Referring to the church shooting in Charleston, Obama insisted that mass shootings were “unique” to America because of its gun laws, adding such events don’t happen as often in other “advanced countries.”
On June 18–the day after Dylann Roof allegedly shot and killed 9 people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina–President Obama urged Hollywood elites to renew their efforts to help me pass more gun control.
On June 18, President Obama called for Hollywood celebrities to join him in pushing gun control in the wake of the Charleston attack but not every celebrity is falling in line.
Friday in San Francisco, CA at the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, President Barack Obama was defiant in his push for gun control in light of the mass murder of nine worshipers earlier this week at at Charleston
On June 19, CNN countered reports that accused Charleston gunman Dylann Roof had received his gun as a gift, citing the law enforcement confirmation that Roof bought his .45 caliber handgun from a gun store in Charleston.
The Shelby Star newspaper reports that Dylann Roof’s June 18 arrest took place after a Kings Mountain, South Carolina florist spotted the suspected gunman driving on U.S. 74 and called her boss, then followed Roof to keep police apprised of his whereabouts.
As America comes to terms with a monstrous shooting in Charleston that has left nine churchgoers dead, bewildered members of the public are seeking rationality in apparently wanton and inscrutable crimes. We may never know quite what drives some people to
On June 18, Breitbart News reached out to missionary and author Charl van Wyk for comment on the heinous attack on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Van Wyk survived a church massacre in South Africa in 1993 by returning fire on the attacker. He has since become an advocate for gun rights.
“If you’re dissatisfied that every few months we have a mass shooting in this country, killing innocent people, then I need you to mobilize and organize a constituency that says this is not normal and we are going to change it, and put pressure to elect people who insist on that change,” Obama says.
Appearing on Fox News’s Neil Cavuto show on Thursday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said President Obama’s use of the horrific shooting in Charleston to call for gun control is “completely shameful.”
On June 18—the day after the heinous attack on Charleston’s Emanuel A.M.E. Church—Obama surrendered on gun control, accepting the fact that the GOP-controlled House and Senate will not act to restrict the rights of over a hundred million law-abiding gun owners because of the actions of one individual with criminal intent.
Thursday in Las Vegas, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a Democratic presidential candidate, reacted to the fatal shooting of nine parishioners inside Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. Clinton said, “The shock and pain of this crime of hate strikes deep.
On June 17, the Violence Police Center (VPC) released a study claiming that widely accepted numbers for annual self-defense gun uses are a figment of the NRA’s imagination and have “no basis in fact.”
Thursday in Washington, D.C. at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) addressed the Charleston church shooting. Paul said, “We had the shooting this morning in South Carolina. What kind of person goes in
Thursday while making a statement about the Charleston church shooting, President Barack Obama raised the issue of dealing with guns and gun violence. Transcript as follows: This morning, I spoke with Vice President Biden and with Mayor Joe Riley and
Colt Defense LLC is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a situation where the future could bring a Colt that looks little like its iconic predecessor—if any part of Colt remains at all. Bloomberg Business (BB) is reporting that the American legend’s current problems are the result of “New York Financiers” who “borrowed too much” and took too much as well.
On June 16, North Carolina’s GOP-controlled house sided with Gabby Giffords and voted 78-37 to keep handgun purchasing restrictions in place for law-abiding North Carolinians.
On June 17, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) released a study claiming widely accepted and academically verified numbers regarding annual defensive gun uses (DGUs) are mythical figures based on “exaggerated claims” from the “gun lobby.”
Amid all the reports about Colt Defense, formally Colt Manufacturing, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week, one thing has been missing–Ronald L. Stewart spent his time as Colt CEO (1996-1998) pushing gun control and suggesting overarching federal regulation over guns would be better than state-by-state variations in gun laws.
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-4th Dist.) is introducing legislation to bar law-abiding citizens with concealed permits from carrying guns in the unsecured portions of airports.
On June 16 Donald Trump officially announced his run for president and in so doing reminded those attending the announcement that we must “fully support and back up the Second Amendment.”
Facing a possible gender discrimination claim from female candidates who failed the LA County Sheriff’s Academy, the LA County Sheriff’s Department changed to a gun with an easier trigger pull and accidental shootings among deputies rose from 12 in 2012 to 30 in 2014.
On June 15, an armed bystander intervened after seeing an armed man allegedly holding a female convenience-store clerk at gunpoint. The armed bystander shot the suspect once, killing him.
On June 16 the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals begins hearing an appeal of their own decision against the “good cause” requirement in California’s concealed carry process.
On June 15, the New York Mets announced they are “designating Dillon Gee for assignment,” whereby he can be “claimed by another team, traded, or out-righted to Triple-A Las Vegas within the next 10 days.”
