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National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch went head-to-head with CNN's Alisyn Camerota over the network's coverage of last week's school shooting in Parkland, Florida. During Loesch's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, she accused the media of loving mass shootings because of the ratings.
CNN host Alisyn Camerota challenged Conservative Political Action Conference Chair Matt Schlapp to a debate on gun control and asked if he thinks critics of the Second Amendment hate freedom. "No. I actually think there's a lot of people, including these victims' families, who their heart is in the right place," Schlapp said.
The nation should keep assault rifles out of the hands of anyone under 21, President Donald Trump says, defying his loyal supporters in the National Rifle Association amid America's public reckoning over gun violence. He also pushed hard for arming security guards and many teachers in U.S. schools.
What Do Jotted Talking Points Say About Trump's Empathy? - WASHINGTON - For more than an hour on Wednesday, President Trump listened quietly to entreaties for action, personal stories of grief and loss, and expressions of raw anger, clutching a white notecard with talking points written on it. Armed Sheriff's Deputy 'Never Went In' During Florida Shooting - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
What Do Jotted Talking Points Say About Trump's Empathy? - WASHINGTON - For more than an hour on Wednesday, President Trump listened quietly to entreaties for action, personal stories of grief and loss, and expressions of raw anger, clutching a white notecard with talking points written on it. Armed Sheriff's Deputy 'Never Went In' During Florida Shooting - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren excoriated the National Rifle Association and allied Republicans in Congress Thursday night for failing to act on gun reform, and she rejected President Donald J. Trump's idea of arming teachers at schools to prevent another school shooting. "There is a lot we could do to make our kids safer, but putting guns in the hands of every teacher is not one of those things," Ms.
It's hard not to feel powerless watching the images of young students stream out of their school - hands in the air so police can ensure they are not hiding a weapon - after the latest school shooting. This time, 17 students and teachers lost their lives in Parkland, Florida at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a 19-year-old former classmate brought an assault weapon to campus.
Kansas legislators canceled debate Thursday on allowing elementary schools to offer a National Rifle Association-backed firearms safety course, responding to concerns such a step would be inappropriate the week after the mass shooting at a Florida high school. House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., a conservative Kansas City-area Republican, said top GOP leaders are pursuing a more comprehensive plan that could include mental health initiatives.
President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a higher minimum age for buying certain rifles and tighter background checks for purchasers, saying "there's nothing more important than protecting our children," amid a public outcry for action after the Florida school shooting. Trump said he spoke Wednesday night with many members of Congress and "they're into background checks."
Why is only one side in the gun culture war required to show respect? - You have perhaps heard the joke about the liberal who is so open-minded that he can't even take his own side in an argument. - What's less funny is that on gun control, liberals Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, facing high school students Wednesday night who survived the Parkland, Florida, shooting, defended his stance on gun rights - while changing the conversation surrounding the issue.
Why is only one side in the gun culture war required to show respect? - You have perhaps heard the joke about the liberal who is so open-minded that he can't even take his own side in an argument. - What's less funny is that on gun control, liberals Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, facing high school students Wednesday night who survived the Parkland, Florida, shooting, defended his stance on gun rights - while changing the conversation surrounding the issue.
Thousands of community members and students gathered for a town hall discussion Wednesday regarding the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week. Students, parents and teachers asked Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio and Rep. Ted Deutch what action they will take to ban assault weapons, enforce stricter background checks and increase school security in the event moderated by CNN's Jake Tapper.
Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins, powered by a tight-knit team, won the American women's first-ever Olympic medal in a close sprint with Sweden and Norway on Wednesday. The United States' Jessica Diggins, left, and Kikkan Randall celebrate after winning the gold medal in the women's team sprint freestyle cross-country skiing final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018.
MSNBC "Hardball" anchor Chris Matthews needed multiple angles of questioning while trying to pin down a gun-owning Democratic Party congressman about the age that should be required to purchase an AR-style semi-automatic rifle. "Let me ask you, where are you on the AR-15, which is the gun of choice of these school shootings?" Matthews asked Congressman Tim Ryan on Tuesday.
In a blow to gun rights activists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge to California's 10-day waiting period for firearms purchases that is intended to guard against impulsive violence and suicides. The court's action underscored its continued reluctance to step into a national debate over gun control roiled by a series of mass shootings including one at a Florida school last week.
The school shooting in Parkland, Florida, has sparked an urgent push for gun control, giving activists cautious hope that politicians might be willing to take some type of bipartisan action - action that has been elusive after previous mass shootings. Student survivors, some of whom made terrifying videos of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last Wednesday as their classmates died, are now forcefully speaking out for gun control, demanding that not another student face a similar fate.
WEST PLAM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump offered support for a limited strengthening of federal background checks on gun purchases Monday while staying largely mum in the last few days about the victims of the Florida school massacre and the escalating debate about controls on weapons.
The suspect in the Florida school shooting appeared in court Monday for a procedural hearing about how legal paperwork would be handled in the case. Nikolas Cruz said nothing when he made his first in-person appearance in Broward County Circuit Court.
David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks at a rally calling for more gun control three days after the shooting at his school, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday.