Republicans say more gun control isn’t the answer. Americans think it is.
A new poll found that two-thirds of Americans support stricter gun control legislation.
By Donna Provencher - April 14, 2021A new poll found that two-thirds of Americans support stricter gun control legislation.
By Donna Provencher - April 14, 2021Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said people shouldn’t jump to conclusions and suggested the shooter had ‘underlying mental illness.’
By Oliver Willis - March 23, 2021‘He’s absolutely taking no responsibility and putting all of that on the workers themselves and it also distracts from the race issue,’ one organizer said.
By Associated Press - March 20, 2021Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly ‘liked’ posts as recently as two years ago that, among other things, called for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to be shot.
By Amy Lieu - January 26, 2021‘This was already a public health crisis before COVID arrived — and the pandemic has made things far worse.’
By Associated Press - December 12, 2020The Georgia senator does not seem to think the Republican president and governor bear any responsibility for a spike in Atlanta homicides.
By Josh Israel - October 28, 2020Donald Trump continues to downplay the threat posed by white supremacist violence, instead pointing a finger at ‘antifa’ without evidence.
By Amy Lieu - October 08, 2020The Department of Homeland Security told federal officials to paint a sympathetic picture of Kyle Rittenhouse to the public, according to a report from NBC News.
By Donna Provencher - October 01, 2020The Gun Owners of America PAC has given tens of thousands of dollars to Republican lawmakers and candidates.
By Josh Israel - September 08, 2020In the wake of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and elsewhere, elected Republicans have stood up for white supremacy and mused about shooting anti-racism protesters.
By Emily Singer - September 04, 2020Campaign spokesperson Hogan Gidley defended Kyle Rittenhouse’s actions before admitting moments later that vigilantism was a ‘bad idea.’
By Dan Desai Martin - September 02, 2020A far-right student group at Arizona State University claimed Kyle Rittenhouse ‘does not deserve to have his entire life destroyed’ despite killing two people.
By Associated Press - August 31, 2020Sen. Josh Hawley recently demanded a federal investigation into why a St. Louis couple was investigated for pointing guns at nonviolent protesters.
By Josh Israel - August 27, 2020Despite pledging action following several mass shootings in 2019, Trump has yet to follow through on any sort of meaningful gun reform.
By Josh Israel - August 19, 2020Law enforcement shot a man just blocks from the White House Monday evening, leaving him in serious or potentially critical condition.
By Associated Press - August 10, 2020He has broken his promises on background checks and red-flag laws.
By Josh Israel - August 03, 2020John Kennedy thinks America needs more ‘stop-and-frisk’ policies.
By Josh Israel - July 15, 2020The family of McKinsley LaKeith Lincoln is demanding better communication from the police investigating his death.
By Casey Quinlan - May 21, 2020New polling finds a surge of support for gun safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Josh Israel - May 19, 2020The two white men who were arrested claimed they pursued Arbery with guns because they thought he was a burglar.
By Associated Press - May 08, 2020‘Our children were lost in a traumatic situation, and my heart breaks for any other mother.’
By Associated Press - March 08, 2020‘It’s very sad that the Grim Reaper has decided more people will die,’ Nancy Pelosi said of McConnell’s inaction on the House’s background check bill.
By Emily Singer - February 27, 2020Trump has yet to follow through on his previous promise to take ‘strong measures to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous’ people.
By Josh Israel - February 27, 2020Trump’s speech contained little to nothing on the affordable housing crisis, the national debt, and protections for Dreamers, among other things.
By Josh Israel - February 05, 2020Trump also figured in the second and third biggest stories of the year: his family separation policy and the investigation by former special counsel Robert Mueller.
By Associated Press - December 22, 2019Washington state Rep. Matt Shea is accused of playing a key role in ‘three armed conflicts of political violence against the United States Government.’
By Josh Israel - December 20, 2019Arizona state Rep. Anthony Kern also said he thinks ‘red flag’ laws will let anyone disarm their rivals.
By Josh Israel - December 19, 2019For the first time in two decades, Congress will set aside funding to study the epidemic of gun violence in the country.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 17, 2019Siblings of victims of the Newtown shooting, as well as survivors of the tragedy, are stepping up their gun control activism as they grow up.
By Associated Press - December 15, 2019Several other law enforcement officers were injured in the attack.
By Associated Press - December 10, 2019