How We Can Tighten Up Background Checks Without Infringing on the Second...
Improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has been on the top of my agenda for over 5 years. Our current system is deeply flawed and incomplete. Each day, individuals who...
View ArticleBackground Check Bill Is a Good First Step, but More Can Be Done (Rep. Jim...
The tragedy at Virginia Tech shook our nation to its core. What we have learned in the time since is that the mentally ill murderer should never have been able to purchase the Walther .22-caliber...
View ArticleAt NRA, McCain puts Romney in crosshairs
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) used his appearance before the National Rifle Association (NRA) Friday to take aim at former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R). McCain said it is not enough to “show your...
View ArticleHolder's Career of Attacks on the Second Amendment (Sen. John Barrasso)
In Wyoming, we don’t ask for much from Washington. We do ask that Washington limit its intrusion on our land, water and especially our Second Amendment rights. That’s not a lot to ask in the grand...
View ArticleA Call For Sensible, Responsible Gun Safety Laws
The Conference of Mayors has had strong policy on gun safety tracing back to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. On the 10th Anniversary of the Columbine...
View ArticleMcCarthy throws down gun gauntlet to Gillibrand
Newsday has an interesting piece today detaiing Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's (D-N.Y.) struggle to keep up with Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) on gun legislation. Gillibrand is hoping to ward off a primary...
View ArticleBrady campaign sees momentum on federal gun control push
The president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence claimed momentum Tuesday in a renewed push for more stringent federal gun control regulations. Conventional wisdom on Capitol Hill says the...
View ArticleNRA mocks Gabby Giffords in tweet
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is getting flak for a tweet it sent this week following a press conference lawmakers had with former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) to reintroduce legislation...
View ArticleBill would require background checks for private sales at gun shows
A House Democrat has introduced legislation that would require sellers to obtain a background check for all guns sold at gun shows. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday reintroduced the Gun Show...
View ArticleHouse bill would require gun owners to have liability insurance
brightcove.createExperiences(); House Democrat Rep. Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.) has introduced a bill that would require gun owners to carry liability insurance.The Firearm Risk...
View ArticlePoll shows bipartisan support for expanding background checks
Democrats and Republicans support expanding background checks to private gun sales and sales at gun shows, a Pew Research Center poll released Thursday showed.The July survey of 2,002 adults found that...
View ArticleDems urge Obama to curb gun violence through executive action
If Republicans won’t pass legislation to curb the nation’s gun violence, House Democrats say the president should.In a letter Monday, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Gun Violence...
View ArticleIllinois gun show bans AR-15 sales
A suburban Chicago gun show has banned the sale of AR-15s amid growing pressure spurred by the mass shooting at a Florida high school. Organizers for DuPage County Fairgrounds gun show said Sunday...
View ArticleParkland father rips newspaper for placing gun ad under gun violence stories
The father of one of the students killed during the Parkland, Fla., school shooting tore into the Sun Sentinel newspaper on Wednesday for placing a gun advertisement under stories about gun...
View ArticleFlorida newspaper apologizes after placing gun ad near stories on gun violence
The Sun Sentinel newspaper of Broward County, Fla., on Wednesday apologized for placing a gun ad on the front page, prompting criticism from the father of a Parkland school shooting victim.Sun Sentinel...
View ArticleCOVID response shows a way forward on private gun sale checks
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of remote business models for services we previously thought could only be delivered in-person, from virtual meetings to online banking to...
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