[ad_1] You’re hearing a deafening chorus demanding new gun regulations to “do something” about mass shootings. President Joe Biden said it in his nationally televised speech last week: “Do something. Just do something. For God’s sake, do something.” But here’s one problem: the desperate desire to “do something” blinds gun-control advocates to the fact that

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WASHINGTON, DC—March for Our Lives attendees told Fox News Digital what they want to see happen to make kids safer in schools following the deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, saying the change needs to start in Washington. Several of the attendees

[ad_1] Issued on: 11/06/2022 – 18:46 Hundreds of demonstrators were rallying in Washington, D.C., and across the United States on Saturday, calling on lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at curbing gun violence following last month’s massacre at a Texas elementary school. March for Our Lives (MFOL), the gun safety group founded by student survivors of

[ad_1] ‘We’re tired of the same thing happening.’ Hundreds march through downtown Los Angeles — 9:07 p.m. By The New York Times Several hundred people rallied outside Los Angeles City Hall before marching through downtown in support of new gun restrictions. Heather Stephenson, 58, traveled from San Bernardino, California, the site of a 2015 mass

[ad_1] Elisabeth Epps, left, and Katie March are running in the Democratic primary for House District 6. (Images courtesy of Epps and March campaigns) In a few dozen Colorado legislative districts where voters lean heavily Democratic or Republican, the political party of the November winner is nearly assured. Some of those districts feature an incumbent

[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Thousands of people in rain slickers and T-shirts gathered in Washington on Saturday to rally against gun violence, and to hear impassioned speeches from shooting survivors and relatives of the slain condemning the epidemic of gun deaths across the country. Demonstrators assembled on an overcast day on the National Mall

[ad_1] The majority of the American people are good folks, having normal reactions to gun violence. Republicans and Democrats alike are shocked and saddened by the senseless death of 19 children and two teachers slaughtered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The same people were heartbroken about the needless killings in a Buffalo grocery

[ad_1] Asa comes poorly armed to a battle of wits with constituent over mental health and the gun debate – Arkansas Times Governor Hutchinson has trotted out a “focus” on mental health services to divert attention from the gun control measures he opposes as an acolyte of

[ad_1] If crossover voters helped anyone, it may have been Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. He avoided a runoff when he topped the 50% threshold needed to elude a second round by about 55,000 votes in his victory over U.S. Rep. Jody Hice. Other contests weren’t as close: For example, Gov. Brian Kemp, in

[ad_1] Regarding “Editorial: Abbott’s record on mental health stinks. After Uvalde, his talk must come with funding.,” (June 3): At my son’s high school graduation two weeks ago, flags were already at half-mast for what had just happened in Uvalde. It occurred to me that it was just random luck that my son was a

[ad_1] The upcoming January 6 hearings are not the only subjects being unnecessarily dragged on and on by the liberal media. On Thursday’s edition of Morning Joe, viewers had the privilege of seeing Scarborough and friends once again continue ranting about the GOP as monsters unmoved by children killed in mass shootings. When reacting to Congressman and assassination attempt survivor Steve

[ad_1] Gun worship is transcendent in the United States, with 400 million guns in circulation – more guns than people – and only cursory controls on who can buy or access them. Firearms are fetishized, celebrated and brandished throughout our society, delivering a devastating daily death toll unknown anywhere else in the world. This idolatry

[ad_1] If you want to adopt a dog or cat from this Southern California animal shelter, you have to be 25, prove you can provide a pet with a good home — and support gun restrictions. Membership in the NRA is a deal breaker, said Shelter Hope Pet Shop owner Kim Sill. “We do not

[ad_1] Low in the polls and failing on every front, President Joe Biden decided to sit down for a softball interview with leftist late-night “comedian” Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday evening to try to rehabilitate his floundering presidency, and luckily for Biden, Kimmel was happy to oblige.  After exchanging pleasantries, Kimmel cut to the chase to lobby

