[ad_1] One year after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, the legislature is poised to effectively do nothing on the topic of gun control with five days from ending its official session. In 2022, the Uvalde and Buffalo, New York, mass shootings happened ten days apart. A shooter rampaged through
[ad_1] President Biden, in a somber speech evoking the pain of the death of two of his own children, implored Congress on Wednesday to “please do something” to stop the flow of guns involved in mass shootings like the school massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers a year ago in Uvalde, Texas. Marking
[ad_1] Florida’s six-week abortion ban In April, DeSantis signed into law a ban on abortions after six weeks. The six-week ban will only take effect only if the state’s current 15-week ban is upheld before the state Supreme Court. The ban allows for exceptions for victims of rape and incest if they provide evidence such
[ad_1] Local political and civil rights leaders gathered in Severn Wednesday morning to condemn the young man whose neighborhood walks with a semiautomatic rifle have garnered national attention this past week. Together, they called for the armed demonstrations to stop, saying they’re inciting fear in the community, and suggested his actions may inspire further gun
[ad_1] Maine legislative committees are scheduled to consider bills LD 1557, to allow concealed weapons on school property, and LD 1696, which would allow lawsuits against the gun industry from persons harmed by “abnormally dangerous” firearms. While he supports one bill but not the other, John Merrill, president of the Pine Tree State Rifle and
[ad_1] Shorter than an average baseball bat, lighter than a bowling ball, the AR-15 rifle is America’s favorite semi-automatic rifle: 16 million US citizens, who own 22 million between them, can’t be wrong. It’s affordable. It’s simple to shoot – it’s gentle recoil makes it easy to aim. When customized with high-capacity magazines, its firepower
[ad_1] A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from fully enforcing new regulations on pistols with stabilizing braces, gun accessories that President Biden has called “especially dangerous” after they were used in several mass shootings. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday enjoined the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
[ad_1] JAKARTA – After being the focus of dire American travel warnings during more than 15 years of terrorist attacks, Indonesians may be excused for cracking a wry smile now that six countries are doing the same for the United States, the mass shooting capital of the world. New Zealand, which along with Iceland shares the top
[ad_1] JAKARTA – After being the focus of dire American travel warnings during more than 15 years of terrorist attacks, Indonesians may be excused for cracking a wry smile now that six countries are doing the same for the United States, the mass shooting capital of the world. New Zealand, which along with Iceland shares the top
[ad_1] American Carnage:Shattering the Myths That Fuel Gun Violence, by Thomas Gabor and Fred Guttenberg (Mango Publishing Group, Coral Gables, Fl., 2023, 228 pages). Book Review by Dennis Moore May 26, 2023 (San Diego) – Criminologist Tom Gabor and activist Fred Guttenberg, who lost his 14-year old daughter Jaime in the 2018 Parkland
[ad_1] If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be in your revolution. —Emma Goldman Flowers and photographs at a memorial dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on June 2, 2022, where 19 students and two teachers were killed on May 24 after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire inside
[ad_1] As a Louisiana grandmother, I am so confused. I was surprised to read that proposed House Bill 131 would enact a right of citizens to carry concealed weapons without a permit. Here in Louisiana, we need a permit to drive a car because cars can be dangerous, especially without operator training. The Legislature even
[ad_1] TOPEKA — Kansas supporters of Moms Demand Action rejected Tuesday claims by the Kansas State Rifle Association that a series of local government proclamations recognizing a national gun violence awareness day was evidence of a campaign to promote unconstitutional seizure of firearms. The Kansas State Rifle Association, the state lobbying affiliate of the National
[ad_1] Gun rights advocates and the owners of pistol stabilizing braces are scrambling to stop a rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that will make possession of the brace a felony after May 31. “I think this is going to be a very fluid situation over the next week or
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[ad_1] Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed into law Democratic gun-grab bill SB 83 on Monday. This law will enable family members, quacks, cops, roommates, and others to petition to void another citizen’s Second Amendment rights if they can halfway persuade a judge it might prevent the targeted citizen from doing future harm either to
