[ad_1] Parkland gun control activist David Hogg believes the gun control lobby can succeed in restricting the Second Amendment if everyone will come together and target guns the way anti-tobacco activists targeted cigarettes. Hogg was interviewed by CBS News on February 12, where he talked of how gun rights groups such as the NRA have often

[ad_1] You know them from their passionate speeches at the nation’s capital or from their faces on the cover of Time magazine. They were the celebrity youth activists from Parkland who led marches and told the world “Never Again” after gun violence took the lives of 17 people at their high school in 2018. They

[ad_1] DFL-proposed gun safety laws should be welcomed by all Minnesotans and all Americans. The gun lobby, which exists to boost sales of guns and ammunition, does not care that firearms are now the leading cause of death among children in the U.S. Or about mass shootings. Or suicides by gun. Or gang-related shootings that

[ad_1] The day after 11 people were fatally shot and nine others injured in a senseless attack at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, federal and local officials gathered on an outdoor stage for a thank-you fest. One by one, speakers came to the podium to thank, for example, the L.A. County sheriff for

[ad_1] Two gun rights organizations are supporting separate lawsuits over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule on pistol stabilizing braces. “This rule demonstrates a clear abuse of power by the ATF,” Jason Ouimet, executive director, National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action said in a statement on the NRA website announcing

[ad_1] With the recent appearance of AR-15 pins on the lapels and ties of several members of Congress, the right’s Second Amendment shtick is looking less like a principled stand and more like product placement than ever. After Rep. Jimmy Gomez called out the disturbing trend on the House floor, other Democrats in Congress joined

[ad_1] BLACKSBURG Uncharacteristically nervous, Nikki Giovanni waited to ascend the stage. The poet, writer, activist and Virginia Tech professor is known around the world. She’s a popular speaker. But awaiting her words this time were thousands of grief-dazed students, parents, professors and other employees. Like her, they still reeled from the mass shooting on campus

[ad_1] Hommage aux victimes de la fusillade dans une discothèque gay, à Orlando (Floride), en 2016. DPA / PHOTONONSTOP « Pays de sang. Une histoire de la violence par arme à feu aux Etats-Unis » (Bloodbath Nation), de Paul Auster, traduit de l’anglais (Etats-Unis) par Anne-Laure Tissut, photographies de Spencer Ostrander, Actes Sud, 208 p., 26 €. Orlando,

[ad_1] HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has formed a coalition with several states that are filing a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Patrick Morrisey Morrisey and several members of Second Amendment advocacy groups spoke about the lawsuit at Bare Arms

[ad_1] A coalition led by the National Rifle Association this week sued to stop the Biden administration’s bid to regulate AR-style “pistols,” an effort that could prompt the Supreme Court to finally define what is allowed under the 231-year-old Second Amendment. While its suit is specifically aimed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and

[ad_1] U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt joined Sen. Kevin Cramer and 35 of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Fair Access to Banking Act, a bill to protect fair access to financial services by preventing banks and financial institutions from discriminating against law-abiding businesses. The legislation would bar financial institutions from refusing or limiting banking services for political purposes. “Banks

[ad_1] When Castle Rock graphic artist and comic creator Michael Sincavage talks about his new zine, Tactical Hand Cream, he does so with a slight glint in his eye — maybe because the title is purposefully coy. After all, the memoir narrative has nothing to do with hand cream, tactical or otherwise. “I’m a fan

[ad_1] The NRA and 25 states filed a challenge against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) pistol brace rule on Thursday. Breitbart News reported that the ATF pistol brace rule places pistol stabilizer braces under the auspices of the National Firearms Act (NFA) and mandates that current owners of said braces take one of

[ad_1] SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The shooting that killed a man in Boulder Creek on Jan. 28 followed two mass shootings in California, which themselves came amidst a flurry of gun violence across the U.S.  In response, several Democratic lawmakers have teamed up with Gov. Gavin Newsom to craft legislation that would make obtaining a Carry a

