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Fourteen Senate Republicans bucked the National Rifle Association and other Second Amendment advocates on Tuesday to advance bipartisan gun control and school safety legislation. In a 64-34 vote, the Senate voted to begin debate on an ambitious rewrite of the nation’s firearm laws. Although only a simple majority was needed to take the measure up,

*Robb Elementary School to be demolished – Mayor The US Senate has taken a first step towards passing what has been called the most significant new gun controls in a generation. Senators voted to speed up the passage of the bipartisan bill, meaning it could be signed into law next week, reports the BBC. Although

The National Rifle Association said it would oppose Congress’s bipartisan effort to tighten the nation’s gun laws after a spate of deadly mass shootings, saying the legislation would place an undue burden on “law-abiding gun owners.” “We will oppose this gun control legislation because it falls short at every level,” the group said in a

WASHINGTON — Senate bargainers reached agreement Tuesday on a bipartisan gun violence bill, potentially teeing up final passage by week’s end on an incremental but landmark package that would stand as Congress’ response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that shook the nation. Lawmakers released the 80-page bill nine days after agreeing to

Senate advances sweeping gun control bill – Mass News With the support of over a dozen Republicans, the wide-ranging US legislation was cleared for a procedural vote US Senators from both parties have introduced a landmark gun control bill. This will be up for floor vote in upper chamber. The law, if passed, would be

At present, federal law generally bars anyone who is convicted in any court for a domestic violence felony, or any felony for that matter, from possessing firearms. But federal law also imposes a lifetime firearm possession prohibition on those who have been convicted in any court of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” (MCDV). Under the federal statute, in order

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has announced that it will not support the Senate gun safety legislation, saying the new bill will open the door to “unnecessary burdens on the exercise of Second Amendment freedom.”  The association in a statement on Tuesday said it will support proposed legislation that will improve school safety, promote mental

Former Iowa congressman Steve King has sparked widespread outrage with a tweet comparing enslavement to abortion on Tuesday morning. The condemnation Mr King faced was a throwback to his final years in the House, when his far-right politics frequently drew criticism from Republicans as well as Democrats. Mr King’s ties to and defense of white

The NRA will support legislation that improves school security, promotes mental health services, and helps reduce violent crime. However, we will oppose this gun control legislation because it falls short at every level. It does little to truly address violent crime while opening the door to unnecessary burdens on the exercise of Second Amendment freedom

Opinion: Stigmatizing ‘black gun’ culture won’t stop rampage shootings. But it would put firearms back in their proper place as tools that require respect, not idols to worship. Show Caption Hide Caption Experts say ‘glaring’ loopholes exist in gun purchase policies Gun policies and programs can help intervene and prevent violence, but ‘glaring’ loopholes allow

WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers released the first significant gun control legislation in decades on Tuesday, paving the way for the U.S. Senate to move to a vote this week, following two mass shootings that killed dozens of people and sent shock waves through a nation plagued by gun violence.

The Senate voted 64 to 34 Tuesday evening to advance an 80-page gun safety bill to strengthen background check requirements for gun buyers under 21, provide funding to states to administer red flag laws and to provide billions of dollars in new federal funding for mental health services.   Fourteen Republicans voted to proceed to

The Assembly Judiciary Committee agenda for tomorrow grew overnight. In fact, it doubled. We reported on a package of horrible gun bills yesterday, that became even worse today! Democrats in the Assembly added five more bills late yesterday, and language for the new legislation wasn’t even available as late as this morning.  These are drastic gun bans

Article content Mass Shooting is defined as “four or more shot and killed in a single event.” Article content The U.S. already in 2022 at the time of this letter has experienced 198 mass shootings, 27 involving schools resulting in 140 deaths, while in 2020 having 45,222 gun-related deaths. The latest shooting inside a Uvaide,

MMWD needs 10-year ban on swimming pools I implore Marin Municipal Water District leaders to please share one reason why there is not a moratorium on filling existing swimming pools and spas during this time of drought (“MMWD weighs future of water conservation incentives,” June 11). Requiring a cover does not do enough to eliminate

Jason Ravnsborg just won’t quit. In the 647 days since he fatally struck a man with his car, Ravnsborg, South Dakota’s attorney general, has faced near-endless calls to go away –– from county sheriffs and police groups, Republicans and Democrats, in letters to the editor and on billboards. A poll last month found that 70