[ad_1] CHICAGO, Ill. (WCIA) – State lawmakers held the third and final hearing of the year to discuss the assault weapons ban proposal. Committee chairman Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-Chicago) described as a “pressing, polarizing, and passionate topic.” That was most evident in the testimony from gun right’s groups. “I’m here to tell you that if

[ad_1] Guns rights advocates criticized a proposal to ban a wide array of guns and high-capacity magazines at a state legislative hearing Tuesday, calling it a “dangerous” measure that will make criminals out of law-abiding gun owners. Todd Vandermyde, a longtime gun rights lobbyist, warned that the proposal unveiled last month by Democrats in the

[ad_1] Opponents of a measure that would ban assault weapons and stop the sale of high-capacity magazines came to an Illinois House hearing on Tuesday equipped to fight for the constitutional rights of gun owners — while local law enforcement officials urged lawmakers to stem the flow of military-style weapons they say are ravaging the state.

[ad_1] TRENTON – On his first day in office as state senator in the 23rd District, Douglas J. Steinhardt showed he was going to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor. Steinhardt, a Lopatcong resident, was sworn into office on Monday to replace Michael Doherty, one of the most conservative members of the state legislature,

[ad_1] Oregon’s new gun law is “profoundly discriminatory” and places the LGBTQ community at risk to be “inhibited, delayed or prevented” from defending themselves, LGBTQ activists say. The measure will place the LGBTQ community at risk, as the law allows “subjective criteria,” such as “increased risk of suicide for gender and sexual minorities” to be

[ad_1] 3-minute read Doug Steinhardt  |  Special to the USA TODAY Network I spent a fair amount of time traveling the state of New Jersey. Probably more than most. As chairman of the New Jerset Republican Party, I was determined to dig into every part of this state with the goal of making New Jersey

[ad_1] Pointing to Republican anti-LGBTQ rhetoric that calls LGBTQ individuals “groomers” and abusers,” survivors of the mass shooting said that Republican rhetoric was “the direct cause” of the massacre. Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) drew a wider lens: “The attack on Club Q and the LGBTQI community is not an isolated incident, but part of a

[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — For the last five months, Chicago-based pediatrician Emily Lieberman has been splitting her time between treating patients and parenting two young daughters — along with trying to get assault weapons banned in the US.It’s a lofty goal in a country that has more guns than it does people, but she’s not alone in the fight.

[ad_1] Courtesy of Bart Everson (Flickr CC0) More Mass Shootings than Days on the Calendar I have read about the devastation of gun violence in America since I was a teenager. I’ve read all the arguments from both sides when there were real Republicans in Congress, and have no question about the facts. This is

[ad_1] Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 (ThyBlackMan.com) Americahas always been a country that has claimed to abide by the Supreme Intelligence’s instructions, and to honor “IT” first in all undertakings. This acknowledgement of God is exemplified in every American community, city and town, where a church sits prominently on almost every corner

[ad_1] According to the report, an email was sent to the head of the DPS’ driver’s license division asking for the number of gender changes on licenses “broken down by month.” But no worries, invading Texans’ privacy rights is an incremental process: “We won’t need DL/ID numbers at first but may need to have them later if

[ad_1] Campaign Action Jen Hensel’s daughter Avielle “Avi” Richman was also killed that day nearly a decade ago. Hensel’s husband, Jeremy Richman, died by suicide seven years after his daughter’s murder. Hensel tells NPR that simply surviving the last 10 years has been monumental in her life. She has since had two children: Owen, now

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Amanda J. Crawford, an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut, is writing a book exploring the dual crises of gun violence and misinformation. The views expressed here are her own. Read more opinion at CNN. CNN  —  In the decade since a troubled young man turned his mother’s AR-15-style

[ad_1] In the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting where a gunman killed 20 children and six teachers, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., started pushing for major reforms to curb the cycle of gun violence disrupting daily life throughout the U.S. While progress was slow over the past decade due to a gridlocked

