[ad_1] Citywide elected officials and three of the city’s five pension funds are pushing major credit card companies to start tracking spending at firearm dealers — part of a growing push in New York to flag suspicious gun and ammunition sales. An exclusive report from Gothamist earlier this week revealed that nearly 50 state lawmakers had

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE — The National Rifle Association is pointing to a Texas case to try to bolster its constitutional challenge to a 2018 Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying rifles. An attorney for the NRA filed documents Monday at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a federal judge last

[ad_1] States takes aim at Supreme Court gun ruling After the U.S. Supreme Court allowed more people to carry concealed weapons, California and other states are moving to limit where firearms may be carried and who can have them. (July 13)(AP video by Haven Daley) AP Oregon voters on Nov. 8 will choose from among

[ad_1] Biden was in the city of Wilkes-Barre Tuesday, where he called out Republicans for blocking gun reforms. Washington: US President Joe Biden touted his plans to curb gun crime and framed Trumpist Republicans as a threat to the rule of law Tuesday on the first of multiple visits to the key swing state of

[ad_1] President Joe Biden screamed, “I am determined to ban assault weapons in this country!” during a Tuesday speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Biden segued to “assault weapons” by talking about passing Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) gun control package this summer. He built toward a crescendo as he claimed “the vast majority” of Republican members of

[ad_1] New York lawmakers believe they have found a way to reduce firearm trafficking and mass shootings. Approximately 50 legislators penned a letter to Mastercard and American Express, requesting that the companies flag purchases made at gun stores. Democratic state Senator Zellnor Myrie shared the letter with Gothamist and spoke about leading the effort. Myrie

[ad_1] Gun control has been a significant issue in the three-way race for governor, congressional campaigns, and legislative races.  The apparent attempted mass murder at a Safeway in Bend on Sunday cranked up the political heat on the already hot-button gun control debate in the 2022 election. Police say Ethan Blair Miller, 20, killed two

[ad_1] Washington —  U.S. President Joe Biden heads to the city of Wilkes-Barre in the swing state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday to push his “Safer America” crime prevention plan and defend his record on gun safety. The White House said Biden will call out Republicans for opposing his proposal to restore a ban on assault-style

[ad_1] You know what they say: When there are pressing problems, consult history. The past is full of people who’ve lived lives and distilled their knowledge and know-how into that special thing we call wisdom. And while learning from our past to address future concerns is important, just look at the oeuvre of Robert Green

[ad_1] OPINION: Florida’s Rep. Charlie Crist is a piece of work. A career politician, he has been on the ballot as often as possible since 1986. He’s won and lost nominations and general elections for the Florida state senate, Attorney General and Governor plus the US Senate, and Congress. An election year without Mr. Crist

[ad_1] OPINION: Florida’s Rep. Charlie Crist is a piece of work. A career politician, he has been on the ballot as often as possible since 1986.  He’s won and lost nominations and general elections for the Florida state senate, attorney general and governor plus the U.S. Senate, and Congress. An election year without Mr. Crist

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment Smith & Wesson CEO Mark Smith was fed up. He was running the largest firearms manufacturer in America, based in Springfield, Mass., where it had been making weapons since 1860, and yet state lawmakers were considering a bill to ban the manufacture of AR-15-style rifles for the civilian market.

[ad_1] Tom Barton Cedar Rapids Gazette DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa voters in November will be asked to add language to the Iowa Constitution that states it is a “fundamental individual right” to keep and bear arms, and that any restraint on that right is invalid unless it meets the demands of “strict scrutiny.” A

[ad_1] Growing up, Adam was a lot like other kids. He had a huge imagination from an early age. He’d spend hours building his own worlds, one Lego block at a time. Then, he’d bring those worlds to life, creating stories that animated the pint-sized environments and the characters occupying them. People considered him an

