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Gun Rights
Enlarge this image In his new book, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., outlines the history of the Second Amendment and why gun violence is as bad as it is today. Above, Murphy listens during during a Senate hearing on June 30, 2020. Al Drago/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
At a time when a record number of Americans are buying firearms, many for the first time, Gov. Phil Murphy wants to shut down this trend, just like everything else in the Garden State. The Governor has never hidden his disdain for private gun ownership, and he has certainly proven throughout the COVID 19 crisis that he isn’t
Florida’s a tougher nut to crack, requiring four seats to flip the state Senate. However, with just two or three swing election victories this year, by 2022 we can finally break the 25-year Republican stranglehold on my state. With everything that’s going on, it’s easy to overlook critical legislative races in two important battleground states,
Today, the California Attorney General’s office filed a petition for an en banc hearing in Duncan v. Becerra—the NRA funded case challenging California’s ban on the possession of magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds. The petition was expected after the 9th Circuit court of appeals affirmed that the ban violated the Second Amendment on August
Photo credit CNN.com Growing the Voices of Our Future The Westside Gazette Newspaper is honored to feature these editorial contributions made by the local students. Layla Davidson By Layla Davidson The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party.
Not satisfied with restrictive gun control measures already enacted by the New Mexico Legislature, like the ban on private firearms transfers and a red flag gun confiscation law, the Albuquerque City Council is poised to consider three additional gun control measures in September: Resolution R-20-68 urges the New Mexico Legislature to strip the firearms preemption clause
2020 watch: Biden’s Bounceless DNC Democrats hoped their convention would halt the slippage in Joe Biden’s lead in the polls over President Trump, notes Dominic Green at Spectator USA. Yet not only did they fail to see “a post-conference bounce,” support for Trump rose, “including in swing states.” While a Reuters/Ipso poll found no shifts,
The alt-reality show on the screen this week, a Republican National Convention without platform or ideas, mixed Dear Leader adoration with primal fear jabs aimed at the weary American voter. And it may work. But the reality outside the screen was a perfect fusion of elements central to the master con of Trumpism. The trick
But even before the campaign pulled all its ads, it was already entirely dark this month in Michigan and Pennsylvania while being outspent 8-to-1 in Wisconsin, according to Politico. Biden also spent three times as much in North Carolina, Florida, and Arizona. And Trump left Ohio and Nevada completely uncontested. Trump campaign spokespeople have said
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democrat, is running for a Senate seat and has taken a pro-gun stance despite his past support for gun control measures. “I believe in our individual right to bear arms,” Bullock said in a campaign ad. “I took on Democrats in Washington to defend it. “I also believe in common
The sometimes fractious runoff for the Republican nomination for Congress in Oklahoma’s fifth city ended last night with a victory by state Sen. Stephanie Bice. Bice, who had the backing of the National Rifle Association and former presidential candidate Rick Santorum, defeated businesswoman Terry Neese. She now faces Democratic Rep. Kendra Horn in what is considered
Nearly five million Americans became first-time gun owners in 2020, according to a new report. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the gun industry’s trade group, estimates that 17.1 million guns have been sold between January and August with 4.84 million Americans purchasing their first guns. The sales—especially to new owners—represent a significant shift in
Republicans all the way up to the president unloaded on St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner this summer as she investigated and then charged a wealthy pair of married lawyers for pulling guns on protesters. “Kim Gardner owes every single family who has had a loved one murdered an explanation on why she has acted
Putting the Ad Into Context Herrell’s ad references Rep. Torres Small’s 2019 vote in favor of HR-8, also called the “Bipartisan Background Checks Bill.” Herrell’s ad suggests that because Rep. Torres Small voted for the bill, she “sold us out.” To put it simply, HR-8 would have expanded background checks to include gun sales at gun
Candace Owens was not included on the list of people speaking at the Republican National Convention, and some people are quite happy about it. Owens, a Black conservative, isn’t a favorite in many circles, one of them being the Black community. Her social and political commentary has come under fire multiple times, with Heavy reporting
Media outlets should have focused less on gun control and more on President Trump‘s actions after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. according to Andrew Pollack, whose daughter died in the massacre. “I think a lot of people forget that Nikolas Cruz, the Parkland shooter, was a student with years of behavioral and emotional
The Norfolk City Council has removed Item R-11 from the agenda for tonight’s 6:00PM hearing. This is following many questions from citizens over confusion caused by the poor wording. The City Attorney announced that they will revise the proposed ordinance. Your NRA will keep you updated on further updates. Please stay tuned to www.nraila.org and your