The “assault weapons” ban legislation that passed the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday not only prohibits AR-15s and AK-47s, but numerous semiautomatic pistols and shotguns as well.
Figures from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicate there are more AR/AK-style firearms in private possession “than Ford F-Series trucks on the road.”
During Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) claimed that a stabilizing brace turns an AR-pistol into an “automatic weapon.”
House Judiciary Committee Democrats aligned and voted unanimously to pass an “assault weapons” ban on Wednesday while committee Republicans all voted against the measure.
CLAIM: Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), during Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, claimed more people are killed annually with knives than are killed with rifles.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said it is “time to name and shame” AR-15 makers during opening comments Wednesday for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on “assault weapons.”
The House Judiciary Committee is moving forward next week with reviewing legislation sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) that would ban so-called “assault weapons.”
The House Judiciary Committee will be moving on an “assault weapons” ban bill that targets at least 45 specific AR-15 rifles and approximately 30 specific AK-47s.
The Associated Press announced an update to its stylebook Wednesday, advising journalists to quit using phrases like “assault rifle” or “assault weapon.”
Approximately 200 people rallied in Washington, DC, Wednesday to demand more gun laws in response to Highland Park, Illinois, and Uvalde, Texas, attacks.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Highland Park Tuesday and called for limiting “who has access” to “assault weapons.”
The Supreme Court of the United States vacated and remanded a number of cases centered on an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, and carry restrictions.
Repealing the Second Amendment is the “only effective way to deal” with gun violence, according to CNN senior political contributor Bill Press.
The desperate desire to “do something” blinds gun-control advocates to the fact that their so-called solutions won’t do anything to prevent the next mass shooting. And, unfortunately, too many Republicans accept the flawed premises of the gun-control movement.
The gun-grabbers in the Democrat party and corporate media keep making the same stupid argument: “No one needs an AR-15.” Have you met Kyle Rittenhouse?
Have you met Kyle Rittenhouse?
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) is pushing a 1,000 percent tax on AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles that Democrats label as “assault weapons.”
Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is demanding that “assault weapons loaded with high capacity magazines” be banned.
New York Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs announced Friday afternoon that he would finish out the rest of his term and not run for reelection in what was considered to be a safe district after he came out in favor of the Democrat’s “assault weapons” ban.
The president spoke about his proposals during a prime-time address from the White House, surrounded by candles representing the victims of mass shootings.
President Joe Biden claimed Thursday that mass shootings tripled after the assault weapons ban expired in 2004, but that is an exaggeration.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) joined with state assembly leaders to announce ten new gun control bills, including a new minimum age and licensing requirement for the purchase of a “semiautomatic rifle.”
President Joe Biden enjoys round-the-clock, wall-to-wall protection by good guys armed with the very guns he wants to bar Americans from owning.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “MSNBC Prime,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that “we saw the seismic increase of carnage across America using automatic weapons” after the Assault Weapons Ban Act expired in 2004 and she thinks that there is
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris added her voice Saturday to calls for bans on “assault weapons” following two deadly mass shootings that have rocked the country.
On Saturday, the Hill published a column on the Democrats’ precarious position of desiring to secure more gun control but knowing that pursuit of new gun laws has cost them elections in the past.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) pushed for restoring the ban on assault weapons and banning high-capacity magazines by claiming that if the school shooter in Uvalde, TX “didn’t have two AR-15s, but had a
A CBS reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the daily briefing if Biden would support raising the age required to legally purchase a gun.
Early Thursday morning Elon Musk tweeted his belief that people should have to get a “special permit” in order to own “assault rifles.”
President Joe Biden suggested Thursday that Americans were purchasing guns like AR-15s for the sake of killing people.
On Wednesday President Biden claimed an “assault weapon” ban has “no negative impact on the Second Amendment.”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” host and NBC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell argued that “there’s nothing in the Constitution at all about assault weapons.” And that law enforcement in the
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” Homeland Security Advisory Council Co-Chair and former Police Commissioner of Boston, Los Angeles, and New York Bill Bratton argued that “Guns are here to stay.” And “An assault weapons ban isn’t going to help us.”
President Joe Biden addressed the shooting at Uvalde, Texas, Robb Elementary School, talking again about deer in Kevlar vests and suggesting an “assault weapons” ban.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is pushing for a minimum age of 21 for the purchase of “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines.
President Joe Biden spoke in Buffalo Tuesday and pushed for an “assault weapons” ban in the wake of Saturday’s shooting that killed ten people.
Miliary-grade weaponry in Ukraine is allegedly being sold on to international buyers on the encrypted messaging app Telegram, including some hardware made in the United States.
During Tuesday’s State of the Union Address (SOTU), President Joe Biden called for a ban on “assault weapons” with “high-capacity magazines that hold up to 100 rounds.”
Mothers Against Murderers Association (MAMA) took part in a rally for gun control in Florida on Sunday, calling for gun bans and the passage of new gun laws.
FDNY firefighter, Aaron B. Martin, was arrested earlier this month after purchasing gun parts and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds at a Philadelphia gun show.
A report from The Hill indicates that Democrats are not showing interest in pursuing President Biden’s gun control wishes during the 2022 election year.
