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Oct 04 2019
News
Gun Control Forum
“Democratic presidential candidates reiterated their call for gun control Wednesday in a forum hosted by MSNBC.” (AP News, YouTube)
The left supports stricter gun control laws, but is divided over how far to go.
“The [gun licensing] process… takes about three weeks. Background checks take an average of 108 seconds. If someone is going through a suicidal episode or is a domestic
The Flip SideMar 12 2024
News
The heartfelt, righteous and, at times, salty arguments in this year's State House gun rights clash.
PROVIDENCE – The perennial clash over gun rights driven by mass shootings around the country resumes at the State House this week with familiar questions, like should Rhode Island follow Massachusetts' lead by requiring the locked storage of guns not in use? Each time that question has come up in recent years, it has brought grief-stricken family members to the State House, including the
The Providence JournalJun 03 2022
Analysis
How to prevent gun deaths without gun control
Americans are once again looking for answers after the deaths of at least 19 children and two adults in last week’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Beyond questions around the police response and whether the massacre will lead to meaningful gun control, a big, fundamental concern looms: Why are guns such a problem in the United States, and what needs to happen for the
VoxJan 26 2023
Opinion
Biden’s Gun-Control Misdirection
In response to the news that there had been two mass shootings in the state of California in the space of only 48 hours, President Joe Biden did Tuesday morning what he often does when faced with a complex societal problem: He talked confidently about something else. In a hastily released statement on the topic, Biden urged “both chambers of Congress to act quickly” and send an “Assault
National Review (News)Mar 17 2024
News
Man convicted of gun, drug charges
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — A Shreveport man will spend 20 years in prison after being convicted of gun and drug crimes, the Caddo district attorney’s office reports. Christopher George Bernard, 52, pleaded guilty just as his trial was set to begin earlier this month in Caddo District Court in Shreveport. Bernard was facing trial on one count each of possession of cocaine with intent to
KSLAFeb 28 2024
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Supreme Court divided over gun rights challenge to Trump bump stock ban
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A divided Supreme Court seemed to be struggling Wednesday with the legality of a federal ban on bump stock devices, which allow semiautomatic rifles to fire hundreds of bullets per minute. Liberal justices suggested the devices — which have been used in major mass
The Texas TribuneJan 09 2024
News
Ore. Judge Enters Final Order Striking Down Gun Control Law
An Oregon judge has entered the final order striking down a gun control law that was narrowly approved by voters in 2022. Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert Raschio signed the general judgment Monday. The judgment finalizes the opinion Raschio issued in November finding the law violated the right to bear arms under the Oregon Constitution. The law, one of the toughest in the nation, was
Newsmax (News)Feb 07 2024
News
Virginia Legislature-Guns
FILE - New Virginia House of Delegates speaker, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, left, listens to the morning prayer along with Del. Jackie Glass, D-Norfolk, second from left, Del. Ladarius Clark, D-Suffolk, second from right, and Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, right, during the opening of the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol Wednesday Jan. 10, 2024, in Richmond, Va.
Post RegisterJun 26 2020
Background
Be Informed: Gun Control
This research is based upon the most recent available data in 2019. Facts from earlier years are cited based upon availability and relevance, not to slant results by singling out specific years that are different from others. Likewise, data associated with the effects of gun control laws in various geographical areas represent random, demographically diverse places in which such data is
Just FactsJan 02 2024
News
Gun rights groups sue Colorado over the state's ban on 'ghost guns,' which lack serial numbers
DENVER (AP) — Gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado’s ban on — firearms without serial numbers assembled at home or 3D printed that are difficult for law enforcement to trace and allow people to evade background checks. The litigation filed Monday is the latest of several Second Amendment lawsuits aimed at a passed by Colorado’s majority Democratic legislature and
Associated Press