[ad_1] A week after the deadliest school shooting in Texas, several dozen teacher union officials, parents and other education advocates marched Tuesday to the downtown Austin office of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, demanding he support “sensible gun regulation.” Attendees walked from the Texas AFL-CIO building to the J.J. Pickle Federal Building, where Cruz’s Central Texas office is

[ad_1] White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that President Biden is uninterested in pursuing tighter security at schools in the aftermath of the Uvalde massacre, an option favored by former President Donald Trump. “I know there’s been conversation about hardening schools. That is not something that he believes in,” said Ms. Jean-Pierre at

[ad_1] A sprawling gun show — billed as “14 Acres of Guns & Gear” — was the main attraction at the the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston this past weekend. And even in the aftermath of the carnage in nearby Uvalde, where 19 children and two adults were massacred by a teenager with

[ad_1] National Rifle Association board member Judge Phillip Journey schooled CNN host Jim Acosta on Sunday during a tense conversation about gun control. Over the course of the lengthy interview, which spanned multiple gun-related topics, Acosta repeatedly interrupted Journey, refused to allow him to finish speaking, and blamed shooting massacres on the NRA. ‘Blood on

[ad_1] Everytown for Gun Safety, one of the nation’s largest gun safety advocacy groups, has declared Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr. (D-Newark) the “Gun Sense Candidate.” Payne was lauded for his support of universal background checks, an assault weapon ban, and a nationwide gun buyback program. Everytown also pointed to Payne’s “F” rating from the

[ad_1] In the aftermath of last week’s mass shooting in Uvalde, among the many questions was whether the bloodshed might lead some Republican policymakers to change their minds about gun policy. It was not a passing curiosity: If the heartbreak didn’t affect GOP officials’ attitudes, then the status quo would remain in place, again, even

[ad_1] When on December 14, 2012 a terrorist shot dead 26 people, including 20 children, at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, many in the US were shaken to the core. It was not the first shooting, nor was it the first time children were targeted by a shooter who had easy access

[ad_1] colson-atd-010217 More than 1,500 people have died in more than 270 mass shootings in this country since 2009, according to the Everytown for Gun Safety group, as cited in a New York Times story on May 29. As a nation, we’ve been watching that tragic toll mount at an ever-increasing rate, kind of in

[ad_1] ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — After making surprising comments in favor of certain gun reform policies last week, Conservative Party leaders are seeking a primary challenger for Rep. Chris Jacobs. Jacobs, a Republican from Orchard Park, currently represents New York’s 27th Congressional District. After redistricting, he is attempting to win the seat of the

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association on Monday said it has reelected Charles Cotton as president and Wayne LaPierre as CEO and executive vice president, despite recent controversies surrounding their leadership, including efforts by New York officials to shut down the group over alleged “fraud and abuse.”   The election results were announced at the end

[ad_1] Two Republicans have come out in support of a ban on assault rifles in the wake of the mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, in which the firearm was used. Rep. Chris Jacobs of New York and Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger have both said they are in favor of stricter gun laws

[ad_1] Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Lena C. Taylor With the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Texas, many question the constitutionality of civilians having unfettered access to AR-15 assault weapons. This rifle has been the armament of choice in a number of large-scale shootings recently. While ranging in price from $400

[ad_1] After political fireworks Friday and the crowded, sometimes-hectic Saturday, the final day of the NRA convention in downtown Houston was a tamped-down affair with fewer attendees and a smaller, less-fiery crowd of protesters across the street in Discovery Green. Down in numbers, however, didn’t mean protesters were any less determined outside the George R.

