Black America Web Featured Video Source: Melissa Sue Gerrits / Getty Last week, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper broke with traditional notions of decorum and called out the state’s lieutenant governor for “dangerous” rhetoric about owning an AR-15. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is Black, made the remarks in response to calls for gun control
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In 2012, after the massacre of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, declared, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” The notion was hardly new in
“This is who we are now.” We’ve heard that lament again and again in the three weeks since the blur of mass shootings that began three weeks ago in a Buffalo grocery store and is coming soon to a Sunday school classroom, nail salon or urgent care clinic near you. The speaker might be a dispirited lawmaker whose latest proposal to ban
Liability insurance for guns ‘Progress is possible’ on gun control legislation, some lawmakers say | May 30 My brother, a lawyer, made a suggestion that might cut down on gun violence: Pass a federal law requiring liability insurance on all firearms from the point of manufacturer just as they do on automobiles. No firearm could
Joe Biden has played little direct role in negotiations over a possible deal on gun control, a sign of how a president who often boasted of his victories over the National Rifle Association and decades of Senate experience while campaigning is now staying away from day-to-day congressional action on some of the biggest issues of
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Joe Walsh, who turned a lone term in Congress representing Chicago’s northwest suburbs into a national media platform to further his incendiary political rhetoric, announced Sunday he would challenge President Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican nomination for the White House. “Today I’m declaring my candidacy for president of the United States because it’s time
Four in 10 U.S. adults live in a household with a gun, according to a Gallup poll. Where there’s one gun, according to Pew Research, there tend to be more. My childhood home was one such place. In the basement, perched on a caramel-colored rack on a green-paneled wall, were a rifle, a shotgun and
Robert Thurston | Opinion contributor Guns don’t kill people; it’s the bullets from guns that kill. After yet another mass murder, this one in Uvalde, Texas, now is a good time to bypass the sterile debate on gun control and deal with ammunition control. Here is the entire Second Amendment, adopted in 1791: “A well
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Major Republican donors, including some that have contributed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaigns, joined other conservative Texans in signing an open letter supporting congressional action to increase gun restrictions in response to the mass shooting
WASHINGTON — Arkansas congressional lawmakers are showing no signs of embracing new gun restrictions as House Democrats look to pass changes this week in the aftermath of the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The massacre at the elementary school, which left 19 students and two teachers dead, is one in a series of mass
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Blue states won’t wait for Washington to get its act together on gun control 09:09 Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) on the latest Jan. 6th bombshell reporting 07:01 Overturning Roe would harm our nation’s military readiness 05:12 Rep. David Cicilline on
Chris Jacobs withdraws reelection bid amid GOP fire on his gun control stance Republican congressman said he would support measures limiting access to highly lethal firearms used in recent mass shootings A Republican New York congressman who recently voiced support of gun control legislation announced on Friday that he will no longer seek reelection after
The National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, held during Memorial Day weekend in Houston included discussions about gun laws in the wake of a recent mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 people dead. Among the speakers, Sen. Ted Cruz took particular aim at Chicago. “Gun bans do not work. Look
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, both Republicans, canceled expected in-person appearances at the National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action’s annual leadership forum on Friday. Abbott however is still expected to send a pre-recorded video. Former President Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, the Texas senator who this week sparked controversy by accusing Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been indicted on charges that he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, but the Justice Department spared two other advisers, including the ex-president’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, from criminal prosecution. The department’s decision
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A reminder of what Rep. Massie looks like around the holidays. During the session, Rep. Massie pushed for a repeal of the 1990 Gun-Free School Zone Act, saying that some localities have been able to subvert the act and arm teachers on school campuses. In schools with armed educators, Massie claims, “There hasn’t been a