[ad_1] National Rifle Association members and other gun advocates arguing against regulations for guns and semi-automatic rifles often theorize publicly that a “good guy with a gun” would prevent an active shooter. With the devastating mass shooting deaths at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Buffalo, and myriad others, the country is asking how we can

[ad_1] By Thom Hartmann On May 2, 1967, the destinies of Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, and Ronald Reagan collided. The day saved untold thousands of lives. Advertisement At the time, California was an open-carry state with few gun restrictions. Gov. Reagan was on the steps of the state Capitol to meet and share lunch with

[ad_1] A mile-long convoy of 52 yellow school buses paid a visit to Republican Senator Ted Cruz in Houston, Texas, last week. Two years ago, the buses’ 4,368 seats could have been filled with kids on their way to school, but on July 14, they arrived empty at Cruz’s home and office, each eerily vacant

[ad_1] Occupation: Property Management / Operations and Maintenance Director, former OTR Trucker and Retired Paramedic (30 years Level One Trauma Center) Community and prior service: Civic Groups: Member of Sons of the American Legion. Volunteer local Republican Party, 2008 to 2022. Local Republican Party Chair, 2010 and 2021.Congressional District 6 Deputy Chair 2011-12. Sherburne County

[ad_1] (Reporter file photo) Presumably To the Editor: Don’t believe what the Town Board is telling you about a plan they are putting together for affordable housing. The plan is merely a publicly-funded marketing device to lull residents into voting for the referendum this Fall. In football parlance, watch for the “head-fake.” If you fall

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday moved a bill banning assault weapons forward but it’s unclear if the legislation has enough support to pass a floor vote.  Democratic Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine, and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas have said they won’t support the bill while Republican Reps.

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Liberal media outlets have downplayed and criticized the good guy with a gun argument in the wake of an Indianapolis shopping mall shooter who was killed by a “good Samaritan” carrying a handgun.  Police say Elisjsha Dicken, who ended a mass shooting at an Indiana mall

[ad_1] Stop us if you’ve heard this one. Guy walks into an unsuspecting public venue — this time, the Galleria — clad in black, baggy clothing, toting a Bible, a long gun, semi-automatic handgun, 120 rounds of ammo and donning a shirt emblazoned with the vigilante Punisher skull logo. A security guard spots him walking

[ad_1] While speaking Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering (D) suggested an armed citizen engaging the July 4 parade attacker would have meant “more carnage.” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) described how some states allow people to carry guns “with no training whatsoever.” He then asked Rotering, “How much can we

[ad_1] GREENWOOD, INDIANA: A bystander who is being hailed for killing Indiana mall shooter Jonathan Sapirman, gunned down the suspect just 15 seconds after the carnage began, and not two minutes, new details have revealed. Elisjsha Dicken, who was armed, possibly saved numerous lives when he opened fire on Sapirman in the Greenwood Park Mall on

[ad_1] Greenwood Police Chief James Ison corrected the record on Tuesday by noting that 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken opened fire on the Indiana mall mass shooter and “neutralized” him just 15 seconds after the attack began. The New York Post points out that Ison had initially said Dicken returned fire two minutes into the attack, but

[ad_1] Montana hunters, anglers and conservationists are speaking to Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale. But it’s unclear if he’s listening to them. On Monday, more than a dozen groups signed onto a letter asking Montana’s sole member of Congress to discontinue his sponsorship of a controversial piece of legislation that would remove the federal excise tax

[ad_1] Leftists are pushing back against the praise being poured on 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken by claiming he was no “Good Samaritan.” On July 19, 2022 Breitbart News noted that Dicken was receiving praise from police, mayors, and the very mall–Greenwood Park Mall–where Sunday’s attempted mass shooting occurred. He had his handgun on him, thanks to

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Missouri officials are slamming a planned FBI audit of various sheriff’s offices in the state, saying the audit is an attempt “to illegally obtain” information on concealed carry permit holders. One sheriff, in particular, said that even under a threat of federal arrest, he will not

[ad_1] The Greenwood Park Mall is pictured on July 18, 2022, in Greenwood, Indiana. | Source: Jon Cherry / Getty On Sunday, 20-year-old Jonathan Sapirman walked into a Greenwood Park Mall food court in Greenwood, Indiana, carrying a rifle and pistol with access to another rifle and more than 100 rounds of ammunition, according to

