Gun Rights

PROVIDENCE — Former state Representative J. Aaron Regunberg on Wednesday received sharp criticism and glowing praise all within the space of half an hour as he runs for the First Congressional District seat. First, the Providence chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America issued a news release saying Regunberg “casts himself as a leader of

Today, May 10th, at 10:00 A.M., the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee will hold work sessions on three pro-hunting bills. Please click the take action button below to contact committee members and ask them to support Legislative Documents 626, 1166, and 1241. LD 626 preserves Maine’s sporting heritage and increases sporting opportunities by allowing you

Over the weekend, there were 11 mass shootings and more than 300 total shootings in the United States. Among them was a mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas which left eight dead and seven injured. Right-wingers responded for the most part in their typical fashion, by offering thoughts and prayers but emphasizing they

Democratic Connecticut Senator Christopher Murphy has been spending the last several months talking about an unusual subject for a politician: loneliness. “If democracy can’t deliver on the disconnection and disaffection that Americans feel, they’re going to give up on democracy,” Murphy tells Newsweek. “Some demagogue, much more effective than Donald Trump, will come along and

They say that, in Texas, everything is bigger. How strange then that the governor of the Lone Star State keeps doing, saying and tweeting things that make him look smaller and smaller. As I approach my 56th birthday, the direction that America’s politics have taken is really making me feel old. Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t

A viral video online after the mass killings on Saturday at the outlet mall in Allen, Texas, has caused a lot of consternation, most of it on the right, because it showed dead bodies piled next to a sidewalk. One of the bodies was that of a three-year-old child. His brain matter could be seen

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. The verdict was announced in a federal courtroom in New York City on

Manuel Rizo found some hope this week—even though he has little faith that a Texas bill raising the minimum age to buy certain semi-automatic rifles will become law. Gun control advocates celebrated an unexpected victory when a house committee approved a bill on a bipartisan 8-5 vote on May 8 that would raise the legal

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-11 to pass S.109, the NRA-backed Constitutional Carry bill, and it has now been sent to the Senate floor for further consideration. This is a huge step toward South Carolina becoming the next state to recognize the fundamental right of law-abiding adults to carry firearms for self-defense without having to navigate

WFI’s ad-hoc panel to work with just one member for at least a week IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The three-member ad-hoc committee, tasked to hold Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, will likely work with just one member for at least one more week as one of the representatives, Suma

On Saturday, May 6, 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia opened fire in a shopping mall in Allen, Texas, killing eight people and injuring seven. Shortly after, Garcia himself was killed by police. Three of the victims Garcia killed were children. Garcia killed three people out of a family of four, leaving behind only William Cho, aged six.

The Colorado General Assembly has adjourned sine die from the 2023 session and, unfortunately, Senate Bill 23-279 has been passed by the House and sent to the governor for his signature. This bill effectively bans custom-made firearms and uses misleading terminology such as “ghost gun” to push gun control measures. This session Democrats in leadership

“The first girl I walked up to was crouched down covering her head in the bushes, so I felt for a pulse,” Spainhouer, who is trained in CPR, told CBS News, adding that he then “pulled her head to the side and she had no face.” Next, he found a dead woman who appeared to

A law enforcement officer walks as people are evacuated from a shopping center where a shooting occurred Saturday in Allen, Texas. People are asking why, when overwhelming majorities want weapons of mass destruction off the streets, it seems impossible to get such legislation passed. The answer lies in the extremely gerrymandered districts that allow right

Call and Email Your State Representatives & Urge Them To OPPOSE HB 2744 Yesterday, the House Committee on Community Safety reported out House Bill 2744, legislation which restricts the Second Amendment rights of young adults aged 18-20 by prohibiting them from purchasing most semi-automatic rifles. At age 18, citizens are eligible to vote, be drafted, serve in the military, serve on a jury, enter

“In remembrance of the victims.”  That’s the template phrase routinely inserted in statements from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine whenever he orders flags flown at half-staff after a mass shooting. He did the same Sunday after the latest slaughter in Texas over the weekend – the second deadliest shooting in a year already filled with victims

Florida Democrat asks Comer, Jordan for field hearing in Parkland on red flag laws | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) is seen during the fifth ballot for Speaker on the second day of the 118th session of Congress on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) asked Monday

Conservative commentator Steven Crowder’s video hitting back at gun-control proposals has sparked debate among his social-media followers and detractors. Republicans are facing renewed scrutiny over their opposition to strengthening gun-control laws in the United States. This comes after mass shootings in Nashville, Tennessee, Louisville, Kentucky, and Dadeville, Alabama, in the past few weeks. Gun-control advocates