Enterprises review reveals that lawmakers in 31 states have not passed red-flag laws even as most of those states received federal funding through

[ad_1] Red-flag laws have languished in most statehouses across the U.S., despite bipartisan support and evidence that temporarily removing guns from people who pose an extreme risk of violence to themselves or others can help prevent mass shootings, suicides and domestic violence. Lawmakers in 30 states have not passed — and in most cases are

[ad_1] THE RECENT shootings at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, USA where three children aged 9 and three adults were killed only prove that there are several Americans who are not mentally balanced and go on shooting sprees for no plausible reasons at all. Previously, twenty nine individuals mostly children were gunned down at

[ad_1] Vice President Kamala Harris called for an assault weapons ban while claiming she supports the Second Amendment at the same time during an appearance on Thursday’s “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” While mourning the victims of gun violence, Harris decried the “weapons of war” prevalent on the streets and called for a new assault weapons

[ad_1] And once again, terrified young children are evacuated, hand-in-hand, from a school building. This time, a small Christian school in Nashville. The suspect was armed with two assault rifles, a handgun, and significant ammunition, according to police. The shooter, Audrey Hale, 28, of Nashville, legally purchased seven guns from five different local gun stores.

[ad_1] Despite constant warnings from so many that guns are simply too numerous and accessible in Maine for us to avoid the tragedies so many states in America experience, Maine just had its 10th mass shooting since 2011. A lone gunman, another troubled young white male, has been charged with shooting seven people on Tuesday,

[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: Shutterstock Vice President Kamala Harris called for stricter gun safety laws and an assault weapons ban while she was a guest on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Thursday, April 20. Jennifer Hudson, 41, sat down with the vice president, 58, to discuss a multitude of issues, including gun safety, women’s rights, and healthcare. The appearance