Congress could have restricted the gun supply after the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012, but instead they let the same thing happen again.
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Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. gun laws are getting looser, not stronger, despite more mass shootings
In recent weeks, a string of devastating shootings — at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, a church in Laguna Woods, California, and now an elementary school in little Uvalde, Texas — has renewed calls for tighter gun restrictions. Just hours after a teenage gunman killed at least 19 children and two adults at […]
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Posted inNation & World
California’s ban on semiautomatic weapons for people under 21 is ruled unconstitutional
A federal appeals court does, however, allow the requirement of a hunting license for young people as reasonable for increasing public safety through ‘sensible firearm control.’
Posted inTimes Record
Sagadahoc Sheriff’s Office to host gun safety training in wake of 2021 shootings
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office will host a free, two-night citizen handgun safety training at the West Bath Fire Station from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 2 and 3.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
What are ghost guns? Why is Biden taking action?
The Biden administration is unveiling a completed rule aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Georgia bill ending need for gun license heads to governor
The bill would allow Georgia residents to carry handguns in public without a license or background check.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: Reader rebuts columnist’s stance on gun control
In his March 3 column “Through My Lens,” Abdi Nor Iftin says, “It’s time to talk about global gun control.” I agree. Let’s talk about how bad an idea gun control is, at any level. Throughout history, evil people, gangs and governments have sought to disarm those they would subjugate, conquer and slaughter (or impose […]
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California bill would have citizens enforce weapons ban
Gov. Gavin Newsom essentially dares the U.S. Supreme Court to treat his proposal as it did a Texas law that allows private citizens to sue abortion providers.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We’re facing a supreme threat of gun violence
If the Supreme Court rules against licensing laws like New York state’s, then anyone who legally owns a gun might be able to carry it in public.
Posted inTimes Record
Gun control backers want legislation, education after 2nd West Bath shooting by a child
Though a law was passed in July that changes Maine’s child endangerment law, gun regulation advocates argue there’s more to be done to protect children.