April 26, 2023, 7:39 PM UTC By Bridget Bowman Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson officially launched his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination on Wednesday. Here’s where he stands on some top issues: Abortion Hutchinson signed a near-total abortion ban into law in 2021, which included an exception for the life of the mother. Hutchinson
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There is a familiar pattern after the mass shootings that have become a well-known feature of American life. The initial shock and grief gives way to demands for greater regulation of gun ownership by Democrats, while Republicans dismiss such measures and blame mental illness instead. But if we actually want to do something about it,
After Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday a bill that bans the sale of assault weapons in Washington state, multiple gun advocacy groups immediately sprung into action, filing lawsuits to try and overturn the ban. Bryan Suits predicts that the ban will be short-lived. Gov. Inslee signs ban on assault weapons sales; challenges begin
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launched his Republican presidential campaign Wednesday, pledging to “bring out the best of America” and aiming to draw contrasts with other GOP hopefuls on top issues, including how best to reform federal law enforcement agencies. Hutchinson kicked off his 2024 bid in his hometown of Bentonville,
FIRST ON FOX: The NRA filed a lawsuit in Washington state following Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed a sweeping gun package into law, which includes a ban on so-called assault weapons. “This new law is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court long-ago ruled that states cannot ban firearms that are in common use,” Aoibheann Cline, Washington
For months, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson faced questions regarding if he would run for president in the 2024 election cycle. Hutchinson, 70, teased a bid during the final year of his governorship and after leaving office. He journeyed to Iowa and other key places in the presidential primary process to engage with possible supporters
Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties Invites High School Students to Apply for 2023 College Scholarship – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Wednesday, April 26, 2023 · 630,245,680 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics
Elections have consequences, and unfortunately, Democrats in leadership wasted little time using their narrow majority to push forward with their agenda. At the top of that list is gun control. On Wednesday, April 26, the House Judiciary Committee will be having a voting session on four very bad gun bills which include: HB 338 –
President Biden announced that he and Vice President Harris will seek re-election in a video released early Tuesday morning. In the video titled “Freedom,” President Biden echoed his 2020 campaign message of battling for the “soul of our nation,” uniting the country, and supporting the middle class, his campaign said. The video opens with footage
On April 26th, the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding a markup on H230, a “kitchen-sink” gun control bill that greatly infringes your Second Amendment rights. This dangerous anti-gun bill violates Vermont citizens’ Second Amendment rights by implementing a slew of anti-gun laws. This bill includes a laundry list of gun control measures including
State legislatures from the North and the South are considering gun control legislation this week. The Minnesota House of Representatives is expected to pass HF 2890, an Omnibus Bill that includes universal background checks and Minnesota’s version of the extreme risk protection order, or red flag law. On the other side of the country, the
Attention NRA members and Second Amendment supporters! Governor Jim Pillen has signed the NRA-backed constitutional carry bill, Legislative Bill 77, authored by Senator Tom Brewer, into law! Once the bill goes into effect later this year (approximately 90 days after session ends), law-abiding adults may exercise their fundamental right to carry firearms for self-defense without having to navigate burdensome
US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at the Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, on January 15, 2023, en route to Atlanta, Georgia. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP With the two candidates from the United States’ previous election now campaigning for the next one, the 2024 US presidential election coud be
If you’re under the age of 18 in Iowa, you already don’t have many rights of your own. You’re at the mercy of adults—including lawmakers, whom you’re not allowed to vote for. Yet. “Childhood is the one prison from which there’s no escape, the one sentence from which there’s no appeal,” wrote English author P.D.
It has become increasingly common to see students protesting gun violence as school shootings rise, but at a rally for tighter gun control in Teaneck Tuesday afternoon, the youngest person was 86 years old. Armed with walkers and canes, the group of 30 senior citizens ranging in age from mid-80s to 100 held up signs
Former Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg may have retired from the legislature, but not as an activist. From her new perch at the Arbor Terrace, an independent senior living community in Teaneck, Weinberg led a rally of grandmothers and great-grandmothers angered by a constant stream of mass shootings and gun violence across the nation –
This morning, Governor Jay Inslee signed his latest round of gun control bills into law: House Bill 1240, a comprehensive ban on most commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms and firearm parts, Senate Bill 5078, to allow anti-gun zealots to bankrupt the firearm industry with frivolous lawsuits, and House Bill 1143, to impose a waiting period and training mandate for acquiring
By Lisa Baumann and Manuel Valdes / Associated Press OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun violence Tuesday, one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases, and one clearing the way for lawsuits against gun makers or sellers