[ad_1] By Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A coalition of primarily GOP-led led states sued the Biden administration Thursday in an effort to block a new federal rule that subjects pistol-stabilizing braces to additional regulations, including higher taxes, longer waiting periods and registration. The rule, announced earlier this year by the Bureau of Alcohol,

[ad_1] BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced new litigation against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Tobacco over a new rule involving pistol braces. The suit against the two involves more than 20 states. On Jan. 13, Attorney General Garland signed ATF final

[ad_1] CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday that he is leading a coalition of other attorneys general in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) new rule regulating stabilizing braces, commonly referred to as pistol braces. The rule in question is called Factoring Criteria

[ad_1] MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — Another temporary restraining order issued Wednesday against the state’s semi-automatic weapons ban will shield another 2,100 citizens from the new law. The latest restraining order was issued in Macon County on Wednesday. Last week, a judge in White County issued the second restraining order against the weapons ban, which

[ad_1] House Bill 453 would allow individuals to carry concealed weapons without the training or permits currently required by the state.ORACLE PHOTO/LEDA ALVIM Being a 5-foot-2-inch woman who is often on campus at night, senior environmental engineering major Aleyda Matamoros said she feels unsafe and as if anyone could hurt her. This prompted her to

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Advocates, prosecutors and lawmakers fear a recent federal appeals court decision that allows domestic abusers to keep their guns rather than give them up while they are covered by protective orders will undermine efforts to keep their victims safe. Members of Congress say they’ll look at two avenues to respond — pass

[ad_1] Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) says Republicans’ push to make the Sunshine State the 26th constitutional carry state is “fascism.” Frost did not define fascism nor explain how constitutional carry is indicative of it, but on February 7, 2023, he did tell MSNBC’s Joy Reid that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is “abusing his power” in pursuit

[ad_1] Women gun owners slammed President Biden after he called for the ban of so-called assault weapons during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, arguing that “guns save lives” and that AR-15s are wildly popular for self-defense. “Dear Joe Biden. We aren’t terrorists. We aren’t the enemy. We’re the good guys,” a group

[ad_1] Rachel Sams Photo Credit: Facebook Rachel Sams has been named the new NRA-ILA Grassroots Coordinator for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Sams grew up in Florida and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Bethel University. In 2013, she earned her Law Enforcement certification at the College of Central Florida. Sams was a police

[ad_1] By Ricky Page, Las Vegas Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 | 2 a.m. Commonsense gun control is not the Second Amendment. Laws regulating safety protect us everyday, such as having to wear a seat belt while driving a car or obey traffic signals. How is it that in 2023, you can go to a grocery

[ad_1] In early January, a 6-year-old student in Newport News, Va., shot his 25-year-old first grade teacher. The teacher had recognized her student was armed and alerted the administration. But, as she frustratedly texted a loved one an hour before she was shot, no one helped her or the student. A month later, there are

[ad_1] In the wake of the mass shooting in Monterey Park, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Feb. 7 adopted two gun-control regulations, one that bans the sale of large-caliber handguns and ammunition and one that prohibits people from carrying guns in county parks, plazas, beaches and buildings — with exceptions for

[ad_1] Within days of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) issuing its regulation for pistol braces, a senator from Kansas has reintroduced a bill to protect the legal status of firearms and rein in some of the ATF’s power. “The SHORT Act will protect Americans from the anti-Second Amendment gun registry that

[ad_1] SAN ANTONIO — Tuesday is the last day and fifth anniversary of National Gun Violence Survivors Week, a remembrance of those who’ve died violently in ordinary places while going about their ordinary lives in what amounts to domestic terrorism. They were at school, at church, work, or a movie theater. They were shopping, having

[ad_1] A demonstrator holds a placard while taking part in the ‘March for Our Lives’, one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence, in Washington. Reuters Stephen J. Lyons, Tribune News Service Some advice to clear up any confusion you might have over recent events in the land of the red, white and

[ad_1] The recent slowdown in gun sales reversed last month, likely the result of new threats from President Joe Biden to ban some guns and tax others, according to industry officials. After record-setting sales turned slightly lower last year, January saw a 6.5% spike in FBI gun sales background checks, according to new data. HOW