gun control

Victims of last summer’s Danforth handgun attack in Ontario, Canada, are calling for an “assault weapon” ban.

City legislators Jeffrey Stella (D-9) and Rodney Pratt (D-9) in Stamford, Connecticut, are pushing an ordinance to empower police to confiscate homemade firearms from city residents.

Former military leaders in a coalition with Gabby Giffords are urging Congress to pass the same gun controls that failed in Illinois and California within past few months.

Six New Mexico counties are reacting to the state-level push for a red flag law and universal background checks by making clear they will not enforce the new gun controls.

Over 92 percent of NRA members oppose criminalizing private gun sales via universal background checks.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) pushed universal background checks even after they failed to prevent the Henry Pratt Company shooting in Illinois.

During the hearings for universal background checks, House Democrats rejected a proposal to alert Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if an illegal alien is discovered via a background check for a firearm.

Police say the man who opened fire in the gun-free Henry Pratt Company facility in Aurora, Illinois, had his Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card revoked and possessed his gun illegally.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) signed universal background checks into law on Friday.

The February 15, 2019, shooting at Henry Pratt Company (HPC) occurred even though HPC is a gun-free zone. 

A red flag law and universal background checks failed to stop the Aurora, Illinois, shooting that killed five people Friday.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) warned Republicans on Thursday that they should worry about the “threshold that they are crossing” by supporting President Donald Trump’s expected declaration of a national emergency at the border because it could open the door to future Democrats in the White House declaring a national emergency on issues like gun control.

House Democrats formulated refused to allow Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) to testify in defense of the Second Amendment.

Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) notes the House Democrats’ push for universal background checks is really an effort to create a gun registry.

On Tuesday the Los Angeles City Council voted to require companies to disclose NRA ties in order to be eligible for city contracts.

House Democrats want a vote on gun control that would not have stopped the Parkland high school shooting, the 2017 Las Vegas attack, or the 2016 Orlando Pulse shooting.

Gun control advocate David Hogg is urging fellow gun control proponents to fight efforts to arm Florida teachers for self-defense.

A report from Reuters reveals that a “top priority” for Moms Demand Action is being sure teachers remained unarmed in Florida classrooms.

Gabby Giffords’ pro-gun control husband, Mark Kelly, announced he will seek to run against Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) in 2020.

The NRA-ILA reports there will be a secret gun control push this Tuesday in Nevada in a special joint judiciary hearing.

Twenty-nine of New Mexico’s 33 Sheriffs signed a letter against a red flag law, universal background checks, and other gun controls being pushed by the state’s Democrat lawmakers. 

Gun crime has hit a ten-year high in the English counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, and West Yorkshire, despite strict gun control laws.

A bill being pushed by State Rep. Daniel Didech (D-Buffalo Grove) would require gun license applicants to submit to a background check of their social media posts.

A rape survivor told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that gun control laws led to her being raped on her college campus.

Shooting survivor and U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) says the Democrats refused his request to testify against the gun control currently being pushed in the House.

During a Wednesday hearing on the Democrats’ universal background check bill Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) pointed out that bill targets law-abiding citizens.

Connecticut State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest (D-13th) doubled down on her ammunition tax proposal by claiming the 50 percent tax is worth it if it can “prevent just one death.”

Democrats are inviting gun violence victims and/or their families to attend the State of the Union address as part of the continuing push for more gun control. 

Connecticut State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest (D-13th) is pushing a 50 percent tax on ammunition purchases in her state.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says officers do not need prayers from elected officials, rather they need the passage of more gun control.