[ad_1] ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — After making surprising comments in favor of certain gun reform policies last week, Conservative Party leaders are seeking a primary challenger for Rep. Chris Jacobs. Jacobs, a Republican from Orchard Park, currently represents New York’s 27th Congressional District. After redistricting, he is attempting to win the seat of the
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association announced Monday that its Board of Directors voted to re-elect Wayne LaPierre to continue serving as the organization’s CEO and executive vice president. Mr. LaPierre’s reelection was never in doubt before the vote, as he received almost unanimous support over Lt. Col. Allen West, who launched a takeover campaign in
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week’s massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School is the latest stark reminder of just how little action the United States Congress has taken in recent years on gun reform. The U.S. Senate did not take up a single piece of major gun violence prevention legislation last year or so far
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association on Monday said it has reelected Charles Cotton as president and Wayne LaPierre as CEO and executive vice president, despite recent controversies surrounding their leadership, including efforts by New York officials to shut down the group over alleged “fraud and abuse.” The election results were announced at the end
[ad_1] The bell tolled at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting in Houston on Friday night. As former President Donald Trump intoned the names of the Uvalde massacre victims – 19 children aged between eight and 10, and two teachers who made heroic efforts to save them – the sound of a bell was
[ad_1] Deadly Ideas On January 6, after hiding as the Capitol was attacked, and Officer Brian Sicknick was dying, Lee Zeldin emerged from his safe haven, joined his MAGA squad, and refused to certify the election of President Joe Biden. He does not represent the 1st Congressional District honorably or effectively, and has spent his
[ad_1] The 2022 National Rifle Association of America (NRA) convention took place this past weekend in Houston, Texas. I was there as both an attendee and as a member of the association’s Board of Directors. Over the course of three days, as tens of thousands of people wandered through the exhibit hall and meeting rooms,
[ad_1] Two Republicans have come out in support of a ban on assault rifles in the wake of the mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, in which the firearm was used. Rep. Chris Jacobs of New York and Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger have both said they are in favor of stricter gun laws
[ad_1] Saturday, during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Alex Witt Reports,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) called for the “disbandment” of the National Rifle Association (NRA) “by all means possible.” The Massachusetts Democrat said the measures should include going after the membership. “We must pursue the disbandment of the NRA by all means possible — litigation, money,
[ad_1] As a national holiday, Memorial Day is meant to bring us together. Even if we differ on the politics that led our country into the many wars the U.S. has fought over the years, I can appreciate my neighbors who raise a flag, hands on hearts, at the veterans’ memorial at the local park.
[ad_1] If the Founding Fathers were around today, they would be flabbergasted by our inability to take even the most basic, common sense steps to protect our children from being murdered at school. Passively accepting, year after year, horrific school shootings, like the recent slaughter in Uvalde, Texas, would strike them as collective madness, which
[ad_1] Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Lena C. Taylor With the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Texas, many question the constitutionality of civilians having unfettered access to AR-15 assault weapons. This rifle has been the armament of choice in a number of large-scale shootings recently. While ranging in price from $400
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load UVALDE, Tex. — For years, even as mass shootings swept the country, Richard Small bristled at any talk of tighter gun restrictions, viewing it as nothing more than politically driven finger-pointing that would do little to stop the violence while infringing on his rights as a gun owner. But
[ad_1] Republican lawmakers across the country advanced dozens of gun-related bills this year to roll back firearm restrictions or challenge federal regulations — efforts that have come under scrutiny in light of recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. In particular, state legislators have focused efforts on passing legislation that would allow
[ad_1] After political fireworks Friday and the crowded, sometimes-hectic Saturday, the final day of the NRA convention in downtown Houston was a tamped-down affair with fewer attendees and a smaller, less-fiery crowd of protesters across the street in Discovery Green. Down in numbers, however, didn’t mean protesters were any less determined outside the George R.
[ad_1] “We will,” Biden replied, adding a thumbs-up, on a harrowing day in which he and first lady Jill Biden paid respects to 19 children and two teachers killed last week in a barbaric attack that revived the nation’s perennially futile debate over guns. But Biden’s chances of doing “something” seem slim given the limited
[ad_1] By Alwyn Lau Monday, 30 May 2022 9:47 AM MYT MAY 30 — “The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that… it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.” — Thomas Jefferson Last week’s shooting in a school in Uvalde, Texas,
[ad_1] Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have begun ‘serious’ negotiations on finding a bipartisan solution to rising gun violence, Senator Chris Murphy confirmed on Sunday. The Connecticut Democrat said he was ‘in touch’ with members of the GOP including Senators John Cornyn of Texas, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and others on both sides of
[ad_1] On August 4, 2019, a gunman in Dayton shot and killed nine people and injured 17 in a crowded nightclub district — in barely more than half a minute — using a semi-automatic AK-15-type assault weapon. The shooting may not have attracted much national attention, since the El Paso Walmart shooting, which killed 17
[ad_1] On August 4, 2019, a gunman in Dayton shot and killed nine people and injured 17 in a crowded nightclub district — in barely more than half a minute — using a semi-automatic AK-15-type assault weapon. The shooting may not have attracted much national attention, since the El Paso Walmart shooting, which killed 17
[ad_1] Perceptions, By Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary A “good guy with a gun.” Can you believe that’s the absurd – obscene even – solution many Americans offer for the gun mayhem engulfing the “land of the free and home of the brave” as their jingoistic national anthem so stridently proclaims. I guess that’s why a
[ad_1] Crime scene tape surrounds Robb Elementary School after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) In the aftermath of another school shooting that left 19 elementary school students and two teachers dead in Texas, a national conversation on gun control has reignited. In Alaska, where many politicians
[ad_1] In a country where three in 10 adults own a gun, 100 Americans die every day from gunshot wounds. Nearly half of all U.S. adults grew up in a household with guns, more than half have friends who own guns, and nearly three-quarters have fired a gun. The prevalence of gun violence and gun
[ad_1] GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday called the National Rifle association a “grifting scam.” The Illinois lawmaker affirmed that he is “a strong defender of the second amendment.” He also said he’s “getting sick of seeing the mass shootings.” Loading Something is loading. Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger slammed the National Rifle Association amid recent
[ad_1] President Biden wiped away tears at a memorial to the Texas school shooting victims Sunday, as the Justice Department announced it will formally scrutinize the fumbled police response that sparked outrage in the grieving town of Uvalde. Justice spokesman Anthony Coley said federal investigators accepted a request by Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin to conduct
[ad_1] Rev. David Wilson Rogers | Carlsbad Current-Argus Once again, senseless violence and gunfire has claimed innocent lives. A school in America is stained in blood, beautiful lives are lost to unimaginable hate, families are destroyed, and the role that guns play in American culture is center stage. Worse yet, hatred and anger are emerging
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears, R-Va., slammed the politicization of the gun control debate following the Uvalde, Texas school shooting. On “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Sunday, Sears argued “emasculated” men and fatherless homes are some of the several issues hurting America’s children and impacting mass shootings. DAN
[ad_1] Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” with host Dana Bash, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) shot down every suggestion she made to change gun laws that could have prevented the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas that claimed the lives of 19 children and two adults. During the extensive interview, the
[ad_1] If there’s one thing members of both parties agree on it is this: Congress is unlikely to pass significant gun control legislation, even after two shocking mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y. and Uvalde, Texas that targeted Black people and children. Lawmakers are engaging in conversations behind the scenes on a menu of smaller measures
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