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SD: Lawmakers React to Orlando Mass Shooting
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The attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando early on Sunday is reigniting the congressional debate over terrorism and the country’s gun laws. Now, South Dakota lawmakers are responding to one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. History. “We learn from these types of incidents,” said Sen. Mike Rounds. (R-SD) "We wish there wasn’t a loss of life, but we learn from them.” Sen. Rounds said impeding on second amendment rights is not the answer. Instead, we should be targeting ISIS. |
Self-Defense Expert: 'There's No Such Thing as Safe Places'
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In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting, a self-defense expert stressed that people need to adopt a more proactive approach to their own safety when they are out in public. “I teach you how to spot trouble before trouble spots you,” Jeff McKissack notes on the website for his business, Defense by Design. |
High Court to Consider Whether to Hear Assault Weapons Challenge
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Fresh off the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, the Supreme Court will consider whether to hear a challenge to the assault weapons ban passed in Connecticut after the Newtown elementary school massacre of 2012. A petition from gun rights groups is on the high court's list for consideration at Thursday's private conference, but the justices are unlikely to take the case. Just last December — five days after a terrorist attack killed 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif. — they refused to hear a challenge to a Chicago suburb's ban on such semi-automatic weapons. |
The Most Political Gun in America
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When suspected gunman Omar Mateen shot more than 100 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning, killing 49, he was armed with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle. (Update: Law enforcement sources in Orlando now say the weapon was a Sig Sauer MCX, a semi-automatic rifle mechanically different from the AR-15, but with similar design features.) He purchased the gun last week, legally, despite his history of domestic violence and despite the suspicions of the FBI that he might have been recently radicalized. As much of the coverage has noted, this is the same type of weapon used in the 2012 massacres in Aurora and Newtown, as well as last year’s attacks at Umpqua Community College and on county employees in San Bernardino. |
Some Dems Walk Out Of Congress To Protest Inaction On Gun Legislation
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President Obama seemed to be addressing Congress when he said Tuesday afternoon that there are common sense steps "consistent with the Second Amendment" that could reduce gun violence. He then pointed to a specific proposal introduced and denied in Congress last year. The president's comments come on the heels of a remarkable moment in Congress. Several Democratic lawmakers walked out of the House chamber before representatives observed a moment of silence in honor of the Orlando victims. |
AK: Murkowski, Sullivan Disagree With Trump, Clinton's Post-Orlando Comments
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Members of Alaska’s congressional delegation have repudiated statements by both presumptive presidential nominees in the wake of the Sunday nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida. Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan rejected remarks made by their party’s presumptive nominee for president, Donald Trump, who on Monday renewed his call for a ban on Muslim immigrants to the United States. Murkowski and Sullivan have each said they would support Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton in November.
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Top Doctors Group Declares Gun Deaths a 'Public Health Crises'
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Days after the nation’s deadliest mass shooting, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted for the first time Tuesday to declare gun violence a “public health crisis" and to "actively lobby" to allow federal research on guns. The near-unanimous vote, though mostly symbolic, is a significant step that will push the powerful doctors group into a fierce political battle with Second Amendment supporters who have long argued that gun-related violence is no different from other violent acts.
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Gun Range Owner Jan Morgan: More Guns Will Eliminate Mass Murder
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In the wake of the Orlando mass shooting and surging gun sales, gun rights are again at the forefront of the political discussion. The Gun Cave indoor firing range owner Jan Morgan weighed in on the rise in gun sales. “Well of course they’re on the rise, they’re going to continue to be on the rise until we do something about ISIS in this country,” Morgan told the FOX Business Network’s Sandra Smith.
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TN: Guns Allowed at Riverbend for Permit Holders
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Every year about 600,000 people come through the gates at Riverbend. This year, those with permits to carry handguns - are also welcome. That's thanks to a newly passed a state law, making it legal for permit holders to carry in public parks. It's something that some gun owners say - might make them change their mind about Riverbend.
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Giffords, Kelly Say ‘Common Sense’ Gun Laws Needed To Protect Vets
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Former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, told a Washington audience Friday that “common sense” steps on guns need to be taken to “help address the epidemic of gun suicide” by veterans. The two were on hand for the launch of the Veterans Coalition for Common Sense, which said it will work to close loopholes in gun-control laws, strengthen current laws and focus on issues of mental health and suicide prevention for veterans.
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IL: Cook County Official Condemns Poll Tax Analogy for Ammunition Tax
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A spokesman for the Cook County president’s office defended its ammunition tax increase in response to a report from Illinois Business Daily, taking particular issue with one gun rights group executive’s choice to compare the increase to a “modern-day poll tax.” “Most appalling, you compare the bullet tax to a poll tax,” Frank Shuftan, press secretary for the Cook County president said in an email to the Illinois Business Daily. “Poll taxes were historically designed to disenfranchise African-Americans from being able to vote, a stain on our history rooted in institutional racism and exclusion.”
