[ad_1] The 2024 presidential candidates couldn’t have been further apart on gun policy. Vice President Kamala Harris called for universal background checks and an assault weapons ban, while former President Donald Trump favors loosening concealed carry laws nationwide. Though neither platform is likely to clear Congress, Trump’s victory could give him the power to dismantle
[ad_1] In the best possible scenario that could be generated by the AI simulation we’re all living in these days, all the assets of Alex Jones’s conspiracy theory and disinformation factory InfoWars and its parent company “Free Speech Systems” have been purchased by the satirical website The Onion in a bankruptcy auction. The proceeds of
[ad_1] (The Center Square) — A coalition of gun rights groups is suing Maine over a law requiring a three-day waiting period to buy a firearm, arguing that the new requirements violate the Constitution. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Maine by The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, Gun Owners of Maine, and other
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After four years of the Biden-Harris administration’s war on guns, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is excited for a pro-Second Amendment administration under Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Democrats are aggressive gun grabbers, and it’s entirely understandable that the NRA should be relieved to see a change of
[ad_1] As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to move back into the White House, gun violence prevention advocates are bracing for him to keep his campaign promise to sign a nationwide “concealed carry reciprocity” law. The move would allow gun owners with concealed carry permits to travel with their weapons to all 50 states, even those
[ad_1] Supporters of the Second Amendment will have a strong ally in the White House with President-elect Donald Trump following years of pressure from the Biden administration, firearms rights advocates say. Organizations including the Gun Owners of America and the National Rifle Association tell Fox News Digital they are looking forward to working with Trump
[ad_1] In 2011, a federal appeals court voted 2-1 to uphold Washington, D.C.’s assault weapons ban. The lone dissent came from then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who argued that a gun restriction could only be constitutional if it fit with the nation’s history and tradition of gun regulation. Such a test, he wrote, would be “much less
[ad_1] But when Bailey later went to a police station, she received shocking news: She was charged for carrying a firearm without a Massachusetts license — a felony with a mandatory minimum sentence of 18 months in the state’s House of Corrections. “I literally was just reaching for a water bottle … and now I
[ad_1] While her teacher read from The Nutcracker to keep the class calm, Grace Fischer could hear a man in the next room murdering her friends with a semi-automatic rifle. She was six years old. This summer Fischer turned 18, graduated from high school and moved away from Sandy Hook, her sleepy Connecticut hometown, whose
[ad_1] FIRST ON FOX: The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) political action committee is stepping into Ohio’s U.S. Senate race with a seven-figure ad campaign targeting Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has an F rating from the NRA on Second Amendment advocacy. The 30-second TV ad, airing on cable networks from Oct. 1
[ad_1] Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 | 2 a.m. There have been at least 45 mass shootings in America so far in 2024. Over half are in schools. Yet too many members of Congress and senators completely ignore this domestic slaughter. They say it’s not that serious of a problem or not a problem at all.
[ad_1] After the results of her primary election came in, Maggie Goodlander waded through a sea of supporters, hugged her family members and took the stage, describing it as an “out of body” experience. Yet the location was anything but foreign. That very restaurant, Martha’s Exchange Restaurant & Bar, had played a recurring role in
[ad_1] Washington — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz went from relative obscurity to coining an attack line against Republicans and becoming Democrats’ vice presidential candidate within a number of weeks this summer. His political career began in 2006, when he was elected to the House of Representatives from a conservative district bordering Iowa, South Dakota and
[ad_1] Rule of thumb: When a Democrat tells you they are a “gun owner” or that they support the Second Amendment, they are lying. How can you tell? Because whenever a Democrat says “I’m a gun owner,” or “I support the Second Amendment,” that statement is always followed by a “but,” which negates everything they
[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
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