[ad_1] LANSING, Mich. — Michigan voters broadly support measures advancing in the Legislature to combat gun violence but would also favor lawmakers going further by placing limits on magazine capacity and imposing a 14-day waiting period for buying firearms, according to a new statewide poll. Three weeks after a gunman killed three students and wounded

[ad_1] The Connecticut General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing on March 6 on firearms and gun-control legislation that lasted about 12 hours (approximately 9 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.) and which, at times, got testy and emotional. Close to 5,000 people submitted written testimony, and more than 150 delivered their remarks in

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[ad_1] There are several ways to measure the health of a democracy, but perhaps the most telling test is the capacity of Congress to reflect the will of the people. When it comes to the control of weapons used in mass shootings that test has been flunked numerous times in recent years.  No other country

[ad_1] National politics waded into the Newport City Council’s chambers on Feb. 22, with the council unanimously supporting state legislation that would prohibit the sale of assault weapons in Rhode Island. If approved by the General Assembly and signed into law by the governor, Rhode Island would join Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland,

[ad_1] On February 14, 2023, people leave flowers and pray as they mourn at a makeshift memorial on the campus of Michigan State University in memory of those who died in the shooting the day before. Photo: VCG Editor’s Note: While the US continues to buy into the dual fallacy of being the

[ad_1] Canadians celebrate sharing the world’s longest undefended border with the United States, and take comfort in an imagined wall that keeps out American gun politics. That wall may now be crumbling. In November 2022, Canada’s federal government introduced amendments to draft gun control legislation that would permanently ban military-style assault weapons, fulfilling a campaign

[ad_1] Some Texas lawmakers say this will help save lives. However, the likelihood of this gun bill passing remains a question. TEXAS, USA — Texas Senate Democrats filed an omnibus bill Monday seeking to address gun violence in the state. The bill, called the “Robb Elementary Firearm Safety Act,” is a 33-page omnibus bill that was

[ad_1] When then-presidential candidate Donald Trump came to San Diego in May 2016 for a campaign speech, he went on a 12-minute tangent about the lawsuit against Trump University, pending then in the downtown federal courthouse. He took particular aim at U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the judge presiding over the case who was working

[ad_1] You are here: Home / BM / President Joe Biden and Gun Control: Mass Shootings Shall Continue. Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 (ThyBlackMan.com) A clearly perturbed and perplexed President Biden for the endless time demanded that Congress take action to toughen gun controls. Biden made the demand after yet another round

[ad_1] Shots fired Another shooting in Florida makes national headlines — renewing calls for solutions to gun violence. On Wednesday, a shooter allegedly shot five people, leaving at least three dead. Among those killed was Spectrum News political reporter Dylan Lyons, Pine Hills resident Nathacha Augustin and 9-year-old T’yonna Major. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office

[ad_1] Regarding Guy Sharpless‘ Feb. 6 letter to the editor (“Did the slippery slope really start with weapons ban reversal”), he cites incorrect facts in his opinion piece. Automatic weapons were already illegal to possess without a specific Federal Firearms License, courtesy of gun laws passed in the 1930s, 1968 and 1984 (with National Rifle Association

[ad_1] Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced last week that she will not run for reelection, sounding the official starting gun for the 2024 campaign to succeed her in the Senate. As the race gets going, it probably makes sense to ask a fundamental question: What should Californians be looking for in their next U.S. Senator? Feinstein’s storied career offers some clues.

[ad_1] Like many young boys, I owned a holster and a pair of guns to go with it as we played ‘cowboys and Indians.’ Growing older, we played ‘Zorro’ with our sticks as swords until many moms noted “you’ll poke your eyes out!” Still growing a bit older, I saw an ad for this little

[ad_1] My husband and I both went to graduate school at Michigan State University. I was absolutely sick reading about the shooting there this month. It is good that the state of Michigan has a real chance to pass critical gun laws, as reported by the Feb. 15 news article “Whitmer, other Democrats pushed for

[ad_1] Sen. Dianne Feinstein speaks to the California Democratic Party convention in San Diego. Photo by Chris Stone Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced this week that she will not run for reelection, sounding the official starting gun for the 2024 campaign to succeed her in the Senate. As the race gets going, it probably makes sense to ask a fundamental

[ad_1] Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced this week that she will not run for reelection, sounding the official starting gun for the 2024 campaign to succeed her in the Senate. As the race gets going, it probably makes sense to ask a fundamental question: What should Californians be looking for in their next U.S. Senator? Feinstein’s

[ad_1] Friday’s attack took place in Arkabutla, a town with about 285 residents in northern Mississippi, US. A gunman has fatally shot six people, including his ex-wife, across several sites in a small rural town in the US south. Armed with a shotgun and two handguns, 52-year-old Richard Dale Crum opened fire on Friday morning

[ad_1] In summary Dianne Feinstein remained firmly committed to working across the aisle, even as partisanship increased in the Senate. As voters start thinking about the political ideals of her successor, some argue that California will be best served by someone who can maintain that spirit. Guest Commentary written by Scott Gerber Scott Gerber is

[ad_1] The Monterey Park rampage on Jan. 21 was just one of a number of mass shootings to occur in California in January. Two days after that event, seven people were killed at Half Moon Bay, while a mass shooting in Oakland claimed another life. With over 100 gun control laws, California has an “A”

[ad_1] Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s career has been defined by gun violence and her efforts to prevent it – from the double assassination that made her mayor of San Francisco, to a recall effort over her gun proposals, to yet another mass shooting at a college campus that took place just 17 hours before she announced

[ad_1] The U.S.’s gun violence crisis is shattering records as the number of school shootings hit a record high in 2022, according to a grim new analysis released on the fifth anniversary of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Tuesday. According to The Washington Post, there were 46 shootings at

[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. UVALDE — Tracy King was getting ready to head to lunch from his office in this town straddling the Hill Country and South Texas on May 24 when he heard the sirens

[ad_1] GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Following the recent shooting in Michigan where three students died and five others in critical condition, Congressman McGovern is calling for more gun control measures but is pointing the finger at his Republican counterparts for not getting legislation passed. MSU shooting: Police ID suspect and three victims who were killed

[ad_1] Even the most incremental gun reform is elusive in the United States today. So every small legislative victory deserves at least a little celebration. Virginia’s recent compromise on gun storage meets the mark. The state’s House of Delegates last week passed a bill that would give gun owners a $300 tax credit to buy

[ad_1] The shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 and injured 17 others five years ago Tuesday inspired one University of Virginia student to begin advocating for stricter gun laws politically and youth awareness of gun violence nationally. The shooting at UVa three months ago that killed three and injured two others has reminded her

[ad_1] You know them from their passionate speeches at the nation’s capital or from their faces on the cover of Time magazine. They were the celebrity youth activists from Parkland who led marches and told the world “Never Again” after gun violence took the lives of 17 people at their high school in 2018. They

[ad_1] STACKR — Gun sales and ownership have been hotly debated topics in the U.S. for decades, with many interested parties vying to be heard. The 1994 federal assault weapons ban was vigorously lobbied against by the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups, which argued that the legislation violated the Second Amendment. When

[ad_1] Courtesy of Greg Myers (Flickr CC0) Although the NRA gun lobby and their bought and paid-for politicians deny the seriousness of our nation’s problem with guns, a report by the ATF just blew their lies right out of the water. The government needs to protect the people, not guns and domestic terrorism. It is