[ad_1] With the support of over a dozen Republicans, the wide-ranging US legislation was cleared for a procedural vote US Senators from both parties have introduced a landmark gun control bill. This will be up for floor vote in upper chamber. The law, if passed, would be the most important legislation in years. It will

[ad_1] The Senate cleared a procedural hurdle to advance a gun control bill Tuesday night following negotiations between Republicans and Democrats. The chamber voted 64 to 34 to advance the 80-page legislation (pdf), the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Senate negotiators released the text an hour prior to the vote. The procedural vote came nine days after lawmakers

[ad_1] Fourteen Senate Republicans bucked the National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment advocates on Tuesday to advance bipartisan gun control and school safety legislation. In a 64-34 vote, the Senate voted to begin debate on an ambitious rewrite of the nation’s firearm laws. Although only a simple majority was needed to take the measure

[ad_1] By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers reached agreement Tuesday on a bipartisan gun violence bill, potentially teeing up final passage by week’s end on an incremental but landmark package that would stand as Congress’ response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that shook the nation. Lawmakers released the 80-page bill

[ad_1] Opinion: Stigmatizing ‘black gun’ culture won’t stop rampage shootings. But it would put firearms back in their proper place as tools that require respect, not idols to worship. Experts say ‘glaring’ loopholes exist in gun purchase policies Gun policies and programs can help intervene and prevent violence, but ‘glaring’ loopholes allow people to buy

[ad_1] The sparks continue to fly as Election Day nears in the House District 63 Republican Party primary race pitting Rep. Richard Holtorf and Eckley Mayor Jessie Vance. Election Day is June 28 and if the contention between the campaigns is any indication, voters may want to hold their ballots until then to see what

[ad_1] GOP is willing to take blood money Comments by the GOP that stricter gun regulations will cause a decrease in campaign funds from the NRA proves that this party is willing to take blood money from an organization that does not even speak for the majority of their members. Instead, the NRA is standing

[ad_1] Did you hear about the Republican U.S. senator from Texas who has an A-plus from the National Rifle Association and got booed Friday at the Texas Republican State Convention? He’d been caught working with Democrats. It just goes to show that the Republican Party has become infested by right-wing extremists who are mostly to

[ad_1] AR-15 style rifles are displayed for sale at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside. REUTERS/Bing Guan As a student in California my entire life, I have always thought that gun violence was an outside issue that did not pertain to my communities. I believed that our largely Democrat lawmakers, government officials, and the

[ad_1] GRAHAM, N.C. — Members of Congress are working to find an agreement on bipartisan gun reform legislation after a number of deadly mass shootings. Senators wrapped up their in-person negotiations last week without striking a deal because of a few sticking points, such as how to handle red flag provisions, stricter background checks and

[ad_1] Facebook removed a campaign advertisement released by Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens that called out “RINOs,” or Republicans in name only. “We are sick and tired of the Republicans in Name Only surrendering to Joe Biden & the radical Left. Order your RINO Hunting Permit today!” Greitens, a Republican, wrote in a Twitter post. The

[ad_1] WASHINGTON –Jeered at the Texas Republican convention for his role in Senate gun talks, and drowned out by chants of “no red flags,” Sen. John Cornyn dismissed the booing GOP delegates as a “mob.” That did not go over well with some gun owners. On Monday, one hardline gun rights group demanded his apology

[ad_1] Four Republican Congressional runoffs in Georgia on June 21 could contribute to swaying the balance of power on Capitol Hill this November. Under Georgia law, the top two candidates advance to a runoff if nobody surpasses 50 percent in the primary election. The June 21 runoffs feature two Donald Trump-endorsed candidates—Vernon Jones in the

[ad_1] A post shared on Facebook claims that when the Second Amendment was enacted in 1791 militiamen were limited to owning one musket and 24 bullets. Verdict: Misleading The claim appears to be misstating a 1792 law that required American militiamen to have at least one “good musket or firelock” and “not less than twenty four

[ad_1] Kari Lake, left, posing with drag queen Barbra Seville. Photo via Barbra Seville/Instagram A Trump-backed candidate for Arizona governor has joined the growing chorus of voices attacking the LGBTQ and drag communities.   “They kicked God out of our schools and welcomed Drag Queens,” Kari Lake tweeted late Friday. But in the midst of her

