GOP governor to kids: Don’t protest gun violence, just pray instead
The clueless governor of South Carolina told students to pray instead of protest to end gun violence. But they’re not listening to him.
By Kaili Joy Gray - March 14, 2018The clueless governor of South Carolina told students to pray instead of protest to end gun violence. But they’re not listening to him.
By Kaili Joy Gray - March 14, 2018“These young people have shown up to spring us free, to say you’re not here to do the work of the gun lobby.”
By Tommy Christopher - March 14, 2018Thousands of students across America are marching out of class to demand leaders like Paul Ryan take real action on guns.
By Oliver Willis - March 14, 2018“Just the sensation that we are going to make a difference makes me feel proud,” said one student during the walkout.
By Eric Boehlert - March 14, 2018Betsy DeVos wants to carry out the NRA’s agenda in America’s schools.
By Matthew Chapman - March 09, 2018State Rep. Elizabeth Porter compared school shooting survivors speaking out against gun violence to letting kids abolish homework.
By Matthew Chapman - March 08, 2018Dwyane Wade got a hero’s welcome at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
By Tommy Christopher - March 07, 2018Trump’s education secretary got the reception she deserves.
By Tommy Christopher - March 07, 2018Republicans like Steve Pearce continue to cling to absurd reasons for not supporting gun safety laws.
By Eric Boehlert - March 06, 2018Brands that take a stand on guns have nothing to fear from shoppers.
By Eric Boehlert - March 06, 2018California Republican Rep. Steve Knight used cherry-picked results from a non-scientific poll on his website to avoid angering his NRA donors.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 05, 2018The NRA’s attempt at intimidation during the Oscars ceremony didn’t work at all on these young activists.
By Tommy Christopher - March 05, 2018“Far too many lives have been sacrificed on the altar of the NRA’s lies,” says former Ohio attorney general Marc Dann.
By Eric Boehlert - March 05, 2018America’s most vulnerable senator does not want to talk to the public. Especially about his record on guns.
By Matthew Chapman - March 05, 2018Fringe conspiracy theorist and Trump associate Alex Jones is finally paying a steep price for attacking the Parkland survivors.
By Tommy Christopher - March 04, 2018Gun violence isn’t a problem without a solution — it’s a problem with a solution that Republicans are unwilling to consider.
By Caroline Orr - March 03, 2018Echoing right-wing media, a CNN panelist attacked the Parkland teens. But two gun owners immediately shut down the NRA-style smear.
By Oliver Willis - March 02, 2018Fox News thinks Dana Loesch is the real victim of the Parkland school shooting.
By Caroline Orr - March 01, 2018States like Illinois are not letting the intransigence of congressional Republicans stop them from acting on gun safety.
By Matthew Chapman - February 28, 2018“I need president Trump, today, to demand that everyone who is making these threats stop,” said Fred Guttenberg.
By Tommy Christopher - February 28, 2018“Our politicians are cowards.”
By Tommy Christopher - February 28, 2018Dick’s Sporting Goods is pulling military-style rifles from its shelves.
By Matthew Chapman - February 28, 2018Now the NRA is resentful that the nation supports children who survived a school shooting.
By Oliver Willis - February 27, 2018Republican lawmakers are threatening to punish a private company for cutting ties with the NRA.
By Caroline Orr - February 26, 2018The White House is going all-in on embracing the NRA.
By Eric Boehlert - February 26, 2018Trump won’t even do a press conference alone.
By Tommy Christopher - February 26, 2018Using a photo of a hospitalized Parkland teen and her grieving family to raise money for the Trump re-election campaign is a new low.
By Eric Boehlert - February 26, 2018Scott Taylor’s A rating from the NRA probably explains why he opposes a policy that 97 percent of people support.
By Tommy Christopher - February 26, 2018NRA member Mike Fernandez won’t give out money until he sees change.
By Matthew Chapman - February 26, 2018Republicans like Sen. Chuck Grassley are hearing from teenagers across the country.
By Tommy Christopher - February 25, 2018