[ad_1] Rep. Jamal Bowman, D-N.Y., may only be in his second term in the House of Representatives, but he is not wasting any time trying to shake up the system. He has recently and very publicly challenged GOP members of Congress, from Marjorie Taylor Greene to Thomas Massie on issues from saving lives from gun
[ad_1] Hillcrest Cemetery, just outside of Uvalde, is very busy on Mother’s Day. Adalynn Ruiz arrives around noon on Sunday, May 14. She wears a T-shirt that reads “Eva strong,” a phrase that’s become a tribute to her mother, Eva Mireles, a fourth-grade teacher who loved climbing mountains and CrossFit. She was one of 21
[ad_1] The letter in response to the Planned Parenthood commentary “Share your abortion story” authored by Bill and Jann Dunlap ( Daily Pilot Mailbag, May 19 ) serves to show how many don’t understand the complexity of an unwanted pregnancy. Throwing around false morality and debasing women is less than helpful. There are myriad reasons
[ad_1] Republican politicians who consider, let alone pass, modest gun safety proposals often pay heavy tolls with their constituents. We saw this most poignantly in the aftermath of the May 24 Uvalde massacre. As we reflect on the anniversary of the murders of 19 children and two teachers, let’s also reflect on how little has
[ad_1] Amanpour & Co. host Christiane Amanpour brought on two liberal guests pushing restrictive gun control measures in the United States, suggesting the existence of a phantom constitutional right “not to be shot” while bemoaning the actual 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. Who needs a debate when you can have unanimous liberals? On the
[ad_1] FILE – Flowers are piled around crosses with the names of the victims killed in a school shooting as people visit a memorial at Robb Elementary School to pay their respects May 31, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Families in Uvalde, Texas, are digging in for a new test of legal protections for the gun
[ad_1] For six years, I had the honor of representing Uvalde, Texas, in Congress—a close-knit community that, one year ago, was forever scarred by unthinkable violence and engulfed by pain and grief. That day, 19 innocent children and two dedicated teachers were taken from us, and their families were struck by tragedy. The Uvalde Strong
[ad_1] At least 23 people were shot, one of them fatally, during Brandon Johnson’s (D) first weekend as Chicago Mayor. Breitbart News reported 21 people were shot Friday into Sunday morning alone in Johnson’s Chicago. One of those shooting victims, a 17-year-old boy, succumbed to his wounds. ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times noted the overall number of
[ad_1] Michael Paul Williams TIMES-DISPATCH there were any consistency to the gun rights movement, the NBA’s Ja Morant would be an NRA poster child. After all, the Memphis Grizzlies basketball star is in a jam following a social media video of him waving a gun inside a motor vehicle in Tennessee. A similar livestream in
[ad_1] By the time you read this, our country will probably be mourning another mass shooting. At this writing, we are at the 200 mark with about 125 days into the calendar year. A recent Fox News poll shows that the American people overwhelmingly support gun violence prevention measures: 87%, background checks for guns; 81%,
[ad_1] Saturday certificates of possession for assault weapons coming as early as this weekend. The law bans the sale of assault weapons but does not affect the status of guns purchased before June 30, 2022. Assault weapons are generally defined as military-style weapons that can be converted to automatic weapons or made more lethal with
[ad_1] Image by Jason Gillman from Pixabay May 21, 2023 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09) has issued the following statement in response to introducing H.R. 3492, the Gun-owner Registration Information Protection Act (GRIP Act), legislation that prohibits states, localities, or any other organization from using federal funding to maintain gun registries. “The GRIP Act
[ad_1] The Tommy gun was widely used by U.S., British, and allied troops in World War II, but during the war the U.S. replaced it with a cheaper alternative, the M3 “Grease Gun,” and manufacturing of the Thompson submachine gun ceased in 1944. invention of the AR-15 In the late 1950s, ArmaLite Inc. developed the
[ad_1] A litany of exasperating rituals flows from America’s regular mass shootings. One of the most frustrating is the hand-wringing that our politics is so polarized that there’s no way to move forward. Since assault weapons bans aren’t coming back and AR-15-style rifles are here to stay, the most important thing we can do is
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