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TX: Mass Shooting Spawns Gun Rush at Stores
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Sunday morning's shooting in Orlando has led to another flare up of the debate over guns. While gun control activists are hoping to make changes to the laws, gun stores say they're seeing an increase in those wanting to buy guns and register for permit to carry classes. |
VA: Gun and Coffee Shop Stirs Passions in Loudoun County
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Bullets & Beans, a proposed gun and coffee shop in Hamilton, is having trouble securing the necessary permits to open its doors – but that's only for the coffee side of the operation. When it comes to the firearms aspect, Bullets & Beans is ready to roll. The proposed business at 62 E. Colonial Hwy. – one block from Hamilton Elementary School -- plans to offer self defense, family defense and firearm safety courses. Bullets-n-Beans.com also appears to be planning to sell guns online. |
AL: Decatur Woman Fatally Shot Husband In Self-Defense
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Decatur police say a woman fatally shot her estranged husband early Tuesday inside their home. WBRC-TV reports that police responded to a Stratford Road home at 4:31 a.m. and found Vanessa Leffers in the driveway. According to police, Leffers said she shot her estranged husband, 30-year-old Mark Leffers, in self-defense. Officers found Mark Leffers in a bedroom dead from a single gunshot wound. Police also confirmed three children were inside the home at the time of the shooting. |
LGBT Groups Slam Donald Trump After Orlando Shooting
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Donald Trump presented himself Monday as a defender of the LGBT community, suggesting that his opponent, Hillary Cinton "could never be a friend of the gay community" "Ask yourself who really is a better friend of women or the LGBT community? Donald Trump with actions? Or Hillary Clinton with her words?" Trump said. LGBT advocacy groups, however, don't think of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee as the "better friend." |
TN: Illegal Stolen Guns An Alarming Problem in Memphis
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The number of guns taken off local streets in 2016 could reach last year’s total of nearly 4,200, according to Memphis police. Illegal weapons contributed to some of this year’s 101 murders and put the lives of officers in danger seemingly every day. Many of those weapons are stolen from cars, and MPD Director Mike Rallings said it is the result of a state law that allows gun owners to keep weapons in a vehicle. “I want to sit down and have a conversation with them, with our other law enforcement partners, and talk about that,” Rallings told FOX13. “So yes, I want a change because I am not in support of guns in cars.”
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CA: State Lawmakers Debate Proposed Gun Control Bills
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The State Senate Committee on Public Safety reviewed five bills on guns Tuesday, with one proposed law focusing on limiting the purchase of long guns to one firearm per month per person. Authors of AB 1674 said they researched mass shootings that happened over the last 30 years and think that their bill would reduce illegal gun trafficking.
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Gay People Respond to Gun Controllers
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In the wake of the Orlando terrorist attack, the worst strike on U.S. soil since 9/11, gay activists are speaking out about why gun control prevents LGBTQ people from protecting themselves. The Pink Pistols, a gay-friendly shooting club with dozens of chapters nationwide, released a statement on Sunday condemning the knee-jerk gun control efforts many public figures pushed for in the aftermath of the attack at a gay nightclub.
