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Aug 24 2023
News
Gun control already ruled out, Tennessee GOP lawmakers hit impasse in session after school shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers hit an impasse Thursday just a few days into a special session sparked by a deadly school shooting in March, leaving little certainty about what they might ultimately pass, yet all but guaranteeing it won’t be any significant gun control change. After advancing a few bills this week, the Senate quickly adjourned Thursday without taking up
Associated Press
Jan 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)
Jul 09 2023
News
Man on a Scooter Goes on Shooting Spree Across Gun-Controlled NYC
One person is dead and three others wounded after a man on a scooter went on a shooting spree which began Saturday morning in gun-controlled New York City. The Associated Press reported the man carried out five separate shootings in Brooklyn and Queens. Police were able to find the gunman by pulling his image of surveillance footage after receiving calls about shootings. They “sent [the image
Breitbart News
Oct 03 2023
Fact Check
Doug Burgum Is Right: China Controls 85% of Rare-Earth Minerals
CLAIM: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said during Wednesday night’s Republican presidential primary debate that China “controls 85 percent of the rare-earth minerals” pivotal in electric vehicle production.
VERDICT: True
Burgum made the remark and elaborated on China’s outsized environmental destruction in pursuit of rare-earth supplies in response to a question posed about the
Breitbart Fact Check
Jun 18 2023
News
At Least 21 Shot at Juneteenth Celebration in Gun-Controlled Illinois
At least 21 people were shot, one of them fatally, at a Juneteenth celebration in gun-controlled Illinois on Sunday morning around 12:30 a.m. CNN reported the shooting occurred “in a parking lot in Willowbrook, about 21 miles west of Chicago.” FOX 32 pointed out two of the wounded remain in critical condition. FOX News noted DuPage County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Eric Swanson indicated that
Breitbart News
Jul 28 2023
News
State's latest gun control law banning firearms on beaches goes before a judge
A judge is scheduled to consider Friday whether Hawaiʻi can continue enforcing a new law banning firearms on its world-famous beaches, a measure that state leaders say makes them safer. The state's latest gun control measure landed in court because of a lawsuit by three Maui residents who want to carry guns on beaches and other places deemed sensitive by the law, which took effect this month
Hawaii Public Radio
Jul 17 2023
News
Gun rights groups file notice to appeal federal judge’s ruling upholding Oregon’s gun control Measure 114
Lawyers for gun rights groups who challenged Oregon’s gun control Measure 114 in federal court on Monday filed a notice of their plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that upheld the voter-approved gun regulations as constitutional. The notice was filed the first business day after U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut issued her 122-page opinion that upheld the state ban on the sale and
The Oregonian
Sep 25 2023
News
Stratford Animal Control rescues 15 abandoned cats
STRATFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Stratford Animal Control is looking for donations to help 15 cats that were found abandoned over the weekend. According to a Stratford Animal Control Facebook post, the cats were left in crates on River Road. Animal control employees were able to get to the cats before the heavy rains began. Stratford Animal Control said the agency is hoping to raise $3000 in
WTNH
Aug 03 2023
News
2 Tennessee House Dems Win Back Legislative Seats After Expulsion For Gun Control Protest
Two Tennessee Democrats who were expelled from the state’s GOP-controlled House over a gun control protest ― only to be reinstated days later on an interim basis ― won back their legislative seats Thursday night. The two first-term lawmakers were expelled in April after they joined demonstrators in calling for stronger gun control following a Nashville school shooting that left three children
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