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[ad_1] Moms Demand Action Glenview/Northbrook co-lead Stefanie Bregman introduces panelists at Thursday’s (Nov. 2) Moms Demand Action Glenview/Northbrook Firearm Safety Town Hall Meeting at Glenview United Methodist Church (from right to left) Cook County Commissioner Scott Britton, State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, State Sen. Julie Morrison, State Sen. Laura Fine, Glenview Police Sgt. Joel Detloff, Northfield-based

[ad_1] (NewsNation) — Voters in Indianapolis will choose Tuesday between Republican multimillionaire businessman Jefferson Shreve and Democratic incumbent Joe Hogsett to be mayor of the city, in what has become one of the most interesting races in the nation. Shreve’s campaign took a turn over the summer when the former city-county councilor rolled out a gun

[ad_1] BREAKING UPDATE: Incumbent Democrat Mayor Joe Hogsett is projected to have won his reelection bid for Indianapolis mayor, beating out Republican challenger and multimillionaire businessman Jefferson Shreve, according to NewsNation / Decision Desk HQ. “” Original story: (NewsNation) — Voters in Indianapolis will choose Tuesday between Republican multimillionaire businessman Jefferson Shreve and Democratic incumbent

[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD – Gun rights advocacy groups say they intend to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state’s assault weapons ban after a federal appeals court on Friday refused to block enforcement of the law. In a statement Saturday, the Illinois State Rifle Association said it was not surprised by the 7th Circuit

[ad_1] (NewsNation) — Hundreds of races will be taking place across the country on Tuesday as another Election Day nears. A few of these races have gained national attention, as they could be a clue to what Americans can expect for next year’s presidential race. The most-watched races in Tuesday’s off-year general election have all

[ad_1] (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Shannon Watts, who founded the group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, is the author of “Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World.” The opinions in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion at CNN. Last month

[ad_1] (NewsNation) — Republican multi-millionaire businessman Jefferson Shreve is challenging the Democratic incumbent in the Indianapolis mayoral race, which is shaping up to be one of the most interesting in the nation. Shreve’s campaign took a turn over the summer when the former city-county councilor rolled out a gun control plan that closely resembled his

[ad_1] Gov. Janet Mills, according to a spokesman, has begun reaching out to state legislators for ideas in the aftermath of the Lewiston murders. AUGUSTA, Maine — The deadly shooting in Lewiston turned attention to the gun policy positions of Gov. Janet Mills, who has opposed bans on assault-style rifles but backed other gun safety

[ad_1] Once again, on Friday, President Joe Biden toured the site of a mass shooting — this time in Lewiston, Maine — and renewed calls for “common sense” gun reform. The week before, an incident that claimed 18 had almost proved devastating enough to bridge the bipartisan divide between state lawmakers on gun control. Almost.

[ad_1] 5% of Americans are terrorists At least 16 million Americans own AR-15 mass murder weapons. Why? Are they that evil or just that stupid? Clearly it’s both. The AR-15 mass murder weapon was developed courtesy of the financial largesse of the American taxpayers during the illegal, immoral war of aggression against innocent Vietnamese peasants,

[ad_1] Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. US Supreme Court to decide legality of federal ban on gun ‘bump stocks’ The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday trained its sights once again on gun rights, agreeing to decide the legality of a federal ban imposed under former President Donald

[ad_1] I suppose that it is only human nature to take some comfort in the odds. What are the chances that you are going to be struck by lightning? What are the chances that the IRS will audit you? What are the chances that the plane you are riding in will develop engine trouble? What

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday agree to hear two appeals involving gun and free speech rights: one dealing with “bump stocks” accessories for high-powered guns, and a free speech challenge by the National Rifle Association (NRA) The high court will hear arguments in the case National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo, which questions whether

[ad_1] I am incredibly sad for the residents of Lewiston as well as the state of Maine. I have hoped that we would not join the growing list of cities and states that have suffered a mass casualty event (i.e. a horrendous shooting spree). Alas, we are not immune. Every day, 120 Americans are killed

[ad_1] Students from East High School and West High School call for gun control measures to be considered by state lawmakers Thursday, March 23, 2023, during a rally outside the State Capitol in Denver. A shooting earlier this year left two administrators injured at East High School on Wednesday, one of a series of gun-related

[ad_1] By Michael Brown, Las Vegas Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 | 2 a.m. No one but a soldier in a war zone needs an assault rifle. But here in America, the AR-15 and similar weapons have become the choice for mass murderers. Having high-capacity magazines, high rates of fire and lethal high-velocity rounds allow unhinged

[ad_1] State laws that mandate background checks and cooling-off periods for firearm purchases have proven effective in reducing gun-related deaths, according to a study conducted by scholars Patrick Sharkey and Megan Kang from Princeton University. The research covers the period from 1991 to 2016 and reveals that stricter gun laws passed in 40 states contributed

[ad_1] At an official state luncheon held at the White House, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his partner Jodie Hayden. During the visit, reports surfaced of a deranged shooter toting an AR-style military rifle bursting into a bowling ally on what was billed as “youth

[ad_1] Petula Dvorak’s Oct. 27 Metro column on the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, “Pain of gun violence comes to Lewiston,” highlighted the complacent it-couldn’t-happen-here attitude that small towns and nice neighborhoods everywhere project as they fret about gun violence in other, distant parts of the country. It’s the Lake Wobegon effect: All people here

[ad_1] The new Speaker of the U.S. House, Mike Johnson, is extremely right wing. He devised and supported a legal strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on lies about massive voter fraud. He was prominent in defending Trump against impeachment and advocated expunging the second impeachment from the record.  He wants to raise

[ad_1] The deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. this year and the worst in state history has put Maine’s two U.S. Senators’ positions on guns under the microscope. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King both oppose an assault weapons ban pending in the Senate, yet both say they favor some type of

[ad_1] Rep. Jared Golden’s about-face on gun laws is not surprising. He is a Democrat representing Lewiston, Maine, still convulsed by a mass shooting that took 18 lives. Formerly against tightening the laws, Golden now wants a ban on semiautomatic weapons. One can understand why elected officials in rural areas, even in generally liberal states,

[ad_1] This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. In Maine, which suffered the deadliest mass shooting in its history on October 25, guns are a fact of life. Nearly half of all households own one, mostly for hunting and recreation, sometimes for self-defense. The state’s

[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save LEWISTON, Maine — It was a regular day inside Forage Market, a coffeehouse in this small downtown, but the scene almost brought Phoebe Abner to tears. People were sitting at tables, getting coffee, spending time together. To Abner, the cafe’s manager, seeing residents of

[ad_1] Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Recently, I started watching Yellowstone, the TV series about a wealthy rancher in Montana and his struggles to keep his ranch intact. It debuted in 2016, so I am a little late to the party, but it is

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[ad_1] President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and the administration’s other economic advisors have resurrected the idea that the government can promote economic growth by regulating businesses, protecting workers, and investing in ordinary Americans. That theory reaches back to the liberal consensus of the years from 1933 to 1981, when

[ad_1] Representative Jared Golden had a B rating from the National Rifle Association last year—the highest mark of any member of his party running for the House or Senate that cycle. In Congress, he had cast votes opposing expanded background checks and against restrictions on assault weapons. But in the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting