[ad_1] RICHMOND — Democrats who control the General Assembly are passing a cascade of gun-control bills unlike anything Virginia has seen since three years ago, when the party was last in charge. This time, though, the measures face an uncertain future at the desk of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who has said that he thinks

[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dozens of pieces of gun-related legislation that advocates say will bolster public safety are winding their way through Virginia’s Democratic-controlled General Assembly, including a measure that would halt the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms. The question hanging over all the bills is: Just how many will Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin

[ad_1] Opinion by Jennifer Tucker (CNN) — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of a teenager who shot and killed four students and injured seven others at an Oxford, Michigan school in 2021, was found guilty Tuesday of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter. For this novel legal case, the jury of 12 deliberated for over 10

[ad_1] At a press conference Thrusday, Suozzi attacked his opponent for misleading voters about her stance on gun regulations and bans. (Photo by Cameryn Oakes) As the campaign for New York’s Third Congressional District moves closer to Election Day, Democrat Tom Suozzi’s recent attacks against Republican Mazi Pilip’s public safety platform have criticized her for

[ad_1] At a press conference Thrusday, Suozzi attacked his opponent for misleading voters about her stance on gun regulations and bans. (Photo by Cameryn Oakes) As the campaign for New York’s Third Congressional District moves closer to Election Day, Democrat Tom Suozzi’s recent attacks against Republican Mazi Pilip’s public safety platform have criticized her for

[ad_1] Wayne LaPierre, speaking in Washington in 2012, spent more than four decades at the National Rifle Association before he stepped down last month. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post In 2016, the National Rifle Association endorsed a Republican presidential candidate with a spotty record of supporting gun rights – then helped catapult him to the

[ad_1] On the Shelf What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms By Jonathan M. MetzlW. W. Norton & Company: 384 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. For decades the NRA and conservatives have dominated

[ad_1] A Democratic Tennessee lawmaker introduced legislation that would impose a “thoughts and prayers” tax on the sale of firearms in the state. State Rep. Bo Mitchell’s bill would impose a 15% sales tax on firearms sold at retail, with the proceeds going to the Tennessee Department of Education to help hire school counselors. “Tongue-in-cheek,

[ad_1] Gov. Janet Mills arrives to deliver her State of the State address in Augusta on Tuesday evening. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer In 2016, Maine voters rejected a citizen-initiated referendum to require background checks before people buy guns in private sales – just like the checks conducted by licensed dealers. The outcome shaped Gov. Janet Mills’

[ad_1] U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks at Congregation Rodeph Shalom. Photo by Stephen Silver Stephen Silver What’s the way forward in dealing with the gun violence crisis when lawmakers in both Harrisburg and Washington, D.C., are blocking changes in current laws? Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) visited Philadelphia on Jan. 24 to discuss on that subject

[ad_1] Opinion by Jennifer Tucker (CNN) — As Wayne LaPierre prepares to take the stand this week in the corruption trial of the National Rifle Association (NRA), fresh questions are swirling around the timing of his resignation and the extent of his health problems, as well as what his continued presence at the trial means for

[ad_1] Last week’s Department of Justice report on the Uvalde mass shooting once again brought the conversation about gun regulation to the forefront. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde, spoke at a press conference when the report was released. “The largest refrain from the audio I’ve seen,” he said, “the 400 hours of audio

[ad_1] Several Democratic bills aimed at gun safety — including proposals to ban future sales of assault-style firearms — have advanced out of committee or been referred to finance committees in the House of Delegates and state Senate. With Democrats controlling both chambers, the bills appear likely to clear the House and Senate and make

[ad_1] On Oct. 25, Lewiston was the scene of the 597th mass shooting in the United States in 2023. The reality is that more will die in Maine and across the nation unless we collectively act to stop the preventable slaughter. Recently in Portland, we joined several hundred advocates for common-sense gun laws at a

