Not Wanting to Let a Crisis Go to Waste, Tim Walz Considers a Gun Control Special Legislative Session
“I just want to remind all of us that we’ve got to love our kids more than the politics that are holding us back.”
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Like Parkland, Police Had Been Called to Minnesota Killer’s Home Twice Prior to Shooting
The heavily redacted police report NBC News obtained from the police department in Eagan, Minnesota, is dated Jan. 26, 2018, and it includes a two-word description explaining why an officer was dispatched to that address: mental health.
While Everyone Seems to See What They Want in the Minneapolis Killer, His Motivation Was Much Simpler Than They Think
Westman seems to have been driven by an all-consuming, destructive force, a nihilism—the conviction that life is meaningless; that words like truth, justice and God are empty slogans; that everything must be razed.
A Modest 5-Part Proposal for Jews Who Are Ambivalent About Guns
We live in a moment when Jewish life in America feels more vulnerable than it has in decades. The threats are real, and we cannot outsource all responsibility for our safety.
How Fashionable Lefty Mission Creep and Allegations of Racism All But Destroyed One Prominent Gun Control Operation
Some participants said the group’s message had become diluted, in part because it weighed in on issues like climate change, abortion, and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. This detracted from gun violence efforts and hampered fundraising, they said.
Trump Says He’s a Second Amendment Person, Favors Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity in Washington, DC
They have [concealed carry reciprocity] in some states and I feel strongly about it. As you know, I’m in favor of it. People have to protect themselves. I’m a Second Amendment person. Very simple.
California’s Lead Ammo Ban Working as Intended, With Copper .22LR Ammo Expensive and Hard to Get
The Ventana Wildlife Society has identified one reputable manufacturer of .22 LR cartridges, but at roughly a dollar per round, the price is too steep, says Kreyenhagen, especially for squirrel hunting, which often requires higher rounds of shooting.
Trump Administration’s Pro-Gun Rights Agenda Stops When It Comes to Marijuana Use
Limiting the law to blocking the use of guns while a person is high effectively guts the statute that reduces gun violence, the Justice Department told the Supreme Court. They’re asking the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court’s decision.
DC Will No Longer Prosecute Lawful Carriers of Rifles and Shotguns
DC’s stringent gun laws prohibit open carry and, in general, require individuals to obtain a concealed-carry permit – which are not issued for shotguns or rifles – in order to leave home with a firearm.
Don’t Look Now But Trump’s Move to Reduce Crime in DC Appears to be Working
The figures refute critics who claimed the takeover was all for show or was not targeting high-crime areas, per a White House official who crunched the numbers this weekend.