[ad_1] BREAKING UPDATE: Incumbent Democrat Mayor Joe Hogsett is projected to have won his reelection bid for Indianapolis mayor, beating out Republican challenger and multimillionaire businessman Jefferson Shreve, according to NewsNation / Decision Desk HQ. “” Original story: (NewsNation) — Voters in Indianapolis will choose Tuesday between Republican multimillionaire businessman Jefferson Shreve and Democratic incumbent
[ad_1] (NewsNation) — Voters in Indianapolis will choose Tuesday between Republican multimillionaire businessman Jefferson Shreve and Democratic incumbent Joe Hogsett to be mayor of the city, in what has become one of the most interesting races in the nation. Shreve’s campaign took a turn over the summer when the former city-county councilor rolled out a gun
[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday for a case involving a Texas man challenging the government’s ability to disarm people who are subject to a domestic violence restraining order. The
[ad_1] The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Amy Fried is a retired political science professor at the University of Maine. Her views are her own and do not represent those of any group with which she
[ad_1] It really is a very simple problem: too many guns and not enough common sense. Does anyone truly believe the military-grade weapons, with high capacity magazines, are actually needed in every home? Or any home? The police certainly don’t. Would they like to respond to an emergency and be outgunned? People need to stop
[ad_1] Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. DA Price is rightto focus on reform On Oct. 26, I attended a gathering in San Leandro to learn more about Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. She answered my question and said she believed in rehabilitation. When
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD – Gun rights advocacy groups say they intend to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state’s assault weapons ban after a federal appeals court on Friday refused to block enforcement of the law. In a statement Saturday, the Illinois State Rifle Association said it was not surprised by the 7th Circuit
[ad_1] Welcome to the Nov. 6 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Did you miss us, dear reader? Fret not because we are back for the third week in a row with another fabulous installment of judicial news
[ad_1] That Sunday, Sherita Lynch heard the gunshots from her car. A human services practitioner with Advocate for All, Lynch was on her way to meet with Stephen Broderick for a supervised custody visit with his son Cayden, about to be dropped off by Stephen’s ex-wife Amanda. Lynch was only seconds from the meeting spot
[ad_1] Washington — The fallout from the Supreme Court’s landmark Second Amendment decision handed down last year was on display Tuesday when the justices weighed a high-stakes case that pits the right to bear arms against a federal law that seeks to protect victims of domestic violence by keeping guns away from their alleged abusers.
[ad_1] Washington — When the Supreme Court convenes Tuesday, it will be confronted with a high-stakes case that pits the Second Amendment right to bear arms against a law that seeks to protect victims of domestic violence by keeping guns away from their alleged abusers. Arguments in the dispute are the first the court will
[ad_1] On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear a case on whether a statute that prohibits the possession of firearms by people under domestic violence restraining orders is unconstitutional. Research has found that access to a gun increases the risk of killings in domestic violence cases. “American women are killed by intimate partners (husbands, lovers,
[ad_1] A man was reportedly ambushed at the front door of his Californian residence Sunday night and engaged in a gunfight with the would-be home invaders. A man named Tim Kennedy on Instagram appeared to identify the man, who is allegedly a concealed carry holder, as Vince, his training mate. Vince came from the Bronx
[ad_1] (NewsNation) — Hundreds of races will be taking place across the country on Tuesday as another Election Day nears. A few of these races have gained national attention, as they could be a clue to what Americans can expect for next year’s presidential race. The most-watched races in Tuesday’s off-year general election have all
[ad_1] (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Shannon Watts, who founded the group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, is the author of “Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World.” The opinions in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion at CNN. Last month
[ad_1] In the tapestry of American life, the thread of gun ownership weaves a complex pattern, colored by the fierce debate over Second Amendment rights and the quest for public safety. As someone immersed in the study of gun laws, I’ve watched the evolution of legislation with keen interest, particularly noting the shifts and turns
[ad_1] (NewsNation) — Republican multi-millionaire businessman Jefferson Shreve is challenging the Democratic incumbent in the Indianapolis mayoral race, which is shaping up to be one of the most interesting in the nation. Shreve’s campaign took a turn over the summer when the former city-county councilor rolled out a gun control plan that closely resembled his
[ad_1] Gov. Janet Mills, according to a spokesman, has begun reaching out to state legislators for ideas in the aftermath of the Lewiston murders. AUGUSTA, Maine — The deadly shooting in Lewiston turned attention to the gun policy positions of Gov. Janet Mills, who has opposed bans on assault-style rifles but backed other gun safety
[ad_1] Once again, on Friday, President Joe Biden toured the site of a mass shooting — this time in Lewiston, Maine — and renewed calls for “common sense” gun reform. The week before, an incident that claimed 18 had almost proved devastating enough to bridge the bipartisan divide between state lawmakers on gun control. Almost.
