Tag: guns

Psychoactive Drugs Often Linked to Mass Shootings

We do not know if Robert Crimo III, the confessed Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooter, was on psychoactive drugs when he murdered but we do know that police were called to his home for suicidal behavior and that he was remanded to the psychiatric system. Mass shooters in the U.S. tend to be…


Georgia District Allow Some Non-Police Officers to Carry Guns on Campus

A large school district in Georgia will allow some employees who are not certified police officers to carry guns on campus, but the policy does not include teachers and staff whose primary responsibility is supervising classrooms. During a school board meeting on Thursday, members of the Cobb County Board of Education voted 4–2 to approve…


Biden Interrupted During Speech Celebrating Gun Control Bill

President Joe Biden was interrupted on Monday during an event that highlighted the passage of a new gun control law. Manuel Oliver, the father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver, began speaking as Biden spoke about the bill on the White House grounds. He was eventually escorted out of the event. “Because make no mistake—”…


Democrats Respond to Illinois Parade Shooting by Calling for More Gun Control Laws

President Joe Biden and other top Democrats suggested they want more gun control laws passed following the mass shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left at least six dead and more injured on Monday. “I have spoken to Governor Pritzker and Mayor Rotering, and have offered the full support of the Federal…


Gun Owners’ Private Information Breached After California Unveils Firearms Portal

Firearms owners who have a concealed carry permit in California had their data leaked Monday after Attorney General Rob Bonta launched a 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal, according to gun rights groups. According to gun news outlet The Reload, personal information was leaked online for at least 2,891 people who live in Los Angeles County and have…


Gun Rights Groups Respond to Supreme Court’s Ruling on Concealed Carry

Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that struck down certain laws regarding whether Americans have the right to conceal-carry a firearm, gun rights groups celebrated. In a 6–3 majority opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the court agrees “that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside…


Biden to Urge Congress for Gas Tax Suspension; Senate Advances Gun Control Bill

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National Association for Gun Rights is ‘Demanding’ an Apology From Sen. Cornyn

The National Association for Gun Rights nonprofit demanded an apology for Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) after he co-sponsored a gun control measure in the wake of several mass shootings. The group said it is “denouncing” Cornyn and is “demanding that he apologize after he called Texas GOP activists a ‘mob’ in the wake of his support…


Judge Orders GOP Candidate for Governor to Surrender Guns

Michigan Republican candidate for governor Ryan Kelley will have to surrender his guns while he is awaiting trial on misdemeanor criminal charges in connection to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach, according to a judge’s ruling issued Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather made the ruling even as Kelley’s attorney argued he needs to carry…


Michigan Judge Orders GOP Candidate for Governor to Surrender Guns

Michigan Republican candidate for governor Ryan Kelley will have to surrender his guns while he awaits trial on misdemeanor criminal charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach, a judge ruled on June 16. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather made the ruling even as Kelley’s attorney argued he needs to carry a…