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SD: Lawmakers React to Orlando Mass Shooting
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The attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando early on Sunday is reigniting the congressional debate over terrorism and the country’s gun laws. Now, South Dakota lawmakers are responding to one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. History. “We learn from these types of incidents,” said Sen. Mike Rounds. (R-SD) "We wish there wasn’t a loss of life, but we learn from them.” Sen. Rounds said impeding on second amendment rights is not the answer. Instead, we should be targeting ISIS. |
MA: Gun Sales in State Spike After Orlando Shooting
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Gun owners in Massachusetts and across the country are concerned about restrictions on the sale of firearms after the Orlando shooting, especially assault rifles. Bob Sheehan, the owner of Norwood Armory, said that since the Orlando shooting, he's seen his sales more than double with customers looking for guns. Some customers are even trying to get their hands on AR-15s, the same gun used in the shootings in Orlando and Sandy Hook. |
Supreme Court To Act On Gun Ownership Cases
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Days after the worst mass shooting in the United States, the Supreme Court is poised to act on two cases highlighting the raging debate over what types of guns and ammunition may be banned and who should have the right to possess firearms. Justices will meet behind closed doors this week to determine whether or not to take up a constitutional challenge to a Connecticut ban of certain semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity magazines. |
Senate Leader McConnell Says 'Nobody Wants Terrorists To Have Firearms'
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that "nobody wants terrorists to have firearms" and that he was open to suggestions from experts on legislation that could address the problem, following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. McConnell, a Republican, made his remarks amid blistering attacks by Democrats on the lack of action in Congress on legislation to prevent suspects on "watch lists" from purchasing guns or explosives. While there was no firm evidence of Republicans and Democrats in either the Senate or House of Representatives moving toward a compromise, there were hints they at least might be willing to talk. "Maybe we can find some middle ground. I hope so,” said Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat. |
VA: 7-Year-Old Faces Expulsion for Bringing Toy Guns to School
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday A Portsmouth second grader is facing expulsion after bringing two toy guns to class. 7-year-old Josiah Green was suspended for ten days in May after he was caught with a water gun and a Nerf gun. Both don’t look anything like a real gun. Once his suspension was up, the school told his mother he is now facing expulsion. “It is frustrating right now,” said Josiah’s mom Audreyann Davis. “I was emotional and shocked. I understand that he’s suspended, but now you’re throwing that he could be expelled on the table.” |
FL: GOP Candidates Stick To Their Guns
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At a debate Monday night in Chipley, deep in the Florida Panhandle, the Republican candidates for an open congressional seat said this weekend’s massacre at an Orlando nightclub hadn’t changed their minds about gun control. All four described themselves as conservative, pro-life Christians — and they agreed on most issues, including the worst mass shooting in American history. “That was caused by the acts of an evil person — and radical Islamic terrorists,” said Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas, one of four GOP candidates seeking to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., in Congressional District 2. |
Spar Over Gun Control in Wake of Orlando Shooting
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In the wake of the Orlando mass killing, Bill O’Reilly still doesn’t think guns are the issue — he thinks terrorism is. “I don’t think the problem is defined nearly at the jihadist level by the American gun experience,” O’Reilly said. “The solution is not some kind of federal gun control.”
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OH: Gun Sales Set to Spike in Wake of Orlando Shootings
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Gun sales are poised to spike as talk of assault rifle bans and restrictions have reemerged in the wake of the mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub over the weekend. But because the Orlando shooting was just the latest in a string of mass shootings in recent years involving semi-automatic, AR-15 style assault rifles, demand for the guns this week has been muted when compared to the aftermath of previous shootings, according to at least on local gun shop owner.
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Conyers, Others Call for Gun Control Hearings in Congress
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U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Detroit led Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in urging the chairman to hold hearings on gun violence in the wake of the attack at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday that killed 49 people. In a letter to U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., Conyers and the others said the Republican-led Judiciary Committee — which Conyers previously chaired— has not even held hearings on gun restrictions in recent years despite mass shootings in Aurora, Colo.; Newtown, Conn.; Charleston, S.C., and San Bernardino, Calif.
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OR: Man pleads Guilty in “Straw Man” Gun Buying Operation
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The man who’s been convicted of manslaughter after mishandling his gun and causing the death of a young girl in June of 2013 pleaded guilty to more weapon-related charges. According to U.S. attorney’s, Jon Meyer agreed to a plea deal in court on Monday. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to falsify a firearms application and to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
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Following Moment Of Silence, Democrats Shout Down Speaker Ryan
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We're a little late to this story, but we think it's worth noting. Last night, after Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan called for a moment of silence on the House floor for victims of the Orlando massacre, he tried to get back to regular order. House Democrats were having none of it. Watch:
What you're hearing is Democrats shouting, "Where's the bill?" and "No leadership." Democrats were angry that Ryan had not let the body consider bills intended to curb gun violence.
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A Century and a Half of Winchester Ammo
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In this, their 150th year in business, the history of Winchester firearms is well known. After all, “The gun that won the west” was a Winchester, the Model 1873. The Winchester Model 70 is known as the “Rifleman’s Rifle” and the Model 1894 is perhaps the most successful sporting rifle in history. The company also shook up the scattergun market with classic shotguns like the Model 1897, Model 21 and Model 12. The raw truth, however, is that none of these guns could have made their mark in history without ammo to shoot out of them. It’s kind of the red-headed stepchild in terms of glory and glamor, but Winchester has been in the ammo business as long as it has been in the gun business.
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HI: Corrections Officer Accused of Shooting, Killing His Mother
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A corrections officer charged with murder in the shooting death of his mother was crying next to a gun safe in the garage when officer arrived at the Waianae home, court documents said. A judge ordered that Anthony Pereira be held on $1 million bail on charges including second-degree and kidnapping. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. According to court records, his case is referred to the public defender's office. However, an attorney had not yet been assigned to represent him as of Tuesday. On Friday afternoon, a woman ran into the Waianae police station, pounded frantically on the safety glass, saying repeatedly, "he shot her and he's coming after me," according to probable cause documents filed in court.
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