[ad_1] 2 hours ago Biden Calls Out ‘Intimidation’ By NRA As He Urges Americans To Make Gun Safety A Ballot Issue During Jimmy Kimmel Appearance“,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:1,”title”:”Biden Calls Out ‘Intimidation’ By NRA As He Urges Americans To Make Gun Safety A Ballot Issue During Jimmy Kimmel Appearance”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve//62a19c07e249129cf039aea1/290×0.jpg?cropX1=0&cropX2=3051&cropY1=66&cropY2=1782″,”isHappeningNowArticle”:true,”date”:”2 hours ago”,”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/06/09/biden-calls-out-intimidation-by-nra-as-he-urges-americans-to-make-gun-safety-a-ballot-issue-during-jimmy-kimmel-appearance/”}},”id”:”ddhm5ig08nlk00″},{“textContent”:” 10 hours ago House Passes Sweeping Gun Control

[ad_1] We were planning a Shavuot family gathering in Potomac to visit our great-grandsons and their parents. It was to be a large, crowded, rowdy, family group with all the usual provisos of testing and masking. There would be late night study, games, cheesecake, and all the trimmings. As great-grandparents do, we planned to bring

[ad_1] Last week was one of the deadliest weeks in the U.S. Over the June 4-5 weekend, the country saw 13 mass shootings that left more than a dozen dead and 70+ injured. In the wake of the mounting tragedies, many Americans feel unsafe in their day-to-day lives. Places all over the country — such

[ad_1] Following a rash of mass shootings across the United States in recent weeks, Catholic officials gathered for an online discussion June 8 to urge the faithful to look at gun violence as a pro-life issue, address the roots of racist thinking that promotes such violence and press for common-sense gun laws. “Think about the

[ad_1] This carnage continues despite the fact that a majority of Americans — Democrats, Republicans, and NRA members — support common-sense gun laws, like universal background checks, a national gun sale database, and the banning of assault weapons. These laws, and others, are being held hostage by Republicans in the U.S. Senate. Their failure to

[ad_1] The nationwide call for stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and the over 200 other places where such tragedies took place so far in 2022 is understandable. It’s also predictable. Whether efforts to pass new federal or state laws to raise the minimum age for buying semiautomatic rifles,

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas are set to appear before a House committee Wednesday as lawmakers weigh new measures to curb rampant gun violence. Ten people were killed when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire in a racist attack on Black shoppers

[ad_1] Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords tells Congress ‘be bold’ on gun reform WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleven years after her own life was massively altered by gun violence, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords stood in front of the Washington Monument Tuesday and lobbied anew for stricter gun laws after yet another string of mass shootings

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE — On the same day Democrats began pushing for a special session on gun violence, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill adding to the state’s long list of school safety reforms enacted since the Valentine’s Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. DeSantis put out a news release Tuesday announcing he

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE — Out of the gun tragedies of recent weeks has come an apparent agreement in the leadership ranks of the Rhode Island legislature to pass three high profile gun bills,including a ban on large capacity magazines. The three bills the House Judiciary Committee has posted for votes on Thursday include measures to:  It is

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of Ruth Whitfield, an 86-year old woman killed when a gunman opened fire in a racist attack on Black shoppers in Buffalo, New York, challenged Congress Tuesday to act against the “cancer of white supremacy” and the nation’s epidemic of gun violence. Garnell Whitfield Jr’s emotional testimony comes as

[ad_1] If I could go before the United States Senate today, where gun safety laws will soon be debated but are not expected to pass, I would ask the Republican Senators the question that Attorney Joseph Welch asked Republican Senator Joe McCarthy in 1954, “Have you no sense of decency?” This question kept reverberating in

[ad_1] Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Free mental health carecould stop future deaths With the Uvalde school shooting on my heart, I heard Donald Trump say at the Houston NRA meeting that we needed to “drastically change our approach to mental health.” Yes. I have

[ad_1] New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed sweeping gun reform bills to ban anyone under the age of 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle and criminalizing those who make mass threats. The package, signed on Monday, was passed by the New York Assembly on June 2 after the May 14 shooting at a