President Biden ranted against ownership of what he called “high-caliber weapons” Monday — appearing to suggest that there should be restrictions on the most popular handgun in America, the 9mm pistol, and repeating a previously debunked claim that the Second Amendment prohibits ownership of cannons. Speaking to reporters outside the White House after returning to…
Republicans say the Protect Our Kids Act is unconstitutional. President Biden will address the nation on mass shootings and his push for gun control legislation, the White House announced Thursday. Biden’s Thursday evening address will focus “on the recent tragic mass shootings, and the need for Congress to act to pass commonsense laws to combat…
A Florida politician sparked controversy Wednesday after tweeting that President Joe Biden would “learn” why the Second Amendment was created if he sought to “take our guns” after the Texas school shooting. “I have news for the embarrassment that claims to be our President,” state Rep. Randy Fine wrote on Twitter. “Try to take our…
Rep. Madison Cawthorne (R-North Carolina). Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images Rep. Madison Cawthorn said President Joe Biden’s call to offer COVID-19 vaccines door-to-door could lead to the government taking people’s guns and bibles. Cawthorn, a Republican from North Carolina, was speaking Friday during an interview at…
AR-15 style rifles are displayed for sale at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, Calif., on April 12, 2021. (Bing Guan/Reuters) A new law that went into effect recently in West Virginia eliminates the sales tax on all small firearms and ammunition, meaning that customers can purchase most handguns, shotguns, and rifles without any sales tax. The…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear oral argument in Caniglia v. Strom, a case that could have sweeping consequences for policing, due process, and mental health, with the Biden Administration and attorneys general from nine states urging the High Court to uphold warrantless gun confiscation. But what would ultimately become a major Fourth Amendment case began with an…
Biden also insists Congress pass bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines President Biden Friday demanded the Republicans in the Senate move on passing gun background check legislation, calling the string of mass shootings and gun violence a “national embarrassment.” Biden pushed the Senate to take a vote on House-passed legislation that would expand background checks and close certain loopholes. “I strongly, strongly…
President Biden called on Congress to enact “commonsense” gun law reforms in a Sunday statement vowing a proactive approach from his administration on the third anniversary of the Parkland school shooting. WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 11: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Senators from both parties on the critical need to invest in modern…
Many of the major policies that former Vice President Joe Biden is proposing are already in place in California to some degree. Credit: Illustration by Dan Hubig for CalMatters – California has become a laboratory for progressive policies CALIFORNIA, USA — With Democrats holding all the political power in California for nearly the last decade,…
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam speaks to gun control activists at a rally by Moms Demand Action and other family members of shooting victims outside of the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., July 9, 2019. (Michael A. McCoy/Reuters) His attempt to enforce unpopular and unconstitutional gun-control laws is doomed to failure. Ralph Northam is about…