[ad_1] Senate Democrats say a major floor debate on gun control is inevitable after a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, left at least 19 children and two adults dead, only 10 days after another massacre killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo. The second high-profile killing spree in the span of just more
[ad_1] Donald Trump is scheduled to address the National Rifle Association (NRA) national meeting in Houston only days after a school shooting massacre in Uvalde, Texas. On Tuesday, a gunman killed 14 children and a teacher in Robb Elementary School. Police reportedly killed the suspect, an 18-year-old man. The shooting occurred only ten days after the mass
[ad_1] Law enforcement officers speak outside of Robb Elementary School following the mass shooting. Photograph by Brandon Bell/Getty Images. An 18-year-old entered an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. He shot and killed 21 people: 18 children and three adults. Eighteen children who said goodbye to their families on Tuesday morning did not come
[ad_1] One place you won’t be able to find firearms in Texas is at the NRA’s Houston conference this week. Attendees aren’t allowed to bring their firearms into the event, per Secret Service guidelines. That’s because former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the forum. Loading Something is loading. One place you won’t
[ad_1] In 2014, after a mass shooting in California, The Onion ran a story headlined “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.” I think of that headline after every mass shooting, including today’s horrifying one at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Every country has murderous lunatics, yet only ours
[ad_1] As US president Joe Biden took to the podium in the White House briefing room and addressed the nation in the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting in Texas, he urged citizens to ‘stand up to the’ powerful pro-gun lobby. The US president said that it was time to act. <blockquote class=”instagram-media” data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=”https://www.instagram.com/p/CTuyQdLIpkg/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading”
[ad_1] President Joe Biden condemned gun manufacturers and mourned ‘so many crushed spirits’ in the wake of a devastating mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that killed 18 children on Tuesday. ‘Where in God’s name is our backbone?’ a visibly emotional Biden pleaded. The president called on elected officials to ‘stand up to the gun
[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County on Tuesday, making the massacre the deadliest school shooting in Texas’ history. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San
[ad_1] (MENAFN– The Conversation) On February 14, in Parkland, Florida, 17 teachers and students were shot dead at their school by an estranged student armed with a high-powered, military-style rifle. Mass shootings at places of learning in the US are, sadly, not uncommon . On this occasion, however, the backlash against the political establishment has
[ad_1] The people who did this Tuesday May 24, 2022 · 3:31 PM PDT 2022/05/24 · 15:31 ‘Thank you to the National Rifle Association …’ ‘Thank you to the National Rifle Association …’ At least 17 people are now dead, 14 of them elementary school children, after another mass shooter targeted an American school.
[ad_1] The gun lobby, led by the National Rifle Association (NRA), pursues a number of different policies in state legislatures across the country and in Congress, including eliminating permit requirements for concealed carry; expanding locations where guns may be carried; weakening regulation of the gun industry; and overriding duly enacted state laws that limit gun
[ad_1] On May 24, Texas governor Greg Abbott confirmed that 14 elementary school children and one teacher were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about an hour and a half west of San Antonio. Abbott told the media that the shooter, identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, is also dead
[ad_1] Donald Trump is scheduled to address the National Rifle Association (NRA) national meeting in Houston only days after a school shooting massacre in Uvalde, Texas. On Tuesday, a gunman killed 14 children and a teacher in Robb Elementary School. Police reportedly killed the suspect, an 18-year-old man. The shooting occurred only ten days after
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A gun rights organization’s new report on the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) accuses the agency of creating an “illegal gun registry” with a new rule as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, takes aim in Congress. Gun Owners of America
[ad_1] Representing districts in Lexington, Saluda, Newberry, Fairfield, Chester, Lee, Sumter, and Kershaw counties COLUMBIA, S.C. — Seats are open in the South Carolina State House of Representatives where voters select candidates by districts. Midlands counties of Lexington, Newberry, Kershaw, Sumter, Lee, Saluda, Chester and Fairfield, the population is represented by 14 districts. Below are
[ad_1] Today, the Minnesota Legislature officially adjourned sine die from its 2022 Regular Session. Unfortunately, important Environment Omnibus legislation, Senate File 4062, was unable to receive a vote and make it out of conference committee. However, your NRA-ILA has learned that the Legislature might potentially hold a Special Session later this year, and NRA Members
[ad_1] Make plans to join us for an important NRA-ILA 2022 Michigan Political Update Meeting, at Huron Valley Guns, on June 7th! Come out to hear more from NRA-ILA staff on important legislative and legal updates, as well as NRA’s plans to win in Michigan on Election Day. The event is free, along with NRA
[ad_1] The Nevada NRA State Conference will be held on Saturday, June 4th, 2022, in Las Vegas! Join your Nevada NRA team for a day of dynamic speakers, including Former Director of U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Aurelia Skipwith, your local Nevada state legislators, and others, to hear important updates and discussions on the hot topics
[ad_1] On May 17, the Department of Justice announced the release of a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives publication titled the National Firearms in Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA). The report is the result of the Biden-Harris Administration’s April 2021 “Initial Actions to Address the Gun Violence,” which called for the creation of
[ad_1] Ten years ago, the Obama Administration introduced “Operation Choke Point,” a program to weaponize the banking industry and financial service providers against certain lawful businesses and merchants. Implemented by Eric Holder’s Department of Justice and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the ostensible objective was to fight consumer fraud by cutting off access to
[ad_1] On March 12, a two-week campaign was launched in the United Kingdom to encourage subjects of Her Majesty the Queen to surrender firearms, ammunition, weapons, and any other object even vaguely reminiscent of a gun to local police stations. An official with the National Police Chief’s Council assured citizens that they will receive amnesty
[ad_1] In an IQ contest with Beto O’Rourke, I would guess, Donald Trump would finish a distant second. But in tweeting Wednesday that, when it comes to gun legislation, “Dummy Beto made it much harder to make a deal,” Trump actually had a point. The president was referring to O’Rourke’s comments on AR-15 rifles during
[ad_1] Stricter gun laws necessary As I’m writing this on May 15, breaking news reports have been issued regarding the horrific shooting in a Tops supermarket in a mostly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, N.Y. Ten shoppers are dead on what they all believed was a normal Saturday shopping trip. The 18-year-old coward who murdered them
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load Gabrielle Giffords huddled with Vice President Joe Biden in his private office just off the Senate floor on an April Wednesday in 2013, watching the stunning defeat of a bill to expand background checks to most gun sales. Giffords — a former Democratic lawmaker who still had difficulty speaking
[ad_1] On Thursday, both the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees took up their suspense files prior to the fiscal deadline, passing a number of anti-gun bills and one pro-hunting bill. These bills will now be eligible for votes on the Assembly and Senate floor in their respective chambers. Assembly Appropriations Committee Assembly Bill 2571, introduced by
[ad_1] After last weekend’s mass shooting in Buffalo, Governor Kathy Hochul called for enacting new gun control measures in New York, which already has the strictest gun control measures in the nation. It’s a big change from the Democrat’s time in Congress, when the NRA gave her an “A” rating. After 10 people were killed
[ad_1] It is always a good thing when the final gavel drops in Montpelier and lawmakers head home for the summer. Late last week, the Vermont Legislature adjourned its 2022 session. It was a mixed bag for sure. Anti-gun politicians did their best to try and pass even more restrictions in one of the safest
[ad_1] Denial On Friday, July 20, 2012, James E. Holmes walked into an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater and purchased a ticket. He then walked to an emergency exit, propped the door open, walked outside, grabbed weapons from his car, walked back into the movie theater and began shooting. I couldn’t believe it. Having once dreamed
[ad_1] Your NRA-ILA has learned that Majority Floor Leader Greg McCortney is refusing to bring the FIND Act, House Bill 3144, up for a vote in the Senate. This is the last step before the measure heads to the Governor’s desk. It is extremely important that you contact Senator McCortney at 405-521-5541 and urge him to
[ad_1] Speak Out is a reader-generated column of opinions. If you there’s something you’d like to comment on, send an email to ksorensen@tribpub.com. Please include “speak out” in the subject line. White Sox are ‘great pretenders’: Watching the White Sox/Yankees series in Chicago was like watching boys playing men. The Sox are what they are: