Month: June 2024

USMC veteran MIRROR LAKE, NH — J. (Joseph) Warren Cassidy, a former Mayor of Lynn and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) died Wednesday in Mirror Lake, NH. Cassidy was born in 1930 in Lynn. He graduated from Wakefield High School in 1948, Brewster Academy in 1949 and Dartmouth College in 1953.

In Canada, a ban on over 1,500 firearm makes, models and variants, together with a mandatory government confiscation (“buyback”) requirement, was imposed by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over four years ago. Contrary to the representations as to the inherent deadliness of these guns and the urgency of ensuring these dangerous weapons were no longer

When Luis A. Miranda, 69, arrived in New York from Puerto Rico more than four decades ago, he did not know that it was going to be a one-way journey. In love with the city and surprised by the discrimination suffered by his community, he dedicated himself from the start to defending the rights of

click to enlarge In commemoration of City Weekly’s 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper

Social media apps on an iPhone. Illustration by hapabapa via iStock for WMNF News. By Jim Saunders ©2024 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the U.S. Supreme Court nearing its annual recess, justices are expected to rule in cases about social-media platforms and guns that could have major implications for Florida. The social

Landmark U.S.–Ukraine Freedom Summit Strengthens Defense and Veteran Alliances – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Monday, June 17, 2024 · 720,761,432 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other

With 10 days to go before the candidates for president face off in the first debate, President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched a new $50 million ad campaign on Monday with a spot that focuses on former President Donald Trump’s conviction last month on 34 felony counts. Titled “Character Matters,” the ad refers to Trump

On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent Maureen Groppe puts a high court decision surrounding gun bump stocks in context. A judge orders Alex Jones’ personal assets to be liquidated and paid to Sandy Hook families. A Southwest Airlines jet was damaged during a flight last month after it experienced a Dutch roll manuever. USA

Republican House members are playing defense in expensive primaries in Virginia and Oklahoma, with Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good of Virginia facing a conservative rival endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole has a challenger in Oklahoma who’s put more than $5 million of his own money into the race.

With 10 days to go before the candidates for president face off in the first debate, President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched a new $50 million ad campaign on Monday with a spot that focuses on former President Donald Trump’s conviction last month on 34 felony counts. Titled “Character Matters,” the ad refers to Trump

It only took a gunman 11 minutes to spray more than 1,000 bullets into a crowd — from 490 yards away — at a Las Vegas country music festival on Oct. 1, 2017. That was all the time it took to carry out the deadliest single-gunman mass shooting in U.S. history, leaving 60 people dead and more than 800 injured. And the reason for such incomprehensible carnage was the bump stock

There’s a quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin that I think of often. It goes “Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” It’s only recently that the First Amendment has taken up much space in my brain. Like most Americans, I took our freedom of speech for

Chris West Endorses Trump Official, Army Veteran Wayne Johnson for Congress: Calls on Voters to Vote Tuesday June 18th – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Monday, June 17, 2024 · 720,546,814 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News

For the remaining months he’ll be in office, West Virginia’s Sen. Joe Manchin will be an Independent, a decision Leah covered at the time on May 31. That being said, he’ll still caucus with the Democrats. There’s been some chatter for months not only as to if Manchin would become an Independent, but if he

Westchester County Executive and Congressional candidate George Latimer Screenshot Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Bronx and Westchester Democrats have a big decision to make in the primary on June 25: Do they want their next Member of Congress to be someone

SAN FRANCISCO, California: This week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned 3-0, a federal judge’s ruling in October that blocked a ban on gun shows at county fairs and other public properties, and decided that the laws do not violate the rights of firearm sellers or buyers Democratic state Sen. Dave Min wrote both

A new study published in Political Research Quarterly sheds light on a notable trend: individuals who purchased firearms during the COVID-19 pandemic exhibit higher levels of distrust in government, are more inclined to believe in conspiracy theories, participate in protests, and support political violence compared to pre-existing gun owners and non-gun owners. In recent years,