The Supreme Court voted 6–3 on June 23 to strike down New York state’s draconian concealed-carry gun permitting system on constitutional grounds. The Supreme Court has been strengthening Second Amendment protections in recent years and observers have said the court’s 6–3 conservative supermajority could help expand gun ownership protections. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008),…
Supreme Court Strikes Down New York’s Unconstitutional Concealed-Carry Gun Law
June 23, 2022
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Capitol Report (June 22): Powell Says Recession Possible; Senate Moving Forward With New Gun Laws
President Joe Biden is calling for a gas tax holiday. But it comes after blowback from Republicans and even from his own allies. Is it going to happen, and how much impact will it have on Americans? Virginia Congressman Bob Good weighs in on the “Putin price hike” and what it’s going to take to…
Senate Advances Gun Control Bill in Procedural Vote After Bipartisan Negotiations
The Senate cleared a procedural hurdle to advance a gun control bill Tuesday night following negotiations between Republicans and Democrats. The chamber voted 64 to 34 to advance the 80-page legislation (pdf), the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Senate negotiators released the text an hour prior to the vote. The procedural vote came nine days after lawmakers agreed…
Police Praise Alabama Churchgoer Who Subdued Active Shooter: ‘He’s a Hero’
Police of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, commended a “hero” church member who subdued an active shooter who killed three people at a church. The suspect, Robert Findlay Smith, is a 71-year-old man and “occasional attendee” of the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, according to Vestavia Hills Police Department. The incident happened during a dinner at the church…
Progress on Senate Gun Control Package Stalls as Senators Fail to Reach Final Agreement
After some optimistic signs for Democrats hoping to reach a bipartisan agreement on a gun control package, progress in the negotiations has begun to stall as lawmakers failed to reach a final agreement on the legislative text on Thursday. Following a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two adults dead, the…
Newsom Takes Shot Red State Murder Rates in Truth Social Debut
June 17, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom caught the nation by surprise June 16 when he made his debut on Truth Social and took a shot at red states over high murder rates. Newsom’s first “truth”—truths are to Truth Social as tweets are to Twitter—is a short video of himself talking about murder rates, and while essentially true…
Newsom Takes Shot at Red State Murder Rates in Truth Social Debut
June 17, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom caught the nation by surprise June 16 when he made his debut on Truth Social and took a shot at red states over high murder rates. Newsom’s first “truth”—truths are to Truth Social as tweets are to Twitter—is a short video of himself talking about murder rates, and while essentially true…
‘A Disarmed Individual Will Be a Subject,’ Not a Citizen: Lt. Col. Allen West
As new gun control legislation makes its way from the U.S. House to the Senate, where enough Republican senators have indicated they will vote in favor of it, opponents of the bill say these laws already exist and have not—and will not—stop mass shootings. Instead, what history has shown, Lt. Col. Allen West said, is…
‘Overwhelming Majority’ of House Democrats Back Senate Gun Control Agreement: Rep. Jeffries
During a weekly press conference, House Democrat Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said that the majority of Democrats support the Senate gun control package. If true, this makes the bill’s passage through Congress almost inevitable. A bipartisan group of senators on June 12 announced a legislative package of gun control measures that include additional resources…
McConnell Says He Will Likely Support Gun Control Agreement
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on June 14 announced that he will likely support a gun control package put together after weeks of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate. A bipartisan group of senators on June 12 announced the legislative package of gun control measures that include more resources for mental health…
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