[ad_1] June 20, 2022 7:31 AM Posted: June 20, 2022 7:31 AM Kim Kulish // Getty Images The NRA opposed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which banned the manufacture, ownership, or transfer of AR-15s and other semiautomatic weapons. Another provision limited magazines to 10 bullets. It was prompted by a number of

[ad_1] Good Monday morning. A poll of likely Florida Democratic voters shows Charlie Crist maintaining a solid lead over Nikki Fried in the Governor’s race. St. Pete Polls’ latest survey, conducted for Florida Politics, shows greater than 49% favor Crist, a Democratic St. Petersburg Congressman and former GOP Governor. About 24% prefer Fried, Florida’s current

[ad_1] Does this add up? Does this really add up? Columnist Thomas Elias (“Expected anti-abortion ruling could boost California,”) foresees a bright future for California as an abortion magnet by attracting anti-birthing persons to kill their preborn children here, because this could increase the state’s falling population? Is the way to counteract population loss in

[ad_1] I got into this U.S. Senate race for one reason: I have never before feared for the future of my country like I do today. I think many of you feel the same way. I’ve heard it from thousands of Alabamians while traveling our state. Jim in Muscle Shoals was worried about being able

[ad_1] Republican Michigan Rep. Fred Upton tried to downplay the concerns of Second Amendment advocates over new gun control legislation while speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday. Host Dana Bash asked whether it’s possible Congress would strike a deal on gun control before the impending recess. “I want to turn to guns. A

[ad_1] U.S. Rep. Fred Upton believes Donald Trump will be a presidential candidate in 2024 and will be “hard to stop” as Trump continues to have strong support from the Republican Party’s base despite the Jan. 6 hearings. “The voters still like him a lot and we see that certainly in Michigan,” Upton, R-St. Joseph, said

[ad_1] Guns are the virus Again, we are faced with children and teachers dying in the assumed safety of their school. And, again, we hear the NRA and those with the most extreme interpretation of the Second Amendment say guns don’t kill.   Please consider a pandemic analogy:  A deadly virus enters a country via an

[ad_1] It’s three days before Virginia’s June 21 primary and the last day for early voting, so candidates in inter-party contests across the commonwealth are making their final pitches in the battles for berths on November’s ballot. What matters now in this 11th-hour push before Tuesday’s primary is face-time with residents on their doorsteps, in

[ad_1] Oklahoma has both its U.S. Senate seats up for election this year. Incumbent Sen. James Lankford has been serving in the Senate since 2017 and is running for reelection. He faces two challenges in the June 28 primary. Six challengers are facing off in the Democratic primary for Lankford’s full-term seat. A primary runoff

[ad_1] In 2003, policeman Dick Heller was part of a joint action in the US District Court of Washington, DC concerning the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, better known as the right to bear and keep firearms.  Living near a social housing complex that was a haven for drug deals, break-ins and gang

[ad_1] by W.D. Ehrhart Back in the May 20th issue of the Gazette, readers may remember an essay of mine called “Woe Is Me!” I began by cataloguing a litany of disasters and lunacies that leave me feeling hopeless about the future of this country and the planet. But then I spent a wonderful day

[ad_1] “It’s, I guess I’d say, my biggest defeat in my career,” said Cochran, 67, who has been in law enforcement since he was 20. “There’s a difference between being a responsible gun owner and just a crazy gun nut.” Get Today in Politics A digest of the top political stories from the Globe, sent

[ad_1] Whenever there is a mass shooting, knee jerk reactions follow. The public entity/community involved pushes for tougher gun laws. Politicians make promises, stating this is the incident that will make a change on state and federal levels. Gun lobbyists, owners and the powerful NRA (National Rifle Association) have poured millions into the coffers of

[ad_1]   Every day, we see reports of more mass shootings. Politicians offer thoughts and prayers with no action to back them up. Democrats and Republicans point fingers at each other as if their negligence isn’t both bipartisan and profitable. Meanwhile, we’ve become fed up to the point of desensitization. No solution will appear while