Mass shootings underscore gun rights dilemma: whose personal safety is more important? Mass shootings underscore gun rights dilemma: whose personal safety is more important? “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall…
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. (CNN)Canada is moving in the direction of other developed countries that suffered mass shootings and looking to severely restrict access to handguns.After previously banning 1,500 types…
Placeholder while article actions loadTo counter calls for stricter gun laws in the wake of the massacre of elementary school students in Uvalde, Tex., Republican politicians cite the Second Amendment, saying that the government cannot infringe on people’s right to protect themselves, and that this is fundamental to…
OPINION: Once again it has happened in plain daylight. A mentally sick barbarian laid his paws on military-grade instruments of war, and he went to war against innocent people. Recently it was Black people because they were Black, I assume. This time it was children because they were…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden praised New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday for her success in curbing domestic extremism and guns as he tries to persuade a reluctant Congress to tighten gun laws in the aftermath of horrific mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. Watch…
Texas leaders are under growing pressure to increase gun control measures in the face of data indicating the state leads the US in mass shooting deaths, while Republicans have steadily eased restrictions on weapons and cut mental health spending.As the funerals of the 19 children and two teachers…
WASHINGTON — Three years ago, Congress raised the age requirement for tobacco products from 18 to 21 in order to make America a little healthier. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) championed the change, which he said would help “stem the tide of early nicotine addiction among youth…
LEE COUNTY The military is banking on the new Top Gun movie to bring in recruits. It worked back when the original film came out. And with all of the branches facing a tight job market maybe it will work again. The movie may seem like a bunch…
Veteran prosecutor Ron Freitas, who is running for San Joaquin County district attorney in California, excluded a Black juror on the basis of his race during a 2000 trial, according to a federal judge’s findings reviewed by HuffPost. The case involved two men, Alonzo Deon Johnson and Darryl…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden praised New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday for her success in curbing domestic extremism and guns as he tries to persuade a reluctant Congress to tighten gun laws in the aftermath of horrific mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York.The long-planned…
