Tag: Gun Control

Live Q&A 6/14 at 10:30AM ET: Supreme Court Readies to Upend the Gun Control Push; Roe v. Wade Protesters Won’t Write Off Violence

A group of Republicans in the Senate have worked with Democrats to draft gun control laws, which are likely to soon get signed into law. Yet, as this happens, the Supreme Court is working to make key decisions on gun rights that could upend the efforts. Meanwhile, as the Supreme Court is expected to issue…


California Democrats’ Gun Control Package Passes Senate Committee

SACRAMENTO—A package of gun control bills introduced by Democrat lawmakers passed the California Senate Appropriations Committee on June 13. Several of the bills were proposed or fast-tracked in response to the recent mass shooting incidents in Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and Laguna Woods, California. The bills now await a hearing date on the Senate…


Ohio Relaxes Gun Training Requirement for Teachers; Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ Banned Over Gay Kiss in UAE | NTD Evening News

As Congress crafts a new piece of gun control legislation, the State of Ohio has enacted a new law that relaxes the training requirement for teachers to carry guns on school grounds. Disney and Pixar Studio’s new movie “Lightyear” will be in theaters this Friday, but not in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Middle…


Teachers Union Head: If Teachers Can’t Dictate Curriculum, They Can’t Be Trusted With Guns

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten has weighed in against the idea of arming teachers, arguing that if teachers can’t dictate what children learn at school, they can’t be entrusted with guns, either. Weingarten spoke on Jun. 11 at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, an event organized by a group…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (June 13)

Senators announce an agreement on a framework gun control package. The proposal has enough bipartisan support to potentially pass in the Senate. An economist at a top financial firm says the U.S. could’ve mostly avoided inflation, if the Fed had acted sooner. While a former Treasury Secretary warns of a recession on the horizon. West…


McConaughey Speaks Out on Guns

Actor Matthew McConaughey is best known for his acting roles, but now he has stepped into the activist realm to speak out about gun control, especially as Uvalde, Texas, where Salvador Ramos shot and killed 19 people, is his hometown. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, ​Parler, Gab, and Twitter * Click the “Save” button below the video…


Bulletproof Vests to Be Illegal for Civilians in New York From July

It will become illegal in July to sell bulletproof vests to most civilians in New York after the governor signed into law a package of “gun safety measures” in the wake of the mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo in May. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) signed state Senate Bill 9407B on June 6 making…


Former Longtime Illinois US Rep. John E. Porter Dies at 87

John E. Porter, who represented Chicago’s northern suburbs for two decades in Congress and helped increase funding for biomedical research has died, his family announced. He was 87. In a statement, the Porter family said the former congressman died on June 3 after a recent hospitalization. The statement did not specify a cause of death….


Senate Republicans Push to Reallocate Unused School COVID Relief Funds to Security After Shootings

Republican lawmakers are pushing to reallocate $150 billion of unused COVID relief funds for schools to strengthen physical campus security measures in the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) has partnered with a number of Republican lawmakers on the legislation titled the Safe Schools Act. “While we made some…


House Passes Red Flag Gun Control Bill

The House on June 9 voted to pass a bill put forward by Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), the latest in a series of gun control bills put forward by Democrats in the lower chamber. The bill passed in a 224-202 vote. Only one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), voted against it. Five Republicans—Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick…