Tag: Gun Control

Trudeau Government Would Allow Municipalities to Ban Handguns Under New Bill

OTTAWA—Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. The Liberal government said Tuesday the measures would be backed up with serious penalties to enforce these bylaws, including jail time for people who violate municipal rules. Many gun-control advocates have pressed for a national handgun ban,…


Speaker Pelosi and Top Democrats Renew Their Call for Gun Control

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Sunday, the third anniversary of the Parkland school shooting in Florida, that Democrats will enact stricter gun control measures to ensure that all students are safe from gun violence. In a press statement, Pelosi said her party will not rest until shootings like the one that took place in…


Pelosi, Top Democrats Renew Call for Gun Control

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Sunday, the third anniversary of the Parkland school shooting in Florida, that Democrats will enact stricter gun control measures to ensure that all students are safe from gun violence. Pelosi said her party will not rest until shootings like the one that took place in Parkland are permanently…


Biden Won’t Undo the Second Amendment in Texas On My Watch: AG Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took aim at the push to restrict gun rights by President Joe Biden, who on the Feb. 14 anniversary of the Parkland shooting called on Congress to impose tougher laws on ownership of firearms. “The Parkland shooting 3 years ago was an act of unspeakable evil,” Paxton wrote in a…


Biden Won’t Undo the Second Amendment in Texas: AG Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took aim at the push to restrict gun rights by President Joe Biden, who on the Feb. 14 anniversary of the Parkland shooting called on Congress to impose tougher laws on ownership of firearms. “The Parkland shooting 3 years ago was an act of unspeakable evil,” Paxton wrote in a…


White House Reassures Gun Control Groups It Will Fulfill ‘Ambitious’ Gun Control Agenda

With control of the House, Senate, and White House as a backdrop, Biden administration officials in their meeting with gun control advocates conveyed confidence about enacting gun control legislation through legislative and executive actions that in the past had not gotten the votes. On Wednesday, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice and White House Public Engagement…


Rep. Maloney Proposes Gun Control Package

House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) presented five gun control bills on Wednesday. One of the bills, according to The Hill, is the Handgun Trigger Act, aims to encourage the development of “smart-gun technology,” which would only allow authorized gun owners to fire the weapon. Another bill, the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act, seeks…


The Flawed Thinking Behind Biden’s Gun Control Bill

Commentary “The coming years will decide the survival of our Second Amendment,” President Trump warned before the election. Trump was right. During the 2020 campaign, Joe Biden promised a long list of gun control regulations. There is a reason that Michael Bloomberg spent $125 million helping Biden in Florida and something over $600 million nationally in the general election….