[ad_1] “Where you have the most armed citizens in America, you have the lowest violent crime rate. Where you have the worst gun control, you have the highest crime rate.” – Ted Nugent The carrying of concealed firearms in America dates back to the first English settlements. In 1622, “300 short pistols” were delivered to

[ad_1] William F. Buckley once interviewed me. And I covered President Reagan for The Washington Post. Now imagine how those conservative heroes might react to the latest news about today’s Republican leaders. First, the Trump 2020 campaign ripped off its small donors last year by nudging them into authorizing repeat donations from their credit cards,

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[ad_1] SAN ANTONIO – If there had been red flag laws at the time, Sandy Phillips said her daughter and everyone else killed or wounded might have been spared during one of the nation’s worst mass shootings. Jessica Ghawi, an aspiring 24-year-old sportscaster who worked in San Antonio, was among a dozen moviegoers killed in

[ad_1] Bill passed away on Saturday evening April 3, 2021. He was born in a secluded house deep in the hills of Southwest Missouri on June 16, 1926. One of Bill’s goals in life was to outlive his dad’s 100 years but he didn’t make it. Bill had a mind of his own and quit

[ad_1] CLAIM: On Thursday, President Joe Biden claimed gun manufacturers have “legal immunity” and pressed for Congress to remove the legal protections. VERDICT: False. The protections Biden criticizes allegedly flow from the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). But that Act shields gun makers from frivolous suits, not from all suits whatsoever. Speaking

[ad_1] Dear Friend, “Shall not be infringed.” It’s a critical phrase in the 2nd Amendment. Our right to keep and bear arms is one held dear across North Missouri. Hunting, target shooting, and most importantly, self-defense, are just a few of the reasons why. When President Biden ran for office, he promised to “defeat the

[ad_1] Congressmen Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, and Mo Brooks, R-Alabama, released statements following President Joe Biden’s announcement on his executive actions on gun control. Rogers said: “Today President Biden made official what we’ve known for a while: Democrats are set on dismantling the Second Amendment. Biden’s use of Executive overreach started when he was Vice President,

[ad_1] US 01:08 GMT 09.04.2021Get short URL Earlier, US President Joe Biden announced a series of executive orders and called on congressional lawmakers to pave the way for comprehensive gun control measures in order to clamp down on the skyrocketing gun violence within the US. Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed a new gun-related legislation

[ad_1] World 06:00 GMT 09.04.2021(updated 09:42 GMT 09.04.2021) Get short URL On Thursday, the US President announced a spate of executive orders and requests for legislative action to address what he described as “the epidemic” of gun violence in the US. President Joe Biden has claimed that his administration’s steps related to gun control in

[ad_1] DENVER (CBS4)– Pres. Joe Biden is taking executive action to step up gun safety measures. This comes after an outburst of mass shootings, including the deaths of ten people in Boulder. Thursday’s executive actions include ordering the Justice Department to draft model Red Flag legislation for states to implement. Colorado already has a Red

[ad_1] HARRISBURG (KDKA) – It seems like the issue of gun rights and gun control have gone on for decades in Pennsylvania without much changing. KDKA asked political editor Jon Delano to take a closer look at the politics of guns in this Commonwealth. READ MORE: Verizon Recalling More Than 2 Million Mobile Hotspots Many

[ad_1] Here’s what you need to know: A second senior aide to Representative Matt Gaetz quit amid a widening Justice Department inquiry.Credit…Erin Schaff/The New York Times WASHINGTON — A second senior aide to Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, abruptly quit in recent days as the congressman tries to fend off a Justice Department sex

[ad_1] CLOSE Despite significant pushback from Memphis law enforcement and other agencies across Tennessee, permitless carry, or Constitutional carry, was signed into state law Thursday. This means if you have no existing convictions that would bar you from owning a gun, and you are 21 or older, you will be able to carry a firearm openly or

[ad_1] U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson has long emphasized he’s a Second Amendment believer. He just doesn’t believe some weapons should be legal or purchased without extensive background checks. So it wasn’t a surprise that the Democratic congressman from St. Helena was thrilled hearing President Biden’s announcement of a series of executive actions to curb what he

