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MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough reached deep into his bag of outrageous analogies on Wednesday in order to accuse Republicans of turning America into Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam because they refuse to pass gun control. Mike Barnicle set the table for Scarborough’s remarks by also blaming the GOP for recent mass shootings, “It’s inexplicable

CNN  —  The Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted to confirm the reappointment of Justin J. Pearson to the Tennessee House of Representatives, sending him back to fill the House District 86 seat as an interim representative.   The vote to return Pearson to his seat – vacated last Thursday when the GOP-dominated chamber expelled the state representative after he and two other

Update: On April 12, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to reinstate Justin J. Pearson to his seat in the Tennessee House. MEMPHIS — In January, my former high school classmate Larry Thorn was shot dead. Larry was sweet and beloved and a coach and secretary at a Shelby County, Tenn., middle school

The supposedly pro-gun majority in the Alabama House has scheduled committee hearings for three anti-gun bills. Please contact your state representative and demand that they stop moving House Bills 12, 28, and 234. House Bill 12 violates Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights by making it a Class A misdemeanor for lawful citizens to not inform

It’s true for anything, but especially true for guns: If you repeat a lie often enough, it gets believed by the establishment media. Take so-called “assault weapons.” No such thing really exists, but the term is used as a vague legal description of scary-looking guns like the AR-15 that were banned during former President Bill

A California Democrat is continuing a years-long push to impose a state tax on guns and ammunition that lawmakers have long debated with little success. Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, D-Woodland Hills, authored a bill that would levy an 11% excise tax on firearm dealers, manufacturers and ammunition vendors for receipts on guns, gun parts and ammunition. The measure

In the aftermath of a school shooting last month that left children as young as 9 years old dead in the state he represents, a Republican congressman from Tennessee publicly declared that Congress “is not going to fix” gun violence. This statement is infuriating, especially because gun violence kills over 100 Americans a day. But

Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross In a letter to John Roberts this week, Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) implored the Supreme Court chief justice to tackle two major accountability items. | Leah Millis/Pool via AP DRIVING THE DAY NEW FROM JMART — “How Tennessee Became the Poster State for

The deadliest acts of mass murder in the United States since 9/11 all share one feature: The killer in every case used an assault-style weapon or a firearm equipped with a high-capacity magazine. This was again the case on Monday, at a shooting at a Kentucky bank that killed five, and in the recent shooting

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The removal of two Black lawmakers from the Tennessee legislature last week, for disrupting proceedings in the state House of Representatives during protests of inaction on gun violence, was a raw racial drama, an overt and aggressive complement to the gun policies that spawned it. Neither Justin Jones, of Nashville, nor Justin Pearson, of Memphis,

Show Caption Hide Caption Donald Trump announces he will pull out of the Arms Trade Treaty in Indianapolis U.S. President Donald Trump announces he will pull out of the Arms Trade Treaty while speaking at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum in Indianapolis, April 26, 2019. Jenna Watson, jenna.watson@indystar.com Former President Donald Trump is coming to Indianapolis

Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones calls on his colleagues to pass gun control legislation from the well of the House Chambers during the legislative session at the State Capitol, March 30, 2023 in Nashville. The Republican House leadership, in a racist move, expelled Jones and a second lawmaker, Rep. Justin Pearson (lower right), and tried

Nearly every Republican senator signed onto a Tuesday resolution honoring the National Rifle Association (NRA), which is holding its 152nd annual convention in Indianapolis this weekend.  Democrats didn’t speak in opposition to the resolution nor did anyone recognize recent victims of mass shootings. On Monday, five died in a shooting at a Louisville bank and

The perceived threat of central bank digital currencies, otherwise known as CBDCs, appears to be transcending party lines. While many dissenters throughout the world are known to have conservative affiliations, prominent liberals are increasingly speaking out. In the month of April alone, three high-profile political detractor have spoken up against the threat. We highlight three

According to “assault weapon” ban proponents, the AR rifle’s lethality is all about how fast its bullets travel. The Washington Post recently claimed that “what makes [the AR] so deadly is the speed of [its] bullet.” “The higher speed of a bullet from an AR-15 causes far more damage after it hits the body and

Tuesday, April 11 is day 101 in 2023 and America has already experienced 146 mass shootings.  25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, a bank employee at Old National Bank, had learned about his forthcoming termination and wrote a note to loved ones before heading to work on Monday morning, April 10.  Sturgeon then opened fire inside a conference

Tomorrow, starting at 10:30AM, the House Judiciary Committee will hold another hearing on House Bills 4145 through 4148, to impose a “red flag” gun confiscation scheme. Please contact your state representative and ask them to OPPOSE House Bills 4145 through 4148. House Bills 4145, 4146, 4147, and 4148 allow the seizure of an individual’s firearms on baseless accusations, without a hearing or other opportunity for the evidence to