Rep. Lauren Boebert ranted against the Senate gun control bill while spelling America wrong.
Lauren Boebert Spells America Wrong While Ranting About The 2nd Amendment
The Bipartisan Gun Control Proposal In The Senate Is Big And Historic
It has been decades since serious gun legislation was passed and the bipartisan gun violence bill in the Senate is historic in many ways.
Democracy in Peril: 90% of People Want Gun Control But Won’t Get It
What does it mean if 90% of Americans want the right to life, a right enshrined in the Constitution, but can't get it because their lawmakers refuse -- for decades-- to respond to the will of the people?
Opinion: If Americans Really Want to Address Gun Violence, It’s Democracy, Stupid
All of these issues—women’s right to choose, gun control, the rights of people to love how they want and marry whom they want, and much more—depend on one issue: democracy.
Biden To Take Action To Crack Down On Ghost Guns
President Biden will announce new rules cracking down on ghost guns and two executive actions on gun violence.
Biden Commemorates 4-Year Anniversary of Parkland Shooting, Says Congress Must Act on Gun Control
President Joe Biden commemorated the fourth anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and called on Congress to act and pass gun control legislation.
“On February 14th, 2018, a gunman stole the lives of 14 students and 3 educators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,” Biden wrote on Twitter.
He added: “Today we mourn with the Parkland families whose lives were upended and stand with those working to end the epidemic of gun violence. Congress must act.”
On February 14th, 2018, a gunman stole the lives of 14 students and 3 educators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Today we mourn with the Parkland families whose lives were upended and stand with those working to end the epidemic of gun violence. Congress must act.
Former NRA President Tricked Into Appearing in Gun-Control Videos
While we seem to finally be gaining ground on the COVID-19 pandemic, there is one public health crisis to which we appear powerless.
That is the epidemic of gun violence.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 305 mass shootings as of this writing.
3,044 students did not have the opportunity to graduate high school this year because of their gun-violence linked deaths.
So parents of a student killed in the Feb. 14, 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. decided to publicize the political intransigence by inviting a former National Rifle Association (NRA) president to deliver a commencement speech to the students of Las Vegas’s James Madison Academy.
Except there is no James Madison Academy.
There were no graduating students.
Former NRA president David Keene instead delivered a rehearsal speech to 3,044 empty white chairs–one for each student victim of school shootings.
Manuel and Patricia Oliver, whose son Joaquin was killed in the 2018 mass shooting, founded the group “Change the Ref” to “empower our Future Leaders.”
According to its website, changetheref.org:
“CTR gives the kids of today the tools they need to be empowered to make changes to critical issues that affect our nation, through education, conversation, and activism. It uses urban art and nonviolent creative confrontation to expose the disastrous effects of the mass shooting pandemic. It also brings focus to the NRA’s corrupt maneuvers to buy lawmakers, while forcing solutions which are essential to healing mass shooting victims’ families’ lifelong grief. Change The Ref’s ultimate goal is to give the young generation of survivors and victims a disrupting voice to help lead the way to change–a more peaceful future.”
Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Support Stricter Gun Control Measures
According to the latest Morning Consult-Politico tracking poll, two-thirds of Americans support stricter gun control measures. The poll was conducted following a spate of mass shootings in Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, and Colorado. Just 28% said they opposed tougher restrictions on gun ownership.
The poll also found that 76% support banning gun ownership for those on federal watchlists. Additionally, 73% said they would support establishing waiting periods of three days before a gun can be taken home after being purchased. 70% of those surveyed said they support the creation of a federal database that tracks gun sales.
On the matter of the Second Amendment, Americans find themselves about evenly divided. While 46% of those surveyed said that limiting gun ownership is more important than preserving the often debated Second Amendment, 44% said preserving existing gun ownership rights should take priority.
The topic also highlights a significant partisan divide, with 45% of those surveyed saying they trust Democrats to handle gun policy compared to just over a third––34%––who said they trust Republicans more.
The House of Representatives passed
two measures to expand background checks on all firearms purchases and transfers. The measures need 60 votes in the Senate
Tired Of Waiting For Republicans To Do the Right Thing, Biden Announces Executive Action To Expand Gun Control
When Joe Biden was running for president, he promised to use executive action to help with the gun problem in America. While he was initially focused on vaccines and the economy, he got around to the issue on Wednesday night.
Following two March mass shootings, Biden said, “I don’t need to wait another minute – let alone an hour – to take common-sense steps that will save the lives in the future, and I urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to act.”
Of course, Republicans had little interest in doing anything. Following the shootings in Boulder and Atlanta, GOP lawmakers again ran out their ridiculous excuses for why any measure of gun control was out of bounds.
Tonight, the President announced new measures that will focus on ghost guns and different loopholes. Ghost guns are firearms used in crimes that have no serial numbers. Biden will look to create a plan to stop the proliferation of these weapons.
