[ad_1] Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is taking aim at a gun industry association for the way it engaged in a tax-dodging “voter education” scheme that also violated a core tenet of Second Amendment enthusiasts: compiling a detailed database of gun buyers. The Daily Beast has obtained a letter, which Blumenthal sent to the National Shooting

[ad_1] This story is one in a series examining the impact of gun violence on Utah’s children and exploring solutions to help keep kids safe.   SALT LAKE CITY — What happened over the summer is hard to talk about, but 8-year-old Kael Ellington can sum it up in one word.   “Scary,” Kael said. “It was

[ad_1] Alex Jones has, experts say, used the U.S. Constitution as both a shield and a sword.  When Jones first started talking about the Sandy Hook shooting, the day of the massacre itself, he said it was a manufactured crisis intended to create enough sympathy and outrage to enact gun control legislation.  Now that he

[ad_1] Advocate Debra Gillespie, Representative Deb Andraca, Jennifer Hoffman-Jonas and other gun safety advocates held a press conference condemning Republicans. (Photo/WisDems) By Karen Stokes Representative Deb Andraca (Photo/Wisconsin.gov) State Rep. Deb Andraca and gun violence prevention advocates Debra Gillespie and Jennifer Hoffman-Jonas held a press conference in Milwaukee to share their stance on gun safety

[ad_1] DALLAS (NEXSTAR) – Throughout Friday’s one-hour Texas Governor’s Debate, we polled voters and tracked their live reaction to what was said by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and challenger Beto O’Rourke (D). As you might imagine, some of the more controversial issues stood out as moments that drew a line in the sand between the

[ad_1] KALISPELL – Sometimes, Ryan Busse freely concedes, his one-man crusade against the “radicalization” of the firearms industry and National Rifle Association is a lonely endeavor. But then his phone rings. Or his text flashes. Or his Twitter pings. All reminders Busse isn’t alone at all. On a recent weekday morning, for instance, the 52-year-old

[ad_1] EDINBURG, Texas (NEXSTAR) — The countdown to the November election for Texas governor is on — and Texans have a major decision to make: re-elect Republican Gov. Greg Abbott or elect Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. Which candidates are Texans searching for ahead of the Nexstar Governor’s Debate? With just over a month before polls

[ad_1] The last time Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke were in the same room, the two-term Republican incumbent didn’t even bother looking his Democratic challenger in the eye. When O’Rourke crashed a press conference at a high school auditorium in Uvalde four months ago, blasting Abbott for “doing nothing” in the wake of another

[ad_1] Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke plans on Friday to march out parents and families of the 19 children killed in the Uvalde school shooting, hours before he faces off against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on the debate stage. Mr. O’Rourke, a former congressman and former presidential candidate, is set to join the families

[ad_1] Republican Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall introduced legislation Thursday that would protect Americans’ second amendment rights from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) proposed registry for firearms with stabilizing braces. The legislation, first obtained by the Daily Caller, is titled the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act. The bill would

[ad_1] Red flag laws, universal background checks, bans on assault weapons and large magazines are necessary to decrease gun violence As of Aug. 18, the United States has seen 319 mass shootings— incidents where four or more people are shot at the same place and time— in 2019, and average of 1.38 per day. In

[ad_1] There’s only one problem with creating a law to restrict weapons from would-be criminals, Gary Maha says. Law-abiding citizens will be the only ones to follow it. “If they want a gun, they’re gonna get a gun,” the legislator said during Genesee County Legislature’s meeting Wednesday. “If you’ve got a shooting somewhere, do you

[ad_1] After a downgrade in her first campaign, Gov. Janet Mills’ ranking with one of the most prominent gun lobbying organizations increased this year without much fanfare — reflecting the changing political terrain on gun rights since her first campaign. The release of the National Rifle Association’s campaign scorecards last week saw Republican gubernatorial candidate

[ad_1] Courtesy of Bennilover (Flickr CC0) “A sick and regressive nation.” This is how history will tell the story of 21st-century America. I read another article just minutes ago telling the tale of another mass shooting. In the Roxborough area of Philadelphia, just outside of Roxborough High School, five young men were shot by two