[ad_1] Were it in my power, I would confer a Profile in Courage Award upon Jared Golden, Maine’s Second District congressman. The award, created in 1989 by the family of late President John F. Kennedy, annually recognizes exemplars of the type of courageous political leadership Kennedy celebrated in his 1957 Pulitzer prize-winning book “Profiles in
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC – Guns are back at the Supreme Court, as the justices announced on Friday they will decide on free speech rights for the National Rifle Association (NRA) and whether the federal government can ban bump stocks, which are a firearm accessory, by calling them machineguns. People usually think of the Second Amendment
[ad_1] Maine’s gun laws are more lax than in most of New England and among the least restrictive in the country, according to gun safety advocates. But those advocates say they hope to change that in the aftermath of the Lewiston shootings. And the experience of some other states indicates they may have success. States such
[ad_1] 5% of Americans are terrorists At least 16 million Americans own AR-15 mass murder weapons. Why? Are they that evil or just that stupid? Clearly it’s both. The AR-15 mass murder weapon was developed courtesy of the financial largesse of the American taxpayers during the illegal, immoral war of aggression against innocent Vietnamese peasants,
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Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.
US Supreme Court to decide legality of federal ban on gun ‘bump stocks’
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday trained its sights once again on gun rights, agreeing to decide the legality of a federal ban imposed under former President Donald
[ad_1] As I have done many times before, I asked myself, what can I possibly do to stop the needless murder of children? I remember the school shootings in Columbine, Newtown and Parkland. I became numb to it all, thinking this is a “normal” part of life. This time, though, I also remember my son
[ad_1] REPORT. BEN OKAY, KAYLA, THANK YOU. A MAN WENT TO JAIL AFTER DOING SOMETHING. THE CARROLL COUNTY SHERIFF CALLED EXTREMELY STUPID. HE WAS WALKING ON A STREET NEAR GLIDDEN, IOWA, WITH A 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN IN HIS HAND, WHICH LOOKED LIKE AN AR STYLE GUN. THIS IS JERRY WEBB FROM KANSAS CITY. CARROLL COUNTY
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday loaded its docket with two new gun rights cases, one over the federal government’s move to ban bump stocks and the other a dispute over New York state insurance regulators’ alleged hostility toward the National Rifle Association. The bump stock case came to the court after the federal government appealed
[ad_1] I suppose that it is only human nature to take some comfort in the odds. What are the chances that you are going to be struck by lightning? What are the chances that the IRS will audit you? What are the chances that the plane you are riding in will develop engine trouble? What
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday agree to hear two appeals involving gun and free speech rights: one dealing with “bump stocks” accessories for high-powered guns, and a free speech challenge by the National Rifle Association (NRA) The high court will hear arguments in the case National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo, which questions whether
[ad_1] The case is NRA v. Vullo, and the Court agreed to consider this question (as formulated by the NRA): Bantam Books v. Sullivan (1963) held that a state commission with no formal regulatory power violated the First Amendment when it “deliberately set out to achieve the suppression of publications” through “informal sanctions,” including the “threat
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