Category: firearm

Firearm, Ammunition Stocks Soar in Wake of Texas School Shooting

Shares of a number of firearm and ammunition manufacturers have risen sharply since the deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. Smith & Wesson Brands stock rose 8.4 percent in the two days following the shooting incident which left 19 children and two adults dead, according to The Washington Post. Shares…


Texas Attorney General Calls for Arming Teachers After Uvalde School Shooting

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has suggested arming teachers in the wake of an attack that left more than a dozen children and two adults dead at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. During an appearance on Newsmax, Paxton said having teachers and staff trained in firearm defense and armed would make it “more difficult…


Murders Skyrocketed to Highest Level in More Than 25 Years: CDC

The homicide rate via firearms skyrocketed in 2020 to the highest level in more than 25 years, a new analysis released May 10 shows. The rate shot up 35 percent to about 6.1 per 100,000 people, according to an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rate was the highest since…


Capitol Report (May 3): Leaked Supreme Court Opinion Shocks Justice System

The landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade is on the cusp of being overturned. A leaked draft Supreme Court ruling shows how the Justices are expected to rule on an abortion case. Protestors have rallied in Washington to express their thoughts on the issue. Former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson joins us to give…


Stolen Luxury Cars Worth $2.3 Million Found Stashed in Backyard of Home in Los Angeles San Fernando Valley Images

By Jaimie Ding From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—More than 30 stolen luxury vehicles, including BMWs, Aston Martins, Bentleys, Porsches and Jaguars, were being stashed in a Van Nuys backyard, authorities said. The cars, worth a total of $2.3 million, had been “fraudulently purchased” from dealerships in Southern California, according to California Highway Patrol investigators….


California’s Proposed Gun Legislation Full of Holes: Firearms Spokesman

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has fired another shot at gun makers with proposed legislation on Feb. 18 that would allow the state and private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, transports, imports into the state or sells assault weapons, .50 BMG rifles, ghost guns, or ghost gun kits. Assembly Bill 1594 would allow individuals…


California’s Gavin Newsom Vows to Ban ‘Assault Weapons’ the Same Way Texas Restricts Abortion

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal for a second time to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions, California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to use the Texas strategy to outlaw what his state characterizes as “assault weapons.” The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s challenge to the Texas…


NYC Man on Bail Shoots 13-Year-Old Boy in Neck

A 13-year-old boy took a bullet to the neck while on his way to school in New York City when a man who was on parole for previous gun violations fired at him. Khamani Garrett was on his way to school in the Bronx area of Wakefield when Hubert Wiggs walked up to him fired…


Gunmaker Smith & Wesson Breaks Ground on Tennessee Home After Relocating Over Firearm Manufacturing Legislation

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson broke ground on their new home in East Tennessee last week alongside several state and local leaders, just weeks after announcing the decision to move. The American manufacturer of firearms, ammunition, and restraints, which was founded in 1852, currently has corporate headquarters in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company is investing more than $125 million to relocate its headquarters…


Leaving Gun in Carryon Bag Will Mean Losing Concealed Carry Permit in Pittsburgh

You can’t bring more than 3.4 ounces of shampoo in your carry-on bag onto a commercial airplane. Or a gun. But too many travelers at Pittsburgh International Airport have forgotten the ‘no guns in your carry-on rule’ and now, officials there are cracking down. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers have found 27 firearms at the…