[ad_1] Since 2013, the most popular gun control measure continues to be universal background checks, at 82% support. This reflects a two-point increase since 2013. Seventy-percent of voters (70%) support raising the minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21, a ten point increase in the past ten years, from 60%. A majority,
[ad_1] SHB 1240 was requested by Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson. “Today Washington state is putting the gun industry in its place and improving the health, safety and lives of our residents,” Inslee said. Inslee also signed two other firearms bills on Tuesday. One would require a waiting period before buying a gun and
[ad_1] The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: A friend told me that the words “guns,” “children” and “school” should never be in the same sentence. That comment jogged my memory. Way in the back of my mind I remembered something … so I got out a copy of my high school
[ad_1] OLYMPIA, Wash. (OSV News) — Washington state enacted a new law April 25 banning the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons, or military-style semi-automatic firearms such as the AR-15, a weapon that has been used in some of the recent mass shootings in the United States. The legislation, House Bill 1240 does not
[ad_1] Washington state is facing at least two lawsuits from gun rights groups after Democratic Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a ban on so-called assault weapons on Tuesday. Inslee signed into law three gun control bills. One of those pieces of legislation, House Bill 1240, took effect immediately and banned the manufacturing and sale
[ad_1] This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Gabby Giffords’ black SUV rolled through the security blockade and right to the southern entrance of the U.S. Capitol, to be greeted by a former colleague and a half-dozen current and
[ad_1] By A. Marie Hamilton, Sidney Sun-Telegraph LINCOLN – Nebraska becomes the 27th state to pass a Constitutional Carry gun law which was presented to Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Platte County, on April 19 and was signed into law by Pillen on Tuesday, April 25. Nebraska lawmakers voted 33-14 to pass Legislative Bill 77 (LB77)
[ad_1] Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen signed a constitutional carry bill into law on April 25 that will allow law-abiding citizens to carry a firearm, either openly or concealed, without a permit. The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Tom Brewer, applies to any individual 21 years or older who can legally own a firearm. “Signing
[ad_1] A law prohibiting the future sale of so-called “assault weapons” in Washington has drawn multiple lawsuits since the moment Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee inked his approval for the ban on Tuesday. The new law, which passed the Evergreen State’s Democrat-led legislature on largely party-line votes before it was approved by Inslee, bans the sale,
[ad_1] CNN’s decision to part ways with longtime anchor Don Lemon didn’t exactly shock media-watchers, but it did blindside Al Sharpton. The civil-rights activist and MSNBC host called for CNN to provide answers on the decision announced Monday to release Mr. Lemon after 17 years with the network, calling him a “superb journalist” and “invaluable”
[ad_1] Gun rights advocates have filed lawsuits against Washington state’s newly signed law that immediately banned the sale of AR-15s and dozens of other semiautomatic rifles. The National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm filed a suit against Washington Attorney General Robert Ferguson and Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste on Tuesday, the same day that Gov.
[ad_1] After Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday a bill that bans the sale of assault weapons in Washington state, multiple gun advocacy groups immediately sprung into action, filing lawsuits to try and overturn the ban. Bryan Suits predicts that the ban will be short-lived. Gov. Inslee signs ban on assault weapons sales; challenges
[ad_1] Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said he was “confident” the weapons ban would survive legal challenges. SPOKANE, Wash. — Lawsuits challenging Washington state’s new ban on assault-style weapons are starting to trickle in, with a Spokane gun shop among them. Washington state became the tenth state to adopt a ban on the
[ad_1] For months, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson faced questions regarding if he would run for president in the 2024 election cycle. Hutchinson, 70, teased a bid during the final year of his governorship and after leaving office. He journeyed to Iowa and other key places in the presidential primary process to engage with possible
[ad_1] What has become of us? A 16-year-old honor student is shot when he accidentally knocks on the wrong door. A young woman is shot when the friends she is with accidentally pull into the wrong driveway. Two high school girls are shot when one of them accidentally gets into the wrong car, thinking it
[ad_1] On Tuesday morning, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that banned the sale, manufacture and import of so-called assault weapons. Opponents took immediate action. CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — With the stroke of a pen Tuesday morning, House Bill 1240 became law and Washington state became the 10th in the nation to ban the sale
[ad_1] AR-15s I was wondering how the medics, the police department, the sheriff’s (office), … medical doctors, hospitals, fire department and family members feel about the AR-15 when a police officer only has a handgun to try to defend himself in an instant before they bring in heavier arms. I’m sure that affects their families.
[ad_1] This legislative session, anti-gun politicians in the Colorado General Assembly have made gun control a top priority. As a responsible gun owner and school shooting survivor, I’m sorry to say that none of this year’s legislation will make anyone safer. It will only undermine the God-given rights of law-abiding citizens. Proponents of the bill
[ad_1] State legislatures from the North and the South are considering gun control legislation this week. The Minnesota House of Representatives is expected to pass HF 2890, an Omnibus Bill that includes universal background checks and Minnesota’s version of the extreme risk protection order, or red flag law. On the other side of the country,
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Washington state on Tuesday banned sales of assault weapons, including the AR-15, which has been used in some of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States. Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed into law House Bill 1240, which prohibits the “manufacture, importation, distribution, selling, and offering for sale of assault
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Washington state on Tuesday banned sales of assault weapons, including the AR-15, which has been used in some of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States. Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed into law House Bill 1240, which prohibits the “manufacture, importation, distribution, selling, and offering for sale of assault
[ad_1] OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun violence Tuesday, one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases, and one clearing the way for lawsuits against gun makers or sellers in certain cases. A crowd of gun-control activists
[ad_1] It has become increasingly common to see students protesting gun violence as school shootings rise, but at a rally for tighter gun control in Teaneck Tuesday afternoon, the youngest person was 86 years old. Armed with walkers and canes, the group of 30 senior citizens ranging in age from mid-80s to 100 held up
[ad_1] Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of gun control bills Tuesday, including one that bans the sale, manufacture, import and distribution of assault weapons. The ban goes into effect immediately given the bill’s emergency clause, though retailers still have 90 days to sell their existing stock to out-of-state buyers. The ban applies to more
[ad_1] The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill to provide more money to county sheriffs to offset the loss of funds caused by the repeal of the requirement for a permit to carry concealed handguns. The Legislature repealed the permit requirement last year over opposition from the Alabama Sheriffs Association and some others
[ad_1] Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed a bill that bans the manufacture, purchase and import of assault-style weapons. Insee said in a statement that a second piece of gun safety legislation would mandate safety training and a waiting period before purchasing a firearm. A third bill will “increases industry accountability and access to
[ad_1] OPINION: Those who have been busily predicting the demise of the National Rifle Association must have been shocked earlier this month as more than 77,000 NRA members flocked to Indianapolis for the group’s annual meeting. It was the largest turnout in years and, according to virtually everyone present, one of the most successful ever.
[ad_1] If you’re under the age of 18 in Iowa, you already don’t have many rights of your own. You’re at the mercy of adults—including lawmakers, whom you’re not allowed to vote for. Yet. “Childhood is the one prison from which there’s no escape, the one sentence from which there’s no appeal,” wrote English author
[ad_1] Former Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg may have retired from the legislature, but not as an activist. From her new perch at the Arbor Terrace, an independent senior living community in Teaneck, Weinberg led a rally of grandmothers and great-grandmothers angered by a constant stream of mass shootings and gun violence across the nation
[ad_1] The mood at the Washington State Capitol was jubilant Tuesday as Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of gun control bills, one of which immediately bans the manufacture, purchase or importation of so-called assault weapons. “Party safely tonight,” the governor told supporters after signing the bills. Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee and Washington Attorney