Category: gun

4 Key Proposals in Senate’s Gun Control Bill

A bipartisan group of senators on June 21 unveiled the text of a gun control bill, with a vote expected this week. The bill includes key proposed changes to existing law. Closing ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ A 1996 amendment to the Federal Gun Control Act barred people convicted of “a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” from buying…


Cornyn Suggests New Gun Control Legislation Is a Loss for Biden

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Monday described the new gun control bill that he backed as a political loss for President Joe Biden. The Texas Republican was one of nine Republican senators, who on Sunday, joined 10 Democrats in announcing the package, which would place more restrictions on gun purchasers under the age of 21, pay…


Capitol Report (June 8): Man With Gun Arrested Near Justice Kavanaugh’s Home; 2nd Amendment Roots

An armed man was arrested near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home. He allegedly planned to kill Kavanaugh. Recently, there has been an increasing number of threats to Supreme Court justices. The House votes on major gun-control legislation, as families of Uvalde victims testify to Congress and the two parties clash over Second Amendment rights….


Senate Discusses Bipartisan Gun Control Measures; US Supplies Ukraine with Precision Rockets | NTD News Today

Deadly shootings over the weekend, outside a nightclub in Tennessee, and in a popular entertainment district in Philadelphia. We have the details. Bipartisan gun legislation is in the works, but will it be popular enough to get the 60 or more votes needed to pass the Senate? White House officials say fighting inflation is a…


New York Subway Shooting Survivor Sues Gun Manufacturer Glock

NEW YORK—A New York woman who was injured during the April 12 mass shooting aboard a New York City subway car has sued Glock Inc, arguing the gun manufacturer should have known its weapons could be purchased by people with criminal intent. Brooklyn resident Ilene Steur, 49, is seeking to have the Georgia-based company and…


2020 Homicide Spike Unrelated to COVID-19 or Gun Sales, Weaker in GOP Counties: Report

New research has found the 2020 homicide surge was weaker in GOP-voting counties, not linked to gun sale increases or COVID-19, and higher among black Americans, adding to a deeply contentious debate over the violence that shook America that year. “Some people were claiming there was not a spike, or that it is in Republican…


Feds Halt Sales of Homemade Guns Before August Rule Is Implemented

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has told one of the nation’s largest homemade firearms parts retailers, JSD Supply, to stop selling its products. The move comes more than three months before President Joe Biden’s controversial “ghost gun” regulation goes into effect on Aug. 24, 2022. The new rule, which is expected…


Police Make Third Arrest After Sacramento Shooting

Police investigating a mass shooting in Sacramento, California, over the weekend took a third man into custody on Tuesday a but said he was not accused of taking part in the shooting. “In the course of investigating the multiple homicides of April 3, 2022, detectives identified a man who was seen carrying a gun in…


No Criminal Charges Against Texas Man Who Shot and Killed Ex-Girlfriend’s Husband

A Texas man who was seen on video shooting and killing a man during a custody fight won’t be criminally charged, officials said. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday that a grand jury voted not to indict Kyle Carruth, who shot and killed Chad Read, late last year. Evidence presented to the jury included “included several…


5 Shot, 1 Killed at Columbia Apartments That Are Home to College Students, Police Say

By Noah Feit From The State (Columbia, S.C.) COLUMBIA, S.C.—A 20-year-old woman is dead and four other people were injured in an overnight shooting, the Columbia Police Department said Sunday. Police said the shooting was at 810 Pulaski St., the Greene Crossing Apartments, which is marketed as an apartment complex primarily for college students. At…