[ad_1] Second Amendment advocate calls conclusions ‘laughable,’ ‘biased’ A Princeton University study linking gun violence to the beginning of deer hunting season recently attracted criticism from a leading Second Amendment organization. Published recently in the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network Open journal, the study is “bogus” and “inherently-biased,” according to a National Rifle Association writer.
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[ad_1] For many of us who grew up watching the weekly adventures of Robin Hood on a black-and-white television screen, the word “sheriff” conjures the dogged lawman of Nottingham chasing the noble bandit through Sherwood Forest. Today’s most recognizable sheriff may be the rabidly anti-immigrant Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona. Thrown out of office
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[ad_1] 7. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and congressional candidate Shomari Figures have received an “F” rating from the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund for opposing gun owners’ rights. In contrast, Alabama’s conservative lawmakers, U.S. Reps. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), Dale Strong (R-Monrovia), and Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) were all awarded “A” ratings,
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[ad_1] American carnage. That’s what former President Donald Trump once promised to stop when he took office in 2017. “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now,” he declared during his first speech after taking the oath of office, referencing “the crime and gangs and drugs that have stolen too many lives and
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[ad_1] U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and fellow Democrat Shomari Figures, candidate for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, have received an ‘F’ rating from the largest gun rights political action committee in the United States. The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund, the PAC for the firearm advocacy organization, grades federal legislators based on their voting
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[ad_1] To correct any information or to make a submission to Around Town, email pressrelease@theitem.com with Around Town in subject line. Kids in South Sumter, you’re invited to join a group of cyclists to have fun on supervised rides, learn about bike safety and get some exercise. The Palmetto Optimist Club’s Youth Optimist Bike Club
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[ad_1] Rep. Jared Golden, left, will face Republican challenger Austin Theriault in November in one of the most closely watched congressional races in the country. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal and Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal file photos A clash over who is the bigger defender of gun rights flared up this week in the high-stakes race for Maine’s
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[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a federal ban on bump stocks, gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns. What You Need To Know The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a federal ban on bump stocks, gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns The ban was
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[ad_1] Despite those changes and the potential Schedule III classification, some researchers say the study of cannabis may still face limits. “What we haven’t seen is any ability for researchers — cannabis researchers, clinical researchers — to … study products that our patients and our recreational consumers or adult consumers are actually using,” neuroscientist Staci
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[ad_1] SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law several bills on Tuesday, adding to Washington’s growing heap of gun restrictions. At a brief signing ceremony with supporters at the state Capitol, Inslee approved legislation imposing new safety and reporting requirements for gun dealers and owners, as well as law enforcement agencies. Among the measures
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC – As conservative talk show host Dan Bongino often says, “They hate you.” While this typically refers to Democrats, who are hell-bound and determined to destroy the United States, that statement also applies to many Republicans, in this case, those who voted to approve an omnibus $1.2 trillion spending bill, which we
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[ad_1] WICHITA — Longtime National Rifle Association board member Phil Journey says hints of financial impropriety surfaced years before the New York state attorney general filed a lawsuit against four executives of the gun-rights advocacy organization and revealed indiscretions so disturbing the conservative political giant could crumble. Journey, a Sedgwick County District Court judge, said
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[ad_1] The Department of Justice introduces the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center to educate and assist local officials in applying ‘red flag’ laws, aimed at preventing gun violence by restricting firearm access for individuals deemed a risk. By yourNEWS Media Staff The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of the National
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