Second Amendment

Lots of Republicans are close with the gun lobby. But for Elise Stefanik, the third-ranking Republican in the House, the relationship is more like: Until death do us part. Stefanik’s husband, Matt Manda, is the public affairs manager for the firearm industry’s top trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Despite the sporty branding, NSSF
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has kept the upper chamber’s negotiations on gun reform narrowly focused by tasking one of his top deputies, conservative Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), to take the Republican lead in the talks.  Cornyn’s participation in the negotiations opened the door for another reliable Trump ally, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), to
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Not for a fleeting second did I think my column last week about guns being used to murder schoolchildren would change anyone’s position on controlling these killing machines commonly known as semi-automatic assault rifles. Gun control is about as divisive an issue we confront as Americans, definitely up there with abortion. Ironically, both issues are about
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President Joe Biden will struggle to enact stricter gun laws in the US, despite a passionate speech at the White House by Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey following the brutal school shooting in Texas A furious Joe Biden wants stricter gun laws, but is facing fierce resistance ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) Actor Matthew McConaughey gave
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I have been watching the National Basketball Association playoffs these past weeks. When I turned on the television on May 24 to watch Golden State Warriors play the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors’ basketball coach, Steve Kerr, was having a pre-game-press-conference.  Despite the Warriors being just one win away from their first NBA Finals appearance
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Jackson was captured on video applauding remarks made by New Zealand’s prime minister on the country’s “assault rifle ban” during Harvard’s commencement ceremony May 26.  Jackson can be seen sitting directly behind Prime Minister Jacinda Arden as she discusses her government’s gun control laws. Jackson begins clapping once Arden mentions “banning
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Placeholder while article actions load Senators buckled down Tuesday for days of additional negotiations on a response to recent high-profile mass shootings, retreating from earlier calls for quick action even as they expressed optimism that a long-elusive deal to address gun violence might eventually be possible. The calls for patience came as a small bipartisan
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With each slaughter of innocents, the gun industry offers its sympathy, argues that even more weapons will make America safer, and gives thanks for a two-decade-old law shielding the firearms makers from legal action by the victims. Mike Fifer, the chief executive of one of the US’s leading handgun manufacturers, Sturm Ruger, once described the
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New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul signed a 10-bill package of gun laws on Monday that included raising the age to legally purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21 following several recent mass shootings nationwide. Hochul signed the package to immediately strengthen the state’s gun laws and close “critical loopholes” as lawmakers seek to
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The main reason Republicans on Capitol Hill and their supporters around the country refuse to pass legislation that would place major restrictions on the use of handguns and assault rifles is fear that imposing restrictions will ultimately lead to the confiscation of handguns and assault rifles. It doesn’t matter how many horrid mass shootings we
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DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The mother of a man who was injured during a mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last month said she will implore lawmakers at a Congressional hearing next week to ban assault weapons. Zeneta Everhart, who says her 21-year-old son, Zaire Goodman, is still recovering
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Congressman Jason Crow at lunch with members of the 82nd Airborne, his former division. Crow met with U.S. military officials and foreign government officials in multiple locations in Eastern Europe. PHOTO SUPPLIED Only one thing is worse for gun-loving Republicans gnashing their teeth at Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow over his credibility and his honored
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Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! There has been a lot of talk about sustainable tourism lately and I sincerely applaud the conscious efforts of businesses and nonprofits that are committed to promoting and perpetuating responsible and eco-friendly tourism. But the single biggest issue is that Hawaii can’t handle continuing increases in
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Uvalde school shooting: Teachers, parents demand sensible gun control After the Uvalde mass shooting, teachers and education advocates marched in Austin calling for Sen. Ted Cruz to support “sensible gun regulation.” Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY The National Rifle Association has spent nearly $3 million supporting and opposing Congress members from Pennsylvania over the span
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