Biden also wants it to be easier for red flag laws to be used. These laws, “would allow police or family members to petition courts to temporarily remove firearms from people in crisis.”
The White House said in a statement:
“As the president urges Congress to pass legislation that will create an appropriate, national red flag law and also pass legislation that incentivizes states to adopt red flag laws, the Justice Department’s published model legislation will make it easier for states that want to adopt red flag laws to do so.”
WATCH: Lindsey Graham Posts Video Shooting AR-15 in Response to Calls For Gun Control
Over the last 20 years, the United States has experienced a number of mass shootings. 2021 has been no different. There have been high-profile massacres in both Atlanta, Georgia and Boulder, Colorado.
And the responses to the mass shootings have followed the usual script. Democrats use the incidents to call for common sense gun controls. And Republicans clutch their pearls and claim that if assault weapons are banned, Americans will have no way to defend themselves.
No member of the GOP clutches their pearls harder than Lindsay Graham. The South Carolina senator has been a frequent critic to even the smallest measures of gun control. He continued to push this message today with a video from a local gun range.
The video features the GOP lawmaker shooting an assault style rifle. He captioned the post, “In 1994, there was an Assault Weapons Ban – the evidence indicates that there was really no change at all in crime, because the crooks are going to get a gun!” Graham wrote in a tweet accompanying the video. Today at @PalmettoArmory I fired one of the weapons they are trying to ban. #2A.”
In 1994, there was an Assault Weapons Ban – the evidence indicates that there was really no change at all in crime, because the crooks are going to get a gun!
Today at @PalmettoArmory I fired one of the weapons they are trying to ban. #2A pic.twitter.com/XI985BZ96F
Harris Tells GOP to Stop Pushing “False Choice” That Dems Are Coming For People’s Guns
Vice President Kamala Harris criticized the Republican Party and politicians who’ve refused to consider gun reform in the wake of mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, and Boulder, Colorado, that have left a total of 18 people dead in the last week.
“I believe it is possible–it has to be possible–that people agree that these slaughters have to stop,” Harris said during an interview on CBS “This Morning.” She then pushed back against the GOP’s claims that gun reform is designed to strip guns away from law-abiding gun owners. “Stop pushing the false choice that this means everybody’s trying to come after your guns,” she said. “That is not what we’re talking about.”
Harris urged Congress to take action and address gun violence.
“It is time for Congress to act and stop with the false choices. This is not about getting rid of the 2nd Amendment, it’s simply about saying we need reasonable gun safety laws,” Harris said.
You can watch Harris’s interview below.
#EXCLUSIVE: @VP @KamalaHarris joins @CBSThisMorning to discuss the recent mass shootings in the U.S. and the Biden administration's plan to tackle gun control. pic.twitter.com/FBNhqh84sb
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning)
March 24, 2021
Senator Chris Murphy on Mass Shootings: “Congress Has Become Complicit in These Crimes”
Senator Chris Murphy criticized his colleagues for their inaction on gun reform measures just two days after a gunman killed 10 people at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado.
“I have just come to the conclusion that Congress has become complicit in these crimes,” Murphy (D-Conn.) told MSNBC. “When Congress doesn’t act, it sends an unintentional but very real sign of endorsement to these would-be killers. It looks like we’re approving the way in which they are managing their grievances, because we don’t do anything year after year.”
“I know a lot of people count us out [and] think that the politics are still the same as they were a decade ago,” Murphy continued. “I don’t think they are. I’ve talked to a lot of Republicans
Dick Durbin Says He “Can’t Keep Up With” Sheer Number of Mass Shootings
Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who serves as the Senate Judiciary Chairman, called the recent mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, “devastating,” noting that he “can’t keep up with” the sheer number of mass shootings that happen in the United States annually.
“I can’t keep up with it,” he said during his opening statement at a committee hearing on gun violence. “I can’t change and amend my opening statement to keep up with it. It just keeps coming at us. We are numb to the numbers. Unless we are personally touched, it’s just another statistic. That has got to stop.”
Durbin said that even as the country faces “a pandemic of coronavirus, we have another epidemic in America called guns.”
“I could ask for a moment of silence for the mass shooting in Boulder last night, and after that is completed I could ask for a moment of silence for the shooting in Atlanta six days ago, and after a minute, I could ask for a moment of silence for the 29 mass shootings that occurred this month in the United States,” he said. “But in addition to a moment of silence I would like to ask for a moment of action, a moment of real caring, a moment when we don’t allow others to do what we need to do. Prayer leaders have their important place in this, but we are Senate leaders. What are we doing? What are we doing, other than reflecting and praying? That’s a good starting point, that shouldn’t be our endpoint.”
You can hear Durbin’s remarks in the video below.
