Toward the end of the credits sequence in Top Gun: Maverick, a message reads, “Special Thanks to the United States Department of Defense.” But really, it should be the other way around — the DOD should be the one saying thank you. After the original Top Gun was…
Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo blocked roads near two key border crossings with Serbia as tensions rose in the region a day before two Kosovar government regulations concerning Serbian-issued licence plates and ID documents come into force. According to reports machine gun fire was heard just over 10…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a ban on semi-automatic firearms — the weapons used in multiple mass shootings during the last three months — on a near party-line vote. With the 217-213 vote, the bill, H.R. 1808, will head to the evenly divided…
Claudia L. Silva | Santa Fe New MexicanSANTA FE – Guruka Singh Khalsa smiled as volunteers removed a rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and a 1911 Colt semi-automatic pistol from the trunk of his car.“For a couple of years, I’ve been thinking, ‘I haven’t used a gun in 30…
Should 18-year-olds be able to buy semiautomatic rifles? In Georgia, two young men who want to be the ‘good guys with guns’ try to decide.July 31, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDTSkylar Honeycutt, 23, holds the first gun he ever owned, a Henry rifle with lever action, in Ringgold,…
The Illinois State Capitol With crime stories dominating the headlines daily in Illinois, the bipartisan House Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force convened Thursday to discuss ways to address gun violence.The task force brought together lawmakers, prosecutors, and a licensed gun dealer to come up with possible…
The Illinois State Capitol With crime stories dominating the headlines daily in Illinois, the bipartisan House Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force convened Thursday to discuss ways to address gun violence.The task force brought together lawmakers, prosecutors, and a licensed gun dealer to come up with possible…
It is difficult to write up-to-date letters about mass shootings. As I write, a family of three and their shooter are dead in Maquoketa State Park.It is also difficult to watch Iowa GOP legislators in Washington vote “no” repeatedly on the most modest gun reforms. Here are recent…
PNP vows to punish 64 SONA gun ban violators The Philippine National Police (PNP) has vowed to ensure that the 64 violators of the gun ban implemented for the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) will be punished. Police Maj. Gen. Valeriano T. De Leon, PNP director…
Source: Office of Rep. Salud Carbajal [On Friday], the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance legislation co-sponsored by Congressman Salud Carbajal that would ban the sale, import, manufacture, or transfer of certain semi-automatic weapons. “As a Marine Corps veteran, I’ve seen firsthand the destruction that assault rifles…