[ad_1] Tim Michels’ campaign says it will correct a false claim in a new mail piece that he’s been endorsed by the NRA even though the group hasn’t backed anyone in Wisconsin’s guv race. A Michels spokesman said the error was unintentional. But the campaign of GOP rival Rebecca Kleefsich ripped him for lying to

[ad_1] One of the clearest memories from my childhood is the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012.  I was in my local library probably getting some young adult book or a movie when I looked up at the television screen and saw the news coverage of the shooting. The faces of children not that much younger

[ad_1] MADISON – Republican candidate for governor Tim Michels sent out a campaign mailer to potential voters in recent days promoting an endorsement from the National Rifle Association that Michels does not have — an error a spokesman said was unintentional and has since been corrected.  Michels’ campaign mailer included a photo of Michels in hunting gear with

[ad_1] The gun grabbers couldn’t be more off-target if they were trying. The morning after an Indiana mall shooting was stopped by a man police are calling a good Samaritan and normal Americans are calling a hero, the anti-gun nuts at Brady United Against Gun Violence were out with a social media post, displaying exactly

[ad_1] Jerry Zremski ,  Robert J. McCarthy Eleven days before a racist gunman rampaged through a Buffalo supermarket on May 14, Rep. Chris Jacobs joined a group of Second Amendment advocates in rural West Falls to film an ad for his re-election campaign. The hunters and gun rights backers he consistently supported as a Second

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment After 17 high school students and staff were killed by a mass shooter in 2018, Pennsylvania state Rep. Todd Stephens watched his GOP cohorts in Florida rally around a new red-flag law. Such measures, which aim to temporarily remove guns from people at risk of harming themselves or others,

[ad_1] The candidates running for the Missouri House of Representatives in the 49th District, covering much of Callaway County, have different opinions on issues, but mostly stay along the usual party lines. The district includes the towns of Fulton, Holts Summit, New Bloomfield, Mokane and Tebbetts. (See the district map at https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections//Maps//House_District_49.pdf.) Education Jim Schulte,

[ad_1] Allan MacDonald of New London is a retired public school teacher and small businessman. It’s said that some songs are timeless. Let’s consider Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind.” “How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man?” Shortcut: Buy an assault rifle and be issued a “man card”

[ad_1] In 1994, after 40 years in the wilderness, a Republican party led by Newt Gingrich recaptured the House of Representatives. Eventually, scandals of his own making, the impeachment of Bill Clinton and a drubbing in the 1998 midterms forced Gingrich to step down. But he did not leave public life. The former Georgia congressman

[ad_1] The public, in all likelihood, assumes too much. Take, for example, the people of Uvalde, Texas, and specifically the parents of children who attend Robb Elementary School. We’d bet those parents assumed the educators they entrusted their children to and local and regional law enforcement agencies had developed extensive plans for responding to a

[ad_1] by W. D. Ehrhart In a withering, indeed breathtaking, succession of recent decisions rendered by a U.S. Supreme Court now dominated by justices vetted by the Federalist Society and nominated by presidents who did not win the popular national vote, most of the past 120 years of legal progress and precedent have been obliterated.

[ad_1] PRESIDENT Joe Biden signed a new gun safety bill on July 11, 2022, one week after the Fourth of July Highland Park shooting. The bill is the first gun safety legislation to be passed by Congress in 30 years. 2 Joe Biden signed the gun safety bill in June 2022Credit: EPA What is the

[ad_1] Attention candidates: Candidate questionnaire to be printed in the Aitkin Age – Email your answers to news.age@apgecm.com, please limit in entirety of 250 words or less. Deadline: Friday, July 15, 9 a.m. Community service groups/organizations: Prior city, county, or school civic service: (Boards/commissions, etc): Campaign contact: (website, Facebook page, etc.) Why are you running

[ad_1] A new organisation called the NRA Children’s Museum is seeking to raise awareness of the toll that mass shootings are taking on American children — and Texas Senator Ted Cruz is its first target. On Thursday, a fleet of more than 50 school buses arrayed in the shape of a rifle proceeded to Mr