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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

Several high-profile 2024 presidential hopefuls will speak at the North Carolina Republican Party annual state convention in June, likely making their own persuasive arguments on why they are best fit to lead the GOP’s fight to reclaim the White House next year. Former President Donald Trump and two undeclared presidential candidates, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)

His interlocutor was Fox’s Shannon Bream, who apparently is not permitted to suggest that sales of any specific assault weapon should be banned or restricted, although she presented Abbott with a Fox poll that indicated, among various poll questions, that 61% of Americans favor banning them. Bream chose instead to toss him some easy targets: How about

State lawmakers in Texas advanced a bill Monday to raise the age to buy certain semi-automatic rifles, a move that came days after a gunman killed eight people and injured several others at an outdoor shopping mall.  The Community Safety, Select Committee in the state House passed House Bill 2744 with an 8-5 vote. Two

Mass killings across America have prompted calls for the banning of assault weapons designed to cause multiple casualties. This issue once again is in the spotlight after a gunman opened fire with what officials said was an AR-15-style rifle at a popular shopping center in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, last Saturday, where he

A man holds up a sign denouncing gun violence during a memorial for victims of a mass shooting at Monterey Park City Hall, California, the United States, on Jan. 23, 2023. Hundreds of people gathered at the Monterey Park City Hall Monday evening for a memorial for the loss of the shooting which killed 11

For decades, pro-gun activists have held new safety restrictions at bay with the argument that they would unfairly punish law-abiding citizens who responsibly own firearms. Advocates promote anecdotes of guns being used to thwart home invasions and protect residents in the critical time before police arrive. They argue that the underlying cause of mass shootings

If politics had the equivalent of archaeologists, they would marvel at the discovery of discarded polling relics and non-4K-television clips of political figures addressing a forgotten tribe of people: swing voters. A plague of political partisanship swept through the country sometime in the early 21st century. In this divided nation, those who became infected could

On Friday, the Legislature adjourned sine die from its 2023 legislative session. During this eventful session, lawmakers passed NRA-backed constitutional carry. Gov. DeSantis then promptly signed it into law to make Florida the 26th constitutional carry state. Afterwards, the House continued to work to defend the rights of law-abiding citizens by passing House Bill 1543,

Debate about the state’s gun laws resumed in Augusta Monday, with lawmakers hearing arguments for competing bills that would either strengthen the rights of firearm owners or restrict access. It’s a perennial topic at the State House, but the debate this spring comes after several deadly weeks in the U.S., with mass shootings in Texas,