[ad_1] Letter writers | Fort Myers News-Press Collier school incumbents well qualified Much of the annoying daily ads for school board candidates are misleading and downright deceitful. The schools are already safe, spending is scrutinized and fair, and critical race theory is not being taught. The Republican Club of Collier County and their endorsed candidates
[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Racially resentful white Americans are less likely to support some gun rights if they believe Black people are exercising those rights more than white people, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. White Americans who expressed high levels of anti-Black sentiments associated gun rights with white people and
[ad_1] America’s gun industry is currently fixated on selling military-style weapons to consumers—semi-automatic rifles similar to those used by soldiers, and handguns with high-capacity magazines like those carried by police officers. This has coincided with a rise in mass shootings in which dozens of people are killed or wounded in a matter of minutes—usually carried
[ad_1] Gun reform advocates have decried as “absolute insanity” a move by a North Carolina sheriff to arm his school resource officers with assault rifles on campus – in addition to their service issue handguns. Madison county sheriff Buddy Harwood says he felt obliged to act in hope of preventing another massacre such as at
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The American Psychological Association on Thursday released a study claiming a link between racism and support for the Second Amendment. The study argues that White Americans who expressed high levels of anti-Black sentiments associated gun rights with White people and gun control with Black people. This
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: The writers below are addressing the question, “Is the man who killed the Indiana mall mass shooter a hero?” Cam Edwards, InsideSources.com (TNS) Is Elisjsha Dicken a hero? It depends on whom you ask. The police chief in Greenwood, Ind., thinks he is, as does the mayor. Even the property management company
[ad_1] With Daniel Lippman CRITICAL MINERS LOBBY UP AHEAD OF BOON FROM RECONCILIATION BILL: A Missouri mining company that produces critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries has hired former Rep. Filemon Vela of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to help the company secure federal funding likely to flow more easily now that President
[ad_1] At first he thought it was an umbrella. But when the shotgun that was pointed at John Seymour went off, hitting him in the back and the wrist, he thought he was going to die in his own barbershop. He fell to the floor and played dead as the gunman shot three of his
[ad_1] Days after the insurrection at the Capitol — where he’d been close enough to the rioting to get tear-gassed — Pastor Sean Moon posted an incendiary rant to Instagram. Wearing his trademark crown of bullets and speaking to the camera from behind a golden AR-15 assault rifle, Moon declared Jan. 6 had been the
[ad_1] Days after the insurrection at the Capitol — where he’d been close enough to the rioting to get tear gassed — Pastor Sean Moon posted an incendiary rant to Instagram. Wearing his trademark crown of bullets, and speaking to the camera from behind a golden AR-15 assault rifle, Moon declared Jan. 6 had been
[ad_1] NEW YORK (PIX11) — As the governor of Texas continues to send migrants to New York City, candidates running to represent parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn in Congress fired shots on immigration and argued for reforms. The Democratic candidates running to represent the 10th Congressional District in New York’s primary election want more federal
[ad_1] In what might be described as a delayed reversal of fortune, Dan Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who served as the Democrats’ lead counsel in the first Trump impeachment trial, is now riding a wave of momentum as a frontrunner in the highly competitive race for an open House seat in Lower Manhattan and
[ad_1] Convention goers look at weapons at the Smith and Wesson booth last April at the 2015 NRA Annual Convention in Nashville, Tenn. Karen Bleier | AFP | Getty Images After releasing a statement earlier this week blaming politicians for the surge in gun violence, Smith & Wesson CEO Mark Smith is facing new backlash
[ad_1] As the second half of 2022 began to unfold, gun violence and gun control once again moved center stage, along with abortion, in American politics. A series of particularly devastating shooting massacres took place during the summer, including an attack on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in which an 18-year-old assailant shot dead
[ad_1] Following recent mass shootings, federal legislation and an increase in gun violence across the United States, some North Carolina legislators have called on the N.C. General Assembly to take action. Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to ban assault weapons, such as AR-15s and other semi-automatic firearms. However, the legislation is widely
