Month: June 2024

Show Caption Hide Caption USA epidemic of gun violence and mass killings Find out about the growing problem of gun violence and mass killings in the USA and learn how the Gun Violence Archive (GVA) categorizes different types of gun violence. The soaring number of children killed by firearms has created an “urgent public health

With its recent bump stock ruling, we can see that semantics continue to dominate Supreme Court rulings. Ivory-tower manipulation of word meaning is the favorite way for today’s court to decide cases, and it hasn’t mattered to the court how much this word play upends American life. On June 14, in Garland v. Cargill, the

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A new law goes into effect on July 4 allowing any Louisiana resident over 18 to carry a concealed handgun without a permit. But after a fatal shooting on Bourbon Street over the weekend, some say there is no place for guns in the French Quarter, especially if alcohol is involved.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation President Joe Biden signed two years ago Tuesday. A White House report obtained by The Associated Press on the implementation of the

Gun violence has created a large-scale cycle of trauma and fear that’s damaging Americans’ mental health, making children fearful of going to school and adults of going to public places, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in announcing a public health crisis Tuesday. Murthy’s report cites the mental health toll beyond direct victims in making the

CNN defended the moderators of Thursday’s upcoming presidential debate after a contentious exchange on the network Monday in which anchor Kasie Hunt abruptly ended her interview with Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt after Leavitt continually criticized Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. “Jake Tapper and Dana Bash are well respected veteran journalists who have covered politics

SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane City Council is considering an ordinance which would ban the open carrying of guns at City Hall. The first reading of the ordinance introduced by Council Member Paul Dillon was considered by council members on Monday. Open carrying is already illegal on Washington’s state capitol grounds and “municipality buildings used in

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public health crisis, as gun deaths and injuries punctuate daily life in America. On nearly every day of 2024 so far, a burst of gunfire has hit at least four people somewhere in the country. Some days, communities have endured four or five such shootings. The

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. June 24, 202411:08 Now Playing Losing: Musk, Trump, DeSantis and Georgia GOP find speech crackdowns hit turbulence 11:08 UP NEXT Watch The Beat with Ari Melber Highlights: June 21 15:23 Humiliating: Judge in Trump doc case rebuked for hearing flimsy

In December 2019, a young man named Zackey Rahimi got into an argument with his girlfriend in a parking lot in Texas. When the woman tried to run away, he grabbed her by the wrist, knocked her down, dragged her back to his car and shoved her inside, causing her to hit her head on

In the past two weeks, Governor Jeff Landry signed Senate Bill 234, Senate Bill 301, and House Bill 819, pro-Second Amendment legislation providing important protections for gun owners. NRA would like to thank Governor Landry for signing these critical pieces of legislation. NRA also thanks Senate President Cameron Henry, House Speaker Phillip DeVillier, Senator Blake Miguez, who authored SB 234 and SB

Die-in against gun violence, Tampa. By Seán Kinane / WMNF News (12 June 2018). By Jim Saunders ©2024 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A U.S. Supreme Court decision Friday upholding a ban on gun possession by people under domestic violence restraining orders will refuel a legal battle about a Florida law that prevents

Last week, the Arizona State Legislature adjourned sine die from its 2024 legislative session. We are happy to report that all anti-gun bills were successfully defeated. Thanks to the efforts of our supporters and the tireless work of our elected officials, Arizona continues to be a state that upholds the Second Amendment and protects the

The supermajority of rightwing Trumpian justices on the U.S. Supreme Court just abolished the government ban preventing mass murderers from equipping military assault rifles with bump stocks to fire more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition within minutes. That obscene decision was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the oldest and most publicly corrupt Republican appointee. His

If I were a police officer today in Chicago, I’d probably do the same thing as officer Angelo Wells Jr. (“A bullet to the leg put a Chicago police officer on the path to the suburbs” — June 20). Aside from the reason he did it, there’s another reason I’d do it: It’s called the

LOADINGERROR LOADING The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to uphold a 30-year-old law barring domestic abusers from possessing guns came as no surprise. Conservative and liberal justices alike seemed pointedly skeptical and at times openly derisive of Zackey Rahimi’s defense at oral arguments last year. It’s easy to see why. Texas prosecutors accuse Rahimi of shooting

We have recently been reporting on the untenable situation in the popular tourist destination of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), where a harsh weapons law with mandatory imprisonment for violators has been snaring Americans for accidental violations involving stray rounds of ammunition in their bags. While local courts have avoided imposing the law’s life-altering

Last month, a progressive Chicago alderman decided to stop disseminating alerts about crime in her ward because “over-reporting of crime leads to an inaccurate public perception about violent crime rates and negatively impacts our most marginalized and underserved neighbors,” and sharing this information supposedly runs contrary to values of “empowerment, anti-racism and community.” In another