[ad_1] Published 2024-09-30 10:03 10:03 September 30, 2024 am Your trusted source for contextualizing Election 2024 news. Sign up for our daily newsletter. As elected officials, Tim Walz and JD Vance have a record of policy positions and legislative actions that can help shape voters’ perceptions of them and offer hints as to the type
[ad_1] IN FACEBOOK POSTS railing about new state gun laws, Ware Police Chief Shawn Crevier stepped over the fuzzy ethical line between sharing his views on the potential safety impacts of the new law and expressing prohibited personal political opinions in his official capacity. The State Ethics Commission issued a public education letter – but
[ad_1] Taking a look at the state of political play in Maine, it’s tempting to presume that it might be a good year for Republicans – apart, that is, from the inevitable reelections of Angus King and Chellie Pingree. That’s not just cynicism: One of the state’s highest-quality polls, the Pan Atlantic Research quarterly omnibus,
[ad_1] INTERVIEW Author Jessica Pishko on how two Arizona sheriffs created an entire mythology — and a dangerous movement Published September 28, 2024 9:22AM (EDT) Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona.
[ad_1] No ballot will have a gun-related initiative led by voters this fall. While seven states had tried to get 11 citizen-led firearm referendums on the ballot this year, all of them failed, according to Victoria Rose, who tracks the measures for the elections database Ballotpedia. Seven of the proposals supported expanding gun rights, including
[ad_1] President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sept. 26 to crack down on 3D-printed guns and improve active shooter drills in schools throughout the country. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris discussed the order during a joint event on gun violence at the White House on Thursday. The first prong of the order
[ad_1] Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday that seeks to ensure active school shooter drills are helpful without causing unnecessary panic amid a record spike in campus gun violence and pushback to sometimes dubious prevention strategies. “I’m directing
[ad_1] The NRA is accusing Meta of “election interference” after the tech giant cracked down on social media posts it deemed “false information” about Vice President Kamala Harris. The gun rights advocacy group had criticized Harris for her liberal gun control stance, something she has attempted to distance herself from as the Democratic presidential nominee.
[ad_1] Though Joe Biden was forcibly pushed out of the presidential race in July in a most undemocratic way, he is still, last I checked, technically the President and has been involved in doing president-like things from time to time. Among them was the announcement of an executive order on Thursday that he and Vice
[ad_1] President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced new executive actions Thursday aimed at reducing gun violence, and capped off the afternoon with a press conference touting all the work the Biden-Harris administration has done to combat gun violence, while slamming Republicans for their response to the issue. “Guns are the number one
[ad_1] Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com The two recent mass shootings in Georgia and Kentucky as well as the second attempt on Donald Trump’s life and the many other mass shootings signal a national crisis and epidemic of intolerable proportion, which I believe is allowed by agenda-driven
[ad_1] In a twist that has left both Democrats and Republicans talking, Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, recently revealed during an interview with Oprah Winfrey that she owns a gun. “If someone breaks in my house,” she quipped with a chuckle, “they’re getting shot.” For a politician whose party generally emphasizes gun control in
[ad_1] Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) today in introducing the Modern Firearms Safety Act, which would prohibit states from enforcing handgun rosters. These lists of pre-approved handguns require manufacturers to include costly features like microstamping, loaded chamber indicators, and magazine disconnect mechanisms on firearms, preventing law-abiding citizens
[ad_1] President Joe Biden, ahead of signing an Executive Order Thursday on gun violence, acknowledged Saturday’s mass shooting in Birmingham in which a Glock switch was found on one of the firearms that enabled it to be converted into an automatic weapon. “Over 100 shell casings,” Biden said. “Community shattered. Enough.” The president was introduced
[ad_1] New York City requires a showing of “good moral character” to be issued a rifle and shotgun permit. In Srour v. New York City (2023), the Southern District of New York enjoined the enforcement of the “good moral character” requirement and a separate “good cause” requirement. I posted on the decision here. After filing
