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The Vegas shooting has brought the topic of gun control front and center once again. Within mere hours after the event took place, countless liberal politicians and celebrities were prattling on in their best sanctimoniously outraged voices about the evil of guns and the need for more gun control laws.
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The already-heated debate has come to the forefront once again following the Las Vegas shooting. Now, however, there appears to be some willingness from Republicans to take some action.
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, flanked by Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., left, and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., right, joins House Democrats in a call for action on gun safety legislation on the House steps Wednesday morning after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association has joined the Trump administration and top congressional Republicans in a swift and surprising embrace of a restriction on Americans' guns, though a narrow one: to regulate the "bump stock" devices the Las Vegas shooter apparently used to horrifically lethal effect.
Donald Trump 's presidency faced its first test on gun violence following the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history that left 59 people dead in Las Vegas and injured more than 500. Trump responded with a sombre statement from the White House calling for unity in the face of "an act of pure evil."
For once, President Donald Trump's ability to not tell the truth might just be conducive to producing substantive action on guns in our country. In light of the recent shooting in Las Vegas, Mr. Trump should act on gun violence; he already has the political capital especially because he was endorsed by the NRA, and due to his cult-like following, he can sell the populist wing of the Republican Party on any idea .
The National Rifle Association joined the Trump administration and top congressional Republicans Thursday in a swift and surprising embrace of a restriction on Americans' guns, though a narrow one: to regulate the "bump stock" devices the Las Vegas shooter apparently used to horrifically lethal effect. The devices, originally intended to help people with disabilities, fit over the stock and grip of a semi-automatic rifle and allow the weapon to fire continuously, some 400 to 800 rounds in a single minute.
The Latest on the idea in Congress of banning "bump stocks" like the device used by the Las Vegas shooter : President Donald Trump says his administration is considering whether "bump stock" devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to perform more like fully automatic weapons should be banned in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre. Trump says ahead of a dinner with senior military leaders at the White House Thursday evening, "We'll be looking into that over the next short period of time."
President Donald Trump is open to considering legislation that would ban "bump stocks" -- a firearm accessory used to more rapidly fire rounds -- but wants to hear more information on the matter before making a final determination. "Right now, our focus, as we've said over the last couple of days, is on healing and uniting the country," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday.
NRA and Trump White House open to idea of regulating bump stocks Administration wants to be part of the discussion about the rapid-fire device, spokeswoman says. Check out this story on demingheadlight.com: https://usat.ly/2yKzwZ3 White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says President Donald Trump welcomes a review of U.S. policy on so-called bump stock devices that legally make semi-automatic rifles into faster-firing automatic weapons.
In the wake of the Las Vegas massacre, a briefing on background checks, what's happening in Washington and state capitols, and initiatives at the retail level. Barbara Allen, of Sandy Hook, holds a sign and a candle at a Newtown Action Alliance vigil outside the National Shooting Sports Foundation in Newtown, Conn., on Oct. 4 for the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Brushed aside by the Republican-controlled Congress, gun control advocates have shifted much of their campaign for tighter firearms laws to the states - and they've chalked up some modest, unexpected successes. Republican governors in Nevada, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and New Jersey all have signed bills this year tightening access to guns.
For the past few days, the focus on potential legislative action in the aftermath of the Mandalay shootings in Las Vegas has focused on "bump stocks." Most of the conversation sounds very much like this A lot of folks have been willing to trade this away for reasons that escape me.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that Congress needs to take a look at "bump stocks" that can effectively convert semi-automatic rifles into fully automated weapons. The Wisconsin Republican added his voice to a growing chorus of leading Republicans showing a surprising willingness to take a step, however narrow, in the direction of regulating guns in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre.
After the horrific Las Vegas massacre comes the usual politicization of a tragedy. More gun control laws, "common sense" measures, a national "conversation."
Why does our political system make it impossible even to consider solutions to gun violence? After the massacre in Las Vegas that has so far taken 58 lives and left more than 500 injured, the first reaction of the many politicians who carry water for the gun lobby was to declare it "premature" to discuss measures to keep guns out of the wrong hands. The "premature" word echoed from President Donald Trump's White House on down, and those who used it were really saying that Congress would never enact even modest efforts to prevent mass shootings.
The decision not to list the Pacific walrus as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act reverses an Obama administration finding that the walrus deserved protection. The Pacific walrus will not be designated as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday, reversing an Obama administration finding that the walrus deserved protections because of the effects of global warming and receding Arctic sea ice.
US authorities said they cannot say with certainty that the Pacific walrus is likely to become endangered despite an extensive loss of Arctic sea ice due to global warming The US government has announced it will not list the Pacific walrus as a threatened species based on diminished Arctic Ocean sea ice, concluding that the marine mammals have adapted to the loss. The US government has announced it will not list the Pacific walrus as a threatened species based on diminished Arctic Ocean sea ice, concluding that the marine mammals have adapted to the loss.
Register to become a member today. You'll get the essential information you need to do your job better, including In the wake of the Las Vegas massacre, various news organizations and commentators have noted that Congress, egged on by the NRA, has actually recently been considering weakening gun-control laws, including those covering gun silencers.