After the passage of I-594, the universal background check mandate, in November, activists for the group now have their sights set on passing laws that would establish criminal penalties for adults who fail to keep firearms out of the hands of children and “Extreme Risk Protection Orders.”
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Moms Demand Action Isn’t Done Pushing Gun Control in Washington State
Published: February 12, 2015 { 13 comments }
Convicted Sex Offender Fatally Shot by Texas Woman
Published: February 12, 2015 { 1 comment }Accused arsonist and convicted sex offender Christopher Ray Foster, 37, was shot and killed in Van Zandt County, Texas, after he allegedly tried to break into a woman’s home.
What’s the Appropriate Response When Someone Spits in Your Face?
Published: February 11, 2015 { 54 comments }A viral video of two women fighting in a Walmart raises the question of how one should respond when someone spits in your face?
ACTION ALERT: Urge Support for Sportsmen’s Act of 2015
Published: February 11, 2015 { 0 comments }For hunters and sport shooters this is the most significant piece sportsmen’s legislation in a generation. It protects the use of traditional ammunition, allows more flexibility of federal funds to be used to build and maintain ranges on public lands and ensures access to federal lands for hunting, shooting and other outdoor activities.
Interstate Handgun Transfer Ban Declared Unconstitutional by Federal Judge
Published: February 11, 2015 { 22 comments }A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the law that prevents federal firearms licensees or gun shop dealers from selling handguns directly to residents of another state is unconstitutional “on its face.”
Boy Fatally Wounded, Four Arrested Following Tannerite Stunt Gone Wrong
Published: February 11, 2015 { 42 comments }An 8-year-old boy is dead following an explosion that was set off after a man dumped 2 pounds of Tannerite into a stove and then shot it with a rifle.
Brian Williams Six Month Suspension Without Pay: Right Call by NBC?
Published: February 11, 2015 { 55 comments }Does Brian Williams punishment — six month suspension without pay — fit the crime?
Everytown Releases ‘Not One More’ Bracelets
Published: February 11, 2015 { 22 comments }Everytown for Gun Safety unveiled “Not One More” bracelets Tuesday to help garner support for strengthening the nation’s laws with respect to gun ownership.
Korean War Veteran Fatally Shot Following Police ‘Welfare Check’
Published: February 10, 2015 { 69 comments }An elderly Gastonia, North Carolina, man who was recovering from heart surgery was fatally shot by police Saturday night after officers forcibly entered the man’s home to conduct a welfare check, local media reports.
Holder on Gun Control Reform: ‘Gun Lobby Simply Won’
Published: February 10, 2015 { 3 comments }Attorney General Eric Holder talks about his legacy and his failure to bring about gun-control reform while serving as the nation’s top law dog.