Category: gun violence

‘Zero Tolerance’ for Gun Dealers Who Break Law Under New 5-Point Plan: Biden

President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled new measures that he says will address gun violence and violent crime, promising to aggressively pursue gun dealers who willfully break the law and to boost federal funding for local law enforcement amid a rise in homicide rates in the country over the past year. The first agenda in…


Survey: Majority Say Violent Crime in the U.S. Getting ‘Worse,’ Half Doubt Biden’s Ability to Solve It

A Rasmussen Reports survey released Friday found that while the majority of likely Democrat and Republican voters agree violent crime in the United States is getting “worse,” the groups’ confidence in Biden’s ability to solve this problem differs greatly. According to the poll, 65 percent of likely voters said violent crime is getting “worse,” 22…


Survey: Majority Say Violent Crime in the US Getting ‘Worse,’ Half Doubt Biden’s Ability to Solve It

A Rasmussen Reports survey released Friday found that while the majority of likely Democrat and Republican voters agree violent crime in the United States is getting “worse,” the groups’ confidence in Biden’s ability to solve this problem differs greatly. According to the poll, 65 percent of likely voters said violent crime is getting “worse,” 22…


Daughter of Mass Shooting Victim ‘Patiently Waiting’ For Justice

A man suspected of fatally shooting four people in Orange, Calif. remains unconscious in hospital, forcing law officials to delay his scheduled April 5 arraignment. “We are patiently waiting for him to be conscious,” Vania Tovar, who lost her father and sister in the shootings, told The Epoch Times. “They will be checking every day….


Littlest Victim of Orange Shooting Was ‘So Sweet and Innocent’

Little Matthew Farias was a constant fixture at Unified Home in Orange, Calif., where a gunman inexplicably opened five and killed four people. Matthew, nine, was among the victims. “He was always around,” Vania Tovar, whose father owned Unified Homes, told The Epoch Times. “Although we weren’t blood related he was at every birthday party…


More Details Emerge in Orange ‘Massacre’ That Killed Four, Including Boy

Orange, Calif. —Just days before a gunman stormed into an Orange office complex—killing four people and injuring another—an employee at the targeted company posted a cheery message on Facebook. “Happy Sunday to you all,” a Unified Homes real estate broker posted on Facebook, alongside a photo of her desk, accessorized with a pot of pink…


More Details Emerge in Orange ‘Massacre’ That Killed 4, Including Boy

Orange, Calif.—Just days before a gunman stormed into an Orange office complex—killing four people and injuring another—an employee at the targeted company posted a cheery message on Facebook. “Happy Sunday to you all,” a Unified Homes real estate broker posted on Facebook, alongside a photo of her desk, accessorized with a pot of pink orchids….


Sen. Feinstein ‘Open to Changing Way Filibuster Rules Are Used’ Amid Pressure From Progressive Groups

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on March 19 said she is “open” to changing the way the Senate filibuster rules are used amid growing pressure from far-left progressive groups for it to be scrapped. Feinstein, 87, the oldest senator, has long been one of the Senate’s staunchest supporters of the filibuster rule, which requires a threshold of 60 votes to…


Santa Ana’s Crime Surge Prompts Taskforce

Police and city officials in Santa Ana are launching a multifaceted crime-fighting initiative in response to a rise of homicides and other violent crimes. “The increase in violent crime, unfortunately, is consistent with patterns, both in small and large cities across the country throughout 2020,” Santa Ana Chief of Police David Valentin said during a…