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At least four people were killed, including a high school football player, in a shooting that erupted during a birthday party held inside a dance studio in the small town of Dadeville, Alabama, state police and local news media said on Sunday. In addition to the four people whose lives were lost, 28
[ad_1] The shooting happened at the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio at around 22:30 (03:30 GMT) on Saturday. “This morning, I grieve with the people of Dadeville and my fellow Alabamians,” state governor Kay Ivey said. “Violent crime has no place in our state, and we are staying closely updated by law enforcement as details emerge,”
[ad_1] Shooting at Alabama birthday party leaves several dead, many injured The shooting occurred at a birthday party for a 16-year-old in Dadeville, Alabama, according to police and local residents at the scene. Patrick Colson-Price, USA TODAY DADEVILLE, Ala. – Authorities in Alabama were imploring people to come forward with information Sunday about a shooting that
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association (NRA) – America’s most powerful pro-gun lobbying group – once again held its annual convention just days after another mass shooting. But so grave is the country’s ongoing epidemic of gun violence that the NRA would now find it impossible to schedule any kind of meeting that did not occur
[ad_1] While speaking to the NRA’s Leadership Forum on Friday, former president — and current presidential candidate — Donald Trump warned that “Biden’s gun control agenda” will result in a government that is weaponized against law-abiding people. Trump said, “The Biden gun control agenda is part and parcel of the left-wing crusade to weaponize government
[ad_1] Fox News co-host Geraldo Rivera called out Republican politicians’ remarks at this weekend’s National Rifle Association (NRA) convention following a string of mass shootings across the United States. Republicans are facing renewed scrutiny over their opposition to strengthening gun laws in the United States following mass shootings in Nashville, Tennessee, Louisville, Kentucky, and Dadeville,
[ad_1] At least four people were killed, including a high school football player, in a shooting that erupted during a birthday party held inside a dance studio in the small town of Dadeville, Ala., state police and local news media said on Sunday. In addition to the four people who died, 28 people were injured, some
[ad_1] South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Friday told an audience at a National Rifle Association (NRA) convention that her toddler grandchild has been given guns, online news outlet Mediaite reported.
During her remarks at the lobbying leadership forum in Indiana, Noem spoke about her grandchildren Addie, who is almost two, and Branch, who is
[ad_1] As Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the prevalence of gun violence, prominent Republicans are doubling-down on their support for the second amendment, emphasizing the party-line divide on the issue of guns after 163 mass shootings so far this year. “Gun violence is now the number-one cause for death of children in our nation. And a heartbreaking one in
[ad_1] At least four people were killed, including a high school football player, in a shooting that erupted during a birthday party held inside a dance studio in the small town of Dadeville, Alabama, state police and local news media said. More than 28 people were injured, some critically, during the shooting about 60 miles
[ad_1] The super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today debuts its first TV ad, charging straight at former President Trump with the loaded question: “What happened to Donald Trump?” Why it matters: The ad is the starting shot for a vicious fight between the top two contenders for the 2024 Republican nomination, even though
[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The first sign that he was coming was the squeal from a middle-aged woman sitting across the aisle in skintight red, white and blue pants and “U.S.A.” earrings. Like thousands of others who had waited hours in line for a seat at the National Rifle Assn.’s annual Leadership Forum on Friday, she
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Gunned-down children don’t seem to change the political equation on guns. Neither do dead teachers. Are parents petrified to send their sons and daughters to school? Tough. I expect the next new slogan on right-wing T-shirts will be: “Arm the Kids!” Speaking to the National Rifle Association convention in Indianapolis
[ad_1] Our readers share their opinions on a variety of topics Letter writers | Fort Myers News-Press Book bans have no place in democracy! As a parent, grandparent and retired librarian, I cherish free speech! And I will defend it! Books present a universe of ideas, they grow visions, they challenge and support inquiry and
[ad_1] The Republican governor tells the audience at a National Rifle Association lobbying leadership forum in Indiana that her grandchild, Addie, has several guns. South Dakota’s Republican governor Kristi Noem at a National Rifle Association (NRA) lobbying leadership forum in Indiana (AP) South Dakota’s Republican governor Kristi Noem on Friday bragged before a crowd that