Senate Jud. Cmte. Chair Durbin at gun violence hearing:
"We face a pandemic of coronavirus. We have another epidemic in America called guns … Prayer leaders have their important place in this. But we are Senate leaders … What are we doing, other than reflecting and praying?" pic.twitter.com/0TyL09kEsJ
Colorado Congressman Jason Crow Calls for Gun Control in Wake of Mass Shooting
Representative Jason Crow (D-Co.) is calling for comprehensive gun control measures in the wake of yesterday’s mass shooting in Boulder, which resulted in ten deaths.
“There are common sense laws and legislation that we can pass that will help make our communities safer. We just have to get them done. It’s that simple,” he told CNN’s John Berman during an appearance on “New Day.”
Gabrielle Giffords’s Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy Group Launches Ad Campaign Supporting Universal Background Checks
Giffords, the gun violence prevention advocacy group created by gun violence survivor and former Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), has launched a new ad campaign to pressure Republicans in the Senate to support a measure that would expand background checks on all firearms purchases.
“That’s why we’ve marched, organized, and won. Almost nothing has support from both parties but universal background checks does,” the ad says. “So will the Senate have the courage to act or does the corporate gun lobby still scare them?”
Last week, the House of Representatives passed two measures to expand background checks on all firearms purchases and transfers. The measure needs 60 votes in the Senate. If approved, it would also expand the review time for gun purchases to 10 days.
Earlier this month, a bill to expand federal background checks on all gun sales was reintroduced in the Senate by Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).
For the bill to pass the Senate, all 50 Democrats need to be on board. They would also need to secure 10 votes across the aisle to overcome the legislative filibuster.
The news of the new ad campaign comes after a gunman shot and killed eight people at three Atlanta-area spas last night. Authorities arrested a 21-year-old male suspect after a brief manhunt.
“As facts continue coming in, it is clear that guns are too often weaponized as a tool of hate,” Giffords said in a statement on Twitter. “This must end.”
We are heartbroken over the shootings in Georgia that killed eight and left one wounded.
As facts continue coming in, it is clear that guns are too often weaponized as a tool of hate. This must end. https://t.co/QUvNZpyujw
House Set to Pass Measures to Expand Background Checks on All Firearms Purchases
The Democrat-led House of Representatives is set to pass two measures to expand background checks on all firearms purchases and transfers. It would also expand the review time for gun purchases to 10 days. The bills will advance to the Senate, though they require significant bipartisan support to pass.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said the legislation is necessary to address a crisis of mass shootings nationwide.
“The gun violence crisis in America is a challenge to the conscience of our country – one that demands that we act,” Pelosi said during floor debate. “These solutions will save lives.”
It took the Covid-19 pandemic to significantly slow the pace of mass shootings. A December 2020 report from The Associated Press indicated that there were just two mass shootings last year and that both happened before state lockdowns were largely implemented.
Last week, a bill to expand federal background checks on all gun sales was reintroduced in the Senate by Senator
Chris Murphy
Bill to Expand Federal Background Checks on All Gun Sales Reintroduced in the Senate
A bill to expand federal background checks on all gun sales has been reintroduced in the Senate by Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). The bill, the Background Check Expansion Act, was also reintroduced in the House by Representative Mike Thompson (D-Calif.).
The Democrat-controlled House passed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act in 2019 but the legislation was never taken up by the Senate, which at the time was controlled by Republicans.
For the bill to pass the Senate, all 50 Democrats need to be on board. They would also need to secure 10 votes across the aisle to overcome the legislative filibuster.
“Joe Biden and hundreds of congressional candidates from both parties ran on the issue of background checks. This is the year to get this bill passed into law. And this legislation has the chance to bring this country together – even 85 percent of gun owners believe in expanding background checks, and a growing anti-gun violence movement, made up of both Democrats and Republicans, is demanding change,” Murphy said in a press release.
“It’s not complicated – universal background checks are supported by 95% of Americans and will save thousands of lives,” he also wrote on Twitter.
BIG NEWS: Today we reintroduce the Background Check Expansion Act.
It's not complicated – universal background checks are supported by 95% of Americans and will save thousands of lives.
Please RT this explainer video if you support expanded background checks. pic.twitter.com/q1cAEiHNNd
Donald Trump Jr. Falsely Claims Biden’s Campaign is “The Most Anti-2nd Amendment in History”
Donald Trump Jr. claimed Democrat Joe Biden’s campaign is “the most anti-2nd Amendment Presidential ticket in history.”
“Make no mistake about it: The radical left is coming for your guns!!!” he wrote.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want to take away your right to defend yourself and your family. They are the most anti-2nd Amendment Presidential ticket in history.
Make no mistake about it: The radical left is coming for your guns!!! pic.twitter.com/Nef1aJZBxi
Trump Claims The Second Amendment is “DEAD” If Biden Wins Election
President Donald Trump claimed the Constitution’s Second Amendment is “DEAD” if his rival Joe Biden wins November’s general election.
“Is that what you want from a leader? He will destroy our Country! VOTE NOW USA,” Trump wrote.
