Nine co-workers were fatally shot at a San Jose rail yard on Wednesday.Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times The municipal transit worker who the police say shot and killed nine of his colleagues at a rail yard in San Jose was stopped by border officials in 2016, during which they searched his bags
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On June 1st, the Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee will hold a first hearing for Senate Bill 185, where it will receive sponsor testimony only. It ensures that Second Amendment rights remain protected during a state of emergency. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT SB 185. Senate Bill 185 declares firearm
Daily Business Briefing May 27, 2021Updated May 27, 2021, 8:31 p.m. ET The General Motors plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, which makes the Equinox and the Chevy Blazer, will be restarted on Monday.Daniel Becerril/Reuters General Motors said on Thursday that it would restart four North American plants that had been idled for much of the
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Second Amendment didn’tforesee mass shootings Re. “9 dead in mass shooting as San Jose VTA Light Rail,” Page A1, May 27: How many more innocents must die before the scourge of guns is lifted from the United States? Wednesday’s mass
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce its 150th Annual Meeting & Exhibits to be held in Houston Sept. 3 through 5, 2021. The bigger-than-ever exhibit hall will feature more than 800 exhibitors and acres of the latest guns, knives, optics, ammo and accessories available. The NRA is excited to host its
Yesterday, the House voted 66-43 to pass House Bill 4030 and 67-42 to pass House Bill 4498. These bills reduce both the application fee and the renewal fee for a Concealed Pistol License (CPL). They will now go to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT HB
Nick Penzenstadler, Brian Freskos, Daniel Nass and Alain Stephens | USA TODAY and The Trace Gun shops in Kentucky and nationwide face government inspections to ensure they’re complying with federal rules regarding paperwork, background checks and prohibited purchasers, but rarely face severe sanctions. That’s according to a sweeping examination of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
Zachor Legal Institute Reminds ILWU Local 10 of the National Labor Relations Act’s Prohibition on Secondary Boycotts – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Thursday, May 27, 2021 · 542,255,757 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for several Biden administration nominees, including professional gun control activist David Chipman for director of the federal agency that enforces the nation’s gun control laws (commonly referred to as ATF). Chipman’s evasive, contradictory, and dishonest testimony disqualified him from further consideration for the position.
The would-be head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a “notorious gun-grabber” who wants to ban “tens of millions of firearms,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) claimed Wednesday night. Hours earlier, Cotton tried to pin down David Chipman at his confirmation hearing on the question of which “assault weapons” he would
Gun control advocates are confident they can secure the Senate confirmation of David Chipman to become the first permanent director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in more than six years, a key first step in President Joe Biden’s plan to revitalize the gun regulation agency amid a spike in violence in
This week, anti-gun legislators continued to push gun control measures through the legislative process, despite thousands of calls and emails from NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters in opposition. These measures only have a handful of steps before they go to the Governor, so it is very important that you continue to contact your lawmakers in opposition
David Chipman, President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, announced his support for a proposed ban on AR-15-style rifles during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.Al Drago for The New York Times David Chipman, President Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, faced withering Republican
The Daily Beast How Far Has America Really Come From Jim Crow-Era Racist Mob Violence? Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty/Mississippi Department of Archives and HistoryThis month marks the 60th anniversary of a group of determined Americans challenging segregated transportation in the United States, and enduring vicious attacks and even firebombing along the way.The
Gov. Gavin Newsom said that on Wednesday, he spent time and saw firsthand “the pain in those victims” of the shootings. | Jeff Chiu/AP Photo OAKLAND — California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded with frustration and anger Wednesday after a gunman killed eight workers at a San Jose light-rail yard, asking, “What the hell is going
Congressmember Salud Carbajal introduced the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 at a press conference on Tuesday alongside Kendall Pata of Moms Demand Action and Santa Barbara District Attorney Joyce Dudley. If passed, the bill would implement federal legislation allowing family members and law enforcement to exercise gun restaining measures to prevent potential gun
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for several Biden administration nominees, including professional gun control activist David Chipman for director of the federal agency that enforces the nation’s gun control laws (commonly referred to as ATF). Chipman’s evasive, contradictory, and dishonest testimony disqualified him from further consideration for the position.