The National Rifle Association is set to lobby Congress against gun-control plans, despite being in the middle of a bankruptcy trial. After another spate of mass shootings in America, Democrats are again attempting to tighten gun-control measures including universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons.  On Wednesday, the NRA announced a $2million campaign

The Washington Post reported that the National Rifle Association is about to drop $2 million to attack President Joe Biden for trying to eliminate ghost guns, calling for an assault weapons ban and implementing background checks to all sellers at gun shows. The suggestions are small but any gun safety laws are seen as a

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. The nation’s top gun rights advocacy group is pushing back on President Biden’s efforts to rein in gun rights following a series of mass shootings, pledging to spend millions on “fighting and educating lawmakers” in Washington. The National Rifle Association said it will spend $2 million on TV and

More than $400,000 will be spent in Maine, West Virginia and Montana on television ads that say “Stop Biden’s gun grab.” The ads are designed to influence senators whose votes may be in play as the gun-control debate unfolds. Story continues below advertisement “Tell Joe Manchin to reject President Biden’s extreme gun-control agenda,” the ads

WASHINGTON — After West Hempstead on Tuesday joined the growing list of cities with a recent multiple-victim shooting, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to bring up gun safety legislation for a vote. But it could be several weeks before that happens. Schumer, New York’s senior Democratic senator, on Tuesday called the grocery store shooting

Good morning from Augusta. The Legislature’s voting panel is set to hear a series of bills that would expand Mainers’ abilities to vote by absentee ballot or vote early. Hearings begin at 10 a.m. QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We started with two to four couples. There are times when we see 30 to 40 eagles

In the wake of more mass shootings, it’s become even apparent how Americans have normalized them. Children regularly participate in active shooter drills at school to prepare them for a situation they should never have to worry about. One-third of adults are so afraid of mass shootings they avoid going to certain events, according to

Eight innocent people were killed Friday at an Indianapolis FedEx facility, the latest in a deadly string of mass shootings across the country. There have been at least 156 of them already this year.   Not since the Brady bill has a meaningful and lasting gun control measure passed Congress. That was 1993. Since then, hundreds

Reprinted with permission from Press Run America’s deadly scroll of mass murders doesn’t have a pause button: •April 15: Eight dead in Indianapolis. •April 13: Six dead in Allen, Texas. •April 7: Six dead in Rock Hill, South Carolina. •March 31: Four dead in Orange, California. •March 28: Five dead in Essex, Maryland. •March 22:

The most remarkable aspect of the gun control package President Biden unveiled last week is that it includes the first major federal regulation of gun violence in over 25 years. And this during a period in which the United States has generally topped the list for gun deaths among developed countries. According to the researchers

Here’s what you need to know: Refugees displaced by a government offensive at a tent camp in February in Afrin, Syria.Credit…Ivor Prickett for The New York Times After a backlash from Democrats and human rights activists, the White House abruptly reversed course on Friday on the number of refugees it will allow into the United

On March 22, a young man pulled into the parking lot of a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado, got out of his car and shot an elderly man several times before walking into the store and shooting people indiscriminately with a semi-automatic weapon. By the time his rampage was over, 10 people were dead, including grocery

US President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden of the White House in … [+] Washington, DC, on April 8, 2021. – Biden on Thursday called US gun violence an “epidemic” at a White House ceremony to unveil new attempts to get the problem under control. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI

I think we could pretty much forget about collecting the weapons already out there. That is an unachievable goal. The rednecks would be picking off Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents at a hefty clip if that came about. Forget Thoughts and Prayers, We Need Real Gun Control – This Is How We Can Do It

Current defensive uses are more telling and reveal that assault weapons are hardly used for self-defensive purposes. The 1995 study claimed that about 2 million self-defense tactics were used, but current studies show that the number of guns used in self-defense was close to zero. The current studies were based on hospital records and included

The House and Senate are returning to work this week — and with a full agenda on their plate, it couldn’t come a moment too soon. Congress faces major questions on how to handle a wide range of issues with a razor-thin Democratic majority, with everything on the table from President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion

More often than anyone might think, ample grounds exist for wondering why anyone would want to be president of the United States. Yes, there’s the glory of being elected to occupy the country’s most powerful office, hearing “Hail to the Chief,” receiving military salutes, and being called “Mr. President.” One presides over elegant state dinners.

WASHINGTON — In the first two months of President Joe Biden’s administration, many of the nation’s most powerful gun violence prevention groups were dismayed with the leadership of the man they thought was going to be their strongest champion. While they were receiving private meetings, they felt American gun deaths were placed on the back-burner

WASHINGTON — In the first two months of President Joe Biden’s administration, many of the nation’s most powerful gun violence prevention groups were dismayed with the leadership of the man they thought was going to be their strongest champion. While they were receiving private meetings, they felt American gun deaths were placed on the back-burner by

US President Joe Biden has announced action to combat what he called an “epidemic and an international embarrassment” of gun violence in America. The new steps include moves to crack down on so-called “ghost guns” — homemade firearms that lack serial numbers used to trace them and are often purchased without a background check. The

Recent mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colo., have quickly brought the issue back into the news and the political conversation in a way Biden couldn’t ignore, after a 12-month period in which news of shootings seemed to take a back seat to the pandemic. Story continues below advertisement Addressing gun violence was one of

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden would like some divine help on his gun control agenda, but his ask might be surprising. And gun-makers warn the results could be dire for their industry. During remarks announcing new executive actions to curb gun violence Thursday, Biden took a detour as he imagined being able to ask God

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced executive actions to curb gun violence, and he pledged to push for change to the country’s firearms laws — his first substantive response to a pair of mass shootings last month that left 18 people dead. “Gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it’s an

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are trying to pass the first major gun control legislation in more than two decades with the support of President Joe Biden, who said Thursday that it is “long past time” to do so. But they are confronting a potentially insurmountable question over what rules should govern private sales

Mr. Chipman, an adviser to the gun control organization founded by former Representative Gabrielle Giffords, is a former agent with the A.T.F. Ms. Giffords left Congress after she was shot in the head in a mass shooting in 2011 in Tucson, Ariz. While Mr. Chipman’s selection came as welcome news to gun control groups, he

CLOSE President Joe Biden announced executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence. USA TODAY WASHINGTON –  President Joe Biden unveiled his first major steps to address gun violence on Thursday, directing his administration to tighten restrictions on so-called ghost guns, or untraceable weapons that can be constructed from parts purchased online.   The president also announced his nomination of David Chipman

Here’s what you need to know: President Biden spoke in the Rose Garden of the White House with Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Thursday.Credit…Amr Alfiky/The New York Times President Biden on Thursday took a modest set of steps to address what he called an “epidemic” of gun violence, acknowledging

US 00:17 GMT 08.04.2021(updated 01:47 GMT 08.04.2021) Get short URL Calls to implement stricter measures to end gun violence in the United States have strengthened after a recent shooting in Boulder, Colorado, in late March. The killing took 10 lives and is one of the deadliest in the state’s history. The Biden administration on Wednesday announced six

“The process Mr. LaPierre ­followed to file this bankruptcy case is itself a master class in bad faith and dishonest conduct,” Monica Connell, an assistant New York attorney general, said in court Monday, contending that ­NRA chief executive Wayne La­Pierre concealed the bankruptcy plan from the NRA board and its general counsel until after it

The usual “thoughts and prayers” were mouthed or tweeted by state and national politicians. Ted “Cancun” Cruz stated that with the mass murders, the U.S. Senate was treating the incidents as “theater.” In short, after some initial sound and fury, not much will be done. While the residents of Orange, California, and Boulder will call