Topline The victims of a 2017 shooting inside a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, have reached a $144.5 million tentative settlement with the Justice Department, according to a DOJ statement, closing out a lawsuit that argued the federal government failed to stop the fifth-deadliest shooting in U.S. history. Key Facts More than 75 survivors and
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The photo of the little girl’s face in terror on the bus after the recent mass shooting in Nashville should haunt every American. Will that scar ever be healed? Why and how this madness continues is the question that both plagues and infuriates. During the media coverage of these slaughters I weep for these families.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a gubernatorial proclamation declaring April 3rd as NRA and Oklahoma Rifle Association Day. This recognition is a testament to the tireless efforts of our members in Oklahoma, who have worked hard to defend and protect our Second Amendment rights. Furthermore, we are proud to share that the Oklahoma House and
Former Maine Senate candidate Robert Cross of Dedham said Wednesday that he would run against U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat from Maine’s 2nd District. It comes a week after the Bangor Daily News reported that the mortgage broker from Dedham was among a short list of Republicans considering a run. He is the first but almost
Students rally against guns after the Covenant School shooting at the State Capitol Building in Nashville, on March 30, 2023. Johnnie Izquierdo for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Until people start to go into the streets and protest, we’re not going to see the changes… If you don’t have the people rising up, like
On Thursday, April 6th, “Crossover Day” will be occurring in the New Hampshire House and Senate. Crossover Day is a critical deadline in the New Hampshire General Court, as it serves as the last chance for the New Hampshire House and Senate to vote on bills in their chamber of origin, before they pass onto
– Advertisement Above – Just days after cravenly visiting gun shops in the wake of the Nashville shootings and a day after cowardly, surreptitiously signing a permitless carry bill surrounded by NRA buddies, lackeys, and children (talk about GROOMING), we learn that Florida’s increasingly dangerous Governor Ron DeSantis is heading to Utah to give a keynote
Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Alan Colie is accused of shooting YouTuber Tanner Cook at a Virginia mall. Alan Colie is accused of shooting YouTube prankster Tanner Cook at the Dulles Town Center Mall in Virginia, on April 2, 2023, the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. According to Cook, a 21-year-old YouTuber,
Op-ed: The price we must pay to protect our kids from the proliferation of guns The Chester Telegraph | Apr 05, 2023 | Comments 0 Photo by Jay Rembert for Unsplash. By Bill Dunkel The U.S. spends $1.73 trillion a year for national defense, but we cannot protect our children from being shot in school.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said during an interview Wednesday that he regrets forcing Ukraine to dismantle its nuclear program amid the country’s ongoing war with Russia. He said the war likely would not have happened if Kyiv still had the nuclear weapons. The war has continued for more than 400 days and includes hundreds
Your Second Amendment rights are under attack in Colorado. Yesterday, April 2, the Colorado legislature passed two anti-Second Amendment bills, Senate Bill 23-170 and Senate Bill 23-169, and they are now on Governor Polis’s desk for signature. Senate Bill 23-169 denies Second Amendment rights to young adults aged 18-20 by prohibiting them from purchasing firearms.
Today in History for April 5: On this date: In 1614, in Virginia, Indian chief Powhatan’s daughter, Pocahontas, married English colonist John Rolfe. She was one of the first North American native converts to Christianity. She went by the name Lady Rebecca. In 1669, New France governor Jean Talon introduced bonuses for large families. Canada’s
When the Tennessee students held their anti-gun violence protests at the state Capitol, some of their Democratic representatives stood with them. Now the Republicans are trying to go full fascist on them, as State Justin Jones explains. The other two law makers being targeted are State Representatives Justin J. Pearson and Gloria Johnson. In retaliation
Three Democratic lawmakers in the Tennessee House of Representatives who took part in pro-gun control protests in the state capitol have reportedly been stripped of their committee assignments and now face being removed from the legislature. Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville), Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis), and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) participated in demonstrations for tighter gun control laws in
Connecticut advocates are calling on the General Assembly to pass the state’s Voting Rights Act. The bill would enshrine the protections of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, and eliminate certain barriers to voting specific to Connecticut. The bill would provide new legal tools to fight discriminatory voting rules, expand language assistance for voters
Behind closed doors, with the NRA, gun rights activists, and legislative leaders present, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into legislation a bill that allows residents to carry a concealed loaded weapon without a permit. DeSantis usually promotes everything he does on the national stage, but not for this bill, not after the recent Nashville shooting.
Tomorrow, at 1:00PM, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear Senate Bill 294, to impose a one-size-fits-all firearm storage mandate to make them unavailable for self-defense. NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are invited to submit an opinion AGAINST SB 294. Click here to submit an opinion or create a Nevada Legislature Account. Please also contact
DeSantis to join Trump at NRA conference later this month | The Hill Skip to content (Associated Press/File/Getty Images) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is set to join former President Trump as one of the headline speakers at an annual forum for the National Rifle Association (NRA) next month, the first time the potential 2024