[ad_1] Parents of the children massacred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas are fed up – and they’re letting the Governor of Texas know it. Family members of the children and teachers killed on May 24th converged on Governor Greg Abbott’s mansion in Austin to let them know how they feel. Gathering a little

[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. – Advertisement – In the wake of the Uvalde school shooting, the Republican congressman who represents the city, Tony Gonzales, welcomed Democratic President Joe Biden to the community. They visited Robb Elementary together, attended

[ad_1] Jane Yoder-Short  |  Press-Citizen opinion writer I missed learning that a hero is someone with a gun. Growing up in a Mennonite pacifist home we had rules about what we could and couldn’t watch on TV. Shooting programs with guns were off-limits. One Saturday, my sister and I thought we were getting away with watching

[ad_1] August 25, 2022, 5:00 PM HST * Updated August 25, 3:22 PM The Hawai‘i Police Department has revised the permitting process for a license to carry concealed and unconcealed firearms following the Supreme Court’s ruling on a landmark case out of New York. The High Court’s 6-3 decision in the case of New York

[ad_1] HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A federal court in Fort Worth struck down a Texas ban that limited adults under 21 years old from carrying handguns. District Court Judge Mark Pittman ruled on Thursday that the ban is unconstitutional. Pittman said the restriction is inconsistent with the Second Amendment and U.S. history. According to our

[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In the wake of the Uvalde school shooting, the Republican congressman who represents the city, Tony Gonzales, welcomed Democratic President Joe Biden to the community. They visited Robb Elementary together, attended mass at a

[ad_1] An attendee holds a handgun on display at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 29, 2022. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 25 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas threw out the state’s ban on people between 18 and 20 years

[ad_1] According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were 693 mass shootings in the United States in 2021. That’s almost 2 a day. We’re dealing with an epidemic of gun violence in this country. But it’s not just mass shootings — it’s also the daily shootings in our cities that claim the lives of children

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund has endorsed five Rhode Island House candidates in its 2022 report card for the upcoming elections and dished out “F” grades to General Assembly leaders after they passed an ban on high capacity magazines this year. The new NRA grades include an “F” for formerly “A” rated Senate president Dominick Ruggerio,

[ad_1] Recently, Mr. John Sigler mailed an open letter and fundraising card endorsing Sen. Colin Bonini, R-Dover. From Mr. Sigler’s bio, which he included in the letter, it is apparent to me he is a party insider. Mr. Sigler states Sen. Bonini is a “true conservative.” While this is probably true, simply voting no on

[ad_1] AR-15 style rifles are displayed for sale at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 12, 2021. Bing Guan | Reuters New Biden administration rules that put homemade firearm kits used to build “ghost guns” in the same legal category as traditional firearms went into effect on Wednesday after federal judges

[ad_1] SPIRIT LAKE, I.A. (Dakota News Now) – The Iowa Firearms Coalition has been working to change security policies in public buildings, claiming the current system has left them vulnerable to attacks. As a result, the Spirit Lake School Board decided to allow members of their on-campus staff to carry guns. The IFC applauds the

[ad_1] Markwayne Mullin has defeated T.W. Shannon in the Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday for Sen. Jim Inhofe’s seat in the U.S. Senate, according to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board.  Mullin received 65.06 percent of votes with 311 of 1984 precincts reporting, with Shannon attracting 34.94 percent, according to unofficial online

[ad_1] Courtesy of Colin Lloyd (Unsplash CC0) Republicans don’t know you, and I exist. At least, that’s what I believe. Polls show how we feel about important issues, but they ignore them and therefore reject our needs and wishes. We should ignore them at the polls. Important to most Americans are universal healthcare, sensible gun

[ad_1] MARY REICHARD, CO-HOST: The reality of the streets in this country comes into contact with the legal theory of the Second Amendment every single day. MONTAGE: MR: Gun violence makes the national news everyday in this country. Rising crime creates fear, and that leads to law abiding citizens looking for ways to protect themselves. Take