A law restricting the sale of semi-automatic rifles approved by voters in 2018 is constitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton rejected the challenge to Initiative 1639 filed by gun rights groups and some gun dealers. The initiative’s provisions that restrict the sale of those rifles to those at least 21

A former top executive at the National Rifle Association is breaking ranks and calling for gun control measures in an upcoming book. Joshua Powell, who was second-in-command at the pro-gun organization until he was fired in January, said “the NRA is not in step with the majority of gun owners,” who he said favor background

Here’s what you need to know: Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his wife, Jill Biden, arrived in Milwaukee on Thursday, where they met with the parents of Jacob Blake, who was shot and paralyzed by a Kenosha police officer.Credit…Kriston Jae Bethel for The New York Times Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived in Wisconsin on Thursday,

Here’s what you need to know: Facebook, bracing for a highly contentious election, also said it would strengthen measures against posts that try to dissuade people from voting.Credit…Jim Wilson/The New York Times Facebook on Thursday moved to clamp down on confusion about the November election on its service, rolling out sweeping changes to limit voter

OLYMPIA – A federal judge has upheld Washington Initiative 1639 as constitutional. The judge ruled that the initiative which requires enhanced background checks and waiting periods for the purchase of semiautomatic assault rifle purchases is consistent with the Second Amendment. Judge Ronald Leighton, who was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, granted

With the trauma of gun violence ravaging St. Louis, there’s one topic that seems to have escaped everyone’s attention in the race for simplistic solutions. Guns. Missouri being Missouri, the local shouting match is dominated by Republican demands for “law-and-order” — somewhere Tricky Dick is flashing that creepy grin — and cracking down on bad

The following is an exclusive excerpt from Donald Trump Jr.’s new book, Liberal Privilege: Joe Biden and the Democrats’ Defense of the Indefensible, available Tuesday, September 1. *** If you vote for Joe, who is really going to be in power? Many people feel like they’re simply voting for whatever Democrat is on the ticket,

By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On Monday, former Vice President and current Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke in Hazelwood. He called President Trump ‘toxic’ and said Americans would be safer if Biden is President. Afterwards, Biden met with KDKA political editor Jon Delano. Last week, Donald Trump called Joe Biden weak and

Demonstrators attend the right-wing ‘Liberty or Death – Rally Against Left Wing Violence’ outside Seattle City Hall on August 18, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Right wing groups including Patriot Prayer held a pro-gun rally to oppose Washington gun-control Initiative 1639 and were met with a large counterprotest. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images) A federal judge

Gun sales are soaring at the declining number of places in America that sell them. I think there are two reasons for this spike. The first is that some Americans seem nervous about recent unrest, and feel the need to be armed. The second reason is that the 30% of Americans who acknowledge owning a gun fear Democrat Joe Biden

by: Web Staff, The Associated Press, CNN, Rachel Skytta Posted: Aug 29, 2020 / 02:45 PM MDT / Updated: Aug 29, 2020 / 06:07 PM MDT LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado-based gun rights group said it is raising money to defend the 17-year-old boy accused of killing two people during demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin

A gun rights group based in Colorado is raising money for the legal defense of a teenager accused of killing two people during racial unrest in Wisconsin this week. The National Foundation for Gun Rights announced Friday that it is raising money for 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Illinois. The NFGR is the legal arm of

On Saturday, Aug. 22, Jeff Stroud taught a class for law-abiding Yoopers looking to receive their concealed pistol licenses (CPL). Stroud teaches his classes on not only the legalities of CPLs, but how to be a responsible, and, in his words, exemplary carrier. Stroud is a fully-licensed instructor and expert marksman, certified as a chief

Content warning: gun violence, abuse As gun sales continue to surge across the country, California voters watched a 2016 gun safety measure get tossed out by a federal appeals court. On Aug. 14, a three-judge panel voted 2-1 to strike down a law restricting large-capacity ammunition magazines. The law was originally adopted by the California

