View gallery Image Credit: Shutterstock Vice President Kamala Harris called for stricter gun safety laws and an assault weapons ban while she was a guest on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Thursday, April 20. Jennifer Hudson, 41, sat down with the vice president, 58, to discuss a multitude of issues, including gun safety, women’s rights, and healthcare. The appearance came

Vice President Kamala Harris visited The Jennifer Hudson Show for Thursday’s episode, where she discussed the need for gun control, abortion rights, and more. On the rash of gun violence in America in recent weeks, Harris told Hudson — who had her own tragic experience with a mass shooting — “We shouldn’t have to be

Further gun control legislature may face some hurdles, say experts The governor needed every Democrat to support to pass it and today she got it by a 20-18 vote. All 20 Democratic senators voted yes on the red flag law and every Republican voted no. FOX 2 (WJBK) – The Michigan Senate has passed a

LANSING, Mich. — When Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two gun safety measures last week, she was ready for another bill coming on red flag legislation. The governor needed every Democrat’s support to pass it, and on Wednesday, she got it. All 20 Democratic senators voted in favor of the red flag law, and every Republican

WASHINGTON — The roster of Republican presidential hopefuls who flocked to the National Rifle Association’s annual convention reflects the political potency of gun rights, despite the group’s eroding revenues and an opposition movement that’s growing increasingly vocal as the drumbeat of mass shootings marches on. Even amid internal turmoil and legal woes, the gun ownership

STORY OF THE WEEK: The Democratic field in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District is starting to gel, with a series of noteworthy developments last week. Former state Rep. Aaron Regunberg, who came close to beating Dan McKee in a 2018 primary for lieutenant governor, formally entered the race with a campaign video (from some of

In the wake of America’s latest school massacre, House Democrats are pushing once again for tougher checks on firearms and new limits on who can own them. But as Congress returns to Washington this week following a long spring recess, even some of Capitol Hill’s most ardent gun reformers say they don’t expect last month’s tragedy

The R.I. House Judiciary Committee recommended that 27 gun-related bills up for consideration be held for further study — including legislation which would ban assault-style weapons — at a hearing Monday afternoon. The decision to hold the bills is “not substantive and does not signify any position on the merit of bills,” Committee Chair state

You don’t have to tell me that Republicans have aligned themselves with the NRA. But progress is being made, slowly but surely. Take, for example, the recent news from my home state of Tennessee. In 2021, Republican Gov. Bill Lee thanked the NRA for helping to pass a bill that allowed people to openly carry

The April 17 letter was signed by Bishop Mark Spalding of Nashville, Bishop David Talley of Memphis and Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville. The U.S. bishops have supported gun restrictions and other measures to combat firearm violence. The Catholic bishops of Tennessee joined more than 130 religious leaders in the state Tuesday in calling on

Democratic Tennessee Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were reinstated to the GOP-dominated General Assembly last week after being removed for leading a gun control protest from the state House floor. But that experience hasn’t changed their activism, as protests continued Monday in the wake of the tragic Nashville Christian charter school shooting late last

Tuesday, April 18, 2023   View Larger + NRA promotion The National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting in Indianapolis this past weekend calls to mind the 1965 Four Tops hit, “It’s the Same Old Song.” It was more of the same from the organization itself and the Republican presidential candidates addressing the gathering, predictably competing

WASHINGTON – The roster of Republican presidential hopefuls who flocked to the National Rifle Association’s annual convention reflects the political potency of gun rights, despite the group’s eroding revenues and an opposition movement that’s growing increasingly vocal as the drumbeat of mass shootings marches on. Even amid internal turmoil and legal woes, the gun ownership

Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, from left, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speak to reporters about their proposed gun ownership legislation in Washington, March 16, 2023. | J. Scott Applewhite / AP “The GOP has a well-established playbook for the aftermath of a school shooting:

  When I was in sixth grade, my teacher told my class that if an active shooter were in our school, he would sacrifice his life for us. We sat quietly as he lectured us on gun violence. When we left, we were shaken. Afterward, students privately confessed to one another their nightmares of experiencing

DADEVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) – Public officials, schools and community members are speaking out following a mass shooting during a sweet-16 birthday party in Dadeville Saturday. Tallapoosa County Commissioner TC Coley spoke Monday morning about the senseless tragedy. Coley says the community is rallying around the victims and their families. “You never want to see a

Since the age demographics for readers of this column leans toward older rather than younger, there’s a good bet that you’ll remember the vintage TV series “Dragnet,” with Sgt. Joe Friday, aka Jack Webb. Say hello to state Rep. Tyrone Carter, from Detroit, who is a former law enforcement officer and a

Fed up with repeated mass shootings, hundreds of people from the Chicago area took part in a march in Washington, D.C., Monday to call for a federal ban on assault guns. Among them was Lindsey Hartman, who survived the Fourth of July mass shooting during a parade in her hometown of Highland Park last year.

President Joe Biden has denounced Republicans’ allegiance to the gun lobby in response to a spate of mass shootings over the weekend, noting that many GOP presidential contenders spent the weekend pushing for gun deregulation at a convention for the National Rifle Association (NRA). From the start of the year through April 16, there have

In a powerful speech, a college student told the Wake County School Board that children and teachers were suffering the consequences while elected officials offered only prayers and half-measures. Kurstin Howe, a Meredith College student and member of Wake County’s Future Teachers program, had a question for her county’s school board last week: If the

Baku, April 17, AZERTAC President Biden blasted Republicans Sunday for standing with the National Rifle Association in the wake of two more shootings in Alabama and Kentucky, according to the Hill. “This morning, our nation is once again grieving for at least four Americans tragically killed at a teen’s birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama as

Former President Bill Clinton said Monday during an interview with MSNBC that children cannot continue to be victims of school shootings because Americans want to keep their Second Amendment rights. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” panel were discussing gun control when they played a clip from host Joe Scarborough’s interview with Clinton. “You were president when Columbine

Young children wield deadly handguns and lethal rifles at a bonkers annual convention dubbed “family-friendly” by the organisers. As the United States of America looks set to see its deadliest year yet, and with a reported more than 500 teenagers and children dead from gun violence already this year, the National Rifle Association (NRA) ploughed

Tug of gun control. Illustration: Liu Rui/GT  Gun violence is always a critical topic during US elections, but Chinese experts see little hope in the US political circle to address the issue due to its historical complexity and the extremely polarized stances of Democrats and Republicans, even as gun-related tragedies continue to occur in the

US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to tighten gun control measures amid the recent surge in gun violence in the United States, reported Sputnik. The shooting in downtown Louisville is the 15th mass killing of the year in the U.S. in which four or more people were killed other than the perpetrator, reported AP.

Alabama: In a shooting that broke out during a birthday party held inside a dance studio in the small Alabama town of Dadeville, at least four people were killed, including a high school football player, state police and local media reported on Sunday. According to investigators on the scene, a local television station reported on Sunday

Four people were killed and many others injured in a shooting at the weekend at a 16th birthday party in the small US town of Dadeville in Alabama. local TV station reported that more than 20 people had been injured in the shooting, citing investigators on the scene. “We’re going to continue to work in

At least four people were killed, including a high school football player, in a shooting that erupted during a birthday party held inside a dance studio in the small town of Dadeville, Alabama, state police and local news media said on Sunday. In addition to the four people whose lives were lost, 28 people

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50 facts about guns in America (STACKER) — The right to bear arms conferred by the Second Amendment is one of the most debated pieces of legislation in U.S. history; it is repeatedly challenged or upheld in court and also is subject to fierce debate among gun rights organizations, political action committees, and news organizations.