[ad_1] In the first ruling on a California gun law since the U.S. Supreme Court reduced the government’s authority to regulate firearms, a state appeals court has upheld a ban on semiautomatic AR-15 rifles that state law classifies as “assault weapons.” The Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento said the high-capacity rifles, which can

[ad_1] Alexis MarshallWPLN News Demonstrators rallied at the Tennessee State Capitol this spring to call for tougher gun laws in the wake of the Covenant School shooting. A recent poll from Vanderbilt suggests most Tennesseans agree. After years of indifference, Tennesseans now believe guns is one of the top issues facing the state. That’s one

[ad_1] STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Noah Schwartz and Tim Thurley The government has renewed its push on Bill C-21, drawing on recommendations in the report by the Mass Casualty Commission (MCC), which had been tasked with investigating the causes of the 2020 mass killing in Nova Scotia. Yet if the commission was

[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment Noah Schwartz and Tim Thurley: If the commission was aiming to prevent another mass killing, it missed the target Published May 03, 2023  •  Last updated 8 hours ago  •  4 minute read Toronto police show off seized illegal firearms used by organized criminals. Photo by Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network

[ad_1] The Defense Department defines terrorism as the “unlawful use of violence or threat of violence to instill fear and coerce governments and societies.” Given the official definition, it is easy to conclude that Americans live in an era of domestic terror. The January 6 insurrection, the Michigan militia plot to abduct and assassinate Governor

[ad_1] What next for Fox News, Tucker Carlson? Re: “Will settlement alter conservative media,” April 23 news story The Dominion lawsuit against Fox News only cost Fox a little more than two weeks of annual profit. Fox has been making billions of dollars feeding “conservative” news to a gullible American public. Telling viewers bogus horror

[ad_1] It has been five years since Alek Minassian killed 10 people and injured 16 others in the streets of Toronto. When I first heard of the attack, I was mortified, but I was especially angry because Alek Minassian had Asperger’s. Shortly after the attack, it was reported that Alex Minassian also subscribed to ‘incel’

[ad_1] If you look at the view from the window of the Mandalay Bay hotel room in Las Vegas, you realize that from that distance the shooter couldn’t have seen or identified the faces of the people he killed. And yet, his carnage resulted in the worst mass shooting in modern American history: 58 people

[ad_1] Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post (DENVER) — Governors in two states passed major gun control legislation this week and a third is poised to do the same soon. On Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the legislative package that included a longer waiting period for firearm sales, and an increase in the minimum age to purchase

[ad_1] Your letters to the editor for April 30, 2023: Under Noem, SD is free − for guns Gov. Kristi Noem was among the groveling right-wing politicians to address the National Rifle Association convention in Indianapolis last weekend. Noem has done everything in her power to stop teachers from teaching real history, and she would

[ad_1] Raymond V. Mariano  |  Telegram & Gazette I’ve never been a fan of former Vice President Mike Pence. Every time I hear him refer to his wife as “mother” or when he answers a reporter’s question by saying that he’s “praying on it,” I want to gag. It all seems like one big load

[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