[ad_1] Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told CNN that, sadly, every mass shooting that occurs on US soil has reinforced their commitment to the gun control measures they implemented in 1996. TAPPER: In 1996, after 35 Australians were killed in a mass shooting, your country’s government took immediate action. You implemented a gun buyback. You
[ad_1] A customer checks out a hand gun that is for sale and on display at SP firearms on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Hempstead, New York. AP Photo/Brittainy Newman When New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with Steven Dettelbach, the newly confirmed Director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
[ad_1] Tomorrow, the Pima County Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution to repeal/challenge Arizona’s preemption statutes, Resolution NO. 2022 – 44. This resolution falls in line with efforts by both Pima County and Tucson to pass local gun control ordinances. In 2017, the Arizona State Supreme Court ruled in the State’s favor, causing the City of Tucson
[ad_1] By the early 20th century, the increasingly urbanised United States was awash with firearms and experiencing notable levels of gun crime not seen in other countries. It was 1776, the American colonies had just declared their independence from England, and as war raged the founding fathers were deep in debate: should people have the
[ad_1] Hide your wife! Hide your kids! Hide your … puppies? Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert recently went on Newsmax to warn Americans that we’ll all be frying up our pets for dinner if the dastardly Democrats manage to pass an assault weapons ban. “If the citizenry in America is disarmed, then we are no
[ad_1] Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is calling for new, blue blood in the Governor’s Mansion with her first TV ad of the campaign. The ad, which dropped with just over three weeks remaining in the Florida Democratic gubernatorial Primary, calls out Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis by name and takes subtle jabs at the Democratic front-runner and
[ad_1] Mandi, a kindergarten teacher in Ohio, had already done what she could to secure her classroom against a gunman. She positioned a bookcase by the doorway, in case she needed a barricade. In an orange bucket, she kept district-issued emergency supplies: wasp spray, to aim at an attacker, and a tube sock, to hold
[ad_1] On Friday, after a last-minute rule change to allow its consideration, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1808. Authored by Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-RI), H.R. 1808 would ban the most popular semiautomatic rifles in America, many popular semiautomatic shotguns, and the magazines that come with firearms commonly used for self-defense. The
[ad_1] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives appears to understand that it has an image problem. According to a recent item from the Washington Times, the ATF has been handing out flyers at gun shows that are designed to bust some “myths” about the agency. Titled “ATF Myths: Not everything you hear is
[ad_1] Years after Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unilaterally imposed his “assault weapon” ban and confiscation (“buyback”), Canada’s responsible gun owners are still waiting for his government to disclose how this “buyback” will be implemented. One recent sign suggests that the government hopes to recruit private entities, rather than rely on law enforcement or other
[ad_1] Commentary In late June, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker traveled to New Hampshire to be the keynote speaker at New Hampshire’s Democratic Party state convention. Officially, he was there to “help other Democratic governors get elected” and to lobby for Chicago as the site of the party’s 2024 presidential convention. Unofficially, there was buzz that
[ad_1] Oregonians will soon vote on a ballot measure that opponents say could virtually end the legal sale of firearms in the state, making it one of the “strictest gun-control measures ever proposed in the nation,” according to Leonard Williamson, an explanatory committee member who opposes the measure. If voters approve Measure 114, the “Changes
[ad_1] RITTMAN, Ohio — Mandi, a kindergarten teacher in Ohio, had already done what she could to secure her classroom against a gunman. She positioned a bookcase by the doorway, in case she needed a barricade. In an orange bucket, she kept district-issued emergency supplies: wasp spray, to aim at an attacker, and a tube
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! TEMPE, Ariz. – Tanya Contreras Wheeless was born to a teen mom and grew up in a family living pay check-to-pay check. She took a job at a local bakery when she was 14 to earn spending money, but still managed to earn an academic scholarship
[ad_1] Vote NO to Ballot Measure 114 on November 8! Oregon’s anti-gun proponents are working overtime to push the country’s most egregious gun control scheme on the ballot this November. And they’re not afraid to use deceptive tactics to try and get your vote. Do not be fooled, Ballot Measure 114 (also known as Initiative Petition
[ad_1] The House passed a bill to ban assault weapons—although just barely—and it will likely be struck down in the Senate. The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 passed in a final vote on Friday of 217-213, as Representatives did not vote strictly along party lines. Two Republicans, Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) voted
[ad_1] The United States House of Representatives has passed legislation to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide. Key points: Before he became US President, Joe Biden was instrumental in helping
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Responding to a string of mass shootings, a divided House passed a ban on certain semiautomatic rifles Friday, moving over the near-unanimous opposition of Republicans to reinstate a prohibition that expired nearly two decades ago. Once banned in the U.S., the firearms are now widely blamed as the weapon of choice among
[ad_1] The House of Representatives on Friday passed the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2022,” a bill that would ban various semi-automatic guns, though the measure would grandfather in firearms that people already own. “It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a
[ad_1] The House approved legislation Friday to ban high-powered firearms of the kind that have been used in recent mass shootings around the country, although it is unlikely to become law anytime soon. The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 would prohibit the manufacture and sale of certain types of semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and pistols, with
[ad_1] Uvalde victims’ families beg Texas lawmakers to enact gun safety laws The sister of a nine-year-old killed in the Uvalde school rampage tearfully pleaded with Texas lawmakers to pass gun safety legislation. Patrick Colson-Price, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The House narrowly passed a ban on assault weapons Friday, following a series of mass shootings this
[ad_1] Fairfax, Va. – NRA-ILA Executive Director Jason Ouimet released the following statement on Friday regarding the passage of H.R. 1808: “Barely a month after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen, gun control advocates in Congress are spearheading an assault upon the freedoms and civil liberties of law-abiding Americans. The promises made in HR 1808
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide. Once banned in the U.S., the high-powered firearms are now widely
[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment Richard C. “Rip” Sullivan Jr., a Democrat, represents Fairfax and Arlington in the Virginia House of Delegates. He was the author and sponsor of Virginia’s red-flag law. I have run out of adjectives to describe mass shootings in our country and their maddening regularity: heartbreaking, terrifying, tragic. We have
[ad_1] FOND DU LAC – Two Republican candidates in the 59th Assembly District race will face off Aug. 9. Ty Bodden and Vinny Egle are on the ballot for the primary, and with no official Democratic candidate, the winner will be uncontested on Nov. 8. Both are hoping to replace Rep. Timothy Ramthun, who is running for
[ad_1] Six candidates will face off in this summer’s Republican Party primary for Assembly District 6. The winner will gain the GOP nomination in the race to succeed Republican Gary Tauchen, 68, of Hartland, in Shawano County. Tauchen announced in January that he plans to retire when he completes this term. He won a four-way primary
[ad_1] For one week every summer, the Neshoba County Fair is the place to be to hear from Mississippi’s elected officials and those with ambitions to join them in office. This year, on Wednesday and Thursday, the state’s most powerful leaders made their pitch for why they believe Republicans are due to win big in November. “A
[ad_1] WELCOME, Md. – A 16th week had passed with no arrest in the murder of Patrice Parker’s son, another week in which she had struggled through grief for him and fear for herself and her surviving daughters. It wasn’t just that the person who had turned a gun on 24-year-old Markelle Morrow was still
[ad_1] The AR-15 is a weapon of war that has no place on our streets. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Bryan Oberc, Munster, Indiana, tries out an AR-15 from Sig Sauer in the exhibition hall at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 27, 2019. | July 28, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Today on my