[ad_1] “We will,” Biden replied, adding a thumbs-up, on a harrowing day in which he and first lady Jill Biden paid respects to 19 children and two teachers killed last week in a barbaric attack that revived the nation’s perennially futile debate over guns. But Biden’s chances of doing “something” seem slim given the limited

[ad_1] Perceptions, By Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary A “good guy with a gun.” Can you believe that’s the absurd – obscene even – solution many Americans offer for the gun mayhem engulfing the “land of the free and home of the brave” as their jingoistic national anthem so stridently proclaims. I guess that’s why a

[ad_1] President Biden wiped away tears at a memorial to the Texas school shooting victims Sunday, as the Justice Department announced it will formally scrutinize the fumbled police response that sparked outrage in the grieving town of Uvalde. Justice spokesman Anthony Coley said federal investigators accepted a request by Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin to conduct

[ad_1] Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” with host Dana Bash, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) shot down every suggestion she made to change gun laws that could have prevented the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas that claimed the lives of 19 children and two adults. During the extensive interview, the

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[ad_1] In the eyes of many New Yorkers, it is one of the nation’s most revolting reruns, as painful as it is predictable. A madman with an assault rifle transforms a peaceful everyday space — a grocery store, even an elementary school — into a bloody battlefield, hunting down innocent victims in an explosion of

[ad_1] A GOP congressman in the Buffalo area has said he’d back an assault weapons ban just two years after receiving a National Rifle Association endorsement. Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-NY), who is set for a GOP primary battle in August, told reporters he would get behind gun control efforts in Congress including an assault weapons

[ad_1] Vice President Kamala Harris came to Buffalo Saturday intending to quietly pay respects to the late Ruth Whitfield – but ended up strongly reiterating her support for something she said could prevent mass shootings like the one that claimed Whitfield’s life: an assault weapons ban. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac at Greater Buffalo International

[ad_1] By Jerry Zremski News Washington Bureau Chief Vice President Kamala Harris came to Buffalo Saturday intending to quietly pay respects to the late Ruth Whitfield – but ended up strongly reiterating her support for something she said could prevent mass shootings like the one that claimed Whitfield’s life: an assault weapons ban. Speaking to reporters

[ad_1] The rage was palpable. Hundreds of protesters heckled attendees across the street at the 2022 National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Houston Friday. One demonstrator climbed onto the roof of a parking garage overlooking the demonstrators and shouted, “Where’s Abbott?” before the police ordered him down. Young and diverse, about 200 protestors exclaimed: “shame”

[ad_1] It shouldn’t take a devastating shooting at an elementary school in faraway Texas to get Gov. Ron DeSantis to do the right thing. Don’t worry, he hasn’t and he won’t. Instead of strengthening Florida gun laws, “constitutional carry” remains on his wish list. Under a constitutional carry law, a person who legally owns a firearm may carry it

[ad_1] Held days after the fatal shooting of 19 children, the gun lobby’s annual meeting was beset by demonstrators demanding firearms control Anti-gun protesters picketed the NRA’s annual convention in Houston, Texas, on Friday, demanding the government ban so-called ‘assault weapons.’ Despite the convention coming three days after a shooter killed 19 children and two

[ad_1] Uvalde: The suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18, authorities say, when they bought the weapons used in the attacks too young to legally purchase alcohol or cigarettes, but old enough to arm themselves with assault weapons. The Buffalo suspect was

[ad_1] Kennedy, Cassidy, Graves and Congressman Steve Scalise have all been endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund. NEW ORLEANS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott backpedaled Friday on his previous praise of law enforcement in the Uvalde Shooting. Texas law enforcement admitted to a series of mistakes that delayed officers from stopping the gunman barricaded

[ad_1] “Clearly, we need to make it far easier to confine the violent and mentally deranged into mental institutions,” he said. Trump was joined at the NRA’s 151st annual meeting by Texas Senator Ted Cruz and South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, both whom are also financial beneficiaries of the powerful lobby group. Texas Governor Greg

[ad_1] The man at the gun show lifted a 2.2 pound rifle and pulled back the stock with an audible “chock,” presenting it to the YouTube segment’s host. “When we set out to produce a small firearm for children in an AR-looking package, we were pretty sure we needed to have a ‘wow factor’ in