[ad_1] Ahead of Easter, MSNBC hosts and commentators used Christianity to attack the recent vote to expel Tennessee House Democrats for storming the state Capitol with gun control protesters. Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Pearson and Justin Jones all faced votes of expulsion on Thursday after leading and participating in the protest that disrupted House proceedings

[ad_1] Nevada lawmakers are considering three gun-safety bills. Assembly Bill 354 would prohibit anyone possessing a firearm in or within 100 yards of an entrance to an election site, and AB 355 could raise the age from 18 to 21 for Nevadans to purchase an assault-style weapon. In the past five years, said Assembly Majority

[ad_1] A trio of bills seeking to prevent gun violence through new restrictions on access to firearms sparked backlash from Second Amendment proponents and brought out stark partisan disagreements among Democratic backers and Republican opponents. The bills, heard Thursday in a rare joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate judiciary committees, propose prohibiting access to

[ad_1] Several decisions have been rendered recently on whether persons aged 18 to 20 have a Second Amendment right to carry or purchase a handgun or any firearm.  I’d like to highlight the March 31, 2023, decision of U.S. district judge Katherine Menendez (D. Minn.), which is one of the most thorough decisions to date

[ad_1] A group of gun owners in New York and New Jersey is suing the NYPD division that reviews applications for firearm permits and licenses, arguing that the NYPD’s application requirements are “impossible to meet.” The class-action lawsuit, filed in federal court last month, argues that a lengthy backlog in the licensing division “paralyzes” people

[ad_1] Re “Norfolk should pump its brakes on traffic signal plan” (April 1): As a Larchmont homeowner since 1997, I support Michael Crockett’s well-researched, cogent guest column. My wife and I attended the civic league meeting where the city’s presentation failed to provide a data-driven, evidence-based justification for this elaborate, problematic project. The absence of

[ad_1] Norah Hodge had a dance class the same day a shooter walked into a dance studio in California thousands of miles away and killed 11 people. “I couldn’t believe people were killed doing what they loved and expressing themselves,” said Hodge, a fifth grader at Woodbrook Elementary School in Elkhorn, referring to the massacre

[ad_1] During Wednesday’s TPUSA event, Charlie Kirk said it’s worth the cost of people dying to own any mass murdering weapon available. Like most NRA prostitutes, Charlie Kirk hides under the guise that Americans supporting common sense gun control are trying to take away the Second Amendment “Having an armed citizenry comes with a price,

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment The sitting sheriff and chief law enforcement official in one of Maryland’s most populous counties was accused in a federal indictment of conspiring with the owner of a gun shop to illegally obtain machine guns by using official police credentials so the shop could rent out the weapons to

[ad_1] 32 minutes ago White House Leans Into Accusing GOP Of ‘Defunding’ Police By Attacking Push To Slash ATF“,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:1,”title”:”White House Leans Into Accusing GOP Of ‘Defunding’ Police By Attacking Push To Slash ATF”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/642ef821522a9a22036ba1b0/290×0.jpg”,”isHappeningNowArticle”:true,”date”:”32 minutes ago”,”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/04/06/white-house-leans-into-accusing-gop-of-defunding-police-by-attacking-push-to-slash-atf/”}},”id”:”bf8dr679lpgg00″},{“textContent”:” 2 hours ago Jobs Report: What To Expect As Economists Worry Recession May Be ‘Underway Now’“,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:2,”title”:”Jobs Report: What To Expect

[ad_1] As the riot of gun violence in America produces fresh massacres by the day, firearm fundamentalists refuse to acknowledge the blood on their hands, and their suicidal stance in the face of escalating carnage is that more guns are the answer. But it is worse than that. Take a close look at the arguments

[ad_1] Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Many are clamoring for stricter gun control laws or banning guns completely or even going after firearms manufacturers. Bad guys love gun controls — the stricter the better. They also love gun-free zones because none of it applies to them. I have yet to see

[ad_1] The White House is opening a new line of attack on Republicans — as former President Donald Trump demands his party defund federal law enforcement — by arguing that threatening firearm-control agencies would help arm Mexican drug cartels that traffic fentanyl into the country. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a perennial

