[ad_1] Media coverage of the fallout from recent mass shootings suggests growing numbers of Americans are fed up with gun violence and ready to demand change. The shifting public sentiment could eventually reduce the numbers of people killed and wounded by gunfire every year in Chicago and south suburbs like Harvey, where shooters killed 30

[ad_1] California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that empowers gun violence victims to file civil suits against the companies that manufactured the firearms used in the crimes, as the state finds newer ways to end the sordid chapter of gun slaughters and mass killings. The move tightens gun laws in California, which

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Steve Dettelbach, a former top federal prosecutor, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, boosting the agency as the country struggles with rising gun violence. Dettelbach was confirmed by a 48-46 vote that split mostly along party lines; Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Rob

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Steven M. Dettelbach to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, giving the agency responsible for marshaling the federal response to gun violence its first permanent leader in seven years. Mr. Dettelbach, a former federal prosecutor from Ohio, was confirmed by a 48-to-46 vote.

[ad_1] Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), the lead Republican negotiator of a gun safety bill that President Biden signed into law last month, is shutting the door on additional negotiations on other proposals to limit the availability of assault weapons or expand background checks.   Cornyn, who has taken some fire from the right because of

[ad_1] During a South Lawn celebration of bipartisan firearm policy legislation that President Joe Biden signed last month, a father stood up shouting and called out to the White House “do more” to curb gun crime to which Biden said, “Sit down! You’ll hear what I have to say.” Manual Oliver, a father whose 17-year-old

[ad_1] Minneapolis residents Jess and John Pentz — a couple who’ve been married for 17 years — were traveling through Hayward, Wisconsin, over the Fourth of July weekend when Jess realized she’d forgotten to bring her birth control pills. They pulled into the local Hayward Walgreens pharmacy, where Jess picked up a box of condoms from

[ad_1] Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says she backs President Joe Biden’s call to renew a federal ban on assault weapons. Preckwinkle spoke to WTTW News following Biden’s White House celebration of the passage of a federal gun safety law that was attended by elected officials, gun control advocates, gun violence survivors and the

[ad_1] Joe Biden was heckled as he called for further action on gun safety laws, including a full ban on assault weapons. The President spoke to a crowd of hundreds of lawmakers, advocates, as well as relatives of gun violence victims at the White House. The President marked the passage and signing of the Bipartisan

[ad_1] Uvalde pediatrician Roy Guerrero, speaking at a bill signing ceremony at the White House on Monday for the first major gun safety legislation in three decades, said he still sees children daily with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety that’s turned to depression. “I spend half my days convincing kids that no one is coming

[ad_1] President Biden on Monday capped off a celebration of a recently passed bipartisan gun safety law with a call to take further action, including a ban on assault weapons. Biden spoke to a crowd of hundreds of lawmakers, advocates and relatives of gun violence victims on the South Lawn of the White House to

[ad_1] Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker departs the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home after visiting the family of Eduardo Uvaldo, who was killed Monday during a mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Waukegan, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) OAN NEWSROOMUPDATED 7:22 PM PT – Sunday, July

[ad_1] Treasure Coast Newspapers NI90: Sebastian repairs, Jai Alai and python hunter TCPalm’s Rob Landers brings you some of this week’s top stories on the News in 90 Seconds. Rob Landers, Treasure Coast Newspapers The right place to start might be with what looks like a wrong move I had a very handy friend, years ago,

[ad_1] The injured are still fighting to recover. Victims’ families and witnesses in Highland Park are still trying to process the events that took place during the community’s July Fourth parade when a shooter opened fire on attendees. The accused shooter’s father doesn’t regret helping get him a Firearm Owners Identification or FOID card because

[ad_1] On Friday, May 20, 1988, at Indian Trail Elementary School in Highland Park, Ill., teachers frantically ran out to children laughing at recess, stopped their games, hustled them back into classrooms and locked entrances to the school. I was in second grade there at the time. The school canceled classes for the rest of

