[ad_1] There have been two mass shootings in less than a week in the United States. Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in Atlanta on 16 March. Ten people, including one police officer, were killed in a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado yesterday afternoon. In a certain sense, this marks a return to Americans’ pre-pandemic

[ad_1] CLOSE Boulder, Colorado mourns the ten people murdered during a shooting rampage inside a King Soopers grocery store. USA TODAY On March 12, a Colorado judge struck down Boulder’s municipal ban on assault-style rifles. On March 16, a 21-year-old suburban Denver man bought a Ruger AR-556 semi-automatic pistol. On March 22 he allegedly shot

[ad_1] Jordan Sellergren/Little Village The Iowa Senate passed two bills concerning gun sales on Monday. The first removes the requirement for a person to be licensed to buy or carry a gun, and the second provides broad immunity against lawsuits to gun manufacturers and dealers. Both bills passed the Republican-controlled chamber on party-line votes. HF

[ad_1] A judge in Colorado blocked Boulder’s two-year-old ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines earlier this month — less than two weeks later, 10 people were killed during a mass shooting at one of the city’s supermarkets. According to the affidavit, investigators determined that the suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa,  purchased an assault rifle

[ad_1] (CNN) — The 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at a Colorado supermarket — which left 10 dead including a store manager and a police officer — faces 10 counts of murder in the first degree, police said Tuesday. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, of Arvada, near Denver, is accused of opening fire Monday afternoon at the King Soopers store

[ad_1] BALA CYNWYD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — As Bill Dayag stopped by a grocery store in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania on Tuesday his heart was heavy thinking about the 10 people gunned down in Boulder, Colorado. “We are deeply distressed about this kind of event,” he said while standing next to his wife. Charles Webb was still

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, the question of how to stop such violence is once again part of the national conversation. James Densley, a criminal justice professor at Metropolitan State University, helped found the non-partisan Violence Project to study the topic. READ MORE: Shot Of A Lifetime: Freelance Photographer

[ad_1] Once again Americans are grieving over lives lost to another mass shooting. On Monday, 10 people, including a police officer, were killed at a Boulder, Colorado, King Soopers grocery store. Just six days ago, we began mourning the deaths of the eight people killed in Atlanta. Sadly, my family and I are no strangers

[ad_1] ^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. During the second of two press conferences following the tragic March 22 shooting at a Boulder King Soopers that left ten people dead, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold referred to the firearm wielded by the

[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly three years before a gunman walked into a crowded supermarket in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with an AR-15 style weapon and killed 10 people, the city of Boulder, Colorado, voted to ban assault weapons. Leaders had hoped to prevent the kind of mass shooting that’s struck

[ad_1] A 21-year-old man was charged Tuesday with gunning 10 people down in a Colorado grocery store, as America reeled from its second mass shooting in less than a week — sparking urgent new calls for gun control. The suspect, named as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, was in hospital after being shot in an exchange

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association (NRA) recently boasted about helping to block a ban on assault-style rifles in Boulder, Colo., less than two weeks before 10 people were killed in a mass shooting at a grocery store in the city. One person was arrested in connection with the mass shooting in Boulder on Monday. Authorities

[ad_1] I have been reading with great interest the letters to the editor concerning the General Assembly’s House Bill 1369. I am a senior with more days behind me than in front of me, and I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. I carry a concealed firearm during all my waking moments and

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[ad_1] CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Gov. Bill Lee on Monday thanked members of the National Rifle Association, the country’s leading gun rights group, for helping push a Tennessee bill to remove the state’s permit requirement to carry a handgun. Speaking to NRA members on a video call Monday evening, Lee thanked

[ad_1] HEBER CITY, Utah (ABC4) – Have a firearm but need to secure it? Heber City Police are offering free gun locks to anyone that would like one. A Monday Facebook post says the department is offering the locks at their office at 301 South Main during business hours. Gov. Cox signs bill to allow

[ad_1] Last week, while organizing my bookmark file for Catalan singer/songwriter Judit Neddermann, my mouse hand got ahead of my mind and deleted the entire file. Sunday morning seemed a good time to rectify the situation. During my listening, I lit upon a concert from several years ago. Among the comments, from just earlier last

[ad_1] Senate Pro Tem Greg Reed, R-Jasper, said last week that when the Alabama Legislature returns that they will look at Second Amendment legislation. Reed would not be specific, but he did say that the Senate was looking at three bills. Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Northport, has introduced Senate Bill 5, which would repeal certain restrictions

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association dug deep for their latest attack on those pushing for reforming gun laws. They used a tweet from February 2020 to slam White House press secretary Jen Psaki over her stance on gun registration. On 5 February 2020, Ms Psaki tweeted: “Gun registration yes yes yes. It is a public

[ad_1] Not long before the deadly Atlanta-area shootings spread fear and anger through Asian American communities nationwide, police say the attacker made a legal purchase: a 9 mm handgun. Within hours, they say, he had killed eight people, seven of them women and six of Asian descent, in a rampage targeting massage businesses. If Georgia

[ad_1] KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A bill proposed in the Tennessee State House would allow people to openly or conceal-carry a gun without a permit. It’s already passed in the senate and must pass in house before heading to the governor’s desk. If passed, the bill wouldn’t change the requirements to purchase a gun, but

[ad_1] CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Constitutional Carry or Permitless bill means the majority of law abiding citizens over 21 in Tennessee won’t need a permit to tote a handgun open or concealed. Tennessee State Senator Todd Gardenhire, (R-Chattanooga), voted in favor of it on Thursday when the bill passed the Tennessee Senate. “I would

[ad_1] ^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. Even as murder and other violent crime rates are on the rise in Denver, Second Amendment fans are working overtime to try and make guns more accessible across the state. And while five pro-firearms

[ad_1] State Rep. Matthew Dowling, R-Uniontown, has been named chairman of the House Second Amendment Caucus for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed – period,” said Dowling. “As chairman of the House Second Amendment Caucus, I look forward to taking a proactive approach

[ad_1] Cawthorn also said that he spoke for millions of Americans, and specifically, the 700,000 people in his district, but as debate over HR8 and HR1446 continues, there’s at least one constituent in his district who disagrees.  Both bills were heard in the House on March 11, and although neither mentions anything about gun confiscation,

[ad_1] The House of Representatives on March 17 passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a bill designed to protect women from domestic violence. The bill passed the chamber by a vote of 244–172, with 29 Republicans joining Democrats. President Joe Biden had introduced the original VAWA in June 1990 when he was the chairman of the Senate

[ad_1] The often-united, all-G.O.P. Oklahoma delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives diverged on Wednesday, with three of five representatives breaking ranks to join Democrats in voting to renew the Violence Against Women Act.  Reps. Stephanie Bice, Markwayne Mullin and Tom Cole were among just 29 House Republicans to vote for the reauthorization of the

[ad_1] John Rose, Guest columnist Published 1:34 p.m. CT March 18, 2021 CLOSE A Congress riven along party lines approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against the twin pandemic and economic crises. (March 10) AP Domestic

[ad_1] Netflix is taking heat after a graphic and disturbing episode of “Paradise P.D.” aired featuring a cartoon character Jesus shilling for the NRA and engaging in a threesome. What are the details? As highlighted by Newsbusters, season three episode “Trigger Warning” features a “gun-wielding Jesus” and “turns into a porno.” The season’s fourth episode

[ad_1] Ocean State NRA members will have to dial into the Statehouse this year if they want to make their voice heard on a full slate of gun bills scheduled for Friday.  This agenda is the worst of the worst and includes almost two dozen gun bills.  The House Judiciary Committee will hear the following