In the same message, the president claimed Biden will be “ruining” the Supreme Court if Democrats expand the number of justices on the bench. He also said Biden would kill “our Energy business, and JOBS” due to his opposition to fracking. (Biden has not “called for banning the practice entirely,” according to Politifact.)
Biden wants to Pack the Supreme Court, thereby ruining it. Also, he wants no fracking, killing our Energy business, and JOBS. Second Amendment is DEAD if Biden gets in! Is that what you want from a leader? He will destroy our Country! VOTE NOW USA.
New House Democrats Have Their Sights Set On Gun Control
Sarah Palin sounded the alarm on Twitter when she wrote:
“Here They Come: Dems Planning ‘Aggressive’ Gun Control Push When They Take Over House”
Here They Come: Dems Planning 'Aggressive' Gun Control Push When They Take Over House https://t.co/ezbWNP6KAN
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) November 13, 2018
Of course, Palin thinks it is a bad thing for people to actually talk about putting any limitations on gun ownership. But the former Republican vice presidential candidate is increasingly in the minority in this country as the majority of voters now favor some types of gun control.
On election day dozens of candidates who campaigned on a platform of imposing new gun control laws were elected to public office. These candidates were from from all over the country, showing that it is no longer a regional issue, but is a true national issue.
The results of the midterm elections also show that more people are not afraid to take on
the National Rifle Association (NRA)
NRA Election Spending Is Cut In Half As Gun Debate Changes
So far this year the National Rifle Association (NRA) has spent just $11 million on midterm races, less than half of the amount of money it spent on the midterms in 2014.
The National Rifle Association, long seen as a kingmaker in Republican politics, is taking a lower profile in this year's midterm campaign. It has put $11 million into midterm races this year, less than half of what it spent four years ago. https://t.co/brhX3jh0Pa
Rabbi Trashes Trump for Blaming Synagogue Deaths on Lack of Security
A leading Jewish rabbi expressed the feelings of millions of Americans when he appeared on CNN and criticized President Donald Trump for some of his remarks which followed the mass murder in Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Rabbi Joshua Stanton directly responded to Trump who had blamed the death toll in the synagogue massacre to a lack of security.
“This is a case where if they had an armed guard inside, they might have been able to stop him immediately,” Trump said when talking to reporters after the shooting. “If they had protection inside, the results would have been far better.”
Stanton said this on CNN about Trump’s ill-considered remarks:
“The words that I heard from our president today were deeply disappointing. He had one job, to provide comfort for those that were mourning, and instead, his words sounded to me like an advertisement for gun companies… In our tradition that is seen as one of the highest acts of kindness is to be with those who are heartbroken and grieving, and instead, we just heard more empty rhetoric from a person who is already engaged in anti-Semitic dog whistles. I was hurt. I was offended, and I was deeply saddened as a human being, a Jewish person, and an American, and a rabbi.”
He also said that Trump’s comments felt like blaming of the victims, which was absolutely true.
“It felt like victim blaming to me,” Stanton said. “I was appalled and I was saddened. His job was to comfort victims. Not to blame victims.”
Many on social media expressed their support for the words of Rabbi Stanton. One person tweeted:
“Listened to Rabbi Stanton on #CNN in the wake of the #synagogueshooting – The world needs more people like Rabbi Joshua Stanton. Let’s all fight to defeat right wing terrorism and republicans who support hate.”
Listened to Rabbi Stanton on #CNN in the wake of the #synagogueshooting – The world needs more people like Rabbi Joshua Stanton. Let’s all fight to defeat right wing terrorism and republicans who support hate
Six New Gun Control Laws Signed Into Law by New Jersey Governor
New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed a half-dozen new gun control laws on Wednesday, tightening the Garden State’s already tough gun statutes.
Murphy signed the new laws in Trenton surrounded by the Democratic legislative leaders who got the legislation passed after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day that left 17 people dead.
Alfonso Calderon, a student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland was on stage with Murphy. Both of them said they hoped voters would go to the polls this fall to elect candidates who have expressed support for what they call “common sense gun legislation.”
“The majority of America’s youth knows we need this change to survive in our own schools,” Calderon said.
The new laws will:
- Require a mental health professionals to warn law enforcement if a patient threatens serious violence against themselves or others
- Allow for an extreme risk protective order if a court deems someone poses a significant danger to themselves or others. The temporary court order bars the subject from possessing or purchasing a firearm or ammunition.
- Require background checks for private gun sales
- Lower the magazine capacity from 15 rounds to 10, with an exception for a popular .22-caliber rifle.
- Require residents to show a “justifiable need” to get a carry permit.
- Prohibit body-armor-penetrating ammunition.