[ad_1] This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Wayne LaPierre announced on January 5 that he’s retiring as executive vice president of the National Rifle Association. He cited “health problems” as the reason for his resignation, but many speculate he left because of the NRA’s failing financial and

[ad_1] The NRA promotes its 2nd Amendment-absolutist views to children as young as Kindergarteners. Essays on “What the Second Amendment Means To You” can win $1,000 prizes for kids grades K-12. Gun-control advocates warn of indoctrination through these and other youth-focused NRA programs. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed

[ad_1] Pennsylvania House Democrats voted to advance a bill that will further restrict law-abiding citizens’ right to own firearms to protect themselves.  This week, Democrats in the majority control of the Pennsylvania House pushed forward a series of gun control measures, including one that would ban the sale of automatic and semi-automatic guns— years after

[ad_1] A custom-made semi-automatic hunting rifle with a high-capacity detachable magazine. The magazines, not the rifle, have been banned in Colorado, but are available in nearby states. Colorado and the nation have failed promises to hundreds of victims of past gun massacres, to make effective changes in an effort to prevent future mass-gun-violence victims. Recent

[ad_1] Pennsylvania House Democrats advanced an “assault weapons” ban and a ban on the purchase, possession, and sale of non-serialized gun parts on Wednesday. The Democrats also advanced legislation to “prohibit accelerated trigger activators, which increase the rate of gunfire,” and a bill to “subject 3D-printed firearms to the same regulations as standard firearms,” the Associated

[ad_1] LaPierre helped supercharge the gunning of America, even as he and the NRA skillfully blamed America’s gun problem on everyone but themselves. … Over the course of 30 years, tragedy after tragedy should have brought with it, as it did elsewhere, the most minimal and common-sense of regulations. Instead, Americans now live in a

[ad_1] By Amber Mohmand | on January 17, 2024 By Terese Grant and Holly Oppelt | Iowa League of Women Voters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared firearm violence “a serious public health problem that impacts the health and safety of Americans.” Officials state there are

[ad_1] Executive Summary In Part 1 of this report, the MRC Censorship Investigation Project uncovered how the Biden administration used the federal government to silence Americans who don’t support its leftist agenda through a year-long series of State Department seminars that trained teachers to use censorship tools in their classrooms. Now in Part 2, we

[ad_1] The Virginia General Assembly convened in Richmond on Jan. 10 to begin its 2024 legislative session, a 60-day work period that’s supposed to end with a new, two-year state budget. Breakthroughs on the budget and other big policy items will again require bipartisan cooperation as Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin faces a legislature under full

[ad_1] A former student with an assault weapon needed less than six-and-a-half minutes to shoot 34 people, killing 17 of them, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The killer fired 139 shots, averaging a victim every 11.4 seconds. He left behind the rifle and 180 unused rounds in high-capacity magazines. That would have been beyond

[ad_1] There’s a new building. A new tunnel. And lots of new politicians. The Virginia General Assembly will convene in Richmond today to begin its 2024 legislative session, a 60-day work period that’s supposed to end with a new, two-year state budget. Breakthroughs on the budget and other big policy items will again require bipartisan

[ad_1] When one of President Ronald Reagan’s most trusted advisors, James Brady, was shot in 1981, it created momentum in the U.S. Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons, over the objections of Wayne LaPierre and his National Rifle Association, showing that one man can make a difference. But the ban

[ad_1] Wayne LaPierre illegally failed to disclose being treated to vacations on posh 108-foot-yachts in the Bahamas while he ran the National Rifle Association, lawyers for New York state claimed at the start of his corruption trial on Monday. During his three-decade-long stint as the powerful head of the gun-rights group, LaPierre allegedly spent time

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association announced Friday that longtime chief Wayne LaPierre will resign at the end of the month, marking the end of an era as the group continues to face legal and financial trouble. Long-maligned by gun control activists and constantly controversial, LaPierre has served as the group’s face in Washington for over

[ad_1] The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024