Month: March 2021

The National Rifle Association bragged that it helped block a ban on AR-15s and high-capacity magazines in Boulder, Colorado, just days before a gunman reportedly armed with the assault-style rifle killed 10 people at a Boulder grocery store. Boulder police said that 10 people, including of their officers, were killed at a King Soopers grocery store

A judge in Colorado blocked Boulder’s two-year-old ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines earlier this month — less than two weeks later, 10 people were killed during a mass shooting at one of the city’s supermarkets. According to the affidavit, investigators determined that the suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa,  purchased an assault rifle on

In April 2013, Gabrielle Giffords was sitting with then-Vice President Joe Biden in his Capitol office as the bipartisan bill that would have expanded background checks for gun owners failed in the Senate. It was just two years after she had been shot in the head during a mass shooting, and the former congresswoman was

Biden considers executive action to ban assault rifles and says ‘this should not be a partisan issue’ in wake of Boulder massacre and Georgia massage parlor shootings Joe Biden ordered flags at the White House lowered to half-staff on Tuesday in honor of the 10 victims of a mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado Biden has

Topline Rush Limbaugh was the country’s most popular conservative radio host for decades, and his death last month has sparked robust speculation about who may replace him—landing frequently on these four candidates, whose penchants for controversy rival Limbaugh’s: Key Facts Dan Bongino: The Fox News pundit who once claimed his mission in life is “owning

Just this week, Joe Biden called for a nationwide ban on commonly-owned firearms and magazines used for hunting, recreational shooting and self-defense!  He also called on Chuck Schumer and the U.S. Senate to take up and pass gun control bills H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. This legislation won’t have any impact on crime or criminals, doesn’t address America’s broken mental

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The second mass shooting in under a week is putting pressure on Biden act on gun control. However, getting reform passed will be an uphill battle. US President Joe Biden gave a televised address on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to act on passing tighter gun control measures following a deadly shooting at a supermarket in Colorado.

The political divide on gun policy between red and blue states is another example of the way national issues — including abortion rights and, in the post-Trump era, voting rights — are defining local politics. Hundreds of miles apart but at exactly the same time on Monday afternoon, a gunman opened fire in a supermarket

The Democrat called on the Senate to approve two bills passed by the House of Representatives on March 11 that would broaden background checks on gun buyers. He also called for a ban on assault-style weapons. “I don’t need to wait another minute – let alone an hour – to take common-sense steps that will

^ Keep Westword Free I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. During the second of two press conferences following the tragic March 22 shooting at a Boulder King Soopers that left ten people dead, Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold referred to the firearm wielded

The House Judiciary Committee went late into the evening last Friday night, hearing testimony remotely and debating nearly two dozen gun bills on the agenda.  As reported previously, most of the legislation consisted of anti-gun bills that have been introduced for years, with a few notable exceptions.  All of the bills were “held for further study,” a procedural

By QUINT FORGEY 03/23/2021 08:41 AM EDT Updated: 03/23/2021 01:27 PM EDT President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for a federal assault weapons ban and strengthened background checks for firearms sales in the aftermath of a deadly supermarket shooting in Boulder, Colo. — hoisting the contentious issue of gun reform among the White House’s top

MEPs And 30 Human Rights Organisations in Urgent Joint Call to European Council to Sanction Erdogan’s Regime. – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Tuesday, March 23, 2021 · 537,392,207 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters

President Joe Biden called Tuesday for a US ban on assault weapons, after the country’s second mass shooting in a week left 10 people dead in Colorado and sparked urgent new calls for gun control. Addressing a nation long traumatized by gun massacres in schools, nightclubs, movie theaters and other public spaces, Biden said he