Sandy Hook is the mass shooting I hear mentioned most often when people talk about the moment they knew nothing would change. A madman murders 26 people — most of them 6 or 7 years old — and Congress was still unable to pass substantive gun or mental health legislation. The assault weapons ban that
Month: April 2023
Nancy Gaarder Target employee hides during Omaha shooting Jonathan wishes a lot of things were the way they used to be. He would like to play with his toddler. To pick her up and hold her. Cook a meal for her and her mom. Bring home a paycheck to support the family. Those simple acts
Robert Azzi | Columnist The Nashville Covenant School massacre, the 131st mass shooting in America this year, has rightly outraged most Americans. Cries across much of the political spectrum condemning the murders of three of our babies, alongside three of their guardians, abound, calling for an end to the seemingly endless carnage threatening our future.
Gadfly | April 1st, 2023 By Ed Raymond fargogadfly@gmail.com Can We Regenerate Our Country by “Rediscovering the Lost Art of Tolerance?” Columnist Gary Abernathy says our enormous diversity of identity in our sweeping multiculturalism makes it difficult to agree with groups present in the Divided States of America. We have hundreds of organizations, groups, and
Colorado lawmakers’ latest suite of gun reform bills bolster the state’s position at the vanguard of the national firearm debate, advocates and critics say, while marking it as a proving ground for how step-by-step reforms can coexist within the West’s distinct regional identity. As Colorado has turned deeper shades of blue over the past five years,
The Democratic-controlled Michigan state Senate recently passed a series of 11 gun-related measures. These included expanded background checks and safe storage laws for guns that can be accessed by minors. In response, the Michigan state Republican Party posted a tweet comparing gun reform to the Holocaust. The tweet included a photo of wedding rings that
12th Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation Brings Leaders Together to Address Water Supply Issues – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Saturday, April 1, 2023 · 625,589,995 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press
Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author and editor of 25 books, including the New York Times best-seller, “Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Lies and Legends About Our Past” (Basic Books). Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. The
This morning, April 1, the legislature adjourned Sine Die. Throughout this year’s session, multiple pro-gun measures were introduced to protect our Second Amendment rights. Thanks to the pro-gun majority, all anti-gun bills failed in committee. Mississippi’s Merchant Category Code (“MCC”) Bill, HB 1110, passed both chambers and had a conference report filed and adopted by
Presented by TikTok With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross DRIVING THE DAY Good morning from Troy, Ohio, where Rachael spent part of the night huddled with her family in a tornado shelter as twisters barrelled through the area. Rachael’s parents lost part of their roof and a few trees, and the garage door
New Pet Positive Program Seeks to Change the Future for America’s Dogs and Cats – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Saturday, April 1, 2023 · 625,559,366 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events
A federal judge on Friday struck down a Minnesota law that prohibits adults age 18-20 from obtaining permits to carry handguns in public. Assisted by gun-rights advocacy groups, three individuals who were under 21 challenged a 2003 state law that enacted an age requirement to apply for a permit to carry a pistol. They argued
New National Poll: Parents Surveyed with Middle Incomes Among Those Struggling to Feed Families – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Saturday, April 1, 2023 · 625,542,031 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events
America’s latest mass shooting, this time at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tenn., has recalled nightmarish memories and raised one of the most vexing of political questions. Before the funerals had even begun for the three children and three adults slain on Monday, the well-practiced roaring and debate had resumed in Congress. And so
A woman prays at a makeshift memorial for those killed in a mass shooting at the entrance of The Covenant School on March 29, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Three students and three adults were killed by the 28-year-old shooter on Monday. Seth Herald/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Seth Herald/Getty Images A woman prays at
Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee pulled House Bill 23-1230 (“HB 23-1230”) from the agenda thanks to the strong opposition of NRA members and Second Amendment supporters. The committee received thousands of messages opposing HB 23-1230, a bill that bans the manufacturing, importing, purchasing, selling, offering to sell, or transferring ownership of what the drafters have
Tucker Carlson is obsessed with transgender people. And as more information about the Nashville school shooting, it’s become obvious that he’s not obsessed in a good way. This has not been lost on Claudia Conway, who’s absolutely shredded him over his continued focus on Audrey Hale, the shooter in question, who identifies as male although
The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro, a rabid homophobe and anti-trans commentator was very agitated over calls for gun control measures after the Nashville shooting, so he lashed out against his favorite targets. Shapiro’s usual refrain is that the left can do anything and Republicans are always to blame. The persecution complex runs deep on the