An Army reservist and acquaintance of Robert Card, the gunman responsible for a mass shooting in Maine in 2023, testified on Thursday that he warned about Card’s behavior weeks before the attack occurred, the Associated Press reported. Sean Hodgson told members of his reserve unit of his concerns with Card six weeks before the mass shooting in […]
The Tennessee legislature passed a controversial bill allowing teachers to carry guns, causing protesters to scream their disapproval and cause chaotic scenes on the state House floor. The bill was passed just over a year after the Covenant school shooting when a former student killed three students and three adults. It was strongly objected to […]
President Joe Biden commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting by again calling on Congress to pass new gun violence legislation. Though the president signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law in 2022, the package lacked a number of gun violence initiatives he’d pushed for, including nationally mandated background checks for […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois gun owners rallied at the state capitol to show their displeasure with the state’s gun laws, and express hopes for success in the courts. In January 2023, Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted a ban on more than 170 semi-automatic firearms. The measure faces federal lawsuits. Thursday in Springfield, the Illinois State […]
In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history six months ago, Democratic state lawmakers have taken action. The Maine legislature passed bills strengthening the state’s “yellow flag” laws, which aim to strip guns away from those suffering from psychiatric health crises. That legislation would have taken the Lewiston shooter’s firearms away after […]
Patrick Mahomes has explained in a new interview why he avoids partaking in controversial topics in politics, including presidential endorsements and gun control. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said he would like to see voters do their own research ahead of the November elections, which could include a rematch between President Joe Biden and former […]
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs tight end and three-time Super Bowl champion, is garnering attention for “liking” an Instagram post by former ESPN host Sage Steele featuring her standing next to former President Donald Trump at UFC 299. “What. A. Night. After years of covering @ufc at ESPN, I FINALLY got to see it live […]
Colorado’s Democratic House lawmakers passed a bill late Sunday that would, for the first time in state history, prevent the sale, purchase, or transfer of so-called “assault weapons,” setting the controversial legislation on a collision course with the state Senate. House Bill 1292 passed 35–27, two votes more than the number needed, according to the Denver […]
At least three children were among eight people shot in Chicago on Saturday night, with police reporting that one 7‑year-old girl was killed. Police responded to Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side after being alerted to 18 gunshot rounds in the area, Chicago Police Department officials said during a press conference […]
Former President Donald Trump wielded his endorsement in a Washington House race on Friday to try and remove one of the two Republicans left who tried to impeach him in 2021. Trump threw his support behind former NASCAR driver and Navy veteran Jerrod Sessler for the House seat currently occupied by Rep. Dan Newhouse (R‑WA), […]
