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Category Archives: National Rifle Association (NRA)
GOP leaders: No new gun control legislation in wake of Las Vegas shootings
Family, friends share stories of those slain in Las VegasWASHINGTON -- Republican leaders made clear Tuesday that Congress will take no action on gun legislation in the wake of the massacre in Las Vegas. They refused to entertain Democratic demands to expand background checks for gun purchases and tighten restrictions on semi-automatic weapons, but also shelved their own House bill that would have loosened access to gun silencers.
No Way Out But The Ballot Box: Why Partisanship Trumps Morality In Gun Control Debate
So here we are again , after Newtown, after San Bernadino and Orlando. This time the rampage is in Las Vegas, with more dead, more people hospitalized, more deep trauma inflicted, but with the same shitty debate over prayer-vs-action and same despair over the potential for action being recycled.
GOP leader says NRA-backed gun bill shelved indefinitely
House Republican leaders called for unity and prayer Tuesday after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, but offered no new legislation to tighten gun laws and said a bill to ease regulations on gun silencers would be shelved indefinitely. "We are all reeling from this horror in Las Vegas," Speaker Paul Ryan said at a news conference.
For Shame: These Jewish Lawmakers Take Money From The NRA
As is its custom, the National Rifle Association has gone silent since a gunman massacred 59 people and injured hundreds more in Las Vegas on Sunday. No tweets, no Facebook posts, no press releases, no interviews.
Hillary Clinton slams NRA, gun silencer bill in wake of Las Vegas shootingGood Morning America
As she expressed her condolences to the victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton also sharply criticized the National Rifle Association and a bill working its way through Congress that would make it easier to buy gun silencers. At least 58 people were killed and 515 were injured late Sunday night after a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country music concert from a window on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas atrocity sparks new calls for gun control laws in US
President Donald Trump is facing renewed calls to tighten gun control laws after the US was inflicted with its deadliest mass shooting in recent history. Politicians and entertainers from Hillary Clinton to Lady Gaga were among those to demand tightening of regulations after 59 people were killed and 527 wounded at a music concert on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday.
In face of Las Vegas shooting, congressional inaction
The deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas renewed Democrats' calls Monday for gun safety legislation, but their pleas fell on deaf ears in the Republican-controlled Congress. At the same time GOP legislation aimed at loosening gun rules stood in limbo, facing an uncertain future.
Activists and Lawmakers Call for Reform After Mass Shooting in Las Vegas
"The crowd fled at the sound of gunshots," Hillary Clinton added after tweeting her support for victims and first responders. "Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make easier to get."
Silent but deadly: Gun industry eyes a sneaky and dangerous new revenue stream
Donald Trump campaigned on the claim that he would be a "law and order" president, and the 2016 Republican platform called for more "gratitude and support" for law enforcement and expressed concern over "the murder rate soaring in our great cities." Despite that high-minded rhetoric, congressional Republicans are pushing forward with a stealth bill that will make life easier for contract killers, and make it more dangerous for police to protect themselves from gun violence.
Hurricane Irma: NRA threatens legal action over order to seize guns ona
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Can Jeff Duncan silence opposition to his gun bill?
Growing up, Rep. Jeff Duncan didn't wear earplugs or muffs when he went out to shoot guns with his dad. Now 51 years old and hard of hearing in his left ear, the South Carolina Republican can't help but think it might have been prevented.
NRA calls elites threat in series of online videos
The election of President Donald Trump and Republican control of Congress meant the National Rifle Association could probably rest easy that gun laws wouldn't change for at least four years. But the NRA has begun a campaign not against pending legislation but what it sees as liberal forces bent on undoing the progress it's made -- and the political powerhouse is resorting to language that some believe could incite violence.
NRA’s video message to – elites’: – We’re coming for you’
This frame grab from the NRATV.com site shows a video entitled "Taking on the Times." The election of President Donald Trump and Republican control of both houses of Congress meant the National Rifle Association could probably rest easy that gun laws wouldn't change for at least four years.
DC rejects right-to-carry becausea “we’re different”
As I predicted last month, the District of Columbia is appealing their loss in the case of Wrenn v. D.C. where the appeals court rejected the District's latest attempt to prevent pretty much anyone from getting a permit for a handgun in Washington.
Are Democrats Dumb Enough To Go After The NRA Again?
It wasn't too long ago that Democrat Kathleen Rice criticized party leadership and said it was time for Nancy Pelosi to go. She, along with other members of the Democratic Party like Tim Ryan of Ohio believe Pelosi and others in leadership are functioning in a way that will cost them wins.
Exclusive: The Long March
"Women gather to call NRA racist, accuse them of inciting violence against minorities," a BizPac Review headline advised its conservative readership. The article demonstrated that not one protester could cite a single instance of racism or one call for violence, but since when does a lynch mob need evidence to trigger blind fury? Producing such evidence was not a requirement for thousands of "mainstream" articles promoting and sympathizing with the hundreds of anti-armed citizen fanatics at the 17-mile "Women's March" from National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax, Va., to the Department of Justice in D.C. in July.
“Women’s March” to Target NRA Headquarters
APRIL 25: Women's March National Co-Chairs Carmen Perez, Bob Bland, Tamika D. Mallory, and Linda Sarsour attend the 2017 Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. Organizers of January's "Women's March" against Trump have now set their sights on protesting the NRA.
Univision Joins Media Smear of NRA, Dana Loesch
The nation's largest Spanish-language media outlet continues to smear lawful gun owners. This time, Univision joined the rest of the establishment media's gross mischaracterization of a recent video released by the National Rifle Association in which nationally-syndicated talk show host Dana Loesch denounces the violent rhetoric of the Left.
In Georgia and Kansas, you can now carry guns on college campuses
Starting Saturday, concealed guns are allowed at college campuses in Georgia and Kansas, more public buildings and bus stations in Tennessee, and at the Iowa state Capitol as new laws took effect continuing the steady expansion of gun rights in Republican-controlled states. The firearms policies are among scores of laws that took effect Saturday, along with the start of the new fiscal year in many states.