[ad_1] This week, tearful but tenacious families of the 19 children murdered in their Uvalde classrooms at Robb Elementary School marked Día de Muertos, Day of the Dead, by marching on the Texas capitol to both honor their lost children and reiterate their (futile) months-long pleas for sensible gun reform from Gov. Greg ‘Could-Have-Been-Worse’ Abbott

[ad_1] Courtesy of GPA Photo Archive (Flickr PDM) Priority Number One The woman or man we elect every four years to wear the label of “President of the United States of America” has many duties, many responsibilities. She or he is a public servant, and their most important promise is contained in the oath of

[ad_1] Beneath the still-gleaming white dome, the US Capitol’s new generation of promising leaders are jockeying for position, staking their turf, marking their hydrants and swapping last-minute promises for next year’s power. Today we will mainly be speaking to just one category of our promising new leaders: The ones who want the American populace to

[ad_1] Mike Sweeney: Distracted driving: I toppled over expecting the worst On 10/23/22 I stopped on my e-bike at a four-way stop (6th & Alpine southbound). I saw a car coming down the hill, but having come to a complete stop, I proceeded. The car came through the stop sign straight at me without stopping

[ad_1] Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. The Second Amendment reads: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Traditionally, this was seen as a barrier to the federal government running roughshod over the

[ad_1] The heads of the Oregon police chiefs and sheriffs associations have submitted statements to a federal judge, saying their agencies are unprepared and not staffed or funded to support a permitting program for prospective gun buyers as required under Measure 114, which is supposed to take effect Thursday. Jason Myers, a retired Marion County

[ad_1] On the eve of the first oral arguments to decide whether to delay Oregon’s narrowly passed gun control measure, a third lawsuit was filed against the state. Backed by the NRA, the suit argues that Ballot Measure 114 creates a “falsely labeled permit to purchase” a firearm requirement and bans standard capacity magazines, which

[ad_1] Oregon’s strict new gun control limits will go into effect Thursday as things currently stand. However, that could change as early as Monday. A federal judge last week heard arguments on the first court challenge to Oregon Measure 114. After a two-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut said she’ll issue a written

[ad_1] Oregon’s strict new gun control limits will go into effect Thursday as things currently stand. However, that could change as early as Monday. A federal judge last week heard arguments on the first court challenge to Oregon Measure 114. After a two-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut said she’ll issue a written

[ad_1] News that the state legislature will once again look hard at gun-safety legislation is hardly surprising in the wake of the mass murder at Club Q. If you look back at the years when the Colorado legislature passed versions of gun laws, it almost always followed a mass shooting that shocked the state into

[ad_1] I got a little preachy last week, calling on you all to shake off the turkey torpor of Thanksgiving and save the world. Fix our national gun crisis, I said, and while you’re at it, stop global warming and climate change. I’m sorry. And I’m not. I’m sorry because who am I to rally

[ad_1] A federal judge Friday heard sharply contrasting arguments about whether gun control Measure 114′s regulations are constitutional in what she described as a very complicated case amid a new legal landscape. After a two-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut said she’ll issue a written ruling early next week on whether to grant

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) tells us that “in times such as these … I question why terrible, horrific things happen … I question why we lose innocent loved ones” [“Hundreds gather in Chesapeake to mourn victims of Walmart shooting,” Metro, Nov. 29]. The answer: We have nearly 400

[ad_1] One of the strictest gun control laws in the nation is facing a new National Rifle Association-backed legal challenge as a federal judge prepares to decide whether to delay the measure’s implementation. Two former Oregon lawmakers, a sporting goods store, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Oregon State Shooting Association — the

[ad_1] Fights over gun laws usually unfold in state houses and on Capitol Hill. But an Inland gun rights political action committee has its sights set more locally. The Inland Empire Gun Owners PAC works to elect local leaders who share its perspective on the right to bear arms. It also pitches in on lawsuits

[ad_1] OPINION: President Biden told reporters over Thanksgiving that he would use the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress to do something he has wanted to do for decades. He wants to ban what he routinely calls “assault weapons,” a term that includes virtually all other semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns. Reasonable heads may try to