[ad_1] PROVIDENCE − The warring sides in the Rhode Island gun debate are headed to the State House on Monday for this year’s battle over proposed new “safe firearm storeage” requirements and a proposed “assault weapons” ban. And the battle once again pits those with heart-wrenching stories of lives lost to gun violence against those
[ad_1] There’s no love lost between Donald Trump and Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis whose super PAC, Never Back Down, dropped a campaign ad calling Trump a ‘coward’ when it came gun control – just moments before the former president addressed the NRA in a speech. The ad calls Trump a ‘gun-grabber’ who has attacked
[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — From big guns to small ones, the National Rifle Association’s annual convention lived up to its billing with 14 acres of guns spread across the Indiana Convention Center this weekend. Lantac is one of the 600 exhibitors on hand. The company makes rifles and gun accessories. One of it’s employees, Adam
[ad_1] The saying goes, “God created men; Samuel Colt made them equal.” In 21st-century America, women also figure into that marketing ploy and gun politics. Former Ambassador and Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley displayed her second amendment credentials to National Rifle Association members. “I’m a concealed weapons permit holder myself,” said Haley. As did South Dakota Governor
[ad_1] Pool via ABC News (INDIANAPOLIS) — Just days after two mass shootings, former President Donald Trump addressed gun rights activists at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Indianapolis on Friday. “I was proud to be the most pro-gun, pro-Second Amendment president you’ve ever had in the White House — I think that’s been
[ad_1] So far this year, according to Everytown USA’s #NotAnAccident index, there have been “70 unintentional shootings by children, resulting in 29 deaths and 42 injuries.” Just last week, a father in Sacramento, California was arrested for child endangerment and illegal storage of a firearm after his three-year-old son accidentally shot and injured himself with
[ad_1] National Rifle Association boss Wayne LaPierre blasted woke do-nothing district attorneys — and the press for “glorifying” mass shooters — at the organization’s annual convention on Saturday. The longtime NRA leader delivered most of his remarks while speaking as the voice of “freedom” — in the first person. “I’m offended when DA’s don’t do
[ad_1] A clip of Republican Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem saying the National Rifle Association (NRA) is not “only made up of old white guys,” before another camera shot shows predominantly white men in the crowd, has gone viral on Twitter. The governor was speaking at the NRA’s annual leadership forum, which took place
[ad_1] Thousands gathered Friday afternoon to hear from a slate of presidential hopefuls and National Rifle Association top brass during the NRA’s annual leadership forum in Indianapolis.
High-profile GOP politicians, including former President Donald Trump and former Vice President and former Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, blamed mental illness and liberal policies for the country’s gun
[ad_1] 50 facts about guns in America (STACKER) — The right to bear arms conferred by the Second Amendment is one of the most debated pieces of legislation in U.S. history; it is repeatedly challenged or upheld in court and also is subject to fierce debate among gun rights organizations, political action committees, and news
[ad_1] A pro-Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) super PAC dropped an advertisement targeting former President Donald Trump as a “gun-grabber” amid the National Rifle Association leadership forum. Both Trump and DeSantis addressed the NRA event Friday, where the PAC, Never Back Down, targeted its ad and planned to distribute fliers with similar messages, blasting the former
[ad_1] Five years ago, 17 students and teachers were murdered and 17 more were injured in a horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Three weeks after the Parkland massacre, Florida leaders listened to voters’ pleas and worked to strengthen the state’s gun laws, passing an extreme risk protection order law and raising
[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS — Top Republican hopefuls for the 2024 presidential race vowed Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention to defend the Second Amendment at all costs. The three-day gathering with thousands of the organization’s most active members at Indianapolis’ convention center came mere days after mass shootings at a school in Nashville and
[ad_1] Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette ROME (AP) — Excavations in the ancient city of Paestum in southern Italy have unearthed seven terracotta bull heads and a figurine of the Greek god Eros riding a dolphin. Italy’s culture ministry says the discoveries shine new light on the religious life and rituals of the
[ad_1] Wet winter gives way to colorful ‘Superbloom’ in US West The tiny rain-fed wildflowers, no bigger than a few inches, are so vivid and abundant across California this year that their hues of purple, yellow and orange look like paint swatches from space. From the mist-shrouded San Francisco Bay Area to the Mexican border