[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

[ad_1] Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email There’s something allegorical about a particular portrait in Rep Maxwell Frost’s office. The landscape, created by The Highwaymen, a collective of Black painters native to his home state of Florida,

[ad_1] Should attorneys have the right to bring a gun into an Arkansas courthouse? That is the question presently before the Arkansas Supreme Court in a lawsuit filed by Conway attorney Chris Corbitt. Corbitt attempted to take his gun into a courthouse but was denied entry. His argument, which trial court Judge Herb Wright soundly

[ad_1] 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 the ban

[ad_1] A group of women responded Wednesday in a video posted by the NRA after President Joe Biden demanded millions of Americans be disarmed during his State of the Union address. Tuesday, Biden proposed a massive gun grab, and naturally, he did so as he politicized a tragedy. Biden recounted the actions of a young

[ad_1] FIRST ON FOX: America’s largest and longest-standing gun rights group is suing the Biden administration to stop new federal regulations on pistols with stabilizing braces, gun accessories that President Biden has called “especially dangerous” after they were used in two mass shootings.   The National Rifle Association (NRA) is challenging a move by the

[ad_1] Advocates for safe gun laws in the Granite State gave several hours of public testimony Wednesday, regarding a package of firearms-related bills moving through House committees. Many of those who testified are supporting bills to close background-check loopholes, create a waiting period between the purchase and delivery of a gun, and keep guns out

[ad_1] (Photo by Bonnie Cash-Pool/Getty Images) It seems that “citing gun research without bothering to read it first” is no longer an affliction specific to Judge Ho! George Washington University Law School gadfly Jonathan Turley watched the State of the Union last night and has some thoughts on the prospect of an assault weapons ban

[ad_1] Among those attending the State of Union address on Feb. 7, 2022, was Brandon Tsay. Invited by President Joe Biden, the 26-year-old has been hailed as a hero for disarming a gunman who killed 11 people in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California. Biden mentioned Tsay by name as he launched into a

[ad_1] During his 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised to maintain the State Department’s authority over firearms exports. President Donald Trump, with the backing of the National Rifle Association, had put in place a rule that weakened oversight of firearms exports by shifting regulation from the State Department to the Department of Commerce. “If needed,”

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment RICHMOND — The General Assembly session hit its midpoint Tuesday, and here’s where lawmakers in the House of Delegates have reached bipartisan consensus on one major issue, gun safety: A bill to provide a tax credit for buying a gun safe. Sponsored by Del. Alfonso H. Lopez (D-Arlington), House

[ad_1] Despite outrage over a cycle of deadly mass shootings in California and other states, a new poll out Monday has found plummeting support for a national assault weapon ban, reflecting what even backers say may be growing pessimism over whether such a law would reduce violence. President Joe Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom have

[ad_1] Forty Years Ago This Week:  Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Ken Kramer, R-Colorado Springs, had the result of infuriating the president of the Arapahoe chapter for the National Organization for Women, Shirley Wood. Kramer’s legislation sought to “amend the 14th Amendment” by making sex “a suspect classification.” Under the law women could not be

[ad_1] I find it impossible not to sympathize with the families of the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde as I read about their heartbreaking losses and ongoing struggle to find Republican lawmakers who will discuss strengthening Texas’ gun laws. Although I’ve never known the agony of losing a child to gun violence, I do

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – With the state of Illinois again restrained from enforcing a gun ban against plaintiffs in a second state-level challenge, the attorney who brought the case says he’s seeking subpoenas for those who passed the measure. Illinois’ ban on certain semi-automatic guns and magazines was enacted Jan. 10. Sheriffs across the state

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE − “Think about the places you frequent: Your grocery store, your children’s schools, your places of worship, your favorite club/dance hall, your workplace, your local movie theater, your own front porch. “Frequenting these places should NOT be a death sentence for you and your loved ones,” Sydney Montstream-Quas, chairwoman of the Rhode Island

[ad_1] Rep. Matt Gaetz is calling on his colleagues to support a bill that would abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a law enforcement agency that operates under the Department of Justice, after its latest guidance that restricts the ownership of gun components. During a speech on the floor of the

[ad_1] It’s not generally prudent to criticize the umpire before the start of a ballgame, or the judge who’s expected to consider the constitutionality of the new law you’re proposing. But Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t mince words Wednesday in referring to U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego, who is likely to have the

[ad_1] Last week, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced a handful of legislative proposals aimed at curbing gun violence in the state. Yash Roy 2:16 am, Feb 01, 2023 Staff Reporter Zoe Berg, Senior Photographer Five states currently ban the open-carrying of guns. Connecticut hopes to begin the sixth by the end of this year.  Banning

[ad_1] Florida lawmakers are pushing legislation that would let citizens carry a concealed gun without having to get a government-issued permit. The move would allow for permitless carry in most states. Republican state House Speaker Paul Renner is captaining the effort with support from GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, who last month urged lawmakers to get

[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois State Police have begun to enforce the state’s new semiautomatic weapons ban. According to The Center Square, ISP said it has taken action against a gun shop business for “openly advertising the sale of banned weapons.” ISP did not say in which county the enforcement action took place,

[ad_1] It is very rare that anything monumental gets done in America’s political system without strong public support. That’s certainly the case with gun control. The emphasis here is on strong support. What we need to attain that is a hefty gun safety TV ad campaign. Polls have consistently shown that the vast majority of citizens support

[ad_1] Diane Denish  |  Corner to Corner In 2013, about this time, I attended a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Tom Udall. It was called “Three Perspectives: Past, Present, Future.” Recently retired U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, newly elected Sen. Martin Heinrich, and Udall were all there. The event was less than a month after the Sandy

[ad_1] Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Proposed legislation from Republican lawmakers in Florida would allow residents to carry firearms in the state without a permit, a measure supported by Governor Ron DeSantis and the National Rifle

[ad_1] SACRAMENTO —  It is very rare that anything monumental gets done in America’s political system without strong public support. That’s certainly the case with gun control. The emphasis here is on strong support. What we need to attain that is a hefty gun safety TV ad campaign. Polls have consistently shown that the vast majority

[ad_1] Since the Dec. 12, 2012, massacre of 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, the state has passed several laws to restrict and make it more challenging to own and use a firearm. Connecticut has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation. On Jan. 26, Connecticut Gov.

[ad_1] Nancy Rotering was relieved when Illinois enacted its new assault weapons ban earlier this month: Had such a law been on the books earlier, the Highland Park mayor told me, her community might have been spared “the agony and the grief” it suffered last year, when a 21-year-old with a semiautomatic rifle opened fire

[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — As more legal challenges to Illinois’ new semiautomatic weapons ban, the Illinois State Police is asking the courts to consolidate the federal lawsuits into one. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the law on January 10th in response to the shooting deaths of seven at the Fourth of July parade in

[ad_1] State Rep. Niemerg, local sheriffs push back on assault weapons ban A downstate Republican is joining area sheriffs in pushing back against Illinois’ new assault weapons ban. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A downstate Republican is joining area sheriffs in pushing back against Illinois’ new assault weapons ban. Sheriffs in Crawford, Jasper and Lawrence counties are

[ad_1] Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, whose district includes Uvalde, has unveiled four bills he’s filing to reduce gun violence, increase support for school shooting victims and survivors, and push for accountability for the flawed law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in May.   Several families of the Uvalde school shooting