Gun control advocates quickly went on social media applaud the new laws:
New Jersey has just implemented 6 Gun Control Measures including:
—Background checks for private gun sales
—Lower magazine capacity to 10
—Residents must show “justifiable need” to get a carry permit
—No body-armor-penetrating ammunition
NJ Should be a Model for the Nation
New Jersey has just implemented 6 Gun Control Measures including:
—Background checks for private gun sales
—Lower magazine capacity to 10
—Residents must show "justifiable need" to get a carry permit
—No body-armor-penetrating ammunition
NJ Should be a Model for the Nation
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott To Support Two Gun Control Measures
In a change of heart after the Santa Fe school shooting,
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that he could support some new gun control measures in his state. Abbott is a Republican who has always worked to expand gun rights and has been against any form of gun control laws or regulations.
Amazing Waffle House Shooting Hero Raises Nearly $200,000
According to James Shaw Jr he is not a hero, but in the eyes of millions he is. He’s the guy who took away the automatic rifle of the Waffle House shooter in Antioch, TN who killed four people and would have killed more if not for Shaw’s actions.
On Tuesday the mayor of Nashville held a ceremony for Shaw at the Tennessee state capitol grounds. He read the following resolution, confirming Shaw’s status as a hero:
“If a hero is ‘a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character,’ then James Shaw Jr. is a hero twice over, for he has demonstrated both his courage and character in a manner few could ever attempt to emulate.”
Afterwards Shaw said something truly amazing because it is so humble yet also honest. Not only did he say that he does not consider himself a hero, but he also said he wasn’t trying to save the lives of others—he was trying to save his own. Who admits something like that?
Shaw called what happened “a life-changing moment,” and said, “I’m going to try to use this moment as a platform to bring awareness to shootings and just violence.”
Shaw sustained a gunshot wound and burns when he grabbed the assault-style rifle away from a gunman who opened fire at the restaurant last week. But in true humble fashion he was concerned about the families of the victims, so he set up a GoFundMe page. His initial goal was to raise $15,000 for them.
On the page he wrote: “My name is James Shaw Jr. I am creating this page to help the families of the victims from the Shooting that took place at Waffle House in Antioch, TN. Please take the time to donate as all of the proceeds will be given to the families. Thank you again for your generosity and blessings!”
As of this writing the total raised by Shaw is about $190,000 and is still climbing.
Another GoFundMe page was established for Shaw and his daughter by reporter Yashar Ali.
“James Shaw Jr. put his life on the line when he took on the gunman who killed four people at a Nashville area Waffle House. Since that horrific shooting, he has raised tens of thousands of dollars for the victims and shown a level of humility that has inspired many of us,” Ali wrote.
Illinois City Bans Assault Rifles — Imposes Fines of $1,000 Per Day
When 17 people were killed by a teenager with an assault rifle at
Bayer 16th Co. to Drop Ingraham As Gun Control Issue Looms in Midterms
Bayer AG, the massive German conglomerate, confirmed Saturday that the company will no longer be spending ad dollars to support Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show.
Bayer is at least the 16th company to withdraw sponsorship from “The Ingraham Angle” after the abrasive host attacked Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg last week.
“Bayer US has stopped advertising on Laura Ingraham and we have no plans to resume any time in the future,” the company wrote in a tweet.
After Ingraham mocked Hogg for his college rejections on Twitter, the 17-year-old sent out his own tweet with a list of companies sponsoring Ingraham’s show. The public pressure and bad publicity made almost all of them withdraw as sponsors.
Ingraham tried apologizing to Hogg, but he said he would not accept it, and he has since doubled down on his critique of Ingraham, saying that “a bully is a bully.” “I think now with advertisers standing with us, we can accomplish anything,” Hogg said Saturday. Ingraham also announced Saturday she will be taking a break from her show.
Meanwhile, Democrats are now embracing the gun control issue on the campaign trail. They seem to think that the political winds have changed, even though Congress probably won’t pass any new gun control laws before the November elections.
Political strategists and pollsters say there is now more apparent public support for gun reform than there has ever been, so for Democrats to focus on this hot-button issue is a smart move. The mass murder of 17 people in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s day was a catalyst that seems to have changed public opinion as well as sparking massive anti-gun protests throughout the country on March 24th.
The shooting seems to have caused a major shift in the politics of the gun debate, and Democrats are no longer afraid of the NRA or afraid to speak up on the issue. They have been helped by the Parkland students who have proven to be very media-savvy as they have managed to keep the gun control issue in the public eye and thus in the public debate for the 2018 campaign season.
The new polls and the massive demonstrations have strengthened Democrats’ resolve to embrace gun reform as not only smart policy but also a position that will pay off with electoral victories.
“This is going to be a serious issue in the elections. … Either we change laws or we change who’s in Congress. The kids get that,” said Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.). “The Republicans, as they have for five years, can just keep stuff off the floor [but] they can’t keep everybody out of the voting booth. So they do that at their peril.”
Rep.