[ad_1] Before July Fourth, Cooper Roberts was almost always active and running around. He loved playing sports — including soccer, baseball and football — and riding his bike, his family has said. Life has looked very different since the 8-year-old was shot in the Highland Park Fourth of July attack, and left paralyzed. Seven people
[ad_1] This article represents the opinion of the Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board. So here’s something you might not have thought possible: In Florida, at least, Republicans and Democrats actually agree on a number of gun control measures that could significantly reduce the appalling death toll in our streets, schools and homes. In a statewide
[ad_1] Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! In response to “Agency seeks food truck concession at state parks” (Star-Advertiser, Aug. 11): Imagine a moment to retreat to nature, a few minutes from the city or a drive to a remote spot to a beautiful state park. On Oahu, distant Kaena Point, Kaiwi
[ad_1] Former D.C. police detective Ted Williams shares his thoughts on the Uvalde school shooting and talks about new security implements at schools on ‘The Evening Edit.’ Smith & Wesson took to Twitter to hit back at politicians and the media for suggesting that the gun manufacturer – and not the policies they support –
[ad_1] Beto O’Rourke speaks at his Abilene campaign stop August 16, 2022 Democratic candidate for Texas governor Beto O’Rourke responds to reporters’ questions while campaigning in Abilene. Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News No, he didn’t cuss. Much. Still, gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke, speaking Tuesday to large crowd in downtown Abilene, minced no words in attacking
[ad_1] “It’s not all the change we wanted, certainly not,” she added. “But it has been progress.” The organization grew to equal status with more established organizations like Brady and the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. But some people have questioned whether the Parkland youths were more figureheads than organizers. Tax records show
[ad_1] As the legal saga over the 2018 shooting in Florida heads to a close, survivors who plunged into activism have made a lasting imprint on the gun control movement. Aug. 16, 2022 With each new mass shooting, the nightmares come to haunt Sam Fuentes’s sleep. After a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers
[ad_1] 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. — 1791, Second Amendment The wording of the Second Amendment could use a closer look for historical intent and context. On reading it you will find combined references
[ad_1] Vivian Moon, a real estate agent and artist, had never felt particularly afraid as a woman living alone in Buena Park, a small California city outside Los Angeles. But when violent attacks against Asian women and seniors increased across the US early last year, she became disillusioned with the police’s ability – and willingness
[ad_1] Forty-nine percent of Republicans and Democrats believe that democracy in the United States is on the ropes. Could America’s fate be the same as ancient Athens? Athenian democracy lasted about 250 years from the early seventh century B.C.E. It was a magnificently successful experiment involving military domination over the belligerent Persians while Athens grew
[ad_1] The Republican Party of Louisiana (LAGOP) unanimously passed on Saturday a resolution in support of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) defense of Second Amendment rights. The resolution begins by pointing to LAGOP’s “[commitment] to defend and promote the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as memorialized in the Platform of the Republican Party, for all
[ad_1] ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – JULY 09: U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka greets the crowd during a “Save America” rally at Alaska Airlines Center on July 09, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUpdated 11:00 AM PT – Monday, August 15, 2022 During an interview with Breitbart News on Saturday, Republican Senate
[ad_1] Earlier this year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government introduced Bill C-21, proposing a permanent freeze on the sale, transfer and import of handguns in Canada. The bill remains at the initial stages and did not pass prior to Parliament’s recess for the summer. While the bill works its way through the parliamentary process, CBC
[ad_1] California gun owners have been under siege for the past year – even by the not-so-Golden State’s standards. In September 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB-173, which allows for the disclosure of highly sensitive information, including a gun owner’s name, address, place of birth, phone number, occupation, driver’s license or ID number, race,
[ad_1] Viewers in Florida with a penchant for skipping past TV or internet ads may miss juicy material coming across the airwaves between now and Election Day in November. Political communications experts viewed the first crop of campaign ads from Gov. Ron DeSantis and his two top Democratic opponents in the Sunshine State. Here are some