WASHINGTON, June 22 ― A bipartisan group of lawmakers released the first significant gun control legislation in decades yesterday, paving the way for the US Senate to move to a vote this week, following two mass shootings that killed dozens of people and sent shock waves through a nation plagued by gun violence. The 80-page…
Trump praised the NRA for its work in training Americans to safely defend themselves. HOUSTON – Former President Trump traveled to Houston on Friday to offer support for the National Rifle Association and echo the group’s mission as it faces pushback from gun control advocates following a deadly school shooting in Texas this week. Speaking…
Biden insists proposals don’t contravene the Second Amendment. President Biden on Thursday announced a set of executive actions and legislative proposals on gun control, saying that gun violence is “a public health crisis” and the administration’s actions do not contravene Second Amendment rights. The administration aims to “confront not just the gun crisis but what is actually a…
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…
President Trump slammed AG Letitia James’ suit against the group, calling it ‘a very terrible thing’. The National Rifle Association is fighting back against a lawsuit filed Thursday by New York’s attorney general by submitting its own civil suit against the state official, accusing her of defamation and violating its rights to free speech. The NRA’s lawsuit was…
The city’s lawmakers unanimously passed the resolution in response to recent mass shootings. The National Rifle Association called it a worthless “sound-bite remedy.” National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax, Va.Credit – CreditJustin T. Gellerson for The New York Times Unsettled by recent mass shootings across the nation, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved…
In the three weeks since three mass shootings left the country reeling, powerful pro-gun groups have sent US President Donald Trump a clear signal – don’t forget that we helped put you in the White House. On Tuesday, the president made clear he was listening. He reversed course and backed away from potential new restrictions…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday tore into the National Rifle Association (NRA) after at least one gunman opened fire at two New Zealand mosques, leaving at least 49 people dead. The New York lawmaker condemned the fatal attack on Twitter, focusing her message on the American gun group. “At 1st I thought of saying, ‘Imagine being told your house…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is finding new allies in his campaign to “bankrupt” the National Rifle Association, as three additional states follow his call to take legal action against the gun-rights group’s insurance program. And an ethics watchdog anticipates more states could join. “It is troubling that we have seen the government targeting individuals…