[ad_1] Republican representatives have introduced legislation to officially designate the AR-15 as America’s “national gun.” The AR-15 was designed in the later 1950s, with the U.S. military in mind, though it also became popular with law enforcement and civilians. A number of America’s most notorious mass shootings have involved AR-15s, including the 2017 Las Vegas

[ad_1] As a parent, I am not worried about my children seeing a drag show. I am not worried about a drag queen or king surprising them at school; that won’t happen, but I would not mind if it did. Creativity, authenticity, artistic expression, and inclusivity are all things I would love for everyone’s children to have

[ad_1] Update Thursday, April 6, 2023: Tens of thousands of students across the U.S. joined in a collective action on Wednesday, April 5, at noon local time, and walked out of their classes en masse to demand gun control legislation. The student participants spanned geographical location—from Oregon, to Texas, to Massachusetts—and age, ranging from elementary

[ad_1] Block is a recent alumnus of the San Dieguito Union High School District, who attended Diegueno Middle School and San Dieguito Academy. He lives in Encinitas. I don’t think I’ll ever forget how I felt on Feb. 15, 2018. It was the day after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in

[ad_1] On Monday, thousands of students all over the city of Nashville walked out of their schools at 10:13 a.m., the exact time a shooter came into the Covenant School and changed the lives of those inside forever. Now, students are marching in demand of gun reform in the United States. Author Andrew Maraniss posted

[ad_1] Days after the most recent school shooting in Nashville, Democratic lawmakers in Augusta introduced legislation on Monday that would create a waiting period to purchase a gun and criminal background checks for private sales and gun shows.  “I can’t believe I have to say the words, ‘Please do something so my kids aren’t killed

[ad_1] AUGUSTA – State lawmakers heard hours of testimony on Monday on several gun control proposals that, if recent history holds, could face an uphill battle in the full Legislature. Gun control advocates and opponents turned out in large numbers to testify on proposals to expand Maine’s background check requirement and to require buyers to

[ad_1] “If we should get all three through, it’s one of the biggest years, if not the biggest leap forward in firearms law since we’ve existed,” said Dylan O’Connor, government affairs director for the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, the Seattle-based advocacy group founded in 2013. Opponents of the proposals argue the proposed restrictions would not

[ad_1] Hogs are a big problem on Brandon Brown’s ranchland in the Texas panhandle. They tear up the ground, travel in droves and are a general nuisance, as they are in many other parts of the southern US. For some, hunting them is a combination of pastime and pest control. So when Brown wanted to

[ad_1] Regarding “Victims of Nashville school shooting honored in somber vigil,” (March 29): The unmitigated hypocrisy and incredible gall any Republican politician had to appear at the vigil for the Nashville victims leaves me breathless with anger. If it weren’t for Republicans, we would at least have a ban on assault weapons. They are military-style

[ad_1] America is a dismal failure in the one area where failure is absolutely unforgivable — protecting our children from gun violence. It’s not just that we have had no success in stopping the senseless killing of America’s children, whether in mass shootings or in the daily carnage throughout our country. It’s that we haven’t

[ad_1] As the smoke clears at a Nashville school, the site of the latest mass shooting (as of this writing), we keep going over and over in cloudy mind what to do. Just as we did after Jonesboro. And Columbine. And Virginia Tech. And Uvalde. The debate about what to do is at least a

[ad_1] Re: “Books’ foes target librarians, too,” Front Page, March 26: Book banning is a slippery slope quickly leading to the infringement of freedom of thought and speech. The supposed purpose is to protect our youth from exposure to lewdness and violence. If adopted and taken to its natural conclusion, it would mean the Bible

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author and editor of 25 books, including the New York Times best-seller, “Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Lies and Legends About Our Past” (Basic Books). Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer.

