Democrat Gun Control - Page 8

During confirmation hearings on Wednesday, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) tried to corner Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi and get her to support red flag laws and universal background checks.

Evers created the office in response to the December 16, 2024, shooting at Madison’s Abundant Life Christian School, which left two innocents dead.

On Monday Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) doubled down on his push to abolish the ATF, claiming the agency uses tax money to violate Americans’ rights. 

Fourteen people were shot, including at least two fatalities, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. 

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) will introduce legislation Monday to repeal the National Firearms Act (1934).  

Biden ATF director Steven Dettelbach giggled Friday as he was presented with an 80-percent lower for an AR-15 as a parting gift following his resignation. Ironically, Dettelbach and the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) classified 80 percent frames

A Colorado law that went into effect January 1, 2025, requires guns in vehicles to be kept in locked containers. 

A California law that went into effect January 1, 2025, requires licensed gun dealers to warn customers about the alleged dangers of gun ownership.

Numbers released by the Chicago City Government show nearly 2,800 shooting victims in the city from January 1, 2024, to December 30, 2024.

A $20,000 reward is being offered for information to the arrest of the individual(s) who killed three and wounded six by opening fire during a Chicago party.

Wisconsin Senate member-elect Dora Drake (D) is pushing for a red flag law in the wake of the December 16, 2024, Madison Christian school shooting. 

Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) took a parting shot at Republicans Sunday, describing them as having a laissez faire approach to gun rights that is “too extreme.”

At least three people were shot and killed in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago over the weekend, pushing the total number of murders in the city beyond 550 for 2024.

High School students marched to the state Capitol to demand an “assault weapons” ban after the Abundant Life Christian School handgun attack.

Vice President Kamala Harris called for an “assault weapons” ban Monday night, hours after a 15-year-old killed two people with a handgun.

President Joe Biden called for an “assault weapons” ban Monday, just hours after an alleged handgun attack in Madison, Wisconsin, at Abundant Life Christian School (ALCS).

Rep. Mark Pocan called for his colleagues to “stand up to gun manufacturers” following reports of a shooting at a school in Madison, Wisconsin.

Gun control activist David Hogg is running for the position of vice chair of the Democrat National Committee.

The Biden Department of Justice introduced two new gun control “rules” in December, framing the rules as an outworking of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which Biden signed in 2022.

At least 16 people were shot, four of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. 

President Joe Biden urged Congress to “do something” on gun control Saturday, the 12th anniversary of the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary.

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) is calling for “action now” against the type of firearms Democrats refer to as “ghost guns.”

New Jersey attorney general Matt Platkin (D) was ridiculed on social media after bragging about filing a lawsuit against Glock handguns. 

Florida Republicans are pushing to repeal the state’s red flag law and the law which raised the minimum purchase age for a rifle to 21.

The gun police found on Luigi Mangione when he was taken into custody Monday is a match with the shell casings found at the scene of Brian Thompson’s murder, New York’s police commissioner said Wednesday.

Reports indicate UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione had back surgery last year and suffered “debilitating pain.” 

A person taken in for questioning by police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, is under arrest on gun charges, according to Forbes.

A man in a McDonald’s is being questioned after someone thought he resembled the man NYPD has been seeking since Brian Thompson’s murder.

Over the weekend the NYPD released more photos of the man sought in connection with UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s death. 

The British band Sports Team was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday in Vallejo, California, just minutes after they had begun their U.S. tour. 

Rep. Andrew Clyde introduced legislation Thursday designed to block Joe Biden from using Medicaid funds for “gun violence prevention” projects.

The suspect in Wednesday’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson allegedly left a message on shell casings which consisted of the words “Defend,” “Deny,” “Depose.”

The NYPD released photos drawn from surveillance footage showing the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

At least 13 people were shot, two of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 6-0 against Philadelphia’s attempt to secure exemptions in the state’s preemption law sufficient to allow the city to enact its own gun controls.

A Third Circuit three-judge panel rejected a motion that one of the 2nd Amendment Foundation’s concealed carry cases be remanded.