Tag: guns
Blood from Jacksonville is partially on Ron DeSantis’ hands
He should not speak, but rather listen to members of marginalized populations, who he has directly harmed with his policies and rhetoric.
Clinging bitterly to guns and religion
What will it take to convince Americans to turn their backs on empire and war before it’s too late?
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.
‘Death sentence for women and families’: US court blocks domestic violence...
The court ruled that the law prohibiting people with domestic violence restraining orders from owning guns "fails to pass constitutional muster," and that the ban is an outlier "that our ancestors never would have accepted."
‘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."
Cowards. Betrayers. Accessories
The virtually unlimited access to firearms in the U.S. simply makes it easy for a disgruntled impulse-driven person to have a killing machine an arm's-length away when the red mist descends upon him.
How Ukrainian civilians are resisting military force
https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2022/03/01/ukraine-civilian-resistanceEven as Putin’s swift invasion of Ukraine has left a lot of shock, Ukrainians are showing what unarmed people can do to resist, too.
Why the Second Amendment protects a ‘well-regulated militia’ but not a...
The California case raises troubling questions about the meaning and proper role of “militias” under the Second Amendment.
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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention
Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.
Trump delivers lunch to Beijing
China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.
EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba
This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.
Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota
After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.