Tag: gun control
Using white privilege to ban guns
A gun control organization run by women of color is putting white women on the frontlines of demanding a ban on guns.
A new Republican assault on children: Overturning labor laws
It seems unimaginable that we are backsliding into the era of exploiting child labor. But that’s precisely what the GOP appears to be doing.
America needs to confront its culture of guns and fear
raising the next generation of kids with fewer guns on the streets, more restrictive gun laws on the books, and a healthy sense of skepticism about mass media may be the best recipe to fight back against a culture of guns and fear.
Tennessee Republicans move to expel 3 Democratic lawmakers for supporting student-led...
“This is authoritarianism,” Tennessee state Representative Justin Jones says of attempts to remove him. “This is an assault on our democracy."
Nashville students rally for gun control ahead of April 5 nationwide...
One organizer said that if Tennessee lawmakers "actually cared about protecting kids" they would "address what kills kids every single day" instead of banning books and drag shows.
President Biden signs executive order that mandates required background checks for...
"We cannot accept these facts as the enduring reality of life in America. Instead, we must together insist that we have had enough.”
Texas governor says most gun crimes involve illegally owned weapons. That’s...
According to an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, the majority of the state’s 19 mass shootings over the past six decades were carried out by men who legally possessed firearms.
‘This is a national emergency’: Dems push for assault weapons ban...
"Every time you vote for a lawmaker who opposes gun safety, you’re voting for policies that make it more likely your loved one will be slaughtered."
Yet another mass shooting in US as gunman kills at least...
The Virginia shooting comes days after a gunman killed five people at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs.