Maine gun safety advocates launch citizen initiative to pass ‘red flag’ law
Arthur Barnard, father of Lewiston victim Arthur Strout, said lawmakers ‘fell short’ in reforms after shooting
By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star - September 19, 2024
Arthur Barnard, father of Lewiston victim Arthur Strout, said lawmakers ‘fell short’ in reforms after shooting
By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star - September 19, 2024
OHSU researchers compared the U.S. to 40 countries and found that Americans are 20 times more likely to die by firearms, even with a similar rate of mental health illness
By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle - September 12, 2024
A state fair spokesperson said they would cooperate with the city of Dallas’s guidance on the matter.
By Juan Salinas II, The Texas Tribune - August 14, 2024
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public health crisis, as gun deaths and injuries punctuate daily life in America.
By Rachana Pradhan and Fred Clasen-Kelly - June 25, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down a rule enacted following a 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that defined a semiautomatic rifle equipped with a bump stock attachment as a machine gun, which is generally prohibited under federal law.
By Ariana Figueroa, Pennsylvania Capital Star - June 14, 2024
Measure, opposed by every Republican and 9 Democrats, heads to Senate
By Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline - April 14, 2024
Vetoes affect ranked choice voting and voting rights lawsuits
By Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury - April 11, 2024
Covenant parents emotional in wake of vote
By Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout - April 10, 2024
This month, New Mexico joined at least 21 other states that ban guns where people vote.
By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline - March 22, 2024
For nearly two years, a variety of semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines have not been available for sale in Delaware. An upcoming court ruling could reinstate those sales, but state officials argue that would increase the risk to the public.
By Jacob Owens, Spotlight Delaware - March 12, 2024
The parents of children killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting have a stark warning for Utah lawmakers: “It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when and where the next school shooting will happen.”
By Kyle Dunphey, Utah News Dispatch - February 21, 2024
Last 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, 2024
There 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, 2023
The 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, 2022
Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker opposes gun safety laws. He also has a history of reckless use of firearms.
By Josh Israel - August 18, 2022
As 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, 2022
Arizona 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, 2022
North 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, 2022
The 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, 2022
Wisconsin Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson has opposed every attempt at passing legislation to curb gun violence.
By Josh Israel - July 05, 2022
Just 14 House Republicans joined every Democratic member present in voting for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
By Josh Israel - June 24, 2022
The Supreme Court decision striking down a New York gun law sets a precedent as gun rights advocates in other states look to loosen restrictions on gun ownership.
By Oliver Willis - June 23, 2022
The Georgia Republican Senate nominee’s campaign is running ads on Gab.
By Josh Israel - June 14, 2022
Instead of supporting gun safety legislation, House Republican lawmakers blamed mass shootings on smartphones, door locks, and ‘taking God’s name in vain.’
By Kaishi Chhabra - June 09, 2022
The Republican Ohio Senate candidate has flip-flopped on red flag laws, among many other issues.
By Josh Israel - June 03, 2022
Steve Dettelbach is President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By Oliver Willis - May 05, 2022
‘We should make it easier to take those guns out of the hands of people who are about to use them to murder large numbers of people,’ the Ohio Republican said at the time.
By Josh Israel - March 21, 2022
Police found a 3D-printed gun at the scene of a recent school shooting in Rockville, Maryland.
By Oliver Willis - February 03, 2022
No, it’s not some Democratic scheme to create a national gun registry.
By Josh Israel - November 22, 2021
And prohibitions on possessing guns in public could soon change if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a New York law.
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