[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney signed an executive order Tuesday banning the possession of firearms and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds, a move that could reignite a long-standing debate about whether Philadelphia should be able to write its own gun laws. The action came weeks after Tiffany Fletcher was fatally

[ad_1] By Chris Palmer, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on Tuesday signed an executive order banning the possession of firearms and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds, a move that could reignite a long-standing debate about whether the city should be able to write its own gun

[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on Tuesday signed an executive order banning the possession of firearms and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds, a move that could reignite a long-standing debate about whether the city should be able to write its own gun laws. The action came weeks after Tiffany

[ad_1] Oregonians could see a significant change in how they can possess, and use, firearms. Measure 114, if passed by voters in November, would require permits to buy a firearm, require safety training and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds. The initiative is backed by Lift Every Voice Oregon, a

[ad_1] It is long past time to repeal the Second Amendment. Why? To strengthen democracy. Without the Second Amendment, wrote Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, states and towns would be free to pass their own gun laws that wouldn’t be overturned again and again by courts citing either the Second Amendment or other precedent reliant on the

[ad_1] Among the many grim features of U.S. life in 2022, gun violence might be especially depressing because it is a crisis that seems so solvable and yet hopeless at the same time. We are trapped in a national gun debate between a rabidly political right wing and a stubbornly apolitical center, with the left

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race has shaped up along the usual political division on guns, though the candidates’ pasts cause issues for their current stances. Gun policy has not been the center of attention for Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz. Instead, any debate on guns has been overshadowed by

[ad_1] The claim: “There have been three court rulings since May that have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR. That came out of the federal court of appeals.” — Gov. Greg Abbott Abbott was responding to calls

[ad_1] James J. Florio, a respected former Governor of New Jersey and an eight-term congressman who courageously tackled tough issues, sometimes to his political detriment, died tonight.  He was 85. Florio has been a fixture in New Jersey politics since 1969, when he won a seat in the New Jersey State Assembly.  He spent fifteen

[ad_1] When the third edition and the final eighth printing of my book, “The Complete Single Mother” came out in 2005, I thought I had achieved what I set out to do: Help the country’s 15 million single moms by choice or chance face single motherhood with wisdom, wit, dignity, confidence and courage! Contrary to

[ad_1] Over the past 50 years, and particularly since the early 2000s, the gun lobby has notched substantial successes in weakening gun laws and promulgating firearm ownership across the country. With significant resources and a multitude of media channels to propagate their message, the gun lobby has successfully drowned out reputable research on firearms with

[ad_1] It’s not often that I agree with our current president, but it does happen. Of course, most of those agreements happen when he says something by mistake, as he did Friday. President Joe Biden conceded — accidentally, of course — an argument that pro-Second Amendment conservatives have been making for decades: So-called “assault weapons”

[ad_1] Kyle Waterman is a proven Kalispell public servant. His City Council, City-County Health Board and County Transportation Committee record shows that he goes the extra mile finding solutions. Living in SD 4, he knows the people, their concerns, and issues. Candidate Kyle believes Montana has had secure elections; however, legal voters deserve equal access

[ad_1] State Rep. Abby Major, R-Ford City, whose district will include three Indiana County townships through the end of the year, has been named by state Rep. Matt Dowling, R-Fayette, to succeed Dowling as chair of the House Second Amendment Caucus for the remainder of the 2021-22 Legislative Session. “It is an honor to be

[ad_1] In August, authorities in Hondo, Texas, revoked a permit for an NRA-affiliated group to hold its fundraiser on city property. The event featured a raffle for an AR-15, the same assault rifle that slaughtered 21 people in nearby Uvalde last May. At a city council meeting, families of the victims read the names of

[ad_1] AGs from 24 states sent a letter threatening to take action over a new merchant code for gun stores. The move follows the International Organization for Standardization’s recent vote to create the code. All three credit-card companies recently said they have adopted the standard. Loading Something is loading. The Republican attorneys general of 24