[ad_1] First Vice President Kamala Harris spoke, pointing out that her time as a prosecutor in California was one spent dealing with the fallout of gun violence. She reminded the country where we have been on the subject of gun safety for over a decade now: “Time and again, as progress has stalled, we have all asked

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has become the latest state to soon allow most adults 21 and older to carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training after Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed the measure into law. “I signed constitutional carry today because it shouldn’t be hard for law-abiding Tennesseans to exercise

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become the latest state to soon allow most adults 21 and older to carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training after Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed the measure into law. “I signed constitutional carry today because it shouldn’t be hard for law-abiding Tennesseans to

[ad_1] President Biden on Thursday announced a set of executive actions and legislative proposals on gun control, saying that gun violence is “a public health crisis” and the administration’s actions do not contravene Second Amendment rights.  The administration aims to “confront not just the gun crisis but what is actually a public health crisis,” Biden said

[ad_1] Here’s what you need to know: President Biden will be joined on Thursday by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in announcing three Justice Department initiatives to fight gun violence, White House officials said.Credit…Calla Kessler/The New York Times Standing in the White House last month after two mass shootings in a week, President Biden said

[ad_1] Republicans in Washington should not overlook the potential of the heartland to shore up the clout of the Republican Party. The changing sentiments of those within grassroots populations could easily make the Grand Old Party a lot grander as the 2022 and 2024 elections loom on the horizon. There’s a clear opportunity to pick

[ad_1] US President Joe Biden will unveil his administration’s first steps to curb gun violence, including a plan to reduce the proliferation of “ghost guns” after a slew of mass shootings have put pressure on him to act. Biden will announce on Thursday that the Justice Department intends to issue a proposed rule within 30

[ad_1] ^ Keep Dallas Observer Free I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Dallas and help keep the future of Dallas Observer free. For years, Dr. Sue Bornstein tried to persuade policymakers and politicians to tackle one particular epidemic: gun violence. But politicians didn’t seem to take the threat seriously, and body

[ad_1] Janice Matthews* always knew she would be a gun owner someday. She was raised in Alabama where her family members rarely left their home unarmed. Still, after more than three decades in California she wasn’t in a rush to start shopping around at gun stores. Then the pandemic hit. Matthews started hearing rumors of

[ad_1] Despite the horrific number of mass shootings in our country, Congress demonstrates an appalling lack of will to fix the problem. When will it be the right time to recognize the difference between owning a gun as part of a subsistence lifestyle and owning a gun to mow down children in a school or

[ad_1] The United States has a glaring problem: mass shootings. From Columbine to Aurora to Parkland to Boulder, mass shootings briefly grasp the nation’s attention before joining the tragically long list in history. After each shooting, government officials, political pundits and average Americans argue if and how the government should implement gun control legislation. A

[ad_1] From To The Point Analyses Back on 22 July 2012, I posted an analysis on the continuing affliction of American gun violence, noting the fact that there is a connection between the privately held three hundred million firearms in the U.S.A., and the country having the highest gun-related homicide rate in the developed

[ad_1] Democrats are back to trying to find a sneaky way to limit law-abiding gun ownership and, once again, gun sales predictably soar. Even 90-year-old Betty White is packing heat. In fact, any time a mass shooter is arrested, MSNBC and BET say the same thing: Betty White. With the help of a sensationalizing press

[ad_1] Minnesota is a notable exception as a resurgence of high-profile mass shootings nationwide revives momentum for new gun laws in Washington, D.C., and in multiple states. The impasse over new gun restrictions at the divided State Capitol continues even in the aftermath of the state’s own deadly mass shooting at a health clinic in

[ad_1] The last thing this country need is to politicize violence against women. The Violence Against Women Act was introduced by then-United States Senator and current President Joe Biden in 1994 as a means to protect women from domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. It got bipartisan support and passed overwhelmingly. The original act set