Gun Rights & The Second Amendment
Quashon Avent Staff Writer PC: Library of Congress I have been, and always will be, a supporter of the right to bear arms. I believe that everyone, regardless of race, religion or ethnicity, should be able to defend themselves from any untoward threats. This is particularly true for African-Americans, as we have been victims of […]
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State lawmakers pressed pause Wednesday on two gun measures, including a proposal inspired by the shooting death of University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey. The plan to hold gun owners civilly liable if they lend out a firearm used in a crime stalled out after hitting opposition from gun-rights advocates. […]
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The Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow hosted a staff member of the NRA Tuesday to present on the organization and recruit students. Suzanne Sanglewicz, spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association, spoke to students at Tate Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 19 about the gun rights organization. The event was hosted by the group Collegians for a […]
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Mayor Sam Liccardo is proposing a series of new rules aimed at thwarting the illegal practice of purchasing firearms for ineligible individuals. Critics say the proposal should focus more on buyers, not retailers. Shutterstock/AS photo studio (TNS) — Mayor Sam Liccardo wants gun retailers in San Jose to video record all firearm purchases, ban home […]
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A universal firearm background check bill was one of the first bills House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats introduced this year. J. Scott Applewhite / AP Efforts by advocates to push gun-control legislation in statehouses and Congress have led to a flurry of bills that sponsors say are aimed at reducing shootings, suicides, and […]
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A woman and child view five crosses with the names of the five people killed in the Feb. 15 shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Families of the latest innocent victims of gun violence are undertaking the grim task of planning and attending funerals. As they do, the question […]
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A man prays at a makeshift memorial Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, in Aurora, Ill., near Henry Pratt Co. manufacturing company where several were killed on Friday. Authorities say an initial background check five years ago failed to flag an out-of-state felony conviction that would have prevented a man from buying the gun he used in […]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a decision that may curb the rise of financial penalties and property seizures in the U.S. criminal justice system, the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the first time ruled that the U.S. Constitution’s ban on “excess fines” applies to states as well as the federal government. FILE PHOTO: People gather on […]
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State Rep. Karla Rose Hanson, D-Fargo, promotes her "red flag" bill while police chiefs and Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner, R-Dickinson, listen at the state Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. John Hageman / Forum News Service BISMARCK — The North Dakota House rejected a bipartisan bill allowing judges to issue protection orders temporarily preventing people […]
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Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane, speaks at a gun-rights rally, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. in 2017. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Republican State Rep. Matt Shea introduced a bill Tuesday that would repeal the myriad gun restrictions laid out in I-1639. RELATED: State AG issues warning to sheriffs not enforcing I-1639 “Initiative 1639 is unconstitutional […]
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