The March issue of the National Rifle Association’s monthly publication, The American Rifleman, features a photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic Congresswoman from Arizona, who was shot in the head in 2011, The New York Times reports on February 24. The photo of Pelosi and Giffords, snapped last month … [Read more...]
Synagogue Massacre Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges
The man accused of killing eleven people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh pleaded not guilty to new charges, according to Reuters. Robert Bowers was charged with additional federal counts, including hate crimes, for assaulting the Tree of Life synagogue in late October. The 46-year-old pleaded not guilty to the 19 new charges. Bowers now faces … [Read more...]
Soon, No Permit Necessary for Concealed Gun in South Dakota
South Dakota Governor, Kristi Noem (R), who’s only been in office for a month, signed a bill repealing the law that requires people to have a permit to carry a concealed weapon in South Dakota. Noem said she was proud that this was the very first bill she signed into law in her gubernatorial freshman year. In her words, “It's special for me to … [Read more...]
New Restrictions on Semiautomatic Assault Rifles Go Into Effect in Washington State
In November 2018, voters in the state of Washington approved Initiative 1639, an omnibus gun control ballot measure that included a range of provisions. It was the most ambitious gun control ballot measure in the history of Washington State. And when the calendar ticked over to 2019 on January 1, one important element of the proposal – … [Read more...]
Will Gun Control Survive Brett Kavanaugh and the Court’s Absolutist Bloc?
The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: ‘A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,” The Supreme Court has refused to hear a Second Amendment case for nearly a decade since it decided in two watershed cases … [Read more...]
FBI Closes Vegas Shooting Investigation, Finding No Motive
Reuters reports that the FBI has found no clear motive for the killing of 58 people by a sniper firing down at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas in 2017, the agency said on Tuesday as it closed an investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. According to an FBI report, the 64-year-old gunman, Stephen Paddock, was not … [Read more...]
New Jersey Ban on Large Ammunition Magazines Upheld in Court
The state of New Jersey's ban on firearm magazines holding more than 10 bullets can be enforced, a federal court ruled in early December, a victory for the state and for gun control activists who argue the ban is a common sense gun safety rule. The ruling from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia upheld a similar decision by a … [Read more...]
Trump Bans ‘Bump Stocks’ That Played A Role In Last Year’s Las Vegas Shooting
On Tuesday, the Trump administration banned the high-power gun attachments of the type used in last year's Las Vegas shooting massacre of 58 people, giving the owners of 'bump stocks' 90 days to turn in or destroy the devices, according to a report by Reuters. President Donald Trump's Republican Party typically supports gun ownership, and its … [Read more...]
New Jersey Takes Action With Ammunition Ban
Instead of asking for “thoughts and prayers,” many Americans, instead, are demanding action—action to help stop the epidemic of mass shootings resulting in death and destruction in our country. Hardly a day goes by without hearing or reading about another shooting in which multiple victims lie dead or seriously wounded. Victims and survivors of … [Read more...]
Kentucky Right to Work Law Upheld, Ohio Republicans Pass Stand Your Ground Bill
Republicans in control of the governments in two states – Ohio and Kentucky – won big victories in mid-November, as the latter's Right to Work law was upheld by a state court and the former's GOP-dominated legislature passed a controversial stand your ground bill. These victories show just how meaningful control of state governments can be, … [Read more...]
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