As the executive director of Everytown for Gun Safety, he took on the National Rifle Association and helped make gun violence a winning issue. Mark Glaze, who was widely considered a founding figure in the modern gun-control movement, died on Oct. 31 in Scranton, Pa. He was 51. Erika Soto Lamb, a friend and former
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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse introduced a bill aimed at gun violence Thursday afternoon in Washington, D.C., but his mind was on Boulder. The End Gun Violence Act takes into account the mass shooting March 22 at a King Soopers store in Boulder, the city in the heart of Neguse’s 2nd Congressional District. Boulder police officer
This week, the Supreme Court heard arguments over a potential blockbuster Second Amendment case, one in which the conservative majority appeared poised to overturn New York’s (and other states) restrictions on who can get a concealed carry permit. But if that happens, don’t expect the network newscasts to celebrate this as a “historic” decision. Those
ALBANY — A spokesman for Andrew Cuomo labeled him a “cowboy sheriff.” George Stephanopoulos said he was a “lone ranger.” Others are calling Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple much worse. I suggested to Apple that “The Cowboy Sheriff,” at least, is kind of a cool nickname — somebody buy him a white hat — but
The Giffords gun safety organization has sued the National Rifle Association and the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana, alleging group used shell corporations to improperly aid the Republican lawmakers in 2018. The suit alleges two NRA affiliates made up to $35 million in illegal campaign contributions —
FORT MADISON — The Fort Madison teenager fatally shot Wednesday has been identified. Because the victim is a minor, police and the Lee County Attorney’s Office have identified him only by his age and initials, D.C. According to an obituary posted by King-Lynk Funeral Home, Deeunta “Dee” Q. Ceasar, 15, died Wednesday at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center-Fort
The NRA Political Victory Fund, a political action committee, and the NRA Institute for Legislative Action spent millions on supposedly independent political advertising for the six Senate candidates and Trump in the 2014, 2016 and 2018 federal election cycles, according to the suit. The Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan campaign finance group, is representing Giffords,
Books Misfire review: a bullseye from Tim Mak – but the NRA isn’t beaten yet The NPR reporter has written an important book about the moral bankruptcy which put the powerful and merciless gun group on the back foot Charles Kaiser Sat 6 Nov 2021 06.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 6 Nov 2021 06.02
In this March 24, 2018, photo, Isabel White of Parkland, Fla., holds a sign that reads “Americans for Gun Safety Now!” during the “March for Our Lives” rally in Washington. | Andrew Harnik, File/AP Photo When Pastor Michael McBride visited the White House in January 2013 for one of Vice President Joe Biden’s gun violence
In this March 24, 2018, photo, Isabel White of Parkland, Fla., holds a sign that reads “Americans for Gun Safety Now!” during the “March for Our Lives” rally in Washington. | Andrew Harnik, File/AP Photo When Pastor Michael McBride visited the White House in January 2013 for one of Vice President Joe Biden’s gun violence
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If the Supreme Court makes a conservative decision in NRA v. Bruen, Black and brown people in New York City could be harmed. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard NRA v. Bruen, a case about the New York state Legislature’s 108-year-old gun law. The law requires that anyone trying to obtain a license to
Gun violence survivors gather in front of the Supreme Court ahead of oral argument in NYSRPA v. Bruen. (Leigh Vogel / Getty Images) In the summer of 2019, Elimar Depaula, 19, worked as a paralegal in the D.C. suburbs. At night, she was a student, taking online college classes. On August 8, she and her
The United States Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could jeopardize one of the foundational provisions of New York State’s gun control laws. At issue is a 108-year-old provision in state law that requires anyone who wants to get a license to carry a concealed handgun outside the home to show “proper
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 05:12 Share this – Tim Mak, who wrote an exposé about the National Rifle Association, tells Lawrence O’Donnell “the NRA is facing its most serious crisis it’s ever faced” just as a new lawsuit alleges the NRA gave $35 million
WASHINGTON — A new lawsuit alleges U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley accepted $973,411 in illegal campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association during his 2018 Senate Campaign. The lawsuit, filed by the Campaign Legal Center on behalf of the gun control advocacy group headed by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, alleges that the NRA illegally coordinated
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case out of New York called New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. The case asks “whether the state’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.” Simplified, the question is: “Why does a person need proper cause
A recent video from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the notoriously polemical GOP congresswoman, made waves across social media. In the ad, Greene stepped out of a Humvee, donning boots, aviator glasses and an army-green jacket, and lifted up a military grade Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle. “Joe Biden armed an Islamic terrorist nation with $83 billion