Month: May 2022

“There’s conversations going on, and maybe something will come out of it,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the Republicans who may or may not be talking about maybe finding some kind of compromise with Democrats that could overcome a filibuster. “You just sort of chip away at this kind of stuff.” Listen and subscribe

American Pie singer Don McLean drops out of National Rifle Association Convention performance ‘in light’ of Texas school shooting that killed 21 people… but former President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott are still scheduled to appear McLean has dropped out of National Rifle Association Convention performance  The American Pie singer-songwriter will no longer

In the days after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two teachers dead, some of North Carolina’s top politicians couldn’t be more split on gun control. Opinion split down familiar partisan lines, with Democrats calling for more gun regulations and Republicans focusing instead on mental health treatment and school security.

A NRA sign on a Stetson hat displayed on July 20, 2020, in Garland, Texas. (Photo by Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) Texas representatives in the 117th Congress took more money from gun rights groups than lawmakers in any other state, a new OpenSecrets analysis found.  Senators and House members representing Texas have received more

How lawmakers in thrall to the NRA stifle gun safety laws The powerful lobbying groups spent nearly $5m million last year to expand gun rights while limiting restrictions on who can have a firearm and how they can carry it In Texas, where guns are already a deeply ingrained part of the cultural landscape, a

Eight days before a Texas teenager killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, the manufacturer of the rifle used in the massacre posted an ad on social media that featured a toddler holding a similar weapon.  “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he

——————————————————————————————- “Either this nation shall kill racism, or racism shall kill this nation.” (S. Jonas, August, 2018) ————————————————————————————————————————— As regular readers of mine know, I write on this subject regularly. And my columns, like this one, are often in part repetitive. That is because the “gun problem” and the mass deaths it causes on a

Following the shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in February 2018, Florida lawmakers passed what some called the state’s most substantial gun reforms in a generation. But the only gun measure that may become law soon following the recent tragedies in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, may be a measure that

Here’s a root cause for you: Accused subway killer Andrew Abdullah was freed without bail on car-theft charges, despite prosecutors’ request for a $15,000 bond, just weeks before the murder of Goldman Sachs employee Daniel Enriquez. Now he’s cooling his heels at Rikers, charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Too

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday criticized the National Rifle Association, after a reporter asked about the lobbying group’s plan to hold a convention on Friday in Houston, Texas, following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. “It’s not about the convention. What is inappropriate is that the leadership of the National Rifle Association

I’m a libertarian, which means I believe in limited government. Laws restrict liberty, and libertarians tend to prefer fewer laws to more laws. I’m also a professor of constitutional law, which means I teach about US Supreme Court opinions for a living. Finally, and perhaps most important, I’m not an ideologue. Only an ideologue would

The National Rifle Association (NRA) was founded in 1871 by a group of ex-US Army officers who were aghast at the exceedingly poor marksmanship of soldiers who fought for the United States during the American Civil War. The group chose as its first president a former US army general, Ambrose Burnside. Other ex-generals would also

With the carnage in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York in May 2022, calls have begun again for Congress to enact gun control. Since the 2012 massacre of 20 children and four staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, legislation introduced in response to mass killings has consistently failed to pass the

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he wants Republicans to work with Democrats to pass bipartisan gun control legislation — but the proposals under consideration face significant hurdles, and the likelihood of success is small.   Schumer initially on Wednesday said most Republicans are so set against proposals to expand background checks or otherwise

A memorial to the children and teachers murdered inside the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Tex. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) In the aftermath of whatever mass shooting has happened before you finish reading this, attention and outrage will turn to politicians, mainly Republicans, who refuse to do anything to stop the violence. That’s because

US Rep. Ted Budd, left, who is running for US Senate, reacts as he takes the stage with former President Donald Trump, who endorsed him, during a rally on April 9, 2022, in Selma, North Carolina. Budd owns a gun store and shooting range. Chris Seward/AP Photo While many legislators have experience shooting firearms, most