[ad_1] Gary Humphreys, the owner of Humphreys’ gun shop in Del Rio, Texas, joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss a growing trend amongst border residents. Gun ownership among American voters is the highest on record, and not just on the right. Multiple studies show there has been a sharp rise in the percentage of Democrats
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Kamala Harris packs a gun — and wants Americans to know it. “I’m a gun owner,” the Democratic presidential candidate said last week in a forum hosted by television star Oprah Winfrey. “If someone breaks in my house,” she said with a chuckle “they’re getting shot.” Harris has mentioned owning a firearm
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 25th, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Modern Firearms Safety Act, a bill aimed at prohibiting states from enforcing handgun rosters. These rosters, which include lists of pre-approved handguns, often require manufacturers to incorporate features such as microstamping, loaded chamber indicators, and magazine disconnect mechanisms. According to Senator
[ad_1] Ware Police Chief Shawn Crevier used his official position and public resources to advocate against and rally opposition to proposed gun reforms that were winding through Beacon Hill over the past year, a move state regulators said was likely a violation of the conflict of interest law. The State Ethics Commission said they found
[ad_1] Kamala Harris’ recent indication that her “values have not changed” prompted critics to wonder what besides taxpayer-funded sex changes for illegal aliens, the elimination of the Hyde Amendment, and the legalization of crack cocaine for personal consumption she still supports. Just days after sleuths found footage of Harris threatening to storm the homes of
[ad_1] Vice President Harris’ campaign has not given details on what type of gun she owns or when was the last time she went to a gun range, 15 days after the Democratic presidential nominee touted her gun ownership on the debate stage against former President Trump. Fox News Digital sent emails and made calls
[ad_1] (The Center Square) — Gun control advocates in Maine are pushing to adopt a ‘red flag’ law that authorizes law enforcement to seize weapons belonging to someone deemed to be dangerous to themselves or others, but critics say the changes won’t prevent mass shootings. The Maine Gun Safety Coalition announced that it has formed
[ad_1] Vice President Kamala Harris has made a point of describing herself as a gun owner during her past two runs for the White House. But nearly two decades ago, the then-San Francisco district attorney backed a firearm confiscation measure that even made some prominent gun control advocates skittish. Harris was listed as a sponsor
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[ad_1] Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Vice President Kamala Harris supports a ban on the sale of so-called assault weapons, but no longer supports a mandatory buyback program for such guns. The National Rifle Association misleadingly claims that Harris will “ban law-abiding Americans from owning” guns and “seize your legally owned guns.” Her proposal would
[ad_1] Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for Governor of North Carolina, has become one of the most controversial figures in United States politics. His rise from relative obscurity to becoming a frontrunner in a key gubernatorial race has been marked by inflammatory rhetoric and allegations that have shocked even members of his own party. A
[ad_1] Thoughts And Prayers Won’t Cut It Enough already with thoughts and prayers and platitudes. Clearly, they are not enough, or we wouldn’t have two students and two teachers dead and another nine injured (and countless others traumatized) in a high school in Winder. I am not a gun owner, but I accept that a
[ad_1] Tim McGraw made a rare political statement when he wished his wife, Faith Hill, a happy birthday Saturday on Instagram, and it raises the question of if there’s more of that to come. “Happy birthday to this remarkable woman,” the country singer wrote alongside a photo of Hill. “My beautiful, strong, crazy, badass wife!!!!
[ad_1] The economy ranks as the top political issue in the 2024 campaign, polls show. For Republicans, immigration reform is also topping the priority lists. For Democrats, it’s reproductive rights and health care. Further below ranks gun control or gun violence, even while mass shootings continue to dominate and then slowly disappear from the headlines.
[ad_1] Here’s one I didn’t have on my bingo card for 2024: Vice President Kamala Harris teaching liberals how to talk about guns. For a politician with a reputation for word salads and evasions, her recent comments on the Second Amendment have been refreshingly clear and straightforward, even if they were also relatively brief. The