[ad_1] 50 facts about guns in America (STACKER) — The right to bear arms conferred by the Second Amendment is one of the most debated pieces of legislation in U.S. history; it is repeatedly challenged or upheld in court and also is subject to fierce debate among gun rights organizations, political action committees, and news

[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Friday was the first time Trump and Mike Pence have addressed the same campaign event on the same day since their estrangement following the Capitol insurrection Author of the article: The Associated Press Will Weissert and Tom Davies Published Apr 14, 2023  •  Last updated 2 hours ago  •  6

[ad_1] Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull laid into right-wing media tycoon Rupert Murdoch on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” Friday. Turnbull, of the conservative Liberal Party, railed against Murdoch for empowering former President Donald Trump and radicalizing his supporters into storming the U.S. Capitol — and opened up about how Murdoch, who also runs right-wing outlets

[ad_1] The three-day NRA gathering opened Friday, bringing thousands of the rifle association’s most active members to one place — this year Indianapolis. It also attracted presidential contenders or possible candidates looking for votes — including Donald Trump.  “You know sometimes I think ‘please don’t say that,’ but then again he’s our voice,” said Joel Wetter, a

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS — Martha Mathieu got flipped off and occasionally cussed at Friday afternoon as she drove a van around the National Rifle Association’s convention in downtown Indianapolis. Digital screens on the van displayed messages like “NRA execs are celebrating. Kids are dying.” Another display read, “The NRA protects its leaders, not your rights.” Mathieu

[ad_1] During his speech at the NRA’s Annual Meeting 2023, former president Donald Trump, a candidate for president in 2024, pledged a tax credit for teachers who take the time to be trained in firearms proficiency for classroom defense. According to excerpts of prepared remarks provided to Breitbart News by Trump’s team, Trump spoke at

[ad_1] Former Vice President Mike Pence blasted demands for gun control after recent mass shootings during a Friday speech to the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting. “President Biden and the Democrats have returned to the same tired arguments about gun control and gun confiscation,” Pence said at the meeting of the five-million-member organization in Indianapolis,

[ad_1] Wayne LaPierre, CEO and executive vice-president of the National Rifle Association, addresses the National Rifle Association Convention, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) INDIANAPOLIS — Top Republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential race vowed Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention to defend the Second Amendment at all costs, suggesting

[ad_1] By WILL WEISSERT and TOM DAVIES (Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Last year it was Uvalde. Now it’s Nashville and Louisville. For the second year in a row, the National Rifle Association is holding its annual convention within days of mass shootings that shook the nation. The three-day gathering kicked off Friday with thousands

[ad_1] Change your methods A word to the woke, if I may: You are right about almost everything–guns, gays, going green, global warming–but some elements of your approach toward solving these problems might be working against you. This relentless assault on language is a bit off-putting and may be losing you potential allies. The changes

[ad_1] My college roommate from back in Kentucky asked for advice about what to say to his 7-year-old grandson. Last Monday morning, young Henry and his friend were dropped off at school by the friend’s dad, Mr. Barrick, who also was their little league basketball coach. A short time later, Josh Barrick, a senior vice

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Top Republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential race vowed Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention to defend the Second Amendment at all costs, suggesting that new firearms restrictions in the wake of mass shootings around the country would only hurt law-abiding gun owners. The three-day gathering with thousands of

[ad_1] Fireworks sales in Illinois are pretty strictly regulated — and yet around any holiday it’s easy to see or hear them going off at all hours of the night. Any Chicagoan knows that Illinois’ ban on fireworks is only as strong as the mere minutes it takes to drive to Indiana, where weak fireworks

[ad_1] I didn’t think we’d be doing another episode about a mass shooting so soon. But here we are. Mayor John Cooper 00:00:06 As a community. This is from a vigil in Nashville. Mayor John Cooper 00:00:10 Thank you to our artists for sharing the gift of music. You are the custodians of that special

[ad_1] On the morning after the shooting attack on a bank in Louisville, CNN This Morning was true to form in promoting new gun laws that were not relevant to the crime, and devoted a segment to allowing anti-gun Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) to push for irrelevant gun laws. Even though the Louisville gunman passed

