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
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
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
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
On Monday, a shooter killed five people with an AR-15 style rifle in a Louisville, Kentucky, bank. On Friday, Donald Trump and other Republican leaders will take the stage at a National Rifle Association leadership forum in Indiana, where they are likely to tout the role of guns in American life. Mike Pence, Sen. Mike
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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,
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
Tomorrow, the Senate may take up House Bill 674 on second reading, to create an optional, enhanced carry permit. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT HB 674. House Bill 674 creates the option of an enhanced carry permit. While Montana is fortunate to have constitutional carry, many Montanans still choose to
Carl Gibson | Opinion Contributor This week’s mass shooting that killed five and injured eight at a downtown bank happened less than three miles from my apartment. Even as a born-and-raised Kentuckian and gun owner for more than ten years, this mass shooting has hit (literally) close to home, and I know that I’m essentially
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
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
Some in the party are urging compromise, warning of dire electoral consequences for 2024, while other stances, on guns and gay rights, also risk turning off moderates. Republican leaders have followed an emboldened base of conservative activists into what increasingly looks like a political cul-de-sac on the issue of abortion — a tightly confined absolutist
By Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg Opinion 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, dispensed with racial symbolism and dog whistles. It was a raw racial drama, an overt and aggressive complement to the racial
Tucker Carlson: Why Democrats might turn to Gavin Newsom Fox News host Tucker Carlson examines why President Biden has not announced his 2024 re-election campaign and why California Gov. Gavin Newsom is likely to become the face of the Democratic Party on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Imagine being
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
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
Mike Lee is an NRA-ILA FrontLines Activist Leader in Indiana that knows the true power of grassroots engagement! As a concerned Indiana citizen, Mike Lee regularly attends his county council meetings to ensure that no firearms-related regulations are passed. In 2019, Mike discovered that the local council planned to implement gun control regulations that would
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