[ad_1] After more than 300 mass shootings (4+ people injured or killed, not including the shooter) in the first 186 days of 2022, including massacres in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Highland Park, and the cherished American holidays of Memorial Day and Fourth of July infected by the same plague, we are fed the thin gruel served

[ad_1] ATLANTA — While mass shootings and gun violence continue to plague the country and spark debate over gun laws, Georgia and Alabama are among several states that have not or are likely not to impose firearm restrictions at the state level.  As early as 1837, Georgia passed a law banning handguns, which was later

[ad_1] Illinois Democrats are working behind-the-scenes to drum up support to ban assault weapons and large-capacity magazines — as Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers also look at ways to fix shortcomings in the state’s firearm owner identification card system and pass other gun control measures. The goal in the aftermath of the July Fourth

[ad_1] Raleigh, North Carolina; Mexico City; Basel, Switzerland; and Toronto As a commercial pilot certified to carry a gun while he flies, Paul Valone has had training on how to use a firearm to neutralize mass shooters and thwart terrorists. It’s not with glee that the North Carolinian had to learn how to unjam a

[ad_1] Even though Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooter purchased his guns in-state, MSNBC’s The 11th Hour made it sound on Tuesday night like he might have gotten them from another state where it’s easier to buy guns with MSNBC anchor and weekend pundit Ali Velshi complaining about guns being brought in from other states. As The 11th Hour host Stephanie Ruhle set up the

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The National Rifle Association has responded to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker telling the group to “leave us the hell alone” by calling out rising crime in Chicago and the rest of the state.  “Citizens of Illinois may be better served if Gov. Pritzker spent his time

[ad_1] The House Oversight Committee is ramping up its investigation into gun manufacturers and has requested that CEOs of three major gun manufacturers appear before Congress at the end of the month in the wake of a string of harrowing mass shootings involving assault-style rifles that have killed and injured scores of Americans. Rep. Carolyn

[ad_1] It’s unlikely that provisions in the gun bill President Joe Biden recently signed would have stopped the mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, if they had been enacted sooner, according to gun law experts. “It’s very, very hard to have any law that would stop someone who is willing

[ad_1] HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker responded to critics of Illinois gun laws. The National Rifle Association tweeted about Monday’s Fourth of July shooting in Highland Park, saying that “since 1950… 94% of mass public shootings occurred in gun-free zones.” Highland Park bans owning assault rifles. Pritzker countered with “100% of

[ad_1] Submitted photo Don Samuels Divisiveness in the interest of democracy Former Minneapolis City Councilmember Don Samuels has his sights set on Congress after gaining national recognition for his stance on public safety. The longtime North Minneapolis resident spoke to the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) about his bid for Congress and why he believes that the

[ad_1] Robert Crimo III had more than a dozen knives, a dagger, and a sword confiscated by police in 2019 after he threatened to “kill everyone.” Not three years later, he allegedly carried out that threat — using high-powered rifles he purchased legally. That he was able to do so is an outrage — one that should

[ad_1] Nothing was said about it on the July 4 television interviews I saw, but among the security experts interviewed during coverage of the Highland Park parade shooting, one face and name had resonance. Crisis management expert and former FBI agent Phil Andrew survived another mass shooting in Chicago’s North Shore suburbs, more than three

[ad_1] Sen. Bernie Sanders said late Monday that Congress must take far more ambitious legislative action to combat the scourge of gun violence in the United States in the wake of the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. “Today’s terrible shooting in Highland Park is the latest reminder of our

[ad_1] The tragedy that unfolded during Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade is unimaginable. But I have to say, the gunfire that erupted in the affluent northern suburb Monday should be an eye-opener to those Illinoisans and other Americans who keep complaining that these mass shootings are just a Chicago problem.This incident is proof that

[ad_1] Mitt Romney made it clear that he doesn’t see Donald Trump as the right candidate for the next president of the United States to be able to unite the country, via his op-ed published by The Atlantic. While he made his points clear, some see Romney as having missed the larger context at play in