Some state lawmakers want to protect Texans’ right to bear arms by making sure firearms can’t be taken from people deemed harmful to themselves or society. That’s the premise behind Senate Bill 1362.
I keep coming up against the argument that all Americans need to be armed because all other Americans are armed. Add the fact a large percentage of Americans have more reason to fear then trust the police and it seems there is no reason to believe there is anyway out from American gun culture. #guns #gunculture #guncontrol
https://www.europesays.com/2062056/ The pontiff on abortion, climate change, homosexuality, and capital punishment #abortion #CapitalPunishment #Climate #ClimateChange #euthanasia. #gender #GlobalWarming #GunControl #LGBTQIA+ #Politics #PopeLeoXIV #transgender #USNews #WorldNews
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1967, the #BlackPantherParty staged a protest against California's #MulfordAct, which was designed to end their ability to patrol neighbourhoods and prevent both crime and #PoliceBrutality. The modern era of #GunControl began by defending systemic #racism.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, #Firearms & Explosives [#ATF] would take a big hit under #Trump’s #budget, losing $468M. Declaring the agency had “criminalized law-abiding gun ownership through regulatory fiat,” the White House said it would end “excessive restrictions on homemade firearms,” presumably a reference to #GhostGuns [restrictions to which #SCOTUS upheld].
In our magazine: Americans own nearly 400 million #guns. Five of them were recently lying on my parents’ living room floor in Dallas.
https://www.texasobserver.org/son-of-a-gun-legacy-unwanted-firearms/
#florida #guncontrol #shooting #maga #trump
Holy shit !! The FSU shooter was a maga !! Here is a picture of him wearing an maga hat and the article explaining.
The authorities said the gunman used a handgun that was the former service weapon of his mother, a #LeonCounty sheriff’s deputy, who was allowed to keep the #gun for personal use. It’s not unusual for deputies to be allowed to purchase their former service weapons, officials said.
Sheriff Walter McNeil of #LeonCounty identified the gunman as #PhoenixIkner, 20, & said he is the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy.
“Unfortunately, he had access to one of her weapons,” the sheriff said.
Chief Revell said the gunman “invoked his right not to speak to us.”
“He did not comply with commands & was shot,” Chief Revell said.
Chief Lawrence E. Revell of the #Tallahassee, #Florida Police Dept said the #police identified the gunman, & he is at the hospital.
The shooter is a current student at #FloridaStateUniversity.
Sheriff McNeil said the gunman was a member of the #LeonCounty #Sheriff’s Office Youth Advisory Council.
Officials held a news conference following the #SchoolShooting at #FloridaStateUniversity.
6 injured
2 dead
1 injured suspect
There is no reason to believe ghe suspect did not act alone which is why officials have said the threat was “neutralized.”
The police identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man & the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy.
“We can’t afford not to do all we can to change the continuing impact of gun violence,” said bill sponsor state Sen. Tom Sullivan, whose son, Alex, was killed in the 2012 Aurora theater shooting.
Gov. Polis signs sweeping semiautomatic gun restrictions into law
“We can’t afford not to do all we can to change the continuing impact of gun violence,” said bill sponsor state Sen. Tom Sullivan, whose son, Alex, was killed in the 2012 Aurora theater shooting.
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/gov-polis-signs-sweeping-semiautomatic-gun-restrictions-into-law/
« Pam Bondi also ordered Mr. Patel to review two other major policies enacted under the Biden administration, with an eye toward scrapping both.
One is a ban on so-called pistol braces used to convert handguns into rifle-like weapons, and the second is a rule requiring background checks on private gun sales. »
#SCOTUS has turned away a challenge to #NewYork's recently enacted #gun restrictions.
The court's decision not to intervene means most provisions of the #law — including a ban on carrying concealed #firearms in "sensitive places" — remain in effect.
#GunControl
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-new-york-gun-law-rcna199373
"Even as an advertiser (especially as an advertiser), I am convinced that outlawing #advertising is the best thing we can do for our world now. More than #guncontrol. More than tackling #climatechange. More than lowering the price of eggs."
