GOP lawmakers want to let teens buy handguns before they can buy beer
Ten House Republicans are trying to lower the legal age for handgun purchases to 18.
By Josh Israel - April 30, 2021Ten House Republicans are trying to lower the legal age for handgun purchases to 18.
By Josh Israel - April 30, 2021A new poll found that two-thirds of Americans support stricter gun control legislation.
By Donna Provencher - April 14, 2021Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said people shouldn’t jump to conclusions and suggested the shooter had ‘underlying mental illness.’
By Oliver Willis - March 23, 2021‘He’s absolutely taking no responsibility and putting all of that on the workers themselves and it also distracts from the race issue,’ one organizer said.
By Associated Press - March 20, 2021Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly ‘liked’ posts as recently as two years ago that, among other things, called for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to be shot.
By Amy Lieu - January 26, 2021‘This was already a public health crisis before COVID arrived — and the pandemic has made things far worse.’
By Associated Press - December 12, 2020The Georgia senator does not seem to think the Republican president and governor bear any responsibility for a spike in Atlanta homicides.
By Josh Israel - October 28, 2020Donald Trump continues to downplay the threat posed by white supremacist violence, instead pointing a finger at ‘antifa’ without evidence.
By Amy Lieu - October 08, 2020The Department of Homeland Security told federal officials to paint a sympathetic picture of Kyle Rittenhouse to the public, according to a report from NBC News.
By Donna Provencher - October 01, 2020The Gun Owners of America PAC has given tens of thousands of dollars to Republican lawmakers and candidates.
By Josh Israel - September 08, 2020In the wake of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and elsewhere, elected Republicans have stood up for white supremacy and mused about shooting anti-racism protesters.
By Emily Singer - September 04, 2020Campaign spokesperson Hogan Gidley defended Kyle Rittenhouse’s actions before admitting moments later that vigilantism was a ‘bad idea.’
By Dan Desai Martin - September 02, 2020A far-right student group at Arizona State University claimed Kyle Rittenhouse ‘does not deserve to have his entire life destroyed’ despite killing two people.
By Associated Press - August 31, 2020Sen. Josh Hawley recently demanded a federal investigation into why a St. Louis couple was investigated for pointing guns at nonviolent protesters.
By Josh Israel - August 27, 2020Despite pledging action following several mass shootings in 2019, Trump has yet to follow through on any sort of meaningful gun reform.
By Josh Israel - August 19, 2020Law enforcement shot a man just blocks from the White House Monday evening, leaving him in serious or potentially critical condition.
By Associated Press - August 10, 2020He has broken his promises on background checks and red-flag laws.
By Josh Israel - August 03, 2020John Kennedy thinks America needs more ‘stop-and-frisk’ policies.
By Josh Israel - July 15, 2020The family of McKinsley LaKeith Lincoln is demanding better communication from the police investigating his death.
By Casey Quinlan - May 21, 2020New polling finds a surge of support for gun safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Josh Israel - May 19, 2020The two white men who were arrested claimed they pursued Arbery with guns because they thought he was a burglar.
By Associated Press - May 08, 2020‘Our children were lost in a traumatic situation, and my heart breaks for any other mother.’
By Associated Press - March 08, 2020‘It’s very sad that the Grim Reaper has decided more people will die,’ Nancy Pelosi said of McConnell’s inaction on the House’s background check bill.
By Emily Singer - February 27, 2020Trump has yet to follow through on his previous promise to take ‘strong measures to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous’ people.
By Josh Israel - February 27, 2020Trump’s speech contained little to nothing on the affordable housing crisis, the national debt, and protections for Dreamers, among other things.
By Josh Israel - February 05, 2020Trump also figured in the second and third biggest stories of the year: his family separation policy and the investigation by former special counsel Robert Mueller.
By Associated Press - December 22, 2019Washington state Rep. Matt Shea is accused of playing a key role in ‘three armed conflicts of political violence against the United States Government.’
By Josh Israel - December 20, 2019Arizona state Rep. Anthony Kern also said he thinks ‘red flag’ laws will let anyone disarm their rivals.
By Josh Israel - December 19, 2019For the first time in two decades, Congress will set aside funding to study the epidemic of gun violence in the country.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 17, 2019Siblings of victims of the Newtown shooting, as well as survivors of the tragedy, are stepping up their gun control activism as they grow up.
By Associated Press - December 15, 2019