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The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Tuesday released a report detailing Americans’ experiences with gun violence. The report demonstrated a disproportionate effect of gun violence on people of color. The report surveyed 1,271 U.S. adults about their personal experience with guns. Of those surveyed, 21 percent reported being personally threatened with a gun and 19 percent
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The Campus Self-Defense Act, also known as Senate Bill 10, was passed in West Virginia on Jan. 24. While many members of the West Virginia state government seem overjoyed at this new bill, campuses across the state have some differing views. Signed by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on March 3, this law allows citizens
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Yesterday, the House voted 57-41 to pass Senate Bill 5078, to allow anti-gun zealots to bankrupt the firearm industry with frivolous lawsuits. It now goes back to the Senate for concurrence. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 5078. Senate Bill 5078 aims to undermine the PLCAA and subject licensed firearm manufacturers and sellers to frivolous
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Protesters rallying against gun violence fill the Tennessee State Capitol on March 6. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee reversed his opposition to “red flag” laws after the mass shooting at a Nashville Christian school. | Seth Herald/Getty Images Republicans are openly distressed about the prospect of losing younger voters over their stances on abortion, firearms and
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A review of some regal German engineering in the form of the Mauser M18 bolt-action rifle. It was 1955, and I was a 12-year-old kid hunting deer in Minnesota’s heavy timber northwest angle with my dad. The years after World War II had the USA awash with surplus military rifles of every kind. As such,
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OPINION: The knee-jerk White House reaction to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signing legislation making Florida a “constitutional carry” or permitless carry state was predictable. In such a jurisdiction, lawful gun owners are not required to pay special fees or seek permission from the state or their local sheriff to carry a concealed firearm. “Shameful,” sniffed
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The recent school shooting in Nashville, which resulted in the deaths of three children and three adults, has reignited the gun control debate. According to 2017 data, the United States is the world leader in terms of the number of guns per capita, with a figure of 1.2 (compared to 0.6 in the Falkland Islands
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Treasure Coast Newspapers Show Caption Hide Caption News in 90: Stuart density, nursing shortage and Sebastian annexation TCPalm’s Rob Landers brings you some of this week’s top local stories on the News in 90 Seconds. Rob Landers, Treasure Coast Newspapers Let’s take meaningful action on gun reform Mass shootings have become too commonplace. Thoughts and prayers
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Justin Pearson and Justin Jones raise their hands after being expelled from their seats in Nashville. Kevin Wurm/Reuters Redeem now Two ousted Tennessee lawmakers said that the state legislature has always been “toxic.” Former Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson told NBC News they’ve always had a “target” on them. Jones and Pearson were expelled
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Sometime after 8:30 a.m. Monday morning in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, police and emergency services warned the public that a “mass casualty incident” was underway. Police later revealed that 23-year-old Connor Sturgeon, an employee of Old National Bank, had massacred his co-workers at the bank’s branch across the street from Louisville Slugger Field baseball stadium. Louisville