Ted Deutch
Laura Ingraham Goes Into Hiding After Advertisers Drop Her Show
Embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham
announced on her show Friday night
Poll Shows Americans Are Fired Up — And It May Mean a Blue Wave in 2018
According to NBC, Americans are mad. Maybe more mad than they’ve ever been.
A large majority of all Americans — 57 percent — responded to a poll by saying they are outraged. In fact they are so outraged that they would get out of their homes and attend a march and carry a protest sign. At least that is what pollsters found in a
The Good Samaritan And The March For Our Lives
While the Samaritan was the surprising character to show mercy to the man left for dead in the ditch, the real twist came when Jesus asked the lawyer to lay aside his privilege and see the world though the beaten and bruised eyes of a man desperate to save his life.
Amazing! Jared Kushner’s Democratic Brother Josh Just Donated $50,000 to March for Our Lives.
Who knew that the entitled Trump son-in-law (and future felon) Jared Kushner has a brother who is a good guy? I sure didn’t, and I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t read it in an
The Second Amendment Didn’t Fall From Heaven Into The U.S. Constitution
Reading the Second Amendment on its face value and in its historical context or original intent, it is clear that these ideas did not fall from heaven but were tied to particular realities of the day.
New Poll Shows Most Americans Think Arming & Training Teachers Is a Horrible Way to Stop School Shootings
A new NBC poll released Thursday morning should be a wakeup call to the NRA and its supporters in Washington, including President Trump. Most people think that putting more guns in schools is a really bad idea.
Mitch McConnell Ignores Students’ Pleas For Gun Control And Goes for Gutting Banking Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a coward and a crook. Instead of working to pass legislation addressing the gun violence epidemic in our country, he is turning to gutting consumer protections in a banking bill.
Background Checks Are Back: Reid Says Only 3 More Republicans Needed to Pass
Senate Democrats are bullish on background check legislation, they only need 3 more Republicans. There are 4 Republicans being targeted to flip their vote.
Right Wingers Claim Prayer Doomed Manchin-Toomey
You probably didn't know this but gun safety laws are "pagan" and it was prayer that defeated Manchin-Toomey
Senators Face ‘Serious Backlash’ After Failure to Support Background Checks
Five Senators in Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, and Ohio are feeling the wrath of the public after failing to support a background checks measure, in what PPP called 'serious backlash'.
Larry Pratt: Bombing Seen by Liberals as Opportunity to Increase Government Control
Republicans want bombing suspect treated as enemy combatant but it's liberals who want increased government control?
The GOP’s Boston-inspired Insanity
The GOP: Sodomizing our shared reality - and you
Dzhoklar Tsarnaev Has Been Captured But The Questions Are Just Beginning
The capture of Boston bombing suspect Dzhoklar Tsarnaev was and will continue to be tragic theater with an endless stream of unanswered questions.
Irony: Victims of Gun Violence Subjected to Background Checks by Senate
If you buy a gun, opponents of background checks say it's an invasion of privacy. Speaking in the Gallery of the Senate is another matter.
It Is Time For Democratic Women to Usurp the Power of Male Republicans
By any measure, America is in decline. The fault lies almost completely with male Republicans. Democratic women must usurp the power.
Rick Warren Forgives Whoever Sold His Son the Unregistered Gun Used in His Suicide
After the brutal slayings of 20 precious Sandy Hook children, the son of Pastor Rick Warren shoots himself with an unregistered gun purchased on the Internet, and still the NRA doesn't care.
Rand Paul’s Threatened Gun Control Senate Filibuster Completely Flops
Rand Paul's promised filibuster of expanded background checks flopped today, as Harry Reid's bill sailed through the cloture vote 68-31.
20 Dead Children Are Not Enough to Keep Republicans from Filibustering
The fact that polls show the vast majority of Americans want stronger gun laws means absolutely nothing to Republicans, because citizens don't affect their cash reserves.
Obama Scores a Major Victory as Senate Reaches Bipartisan Agreement on Background Checks
The announcement by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) that the Senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on background checks is a major victory for Obama in his push for gun reform.
Republican Politicians Don’t Care About the Victims of Columbine, Aurora, and Sandy Hook
Most of the perpetrators of recent mass shootings were already identified as being mentally disturbed. None legally purchased their guns.
God Wills It! Things You Will Never Hear an Atheist Say
When Reshad Riddle gunned down his father at Church, he didn't say his act was the will of atheism.
Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Sarah Palin, the GOP’s New, Kinda New and Old Voices
Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Sarah Palin seem to have captured the spirit of the current crop of Republicans; still extreme and still anti-Obama.
Loesch Says Spoons Can Be Assault Weapons, Accuses Van Jones of ‘Uneducation’
Piers was trying to have a sane discussion about gun safety measures when Dana Loesch exploded, 'If you stab someone with a spoon it can be qualified as an assault weapon!'
New Poll: 85% of Gun Owners Support the Background Checks in Senate Dems Bill
It turns out the"liberal extremists" that Wayne LaPierre warned were pushing background check legislation are 85% of U.S. gun owners.
