[ad_1] At least one person was killed and 21 others wounded by gunfire at the end of Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade in Kansas City. At least one person has been killed in a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, during the National Football League’s (NFL) Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs’ victory celebrations. Here is what we

[ad_1] It was meant to be a coming together of sports fans to celebrate a wonderful achievement. It turned into yet another tragedy with guns pushed back up the political agenda. President Joe Biden called for action against gun violence following the shooting that occurred on Wednesday after the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City,

[ad_1] Eight children were among 22 people hit by gunfire. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri leaders and others are reacting to the latest U.S. mass shooting that happened at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, Missouri, on Valentine’s Day that killed one person and injured as many as

[ad_1] Joe Biden calls for tougher gun control measures The US president, Joe Biden, has released a statement on the shooting, calling for tougher gun control measures and saying that he and first lady Jill will ‘pray for those killed and injured’. His statement begins: The Super Bowl is the most unifying event in America.

[ad_1] For years, the National Rifle Association has served as a bulwark against gun regulations — even as some experts say gun violence has reached epidemic levels. And for three decades, Wayne LaPierre led the NRA and became one of the country’s most influential voices on gun policy. But his leadership has come to an

[ad_1] Share and speak up for justice, law & order… By Luke Sprinkel A left-wing legislator in the Minnesota House of Representatives introduced a bill to ban the sale or transfer of semiautomatic firearms. Introduced on the first day of the 2024 legislative session, HF 3570 is authored by Rep. Leigh Finke, a transgender Democrat from St.

[ad_1] The House of Representatives has only censured two dozen members in more than 200 years. But when Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. was added to that exclusive club last June, he said he was honored by the distinction. “You honor me with your enmity. You flatter me with this falsehood. You who are the authors

[ad_1] Listen to this article Which candidate is forthright and concerned about the needs of you and your family, and which  candidate talks the talk but votes NO on major topics of concern?  ABORTION  Regarding abortion, Democrats publicly champion the cause of protecting abortion rights.  Up until the Supreme Court decided to reverse Roe v

[ad_1] After a tragedy shakes a community like the Michigan State University mass shooting did a year ago, grief seems to hang over everything, like a fog. It took a long while — far longer than I expected — to feel like myself again after the night of Feb. 13, 2023. I found myself replaying

[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. – Former President Donald Trump made a stop in Pennsylvania Friday night. He spoke to a crowd in Harrisburg for more than an hour. The event was hosted by the NRA, the National Rifle Association, and Trump spent much of his speech focused on Second Amendment issues. Trump took some time to

[ad_1] KEY POINTS Donald Trump addressed a gathering of thousands at an NRA event Friday night in Pennsylvania He promised gun owners that their Second Amendment would always be safe with him as president In his case against Biden, Trump said “your gun rights will be gone” if he serves as president for a second

[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Flashy Fishing Jigs This past weekend The New England Fishing Expo took place in Marlboro, Massachusetts.  Due to a house move making attendance impossible this year, great photos supplied by Mike Wec caught attention as he and his colleagues were selling some very flashy Jigs which this writer hopes

[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