Ryan: ‘We need to look into bump stocks,’ as calls for fix grow

House Speaker Paul Ryan signaled openness Thursday to looking into bump-fire stocks, devices that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire at a rapidly increased rate, similar to an automatic firearm, as other Republicans have shown an openness to at least discussing a ban on the devices. In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, Ryan told Hugh Hewitt in an interview for his MSNBC show that "clearly that's something we need to look into."

The Latest: House passes $4.1T budget plan

The House has passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan that promises deep cuts to social programs and Cabinet agency budgets, but whose chief purpose is to set the stage for a comprehensive GOP overhaul of the U.S. tax code later this year. The plan calls for more than $5 trillion in spending cuts over the coming decade, including a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher-like program for future retirees, slash Medicaid, and repeal the "Obamacare" health law.

Some in GOP open to banning gun accessory used in Vegas

Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaking, joined by, from left, former Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona, and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., call for action on gun safety legislation with fellow Democrats on the ... WASHINGTON - Senior congressional Republicans say they are open to considering legislation banning "bump stocks" like the shooter in Las Vegas apparently used to make semi-automatic rifles perform more like fully automatic weapons. The comments from lawmakers including the No.

Seven men charged with illegal re-entry to U.S.

Seven men in Franklin, York counties charged with illegal re-entry to U.S. The men were found in Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin and York counties. Check out this story on publicopiniononline.com: http://ponews.co/2yK3L2w Here are the top stories for Thursday, October 5th: Las Vegas shooter remains a mystery to investigators; Republicans plan budget vote on road to tax overhaul; "The Remains of the Day" author wins Nobel; Diamondbacks victorious in NL Wild Card.

New delay in Miss. law on objection to gay marriage

New court action has created a slight delay for a Mississippi law that, barring an intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court, will let government workers and business people cite their own religious objections to refuse services to gay couples. Opponents asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to keep blocking the law, which has been on hold more than a year.

The Sherman Business Report: Premium meats and fresh coffee available in The Point

Barrett Edens, a Mississippi State University graduate and former professional golfer is bringing his love of coffee and family cattle farming background home to West Point at Farmhouse Market and Coffee. Edens has spent the last three years traveling the country as a professional golfer and felt like something was missing when he returned home.

Harvey Weinstein Lawyers Battling N.Y. Times, New Yorker Over…

Harvey Weinstein Lawyers Up for Bombshell New York Times, New Yorker Stories - Harvey Weinstein has hired a high-powered team of attorneys to push back on soon-to-be-published bombshell stories from the New York Times and the New Yorker detailing sexual allegations and improper workplace behavior against him. Harvey Weinstein Lawyers Battling N.Y. Times, New Yorker Over Potentially Explosive Stories - The Hollywood mogul has enlisted a team of attorneys to fight planned articles that are said to be about his personal behavior.

Feinstein, fellow ghouls dance on Las Vegas graves with bill to ban ‘bump stocks’

"Days after a dozen modified rapid-fire guns were found in the Las Vegas gunman's hotel room, Democrats introduced a bill on Wednesday to ban such changes to weapons - and dared Republicans to ignore it. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said her legislation would bar the sale, manufacture and possession of so-called bump stocks and other devices - all currently legal - that drastically increase a firearm's rate of fire."

Chris Murphy’s profile rises with gun tragedies

During the last several years, following the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Murphy has slowly become more of a household name - in part because of his visibility on issues surrounding gun violence. Mass shootings have become a regular presence in American life, and with each one, Murphy has been at the center pleading for his colleagues to take steps he argues would lower the likelihood of carnage.

Mourners embrace at funeral of Marseille knifeman victims

'Six inches of extra snow': La NiA a to bring a VERY cold and windy winter to the Northeast and possibly a white Christmas Dozens of tearful mourners embrace at funeral of two female cousins, both 20, stabbed to death by Tunisian illegal immigrant shouting 'Allahu Akbar' in Marseille Dozens of tearful mourners embraced at the funeral of two cousins who were both stabbed to death by a Tunisian illegal immigrant. Suspected Islamist Ahmed Hanachi murdered cousins Mauranne and Laura, both 20, outside Marseille's main train station before being shot dead by soldiers.