[ad_1] Over the weekend, CNN Newsroom host Pamela Brown again showed a double standard in her treatment of conservative and liberal guests while discussing the issue of gun control as liberal former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd was given a forum to push for a gun ban in the U.S. while Arkansas Republican governor Asa

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA / HAMPTON, TENNESSEE – A.C.’s parents would not let him shoot a rifle. So, at age 17, two months after finishing high school, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, where he regularly shot an M16 rifle, a staple of America’s military. A.C., who requested that VOA not use his name, is

[ad_1] AUSTIN — After skirting the question for weeks, Gov. Greg Abbott is now saying he would sign a bill letting people carry handguns in public without a license if lawmakers pass it. “I believe it should reach my desk and we should have constitutional carry in Texas,” Abbott, a Republican, said during a radio

[ad_1] The AV Club Frances McDormand’s Oscar howl was a tribute to the Nomadland’s late sound mixer Last night’s Academy Awards was a big night for Nomadland. The sparse road drama about the continued displacement of Americans following the 2008 economic crisis took home awards for Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director. The wins

[ad_1] For the first time in more than a decade, the United States Supreme Court will be reviewing a Second Amendment case that could change the landscape when it comes to gun right laws in this country.   On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to review a law in New York that sets extremely stringent

[ad_1] Contact:Ron Campbelldukesclaybusters@gmail.com The NRA Foundation Awards $10,200 to the Bonners Ferry Gun Club Bonners Ferry ID – The NRA Foundation has awarded the Bonners Ferry Gun Club a grant totaling $10,200.00 to fund ammunition and safety gear for our Bonners Ferry Highschool Trapshooting Team.  “We are very excited about our Trapshooting Team, the “Duke’s

[ad_1] Tough restrictions on the ability of New Yorkers to legally carry guns in public have been embedded in local habit and practice for more than a century. Through periods of high and low crime rates, local elected officials knew they had consensus support when speaking of “getting guns off the streets” and “taking guns

[ad_1] The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge backed by the gun lobby to a New York law that restricts the carrying of firearms outside the home. This is said to be the first major case in more than a decade involving the state occupant’s constitutional right to bear arms. The court

[ad_1] Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday signed into law a bill that makes the state a Second Amendment Sanctuary State. “My team is hard at work again, reviewing bills and signing them into law. As of today, Oklahoma is officially a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary State!” Stitt, a Republican, announced on Twitter. The new law,

[ad_1] “This case is likely to pave the way to the Supreme Court declaring a constitutional right to concealed public carry, overriding many state and local restrictions on the ability to bear concealed arms in public,” Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern writes. In theory what that might mean is not only an explosion of people carrying

[ad_1] The Republican-led Legislature has passed at least nine bills that expand gun rights or protect gun owners and sellers. GOP Gov. Doug Burgum has signed them all and issued a symbolic proclamation on Monday, April 26, designating North Dakota as a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State.” The edict does not carry the weight of law,

[ad_1] The Supreme Court has decided to take up a major, National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed lawsuit that challenges a New York law restricting individuals from carrying concealed handguns in public. It’s been more than 10 years since the Supreme Court weighed in on a significant case involving the Second Amendment, coming in the wake of

[ad_1] Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across NYC The U.S. Supreme Court stepped back into the heated debate over gun rights on Monday, agreeing to hear a challenge backed by the National Rifle Association to New York state’s

[ad_1] But the court’s new conservative majority has signaled it is more receptive to Second Amendment challenges. Several justices have said they are anxious to explore gun rights first acknowledged by the court in 2008, when it ruled in District of Columbia v. Heller that individuals have the right to gun ownership for self-defense in

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to restrictions on carrying firearms outside the home, teeing up a potentially landmark dispute over the scope of the Second Amendment. In an unsigned order, the justices took up a bid by two gun owners and a New York affiliate of the National Rifle

[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — It is the case that Kevin Brobson cannot get out of his head: the National Rifle Association and gun owners couldn’t get Pennsylvania’s courts to consider their lawsuits challenging firearms restrictions in cities. Brobson, now running for a seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court, is a key figure in an expanding

[ad_1] Gun violence isn’t something I expected to face as an elementary school teacher in Central California. But far too often, it showed up in my fifth-grade classroom. A shooting would occur over the weekend, and my students would have to attend funerals. Two students lost their moms to gun violence. Over the years, various

[ad_1] Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) vetoed legislation on Friday that would have lowered the legal age to carry concealed weapons to 18 years old. In a statement posted to Twitter, Kelly said that House Bill 2058 would allow more guns on school campuses, which would drive potential students away. “Throughout my time in public office,

[ad_1] Clinton-Obama official Steven Simon is urging President Joe Biden to designate gun control a “national security imperative” in order to get it through Congress. Politico published an op-ed written by Simon and Jonathan Stevenson, who served as the National Security Council’s “director for political-military affairs” for roughly two years during the Obama administration. The central point

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — An attempt to reform gun laws and strengthen background checks appears to have stalled in the Senate as the country grapples with recurring mass shootings. Mass casualties from attacks in Atlanta, Boulder, Colo., and Indianapolis led President Joe Biden and leaders in the House and Senate to push for compromise legislation. And

[ad_1] Three suburban Democratic lawmakers’ “present” votes temporarily halted legislation aimed at curbing gun violence in Illinois because of a disagreement over who could petition authorities for someone’s guns to be temporarily confiscated under a firearm restraining order. House Bill 1092 is expected to come up for a vote again once the Democrats agree. State

[ad_1] Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! It is shameful that there are children in Hawaii who don’t have enough to eat. It is reported on a regular basis on TV, in our newspapers and social media, so no one who has the power to fix the problem can plead ignorance (“Free

[ad_1] Ross K. Baker, Opinion columnist Published 3:00 a.m. ET April 23, 2021 So strong is the constituency for firearms ownership in Congress that a law is on the books immunizing gun manufacturers from lawsuits arising out of the use of their products for mass shootings. Let’s start with the fact that there are enough

[ad_1] Within the last month, there have been 45 reported mass shootings and 147 mass shootings since the beginning of 2021; that is more than one mass shooting per day. In 2020, there were 610 recorded mass shootings, and many speculate this number would be higher if it were not for quarantine. How many deaths

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – State lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would ban Mainers from packing firearms in polling stations, but gun rights groups say the changes are unnecessary. LD 805 would authorize municipal officials to prohibit firearms in polling stations on Election Day. Under the proposal, firearms would be prohibited from being within

[ad_1] After 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last week, questions arose about the state’s “red flag” law, which should have prevented Hole from having a gun in the first place. “Red flag” laws, found in more than a dozen states across the US, are also known as Extreme

[ad_1] By Pepper Fisher OLYMPIA — The Washington Legislature has approved a measure, introduced by 24th District State Rep. Mike Chapman, that would ban the open carry of guns at the Capitol and surrounding grounds and at or near any permitted public demonstration across the state. The bill now heads to Gov. Inslee’s desk for

[ad_1] I would like to take a moment to clarify some facts that Karl Kaufman got wrong in his letter published on April 17. First off, there are not 300,000 concealed carry holders, that number is the total number of permits issued since 2003. Since these permits are required to be renewed this number includes

[ad_1] Brandon Wexler helps a customer look at weapons at WEX Gunworks on 24 March 2021 in Delray Beach, Florida. (Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images) America is simultaneously facing two crises that are killing its citizens. The first is significantly fuelled by the too-easy access to high-powered firearms, while the second comes from a