Gun Rights

Cruel timing for Biden as court’s gun ruling clouds breakthrough in Congress President ‘deeply disappointed’ by justices’ decision as bipartisan bill to strengthen gun safety appears ready to pass When the US supreme court struck down New York state’s limits on carrying concealed handguns in public, it clouded what should have been a day celebrating

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures advanced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, even as the Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns in public for self-defense. The landmark court ruling and Senate action on gun safety illustrate the

Fairfax, Va. - The National Rifle Association (NRA) welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen. The Court affirmed that the right to bear arms does not stop at a person’s front door. This is the most significant Second Amendment ruling in more than a decade.  “Today’s ruling is a watershed win for good men and

Justices scrutinize New York gun law In a case that could lead to a landmark ruling, the justices with the U.S. Supreme Court are looking at New York’s century-old law regarding carrying a concealed weapon in public. NEW YORK – The Supreme Court has ruled that New York’s concealed carry statute that requires an individual

Even though former President Donald Trump has lost proxy battles with other key Republicans, he remains the most sought-after endorsement in the GOP. But Trump’s time as kingmaker could be coming to an end now that his former allies have had a taste of independence. More than 100 of Trump’s endorsed candidates have won their

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Political experts say the National Rifle Association is not weakened as much as critics say it is as the association worked to influence negotiations on the bipartisan Senate gun bill that is on track to be passed before the July 4 holiday, and with the House taking

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional New York state’s limits on carrying concealed handguns in public, handing a landmark victory to gun rights advocates in a nation deeply divided over how to address firearms violence. The 6-3 ruling, with the court’s conservative justices in the majority

Then-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks in April 2021. He is proud of programs like universal preschool and believes that voters are prepared to embrace him once again. Mary Altaffer/Associated Press NEW YORK — At six feet, five inches, former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s lumbering height is an apt embodiment

A number of Senate Republicans are making a rare break with the National Rifle Association (NRA) over a significant gun safety measure that has drawn the ire of the nation’s preeminent gun group. As calls for gun reform have reached a fever pitch nationwide in recent weeks, a band of Senate Republicans have voiced support

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton on Wednesday said they would oppose bipartisan anti-gun violence legislation in the Senate. The 80-page bill comes after two mass shootings last month that shocked the nation: one at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and another at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y. The bill received

Republican senator faces backlash for work on gun bill after school shooting John Cornyn of Texas, lead negotiator on modest bipartisan reform proposal in Senate, was booed and heckled at party convention In the aftermath of the Uvalde mass school shooting, the Texas senator John Cornyn is facing backlash from his own Republican party for

The pro-firearms faction of the gun control debate need not fear the modest bill that Congress is likely to pass following the most recent mass shooting of small children in America. After all, the Supreme Court may soon give more people the right to roam freely with their weapons, unencumbered by laws made by and

In response to rising social anger over mass shootings at schools, grocery stores, churches, malls, sporting events and virtually every other public space in the United States, in a procedural vote on Tuesday, the Senate advanced the 80-page Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Leading senators have indicated that they expect the bill to clear the Senate

WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn sought Wednesday to rally fellow Senate Republicans behind a gun violence package by emphasizing items left out of the measure entirely and provisions that were added specifically to limit its impact on individual gun rights. The deal garnered 14 Republican supporters in Tuesday night’s initial test vote, which is

It’s clear that the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act” was written in a rush by politicians far more interested in “doing something” about guns than proposing any well-considered ideas. That’s surely the reason the Senate took a procedural vote only a few hours after releasing the text, and why they’ll probably pass the bill in a

Anybody expecting a cliffhanger today in Trenton went home disappointed. Democrats on the Assembly Judiciary Committee voted as expected, in lockstep, to advance every gun bill on the agenda. There were a couple of bills where they hesitated and expressed concern, but they still voted “aye” because they can’t pass enough gun bills to ever quench their

The Senate on Tuesday broke through nearly 30 years of stalemate on gun control legislation by voting 64 to 34 to advance an 80-page gun safety bill to respond to the mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, that left 31 people dead, including 19 school children.   The Senate voted to proceed to