[ad_1] Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. UC students needa say in books Recently, the UC system has started to implement “Inclusive Access,” which adds the cost of course content to students’ tuition unless they opt out by a certain deadline, and takes away students’ right

[ad_1] A 2022 Supreme Court ruling changed the boundaries of America’s fight over guns. The latest mass-shooting tragedies raise the question: Where does gun reform go next? First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic: Far More Permissive The public-radio editor Erika Mahoney, whose father was killed in a mass shooting at a grocery

[ad_1] Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) told CBS News in an interview on Tuesday that she believed Republican lawmakers were continuing to put the well-being of the National Rifle Association (NRA) over Americans and their families. Duckworth said, “We can right now today pass universal background checks. We could pass a ban on assault weapon ban. We

[ad_1] To the Editor: Another day in America startsWhere will it happen today? Will it be my city, my state? Where will we send thoughts and prayers today?While our elected officials go through the standard news conference decrying what has happened more families mourn.The almighty Second Amendment is given as the reason there is no

[ad_1] Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Jay Inslee is still the governor of Washington, what with all the competence and the just generally not making a lot of waves. But damn, he and Democrats in the state Lege have done some good governing lately. This week, the state Senate passed a “shield law” to

[ad_1] Louisville Courier Journal Do something! Sens. Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul and all Republicans in Kentucky and elsewhere, please spare us your offerings of “Thoughts and Prayers” regarding this latest atrocity here in Louisville. Your prayers have proven ineffective unless they are addressed to some god of chaos and despair. Your thoughts would seem to

[ad_1] CNN  —  The Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted to confirm the reappointment of Justin J. Pearson to the Tennessee House of Representatives, sending him back to fill the House District 86 seat as an interim representative.   The vote to return Pearson to his seat – vacated last Thursday when the GOP-dominated chamber expelled the state representative after he and two

[ad_1] Rev. Molly Shoulta Tucker  |  Opinion Contributor Louisville shooting: Raw video from shooting near Slugger Field At least four people were killed and eight people wounded, two critically, during a shooting near Slugger Field in downtown Louisville on Monday. Hagan Kurd, Storyful This is my hometown. I am now a Pastor here. I love

[ad_1] With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross In a letter to John Roberts this week, Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) implored the Supreme Court chief justice to tackle two major accountability items. | Leah Millis/Pool via AP NEW FROM JMART — “How Tennessee Became the Poster State for Political Meltdown,” by Jonathan

[ad_1] Last month, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) suggested schools could prevent mass shootings by enlisting more armed officers like banks do. On Monday, ten days after the senator’s tweet, a gunman armed with an AR-15 rifle killed five people and injured at least eight more at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky. He bought

[ad_1] The perceived threat of central bank digital currencies, otherwise known as CBDCs, appears to be transcending party lines. While many dissenters throughout the world are known to have conservative affiliations, prominent liberals are increasingly speaking out. In the month of April alone, three high-profile political detractor have spoken up against the threat. We highlight

[ad_1] Firearms became the leading cause of death for children in the U.S. in 2020, surpassing car accidents, and signaling a complete shift in society and medicine since the year 1900, when the leading factors of child-death were pneumonia and tuberculosis.  Already in 2023, there have been 146 mass shootings in the U.S., the group says.

[ad_1] After Black teenager Emmett Till was brutally tortured and murdered by two white men in Mississippi, his mother, Mamie, committed a daring, outrageous and provocative act. At her son’s funeral, she chose an open casket so the world could see the horror perpetrated on him. I’ve viewed that image numerous times and it’s something

[ad_1] We visited more than three dozen religious services, finding hope, resilience and admonishments for action following The Covenant School shooting. One hand rose in praise. It belonged to Richard Koonce, who lost his wife in the shooting at The Covenant School. He was sitting seven rows from the back of Koinonia Church in Nashville’s

[ad_1] With an assist from Daniella Diaz Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) was briefed Monday evening on the consequential leaks of U.S. intelligence. (Photo by Drew Angerer) | Getty Images DIALING DOD FOR ANSWERS — Washington is reeling from the leak of highly classified information on the next phases of Ukraine’s strategy against