Gun Control

“It’s just an indication of the problem we have with the scourge of gun violence in this country that we need to do much more at a federal level to stop,” Art Acevedo, chief of the Miami Police Department, told CBS’ Face the Nation.

Eight Democrats in the U.S. House introduced an omnibus gun control bill aimed at “ghost guns,” “concealable assault rifles,” bump stocks, and background checks.

Just 30 days after President Joe Biden ordered the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to write a rule banning so-called “ghost guns,” the ATF has complied.

The Oregon state legislature sent a bill to the governor’s desk this week that would impose strict penalties on gun owners who failed to secure their firearms and ban firearms from being carried in some public places, including the state capitol.

“Talk to most responsible gun owners, most hunters — they’ll tell you there’s no possible justification for having 100 rounds — 100 bullets — in a weapon,” he said. “What do you think deer are wearing kevlar vests?”

Three republican lawmakers are hoping to protect the 2A rights of pot smokers with the new GRAM act.

Last week, several Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill that would prohibit gun manufacturers from making “any assault weapon or large capacity feeding device” in Massachusetts.

The National Rifle Association announced this week that it’s putting up $2 million to stop the Biden administration’s anti-gun agenda, including the nomination of David Chipman as ATF director.

Today, NJ Governor Phil Murphy announced a sweeping new package of gun control proposals in an orchestrated press event featuring anti-gun lawmakers, clergy, and civic leaders.