What the DINOs In The Senate Have Really Cost Us
The five Democrats who killed the assault weapons ban will further embolden the million caliber wackjobs to make this the most dangerous county on the planet, wars notwithstanding.
NRA Ridicules Congresswoman Whose Husband Was Shot and Killed in Mass Shooting
The NRA has decided that it is great strategy to claim that Rep. Carolyn McCarthy whose husband and son were mass shooting victims doesn't know what she is talking about on the gun violence issue.
The Bill to Fund the Government Is the Latest Bit of Stand-up Comedy From House Republicans
The primary purpose of House Bill 933 is to perpetuate the bloat of the defense budget and decimate domestic programs.
Millions of America’s Gun Nuts Aren’t Hiding Their Yearning for Civil War
After years of manipulation and buying off elected officials, a large percentage of radical right-wingers are planning a civil war.
When One Receives a Political Email Full of Pure BS, You Know It Came From a Republican
There's a national email movement to demand the defunding of ACA. It's spearheaded by Heritage Action for America (HAA), an offshoot of the Heritage Foundation.
The Tragic Shooting of Reeva Steenkamp Proves that Some People Can’t Handle Guns
Olympic star Oscar Pistorius's shooting of his girlfriend, whether it was an accidental infliction of a mortal wound or premeditated murder, explodes gun nut myths.
Republicans Love to Regulate When it Benefits Their Wealthy Friends
A long-time and oft-repeated Republican criticism of Democrats is the tendency to regulation. But, so do Republicans, especially for friends.
Show Me State Republicans Need Somebody to Show them Reality on Gun Control
If any facet of the GOP's war on America has grown to lunatic proportions, it is gun control. The more people die from gun violence, the more the GOP sinks into denial.
Why Fashion Designers are the Last Line of Defense Against the Gun Obsessed
It's clear that there will be no effective gun legislation passed as long as the House remains in Republican hands, but fashion has the answer.
Calling all Right Wing ‘Patriots’ Please Identify All the Freedoms You’ve Lost
Right wing "patriots" are constantly complaining of losing their freedoms and liberty. I would ask what these freedoms and liberties are.
Look out Idaho, A New Herd of Paranoid Survivalists Are Heading to Your State
A planned, walled-in Patriot Community called the Citadel Project is being planned for a mountainous region of Idaho. It's all about guns
GA Republican State Senator Claims Frying Pans Kill More People than Guns
A Republican State Senator from Georgia, Bill Jackson (R-Augusta), took to the Senate floor on Monday to inform his colleagues, 'They're killin' people with frying pans.'
Like Most Cockroaches, Ted Nugent is Still Here
Ted Nugent said that if Barack Obama was re-elected and Mitt Romney did not prevail, then he would either be in jail or dead around this time. But Nugent, like most cockroaches, is still here.
Steven Seagal Shows Sheriff Joe’s Criminal Vigilantes How to Rescue our Children
Are you not entertained? Former action star Steven Seagal is training a criminal collection of deputies how to protect our school children
After Whining About MSNBC’s ‘Deceptive Editing’ the Right Pushes a Fake Sandy Hook Father
Right wing media failed to correct stories in which they falsely claimed that a man who is against gun safety regulations was the father of a Sandy Hook student.
The NRA Is so Toxic that Their Support Could Lose Elections for Republicans
According to a new PPP poll, the NRA's position on gun control has become so toxic that voters view NRA support as a reason not to support a candidate
The NRA’s American Dream: Another Child Dead, Woman Points a Gun at School Official
The Republican/NRA American dream is coming true. A 3-year-old is killed while playing with a loaded pink handgun and a woman pulls a gun at an all girls school during carpool pick up.
Wayne LaPierre Gets so Crazy that Even Fox News Calls Out His BS
Wayne LaPierre went so far off the crazy cliff today, that even Fox News had to call out his conspiracy laden BS.
The NRA Puts Pro Sports Teams In Its Crosshairs But Not the RNC
NRA has a very long 'enemies list' that includes sports teams, but they left the RNC off their list even after the GOP banned guns at their convention.
Skeet Birthers Freak Out Over President Obama Shooting Picture
Conservatives freak out over the President's skeet shooting photo, falling right into the President's trap. Again.
Joe Scarborough, ‘If you defend assault weapons, you look like a jackass.”
Joe Scarborough has a message for those who are defending assault weapons, "If you go out and try to defend assault weapons, then you end up looking like a jackass."
The More Wayne LaPierre Talks, The More I Support Gun Control
Listening to Wayne LaPierre testify against something as common sense as background checks is causing me to rethink my position. The more he talks, the more I support gun control.
NRA Tactics Under Fire After Father of Newtown Victim Heckled
Martin Bashir took down the tactics of the NRA against gun safety today, starting off with a clip of an 'NRA mole' who heckled father of a victim the Newtown tragedy.
