Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot suggested that the best way President Trump can help blue states dealing with out of control gun violence is by instituting stronger restrictions on guns.
The comments came in response to President Trump’s intimating that …
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Over 1,500 people have been shot in Chicago, including 67 just over the Fourth of July weekend. Almost 900 shootings have taken place in Philadelphia and over 500 in New York City so far in 2020. All statistics up significantly …
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President Trump visited Dayton, Ohio, this morning, the sight of one of two mass shootings over the weekend that have led to calls for action on gun control. The President is scheduled to fly to, El Paso, Texas, later today.…
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Massachusetts has become the latest state to allow law enforcement officials to remove firearms from individuals it deems to be a danger to themselves or to others. Governor Charlie Baker signed H. 4760 into law today, making The Bay State …
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The Broward County School District swiftly and unanimously voted down a measure this week that would arm teachers in hopes of defending students. The decision comes less than two months after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, …
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Fox News host Laura Ingraham continues to face backlash after sending out a scathing tweet about Parkland shooting survivor, David Hogg, in which she seemingly mocked the 18-year-old activist for whining about not getting into the college of his …
Continue ReadingFormer Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum criticized protesters who took part in the March For Our Lives demonstration for gun control for not taking enough personal action to solve the problem of gun violence.
“How about kids instead of looking to …
Continue ReadingBrian Entin, a reporter for WSVN News in Miami, Florida, spoke with a seasoned medical first responder who was among the first to arrive on the scene of the Parkland school shooting that took place on February 14.
The responder …
Continue ReadingThe NRA has made it clear that they do not back any specific plan to raise the age for individuals wishing to purchase assault rifles from 18 to 21. “The NRA doesn’t back any plan,” spokeswoman Dana Loesch said during …
Continue ReadingIt is being reported that up to four Broward County Sheriff’s deputies failed to enter the building where the Parkland, FL, shooting was taking place last week, taking up positions instead, behind their vehicles outside the school with their guns …
Continue ReadingSheriff Richard Jones of Butler Country, Ohio, has already begun the process of training local teachers in firearm proficiency, he wrote on Twitter this week. Jones framed the announcement as local action against the backdrop of government inaction.
“Our teachers …
Continue ReadingThe CEO of National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference today and reiterated calls to introduce greater security to the nation’s schools in the wake of the deadly school shooting that killed seventeen at Marjory Stoneman …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump announced on Twitter this morning that he will be backing comprehensive background checks for gun purchases with an emphasis, he said, on mental health. He also indicated support for raising the eligibility age for purchases of assault rifles …
Continue ReadingThe Florida state House of Representatives voted down a bill that would ban many semiautomatic guns and large capacity magazines yesterday. The bill, which would ban AR-15 rifles like the one used in the Parkland, FL, shooting, and large capacity …
Continue ReadingRenewed calls have been made for the Florida state legislature to pass a “red flag” law in the wake of the deadly Parkland school shooting that left seventeen dead and wounded fourteen others last week. Red Flag laws …
Continue ReadingA top Republican donor has threatened to withhold political donations from candidates that do not support passing a new ban on assault weapons. Al Hoffman Jr., a real estate developer and former ambassador to Portugal, wrote an email Saturday to …
Continue ReadingFlorida Governor Rick Scott has called on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign in the wake of an admission by the FBI that it missed a tip that may have prevented a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed seventeen …
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