[ad_1] 1. With a looming deadline, once-contentious north Fargo townhouse project nears completion A deadline is drawing near for a prominent developer to complete a once-contentious northside townhouse project and avoid penalties from the city of Fargo. But Jim Roers, CEO of Roers Development, said there won’t be a problem finishing the townhomes, two of

[ad_1] In early 2018, we simultaneously saw all the potential and all the futility of the gun-reform movement in the United States.  On Valentine’s Day that year, a 19-year-old former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, entered the school brandishing an AR-15-style rifle and opened fire, murdering 17 people and wounding

[ad_1] By Wayman Blakely, Las Vegas Saturday, May 20, 2023 | 2 a.m. The American people can effect change. Remember the 18th Amendment (ratified in 1919) prohibiting alcohol? Remember the 21st Amendment (ratified in 1933), repealing the 18th? Similarly, the Second Amendment can be modified. With regard to fatal acts of random anger and hostility

[ad_1] Alaska’s Republican-led Legislature has passed a bill prohibiting the authorities from singling out firearm and ammunition retailers when they start shutting down businesses during a declared emergency. House Bill 61, heading to the desk of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, states that firearm businesses cannot be forced to close, shorten their business hours, limit their sales,

[ad_1] (RNS) — The statistics are numbing. The United States suffered 202 mass shootings — four or more persons killed or injured by firearms — during the first six months of 2023. Texas has had 17 mass shootings and 214 gun violence deaths so far this year. Most estimates count more weapons than people throughout

[ad_1] During an interview with USA Today, published this week, musician Dave Matthews blasted people who say “it’s the guns.” Matthews offered no ideas or policy solutions while he pushed for politicians to do something while also saying, “No one is coming for your guns.” Matthews said, “I’m so stunned by the ability of our leaders

[ad_1] The man stood in a red Make America Great Again baseball cap pointing his AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle toward the sidewalk. An elementary school student ran home crying. Parents were terrified. Neighbors called the police. While he had not explicitly threatened people in this suburban neighborhood, just the sight of him walking near school bus

[ad_1] ST. PAUL — Universal background checks for firearms sales and court-issued emergency orders to confiscate guns from high-risk individuals are now Minnesota law. Joined by gun control advocates, lawmakers and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords at the state Capitol on Friday, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Gov. Tim Walz signed an $880 million, 500-page public safety bill with the

[ad_1] The political arm of the National Rifle Association (NRA) has endorsed State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) for re-election this year, making him one of several legislative candidates the group is backing. But it appears that Pennacchio’s opponent, Morris County Commissioner Tom Mastrangelo (R-Montville), is trying to make it look like the group is supporting

[ad_1] Texas has seen at least seven mass shootings in public places since Gov. Greg Abbott (R) took office — including the state’s worst mass shooting and its deadliest school shooting — and nearly every time, he has dismissed calls to strengthen gun regulations while simultaneously expanding the rights of gun owners. “People want a

[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Friends of mine are enjoying some great Striper fishing as of late. The photo, above, is of a nice 39″ Striper taken in the Bay. After careful handling, it was released. Rhode Island regulations only allow recreational anglers to keep Stripers between 28″ to <35″. The super majority of Stripers are thrown

[ad_1] Can any of you still watch the evening news? Here’s an encapsulation. America is becoming a gun-toting hellscape where every guy who gets fired from his job, or any teen who has been bullied at school, goes down to the local Walgreens, buys an AK, and blows away the nearest McDonalds. This happens almost

[ad_1] Dear Ja,  We all want to see you soar. There’s this one clip of you continuously circulating through all of my group chats that consists of different basketball-loving people from different walks of life. I also see the same clip on all of my timelines. You probably know the clip; it is the one from back

[ad_1] The wife of Anne Arundel County Del. Nic Kipke has joined a gun rights organization suing Gov. Wes Moore, challenging Maryland’s new laws that will restrict where licensed gun owners can carry firearms. The case filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore has as plaintiffs the Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc.

[ad_1] Videos of law enforcement agents knocking on doors to question residents about firearms or gun parts they may have purchased are causing alarm in the Second Amendment community online. Aidan Johnston, director of Federal Affairs for Gun Owners of America (GOA), said such encounters have the ingredients for a Ruby Ridge/Waco-type tragedy. “This is

[ad_1] A handgun from a collection of illegal guns (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, FIle) On Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives voted to pass controversial legislation that would largely align Alabama’s criminal possession of a firearm with its federal law equivalent. House Bill 392 (HB392) is sponsored by Cynthia Almond. “This adopts the federal law on gun possession

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said little publicly about the six-week abortion ban he signed this year or about former President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, he broke his silence on both. Responding to Trump’s recent criticism that Florida’s new abortion restrictions were “too harsh,” DeSantis shot back, “I was proud to do

[ad_1] CNN  —  Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo on Wednesday vetoed three Democratic-led gun control bills that attempted to increase the age to possess certain firearms and restrict who can obtain them. “I will not support legislation that infringes on the constitutional rights of Nevadans,” Lombardo said in a statement defending the first vetoes of

[ad_1] Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a trio of gun control bills Wednesday, in an early indication of how he’ll respond to ambitious measures backed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature. The vetoes were the first issued by Lombardo in his first year as governor. Legislators approved the measures after contentious hearings on gun control in

[ad_1] The Nevada Legislature passed three gun control bills on May 15, sending them to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk for his signature of approval. Lombardo, a former police officer and Second Amendment supporter, has not commented on whether he will veto the bills. On his campaign website, Lombardo says he “supports the right of all

[ad_1] CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a trio of gun-control bills Wednesday, in what could be an early indication of how he’ll respond to ambitious measures backed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature. The vetoes were the first issued by Lombardo in his first year as governor. Legislators approved the measures

[ad_1] CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a trio of gun-control bills Wednesday while his office threatened to ax the state budget if his priorities aren’t addressed, in the strongest conflict yet for Nevada’s split-party government. It’s a combative shift for Lombardo, who previously said he would not use the “big

[ad_1] Steve Marcus Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo speaks during the 2023 State of the Schools address at Resorts World Las Vegas, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. By Gabe Stern, Associated Press/Report for America Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | 12:54 p.m. CARSON CITY — Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a trio of gun control bills Wednesday, in

[ad_1] (The Center Square) — A Louisiana House committee reviewed numerous gun bills on Tuesday, with some approved, and others rejected or involuntarily deferred. Members of the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice voted 8-1 to approve House Bill 131, sponsored by Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, to allow a person over the age

[ad_1] In the wake of a constant onslaught of mass shootings, the media’s attention turns once again to the topic of gun control. If a majority of Americans agree that we need stricter gun laws, why aren’t we seeing a change?  Polls conducted by Monmouth University in 2022 found that 54% of Americans agree that