[ad_1] About 10 years ago, not weeks after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, this newspaper analyzed the odds of a “wave of gun control bills” anticipated in Augusta. “It’s not clear whether Maine lawmakers have made a political calculation to acquiesce to the pro-gun lobby,” the reporter concluded. “What is

[ad_1] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) – Police chiefs in South Carolina urged lawmakers Wednesday to pump the brakes on a push to make it easier to carry concealed guns in public. S.109 would establish what’s known as constitutional carry, or permit-less carry, which is currently in place in 26 other states. A similar bill, H.3594, passed

[ad_1] Ketch Secor is best known as the frontman of the country band Old Crow Medicine Show, but he’s also a school administrator, and the father of young children. He was wearing all three hats when he penned an opinion piece for the New York Times called “Country Music Can Lead America Out of Its Obsession

[ad_1] A judge in New York has ruled that the state’s extreme risk protection order law, which allows law enforcement to temporarily seize a person’s firearms, is unconstitutional. Extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws, often referred to as “Red Flag” laws, allow courts to order the seizure of a person’s firearms if a police officer,

[ad_1] The Tennessee state legislature, with its Republican supermajority, will vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers, including Shelby County’s Justin J. Pearson, who represents the 86th District. Pearson, Gloria Johnson of Knoxville and Justin Jones of Nashville are facing expulsion for “disorderly behavior.” Last Thursday, they briefly disrupted a legislative session, leading

[ad_1] Students rally against guns after the Covenant School shooting at the State Capitol Building in Nashville, on March 30, 2023. Johnnie Izquierdo for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Until people start to go into the streets and protest, we’re not going to see the changes… If you don’t have the people rising up,

[ad_1] The photo of the little girl’s face in terror on the bus after the recent mass shooting in Nashville should haunt every American. Will that scar ever be healed? Why and how this madness continues is the question that both plagues and infuriates. During the media coverage of these slaughters I weep for these

[ad_1] In case you missed it, Florida enacted a new gun law this week. Championed by Governor Ron DeSantis, the bill allows “permitless carry” of concealed firearms. Under the new law, qualifying Floridians can carry a concealed firearm without getting a permit or undergoing training on how to handle a gun. Anyone who is a

[ad_1] Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said during an interview Wednesday that he regrets forcing Ukraine to dismantle its nuclear program amid the country’s ongoing war with Russia. He said the war likely would not have happened if Kyiv still had the nuclear weapons.  The war has continued for more than 400 days and includes

[ad_1] Treasure Coast Newspapers Escambia County School Board takes comments over proposed book ban. The Escambia County School Board hears comments for and against banning selected books. Pensacola News Journal Book objections: Learn full context before acting rashly Recently, I watched an interview with a father opposed to the teaching of Mark Twain’s novel, “The

[ad_1] By Jessica Pishko for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for Texas News Service reporting for the Pulitzer Center-Public News Service Collaboration. Last summer, the sheriff of Coryell County in Central Texas took to an elevated platform in a small Las Vegas ballroom and made an unusual announcement: He was

[ad_1] Make school lunch free for all children In 1946, President Harry Truman initiated the school lunch program, which came “in response to claims that many American men had been rejected for World War II military service because of diet-related problems,” according to government websites. In 1966, President Johnson signed the Child Nutrition Act establishing

[ad_1] Moms Demand Action held a rally outside of DCPS, Tuesday. They chose that location after the recent mass shooting at a school in Nashville, Tennessee. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As of Monday, Florida is the 26th state to enact permitless carry. The newly signed law does not sit well with some Jacksonville mothers, advocates and

[ad_1] With little fanfare, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday making Florida the 26th state in the nation to allow residents to legally carry concealed weapons without having to obtain a permit through the state. The signature came in DeSantis’ office, where he was surrounded by GOP legislators, gun rights advocates and other supporters of

[ad_1] FIRST ON FOX: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will join former President Donald Trump and other top Republican leaders headlining the annual NRA-ILA Leadership Forum later this month, Fox News Digital has learned.  “The 2023 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum represents a significant gathering of national leaders. This event underscores the importance of defending our constitutional rights

[ad_1] FIRST ON FOX: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will join former President Donald Trump and other top Republican leaders headlining the annual NRA-ILA Leadership Forum later this month, Fox News Digital has learned.  “The 2023 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum represents a significant gathering of national leaders. This event underscores the importance of defending our constitutional rights