On Monday morning the White House signaled that President Trump supports the law Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) are pushing for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
It the wake of the attack on unarmed innocents at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, it is important to remember that President Trump campaigned on allowing teachers to be armed for self-defense.
During a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) commented on the school shooting in Parkland, FL by stating that Congress’ “inaction” is “responsible for a level of mass atrocity that happens in this country with
Colorado has universal background checks, a “high capacity” magazine ban, and 10 officers shot in five weeks, three fatally.
Sen. Diane Feinstein’s (D-CA) bump stock ban will get a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 6.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered the FBI and ATF to review the National Instant Criminal Background System
Senate Democrats and their surrogates in various groups are currently pushing 21 new gun controls for law-abiding citizens.
Sens. John Cornyn, Chris Murphy, and Dianne Feinstein announced a new gun control bill which centers on background checks for gun purchases.
On Wednesday, NBC News reported that Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) were nearing a “bipartisan deal on gun control.”
On November 13 Sen. John Cornyn announced he was ready to work with “[his] colleague from Connecticut” in pursuit of new gun legislation.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) took to Twitter on Wednesday to hint that his Republican colleagues are ready to cave on gun control.
Tuesday during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s hearing to look into the president’s authority to order the use of nuclear weapons, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said they were “concerned” President Donald Trump was “so unstable” that he might order a nuclear
The Texas church shooter, Devin Kelley, acquired his gun via a background check at a retail sporting goods store in San Antonio.
Senate Democrats called for the passage of gun control laws within hours of the November 5 church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Prof. John A. Tures says homicide rates are not markedly different for states with gun control for private sales vs states without.
Chris Murphy will be introducing gun control in reaction to the Las Vegas attack but admits it wouldn’t have stopped the attack in Vegas.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is “urging” his Democrat colleagues to avoid gun control as debate over the budget begins.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) says the federal “assault weapons” ban that lapsed in 2004 would have prevented the Las Vegas attack, had that ban still been in force today.
Various Democrats–and/or Democrat surrogates–have voiced support for nine different gun controls since Sunday.
On Sunday’s ‘Face the Nation’ Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) contended that concealed carry is not constitutionally protected.
Sen. Chris Murphy stressed that requiring a background check for every gun sale is the “North Star” for Democrats regarding gun control.
Democrats soften on gun control, and House Speaker Paul Ryan has seized the moment by dropping pro-gun legislation.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said he is for a ban on semi-automatic rifles. Co-host Willie Geist asked, “How could this have been prevented? Is there a law? Congressman Himes ultimately said yes, he’d be
After the heinous attack in Las Vegas, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Congress must “get off its ass” and restrict the Second Amendment.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that members of both parties fear that President Trump is compromised when it comes to Russia. Murphy said that he takes the White House at its word that
President Trump is taking a more populist approach to health care in the wake of congressional Republicans’ inability to repeal-and-replace Obamacare — putting both insurance companies and Congress on notice for being exempt from the unpopular law.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that all of the Republican healthcare bills would be humanitarian catastrophes for the United States. Murphy said, “There are three different versions of the bill that could possibly
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued that health insurance companies are pulling out of markets and raising rates because of the Trump administration. Murphy said, “[W]e’ve been very clear that we would love nothing more
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated the Senate’s healthcare bill is some respects more evil and dumber than the House proposal. Murphy said he had “started” to read the bill and it “looks
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued that focus on Russia has a been a “distraction” from economic contrasts between Democrats and President Trump and said that votes in his home state don’t talk about
During a discussion of the attack in Manchester on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Chris Murphy stated that “many of us are worried about some of the rhetoric of the Trump administration, because we worry that that combined
When declaring independence from King George III’s tyrannical rule, Thomas Jefferson wrote that men are born with God-given, “unalienable rights,” and the government’s duty is to protect those rights.
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) is siding with gun control proponent Gabby Giffords and other Democrat lawmakers in opposing national recognition of concealed carry for law-abiding citizens.
On May 3 gun control proponent Gabby Giffords joined Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill in pledging to fight efforts to nationalize concealed carry for law-abiding citizens.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) used a Huff Post op-ed on April 26 to suggest that gun-free zone shooting victims prove the need for Congress to pass more gun control.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated of concerns about Russian interference in the election, “Hillary Clinton shouldn’t have lost to Donald Trump, period, stop. This isn’t about trying to explain the results of this
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued, “The Affordable Care Act is working today…But every day the Republicans push their repeal plan, they undermine it.” And “health care shouldn’t be about politics. It shouldn’t be about blindly
During MSNBC’s coverage of President Trump’s speech before Congress, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued Trump “relished” saying “radical Islamic terrorism” ” just to stick it to Islam, to make sure that they knew that they were all a danger to
During a discussion with the Washington Post on Friday, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued that “if you ask people in Connecticut what Donald Trump stood for in this election, they can tell you pretty quickly. … If I asked them what Hillary Clinton
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said, “if you want to believe that Putin is literally pulling the strings of this administration, then this is exactly how it would play out.” And wondered, “is there