[ad_1] Russell Phipps Russell A. Phipps of Hopkinton, a 102-year-old World War II veteran, passed away peacefully on Feb. 25 at The Residence of Valley Farm, a premium senior living facility in Ashland. He was surrounded by his two children and very close hospice workers.  He was husband to his beloved wife, Doris, for 71

[ad_1] By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter I am not a politician nor do I enjoy politics. This installment, however, comes dangerously close to taking a political stance. If you are reading this outdoors column that is directed towards hunters, shooters, fishermen and the like, there’s a good chance you might already be a member

[ad_1] During the primaries, three Republicans compete for the House District 5 State Representative position, while House District 6 candidates Daniel Alders, a Republican, and Cody Grace, a Democrat, are uncontested in March and set to run against each other in November. Each candidate spoke to the Tyler Morning Telegraph to share their views and

[ad_1] Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email The Florida House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow 18-year-olds to buy firearms, lowering the previous age minimum of 21. The Republican-controlled state House passed the controversial

[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Getting closer to Fishing Season As usual folks up in Maine are taking some great Trout and Atlantic Salmon. The Keeper Salmon in the header photo was caught by my friend’s wife on Moosehead Lake.  Apparently, Jon has more than one keeper. Though the Salmon was released. Thursday the 29th

[ad_1] Abraham Lincoln said, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.” Apparently, though, you can fool enough people enough of the time that we in America have a serious problem

[ad_1] Book: THE AMERICAN BEAST: ESSAYS, 2012-2022 Author: Jill Lepore Published by: John Murray Price: Rs 799 At the dedication of the National Archives Building in 1941, the then president, F.D. Roosevelt, emphasised that: “To bring together the records of the past and to house them in buildings where they will be preserved for the

[ad_1] In the Warsaw Ghetto in October 1941 Mary Berg, then a teenager, wrote in her diary about the improbable persistence of laughter in that hellish place: Every day at the Art Café on Leszno Street one can hear songs and satires on the police, the ambulance service, the rickshaws, and even the Gestapo, in

[ad_1] Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com The Feb. 28 Bangor Daily News article by Billy Kobin on the governor’s and Maine Legislature’s newly proposed gun safety bills includes a link to an National Rifle Association article about the bills. In the linked article, the NRA accuses

[ad_1] Actor and incoming NRA president Charlton Heston with outgoing president Marion Hammer and Executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre in 1998. By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org National Rifle Association honcho Wayne LaPierre’s ticket to ride the NRA’s gravy train was canceled last week with a New York jury’s widely reported corruption findings, but his

[ad_1] So it appears that Kyle Rittenhouse has gotten himself into a little spat with one of his fellow Republicans who is promoting sensible AR-15-style gun control laws. Apparently, Kyliepoo doesn’t like this. Rittenhouse, who killed two men with the aforementioned gun and was subsequently acquitted of the killings, is all up in his feels

[ad_1] Less than a week after Laken Riley was reportedly killed via blunt force trauma by a non-U.S. citizen, President Joe Biden spoke to reporters about his efforts to fight crime and pushed more gun control. Biden said, “I’ve taken more executive actions to stop the flow of illegal guns than any other administration in

[ad_1] By Bruce Lloyd The home “Rec” (Recreation Room) was a 20th-century standard in the United States. Spare rooms and basements got the treatment with new walls, fancy furniture and — gasp — even new color TVs. Somehow, this never quite got done in the home I grew up in. Nothing was finished down in

[ad_1] On Saturday afternoon, MSNBC host Katie Phang allowed liberal activist Fred Guttenberg to indulge in a hateful rant against the NRA and Donald Trump supporters as he declared that he hopes that former NRA head Wayne LaPierre “rots in hell.” It even sounded at one point like he excoriated Trump supporters as the “maggot

[ad_1] Trump supporters holding a Gadsden flag at protest across the street from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York in April 2023. The flag, which has become a symbol of individual liberty favored by Libertarians and conservatives, could become a new Iowa license plate design available to vehicle owners. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah) DES

[ad_1] The Supreme Court during oral arguments Wednesday wrestled with the Trump-era ban on bump stocks, which convert semi-automatic weapons to fire hundreds of rounds per minute. The justices appeared divided as to whether the government lawfully prohibited the devices, used in one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history, by classifying them as

[ad_1] More than​ 43,000 people were killed with guns in the United States in 2023. That’s around one death every twelve minutes. More than half of those deaths were suicides or accidents, almost 19,000 were homicides, and guns were among the leading causes of death among children and teenagers. According to the Gun Violence Archive,

[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats in the Maine Legislature have introduced bills covering 72-hour waiting periods on gun purchases and a host of additional violence prevention and mental health initiatives in response to the state’s deadliest mass shooting on record. The new proposals, which have the backing of most Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives,

[ad_1] Many Americans are practically terrorized into consumption. The interactions I experienced at the gun show strongly resonated with anthropologist Joseph Masco’s argument in his book The Theater of Operations. Masco writes of how the adversarial nature of the Cold War conditioned Americans to a pervasive sense of imminent risk and destruction. The ensuing mindset

[ad_1] By KIM SEUNG-JUNGThe author is a professor of archaeology at the University of Toronto.Not long ago, a shooting spree occurred in Kansas City. On the same day, another shooting occurred at a high school in Georgia. The two incidents led to yet further gun control controversy. No other country in the world has the

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Some Supreme Court justices expressed reluctance Wednesday to strike down a ban on “bump stocks,” gun accessories that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly, although the final outcome remains unclear. The Trump administration the imposed prohibition after the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017, in which Stephen Paddock used bump stock-equipped

[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to consider the legality of a federal ban imposed under former President Donald Trump on “bump stock” devices that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns in a case targeting another firearms restriction after a major gun rights expansion in 2022. The justices

[ad_1] CNN  —  For Michael Cargill, the thorny dispute over bump stocks is only partly about the controversial devices themselves. It’s also about what Cargill views as government overreach. “It’s the principle of it,” said the 54-year-old Texas gun store owner who six years ago sued over a federal ban on the devices, which allow

[ad_1] Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account – free of charge. Please enter a valid email address. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice

[ad_1] Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account – free of charge. Please enter a valid email address. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News’ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice

[ad_1] By Craig J. DeLuz | Special to The OBSERVER OPINION – The streets of America, once shrouded in shadows, are filled with the flicker of hope as Black History Month comes upon us. A time to reflect on the struggles and successes of African-Americans in this great nation. But amongst the celebrations and festivities,

[ad_1] The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over whether the federal government can ban devices known as “bump stocks” that allow semi-automatic rifles to act more like a machine gun. The case doesn’t directly involve Second Amendment rights to possess firearms. Instead, it hinges on whether bump stocks meet the definition of machine guns,

[ad_1] SACRAMENTO —  California lawmakers are weighing a pitch from the White House for states to toughen gun storage rules as legislation languishes in Congress. Even though many states, including California, have laws in place for safely storing guns when children are present, the Biden administration wants them to go further by requiring gun owners to

[ad_1] EDITOR: Sadly, it didn’t take long to see a demonstration of the impotence of Governor Whitmer’s gun storage law. A two-year-old child was killed through the negligence of her father (law or not) regarding access to a loaded firearm. Two articles in the Daily Press and other sources provide similar accounts, but

[ad_1] Two different Ohio Senate committees are set to consider controversial bills Tuesday. One bill would provide a tax credit for donations to so-called “pregnancy distress centers” in Ohio, and the other would ban cities from keeping a list of guns and gun owners. Ohioans who give money to a “pregnancy distress center” already get