[ad_1] Colorado lawmakers’ latest suite of gun reform bills bolster the state’s position at the vanguard of the national firearm debate, advocates and critics say, while marking it as a proving ground for how step-by-step reforms can coexist within the West’s distinct regional identity. As Colorado has turned deeper shades of blue over the past five

[ad_1] America’s latest mass shooting, this time at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tenn., has recalled nightmarish memories and raised one of the most vexing of political questions. Before the funerals had even begun for the three children and three adults slain on Monday, the well-practiced roaring and debate had resumed in Congress. And

[ad_1] Representational image. David A. Hopkins, Tribune News Service Gun politics in the US demonstrates that a popular majority does not always get its way. Even though most Americans support stricter gun-safety laws, proposals for major new regulations reliably face impassable obstacles in Congress. The standard explanation for this impasse is that the minority is

[ad_1] I am writing this column on behalf of the estimated 73 million Americans who are under the age of 18. We call them children. Most of them live with us, their parents, although some are with grandparents or guardians. We say we love them. But do they believe us? More important, should they believe

[ad_1] The tragedy at the Covenant School in Nashville marked America’s 131st mass shooting of the year, just 86 days into 2023. The murders of six people – including three children – by a gunman wielding three legally-purchased guns triggered a political response that we are all-too-familiar with. Democrats called for gun safety reforms, which

[ad_1] Gun politics in the U.S. demonstrates that a popular majority does not always get its way. Even though most Americans support stricter gun-safety laws, proposals for major new regulations reliably face impassable obstacles in Congress. A popular position, but so far no change in policy. Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press, File The standard explanation for

[ad_1] In every issue of Ms., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in this biweekly roundup. Lest We Forget “Why in God’s name do we allow these weapons of war on our

[ad_1] A federal judge hearing a challenge against gun measures in Delaware ruled against opponents iover a major question in Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Inc. et al. v. Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security et al, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced. In an opinion issued Monday night, U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews denied a preliminary

[ad_1] DELAWARE – A federal judge this week ruled against a gun lobby challenge against Delaware’s ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines. The opinion on Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Inc. et al. v. Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security et al was given on Monday night.  In his opinion, Judge Richard G.

[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Hospital emergency room visits for firearm-related injuries swelled in the pandemic, US health researchers said, with the biggest increase seen among adolescents ages 14 and younger. Average weekly emergency room visits for gunshot wounds rose 37% in 2020 from the year earlier and stayed at about the same level the following year,

[ad_1] With more than 450 million guns possessed by Americans with an additional unknown number of assault rifles, the country is gradually becoming a land of terror – where incidents of shooting at educational institutions in particular have become almost a regular issue. The US ratio of 120.5 firearms per 100 residents, up from 88

[ad_1] Everyone in America is sick of the gun violence that plagues us everywhere we go. Everyone that is, except the one group of people that could possibly do something about it: Republicans. They seem to think there’s nothing you can do and we all should just accept children getting slaughtered at school is an

[ad_1] A federal judge hearing a challenge against what are deemed two common-sense gun safety measures in Delaware has ruled against the gun lobby on a critical question in Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Inc. et al. v. Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security et al.  Therefore, Delaware’s bans on assault weapons, large capacity magazines remain

[ad_1] MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough became unglued Wednesday morning during a rant blaming Republicans for the Nashville school shooting that took place at a Christian elementary school Monday. The Nashville Police Department received a call at 10:13 a.m. Monday morning about shots fired at a private Christian elementary school and arrived on scene. Upon arrival, a

[ad_1] The first gunshot cracked through the air just after 1 a.m. Then came another shot, and another. They kept coming, again and again, each shot thundering across downtown Dayton, Ohio. In just half a minute, more than three dozen gunshots echoed through the crowded streets. AR-15-style rifles are on display at Burbank Ammo &

[ad_1] Enough with the “thoughts and prayers.” Three beautiful 9-year-olds going to school and three adults just doing their jobs are killed at their school.  People in Israel take to the streets for days and they win. Netanyahu backs down. People in Tbisili, Georgia, take to the streets, stand up to water hoses for days