The gun issue reaches the tipping point as the radicals are making their voices heard
The gun movement radicals are coming out of the woodwork post-Obama Executive Orders. The worst of them has threatened death for gun reform
NRA Fueled Loonies Are Now Threatening Democratic Members of Congress
Rep. Richard Nolan is the first Democratic to go the record describing the thinly veiled threats that he is getting from NRA members.
The Right Calls Obama a Dictator, but Sarah Palin Disarmed the Alaska Civil Militia
The same people who love Sarah Palin call Obama a dictator. But in 2008, then Gov. Palin stripped the militia of their guns and many powers.
The GOP is going try to fight President Obama’s Executive Orders
The President's 23 Executive Orders on gun control are now public. The Republicans are pushing back implying some may be unconstitutional
Proposed Missouri Law Would Throw Federal Agents in Prison Over Guns
If you think a person is violating the Constitution, you don't violate the constitution yourself as a remedy and expect anyone to take you seriously.
The Tea Party’s Intolerable Acts Are a Parting Shot from George III
The Tea Party's actions in Wisconsin and Michigan show them to owe their inspiration not to the Patriots of 1776 but to King George III
Obama talks to the nation about gun control, but House Republicans won’t listen
President Barack Obama gave a moving speech on gun reform, but House Republicans have already chosen the gun lobby over children's lives.
Morning Joe Calls New NRA Ad Taking Aim at Obama’s Kids ‘Sick’
'What's wrong with these people, Mika? What's wrong with these people?' Joe asks Mika on MSNBC's Morning Joe after showing the NRA's new ad aimed at Obama's kids.
GOP: Refusing to do What We Want You to Do is a Violation of the Constitution
The Republican Party seems to think if Obama doesn't do what they want him to do, he is violating the Constitution
Guns don’t kill people. People with guns kill people. A whole lot of people.
Guns do not kill people. People armed with guns kill people. And people armed with assault rifles have the capability of killing a whole bunch of people in a matter of minutes.
Presidents Bush and Clinton Also Used Executive Orders to Reform Gun Laws
Republicans are threatening to impeach Obama over executive action on gun control, but many presidents have issued executive orders on gun control, including George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
Impeach Obama for Pagan Gun Safety Laws?
According to GOP gun nut Larry Pratt, gun-control policies are Pagan, thus proving Piers Morgan's accusation that he is unbelievably stupid
Gun Nuts to Build 2,000 Acre Citadel in Idaho’s American Redoubt
How do America's most extreme gun enthusiasts want to live? You'll soon get to find out as they build their own city in the mountains of Idaho
The Republican homage to Sandy Hook – anything goes state gun laws
The Firearms Freedom act legislation is passing in a number of states. It establishes state laws that override the feds; a waste of time
America’s stance on guns brings shame on an otherwise civilized nation
While the population still grieves over the loss of young lives at Sandy Hook, the NRA and Congress dig in to prevent meaningful curbs on guns.
The Religious Right Wants You Dead in God’s Name
The endless chorus from the Religious Right that all that plagues our society is the result of divine wrath has grown tiresome...and then some.
Tennessee Toddler Dies After Accidentally Shooting Himself
More tragic news. In Tennessee, a toddler shot and killed himself accidentally with his grandfather's gun.
NRA’s LaPierre suggests a solution for 1% of gun deaths
The NRA held a press event today. Wayne LaPierre presided. He suggested police in all schools. He mentioned no new gun laws to be passed
The NRA’s Response to Sandy Hook Massacre is to Sell More Guns
NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre's presser today sounded more like a marketing strategy for the manufacturers on the board of the NRA than a sane policy position.
Staying at a Wyndham Hotel Equals NRA Blood Money
One of the world's largest hospitality companies is Wyndham Hotels. When you stay at one of their hotels, you're funding the NRA.
Expect a ringing defense from gun owners in the aftermath of 27 deaths
Politicians (a few at least) are making loud gun control noises. They do that every time there's another mass murder. Nothing ever happens.
Dare We Hope that After Sandy Hook Things Will Be Different?
At this point, there is reason to hope for action on gun violence in response to the tragic shooting in Sandy Hook in which 20 children died.
David Barton Says We’ve Got to Have the Same Guns the Government Has
David Barton says the Founding Fathers would want us armed with the same weapons available to the government - because the Bible says so
The Ignorant Rantings of Unreasonable, Irresponsible Gun Nuts
I've covered our military training on some pretty hefty weapons that I could barely hold up to my shoulder, which has only solidified my beliefs about gun control.
Senator Boxer: The slaughter of innocents must stop
Senator Boxer spoke on the floor on the need to end gun violence and better protect our children following the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
James Dobson Says Sandy Hook is God’s Judgment on America
James Dobson says America has turned its back on God and Sandy Hook is God's response: the murder of our children in retaliation.