Month: March 2023

Topline Senate Chaplain Barry Black called on lawmakers to “move beyond thoughts and prayers,” a day after Monday’s school shooting in Nashville, as Republicans once again rebuff Democrats’ pleas for stricter gun controls in the wake of the 129th mass shooting in the U.S. this year. Key Facts During his opening prayer before the Senate

Today the Nebraska Legislature voted 31-10 to pass Legislative Bill 77, “LB 77” by Senator Tom Brewer, the constitutional carry bill on Select File.  This bill recognizes the fundamental right of law-abiding adults to carry firearms for self-defense without having to navigate burdensome government regulations. Governor Jim Pillen has pledged to sign LB 77. This is a huge

Ellen Dewitt, provided by March 28, 2023 This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of39 25 terms you should know to understand the gun control debate In a country where three in 10 adults own a gun and nearly half of households have at least one gun in the home, 100 Americans die

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tweet is part of a broader push by Democrats nationwide to pass gun safety legislation. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Twitter Monday night for voting against gun safety laws and accepting over $1 million in donations from the NRA over her career after

Aine Givens, Eliza Siegel, provided by March 28, 2023 This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of36 Gun control legislation that passed and failed over the last 20 years Few issues spark more passion in the United States than gun control. Proponents argue the country must impose stricter regulations to address the

“I have gone the full extent of my executive authority to do, on my own, anything about guns,” President Biden said. President Biden said that he had “gone the full extent” of his executive authority to curb gun violence, adding that he “can’t do anything except plead” with Congress.Al Drago for The New York Times

Today, the House promptly voted 60-10 to pass Senate Bill 1173, after the Senate sent it over last week. This critical bill expands the legally protected options available to citizens engaging in self-defense, to include the defensive display of firearms. It now goes to Governor Brad Little’s desk for his signature. Please click here to

Monday’s deadly school shooting in Nashville, Tenn., is leading to renewed calls from Democratic lawmakers for tougher gun laws – and renewed pushback from Republicans. What You Need To Know Monday’s deadly school shooting in Nashville, Tenn., is leading to renewed calls from Democratic lawmakers for tougher gun laws – and renewed pushback from Republicans

Joy Behar called for total gun confiscation and suggested on Tuesday that Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) was ignoring gun violence so that she could secure donations from gun rights groups like the National Rifle Association (NRA). Behar joined her co-hosts on ABC’s midday talk show “The View” to discuss the tragic school shooting in Nashville

That’s it for the US live politics blog. Here’s what happened today: Earlier today, the Nashville police department gave a press conference about Monday’s shooting at a local elementary school, where three children and three adults were killed. A federal judge has ordered Mike Pence to testify in a special counsel investigation on Donald Trump’s

America and the world woke up on Tuesday morning with an especially agonizing case of déjà-vu: Three children under age 10 and three adults were shot dead yesterday at a Nashville school. The apparent shooter was a 28-year-old former student armed with an assault-style rifle, who was then killed by police. It was the 128th mass shooting

Yesterday morning, a 28-year-old armed with assault rifles entered a Christian school in Nashville and fatally shot three nine-year-old children and three staff members before she was shot and killed by the police. It makes me weep. It’s happening gain and again and again. Our children. President Biden renewed his call for Congress to reinstate

Republican congressman says ‘we’re not going to fix’ school shootings Tim Burchett says he doesn’t see a role for Congress in preventing tragedies ‘other than mess things up’ after Nashville shooting After the latest massacre of schoolchildren in the United States, the Republican congressman Tim Burchett answered the question Americans have all but given up

Yesterday, the South Dakota Legislature adjourned sine die from its 2023 legislative session.  Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 98, a bill that removes the requirement to be re-fingerprinted for the renewal of the enhanced permit to carry, into law.  She has never wavered in defending the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens in the