Colorado House approves historic ban on ‘assault weapons’
Measure, opposed by every Republican and 9 Democrats, heads to Senate
By Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline - April 14, 2024Measure, opposed by every Republican and 9 Democrats, heads to Senate
By Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline - April 14, 2024Last week’s mass shooting amid a Kansas City Super Bowl parade was another reminder that despite claims that more guns make us safer, actual experience shows the opposite to be the case.
By Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal - February 20, 2024School shootings and mass gun violence are still met with thoughts, prayers, and vague calls for mental health care, but no gun safety legislation.
By Josh Israel - August 29, 2023'We can’t get free unless we control our own bodies, our lives, and our futures,' said Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood.
By Rebekah Sager - August 28, 2023The U.S. Department of Education will not fund public schools that conduct firearms training, in compliance with a bipartisan gun safety law.
By Josh Israel - August 07, 2023The public overwhelmingly supports red flag laws, which allow law enforcement to prevent gun violence by temporarily confiscating guns from someone who poses a risk to themselves or others.
By Oliver Willis - July 27, 2023Ayotte lost a bid for reelection in 2016 after helping to kill gun safety legislation.
By Josh Israel - July 24, 2023Rep. Rashida Tlaib has introduced a bill intended to reduce firearms deaths by requiring gun dealers to offer for sale a safety device with each gun sale.
By Matt Cohen - June 29, 2023Rep. Lauren Boebert has introduced a bill that would gut the 2022 bipartisan gun safety compromise law and other modest steps to curb gun violence.
By Josh Israel - May 19, 2023The advocacy group Just Majority held an event to call attention to the Supreme Court's record on gun control since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.
By Will Fritz - April 27, 2023This year’s election could determine the fate of historic gun safety legislation Virginia Democrats enacted between 2020 and 2021.
By Josh Israel - March 31, 2023Rep. Tim Burchett said Congress will only ‘mess things up’ if it gets involved, but research shows that gun safety laws reduce gun violence.
By Emily Singer - March 28, 2023‘I am truly without words. And our children deserve better,’ first lady Jill Biden said.
By Associated Press - March 27, 2023Republicans in Congress are proposing to override state gun safety rules, cut taxes for gun purchasers, and roll back the few existing federal firearms laws
By Josh Israel - March 20, 2023GOP Congress members want to celebrate the semi-automatic weapons that have continued to be used in mass shootings across the country.
By Emily Singer - February 23, 2023The funding comes from bipartisan gun safety legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden in June 2022.
By Associated Press - February 14, 2023There have already been 60 mass shootings in the United States in 2023. Republican lawmakers want to make guns even cheaper to obtain.
By Josh Israel - February 06, 2023A failed Republican state legislative candidate in New Mexico was arrested after he allegedly orchestrated a series of shootings at the homes of Democratic officials.
By Emily Singer - January 17, 2023December, the anniversary of the worst grade school mass shooting in the U.S. is a difficult month for many in Newton. But in the face of heartbreak and grief, some survivors and families of victims feel hope for a brighter future.
By Associated Press - December 22, 2022GOP lawmakers opposed both background checks and protections for LGBTQ Americans like those shot at in the Club Q mass shooting.
By Josh Israel - November 21, 2022Funds for mental health assistance come from the recently signed Bipartisan Safer Communities Act following mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo
By Oliver Willis - October 04, 2022Oz’s opposition to recreational marijuana is out of step with over two-thirds of Pennsylvanians who support legalization
By Emily Singer - October 04, 2022New Hampshire Republican Senate nominee Don Bolduc is running to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan, a strong supporter of gun safety legislation.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2022The bipartisan gun safety law made it more difficult for convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms regardless of their relationship status.
By Associated Press - August 30, 2022Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker opposes gun safety laws. He also has a history of reckless use of firearms.
By Josh Israel - August 18, 2022As a television host, Mehmet Oz backed gun safety legislation. As Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for the Senate, he has done a total flip-flop.
By Josh Israel - August 10, 2022Arizona Republican Senate nominee Blake Masters says gun violence is ‘gangs. It’s people in Chicago, St. Louis shooting each other. Very often, you know, Black people, frankly.’
By Josh Israel - August 09, 2022North Carolina Republican Rep. Ted Budd owns a gun store and does not like anyone talking about firearms laws after mass shootings.
By Josh Israel - July 11, 2022The Ohio GOP Senate nominee has earned the National Rifle Association’s highest possible rating and wants to ‘ABOLISH the ATF.’
By Josh Israel - July 08, 2022Wisconsin Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson has opposed every attempt at passing legislation to curb gun violence.
By Josh Israel - July 05, 2022