Democrat Gun Control - Page 14

Gun-controlled Washington, DC, is witnessing a surge in murders that is putting it on pace to record the deadliest year in two decades.

Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety has launched a six-figure marketing campaign designed to pressure Tennessee state Republican legislators into supporting a red flag law during Gov. Bill Lee’s (R) special legislative session.

A report says Illinois Democrats are set to ban AR-15 marketing that “appeals to children,” or which they believe could entice others to use the firearms illegally. 

House Democrats introduced legislation Friday that would place a 1,000 percent excise tax on AR-15s and other firearms that they refer to as “assault weapons.” 

The Washington, DC, police chief called Wednesday’s active shooter call “bogus,” but Brady Campaign president Kris Brown is using it to push gun control anyway. 

Gun Owners of America (GOA) sounded the alarm Tuesday with a warning the Biden Administration is planning executive action to put universal background checks in place.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is urging the Biden Administration to “issue” new gun controls under the auspices of the gun control package passed by Congress and signed by Biden in 2022. 

Nearly 50 people were shot, five of them fatally, Friday into Sunday night in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

A FOX News report claims that the Biden Administration is withholding funding for schools that have archery and/or hunting programs.

A naked woman allegedly exited her vehicle on San Francisco’s Bay Bridge shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday and fired a handgun at oncoming traffic.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) claimed Sunday that there have been more than 400 “mass shootings” in the United States thus far in 2023. 

Three people were wounded Monday night when a suspect opened fire around 11:50 in gun-free Times Square. 

Fact Check: Vice President Kamala Harris claimed on Sunday that gun violence is the leading cause of death for children.

Four people were wounded and one person was killed during a drive-by shooting just after 2 a.m. Sunday in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

Indianapolis mayoral candidate Jefferson Shreve (R) wants to put in place a city-wide ban on constitutional carry should he be elected mayor. 

Democrats on the Indianapolis City-County Council voted Monday night to ban constitutional carry and concealed carry with a permit within city limits.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb (D) blamed the Sunday morning shooting that wounded nine people on constitutional carry and Ohio Republicans and called for the state legislature to give him the ability to enact more gun control. 

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones (D) is in damage control mode after an open records request revealed private text messages in which Jones noted the ineffectiveness of gun control in cities such as Chicago.

One person is dead and three others wounded after a man on a scooter went on a shooting spree which began Saturday morning in gun-controlled New York City.

Eighteen people were shot, three of them fatally, Friday into Sunday morning in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. 

Recently censured Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) claimed Wednesday that there were 16 mass shootings over the past weekend alone.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is pursuing more gun control after shootings rocked Democrat-run cities over the Fourth of July weekend. 

President Biden responded to Fourth of July weekend gun violence in numerous Democrat-run cities by pushing an “assault weapons” ban, “high capacity” magazine ban, universal background checks, and more. 

Forbes pointed to misleading data and claimed on Monday there had been over 330 “mass shootings” in the U.S. so far in 2023. 

Acting Baltimore Police Commissioner Rich Worley indicates there were multiple shooters involved in the block party attack in which 30 people were shot, two of them fatally. 

A federal judge in the United States District Court Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division vacated the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF’s) ‘partially complete’ percent pistol frame rule on Friday.

Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a NewsNation town hall on Wednesday night he would sign an “assault weapons” ban if it reached his desk.

President Joe Biden targeted makers of AR-15s and other firearms Democrats label “assault weapons,” calling on Sunday for the ability to file lawsuits against such manufacturers.

At least 30 people were shot, five of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

Twelve people were shot, four of them fatally, Friday into Sunday morning in Democrat-run Philadelphia. 

A 24-year-old Chicago man on electronic monitoring for charges tied to a stolen car and aggravated fleeing has been charged in the shooting death of 24-year-old Marcus Robinson. 

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) claimed Republicans are trying to legalize firearms that have been banned for 100 years. 

CNN fact-checked two weeks of President Joe Biden’s statements on guns and found at least six false claims on June 21, 2023.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre falsely said the 1994-2004 federal “assault weapons” ban lowered gun violence.

Two people were killed and three others wounded in a Father’s Day drive-by shooting in gun-controlled Chicago.

A 22-year-old woman who was eight months pregnant gave birth to her child Thursday after being shot and fatally wounded while sitting in a car in gun-controlled Washington, DC.