Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, slammed Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) for “appeasing terrorists” and putting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — which “poses a real and immediate threat” to the world — before Americans in uniform “that would sacrifice their lives” for the United States, the Constitution, and our freedoms.
Actor John Leguizamo shared a new conspiracy theory on Wednesday with his hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers: President Donald Trump is doing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bidding by “destroying the country.”
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.
During a January 30 appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) criticized President Trump’s immigration suspension and said he would rather see a move toward “no screening” and the passage of more gun control.
Canada’s strict gun control, including license requirements for gun ownership and complete bans on certain categories of firearms, proved impotent as a terrorist opened fire inside a Quebec mosque Sunday night.
On January 24 Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) tweeted that Chicago’s gun violence is the result of “lax gun laws” at the federal level.
Democrats in the House and Senate are making clear their plans to “pivot” under Donald Trump, turning from their efforts to push gun control in order to focus on opposing pro-gun legislation instead.
In an interview published September 28, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said there is nothing wrong with politicizing mass shootings and even indicated such politicization should begin “within an hour” of such a heinous incident.
During a September 8 speech to the National Press Club, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) suggested right-wingers claim gun rights are “God-given” out of fear.
Senator Murphy blasted Trump’s stance against gun-free zones. He told the audience at the DNC that Trump is “doing the bidding of the gun lobby.” And he said Trump’s plan to allow teachers to carry guns is “sinister.”
White House press secretary Josh Earnest intimated Tuesday that Republicans are cowards for opposing Monday’s gun control proposals.
Although the Senate rejected gun control on Monday night, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) believes the Orlando terror attack may have opened the door to money for “gun research” at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
During the June 19 airing of ABC’s This Week, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) dodged questions regarding the impotency of his gun control proposal by suggesting it is not fair to judge gun control based on whether it works.
On June 15, Senate Democrats launched a filibuster for background checks on private gun sales less than a month after Omar Mateen passed a background check to buy his guns at a retail store.
During a June 13 interview on CNN, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) struggled to explain how more gun laws could stop terrorists.
After years of bipartisan calls to reform the nation’s mental health system, the Democrats stand opposed to a Republican bill because it puts safeguards in place for gun rights.
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) are asking the Connecticut Food Association (CFA) to ban the open carry of handguns in its “300 retail food stores and pharmacies” in Connecticut.
Breitbart contributor AWR Hawkins, the nation’s leading journalist on gun rights, told a standing-room-only audience at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention “Democrats use emotion, denial, and shame to get you to move against the second amendment [the right to keep and bear arms].”
On December 31 Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) claimed there were 372 mass shootings–or more than one mass shooting a day–during calendar year 2015. On the other hand, Mother Jones editor Mark Follman reported four mass shootings for the whole year and USA Today reported approximately 22.
On Monday, 24 Senate Democrats urged President Obama to circumvent Congress by using executive action to expand background checks to cover private gun sales.
Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are urging President Obama to use executive power to unilaterally change the way background checks for gun purchases are handled.
Federal law allows gun dealers to sell a gun once a background check is passed or after a three-day extended check fails to turn up the information necessary to resolve a “delay” from the system. It was in the latter scenario that alleged Charleston shooter Dylann Roof was able to purchase his gun.
On June 29, The Washington Post (WaPo) called out gun control Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) for his “misleading” and exaggerated claims regarding school shootings since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.
On February 4, Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-CT-5th Dist.) introduced a bill to ban “high capacity” ammunition magazines, and it was supported by 100 Democrat cosponsors.