To the editor, Gun violence has plagued this country for many years and seems to increase daily in these stressful times. This November we have the opportunity to cast our ballots for candidates who will support efforts to reduce gun deaths. I am excited to be able to vote for such a person. Melissa Winker

Andrew Pollack, the father of a student killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., praised President Trump at the opening night of the Republican National Convention, saying “he took action” after the massacre in 2018. Pollack’s daughter, Meadow, was one of the 17 people killed in the shooting. “She was just months

Last week at the Democratic National Convention, Parkland victim Jaime Guttenberg’s father, Fred, was the Floridian to cast his state’s delegate votes for Joe Biden during the roll call. Before the 2018 shooting, Andrew Pollack wasn’t a political activist, and neither was Fred Guttenberg. But in the face of unspeakable tragedy, after 17 people were

Campaign Beat: Greens, Guns And Preexisting Conditions Montana’s Secretary of State loses his battle to keep Green Party candidates on the ballot. New campaign ads focus on family and gun rights. The two candidates for governor release their health care plans. The national party conventions may hold little sway over Montana races. And Governor Bullock

Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential election riding on one simple phrase: “Make America Great Again”. As he seeks a second term, he faces a country struggling with challenges from the coronavirus and the pandemic’s economic aftershocks – and an electorate that will weigh his record from his four years in office. His 2020

It’s hard to get good survey data on firearms related issues for a number of reasons, which we’ll detail below, but new data indicates that gun owners are a diverse community and provides more evidence that the recent surge in gun sales was not restricted along partisan, racial, or gender lines. The latest data from Rasmussen Reports shows a

Nearly 10 years after she was shot in the head in an attempted assassination, former U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — still struggling with her speech — delivered a powerful call for gun control to the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night. In a prerecorded video message during the virtual convention, Giffords stood in front of an

A former top National Rifle Association (NRA) official in a new tell-all book describes a culture of greed and corruption as well as a willingness to poison American political discourse at the organization. CEO Wayne LaPierre‘s former chief of staff, Josh Powell, writes in “Inside the NRA: A Tell-All Account of Corruption, Greed and Paranoia Within

Republican Florida Rep. Ross Spano lost his primary Tuesday night in an upset to Scott Franklin, a city commissioner in Lakeland. Spano trailed Franklin by 2.6% when the race was called, The New York Times reported, becoming the eighth House incumbent to lose his primary this cycle. Though Spano had touted endorsements from congressional leadership

Josh Powell’s book to be published September 8, “Inside the NRA: A Tell-All Account of Corruption, Greed and Paranoia Within the Most Powerful Political Group in America,” was first reported by the New York Times. CNN received quotes from the book from the publisher Twelve, a division of Hachette Book Group, and has not reviewed

ANALYSIS/OPINION: Joe Biden is struggling. His capacity seems to be so diminished that whenever he leaves his basement he has an episode his campaign regrets. Recognizing the varied weaknesses of candidate Biden, his handlers know he won’t be able to cross the finish line in this year’s election without lots of help. The left is

In 2019, Democratic legislators gained a majority in both Virginia’s state House and Senate for the first time in decades. After polls had closed, a survey of 600 swing district voters commissioned by gun control advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety (Everytown) found that the issue that had most impacted their votes wasn’t related to

Earlier this month, the National Rifle Association was sued by the New York attorney general, who is seeking to dissolve the organization and said top executives had “looted” it. Now the N.R.A., which has faced two years of turmoil and infighting, is confronting a new adversary from within its own senior ranks. Josh Powell, one

Doubts about the viability of New York Attorney General Letitia James‘ lawsuit to dissolve the National Rifle Association are extending even to NRA dissidents who have long clamored for major overhauls at the gun rights group but call the legal action a massive unforced error. Ms. James said the lawsuit over the misuse of charitable

The two major Republicans in the campaign leading to the Sept. 8 primary for the 1st Congressional District U.S. House seat share similar views on a wide range of issues, but have taken far different paths to their candidacies.>> Download the free WMUR appMatt Mayberry of Dover finds irony in the perspective that after being