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The gun lobby’s secret weapon in legal battles
Las Vegas Sun· 6 days agoThe shooting occurred as the Supreme Court justices were deciding the Bruen case. In the battle to dismantle gun restrictions, raging in America’s courts even as mass shootings become commonplace ...
Today in History: Tornado touches down in Naperville, Woodridge and Darien
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoToday is Friday, June 21, the 173rd day of 2024. On June 21, 2021, a tornado packing 140 mph winds...
Supreme Court Ruling on Bump Stocks Could Open Door to More Lethal Weapons
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPHOENIX — After a gunman in Las Vegas killed 60 people at a concert in 2017, officials focused on a...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoBilen Mesfin Packwood, CEO of Change Consulting LLC, makes it her life’s work to thrust social and racial justice campaigns into the public eye. Packwood uses the experiences of Black people ...
After U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow bump stocks, U.S. Senate rejects bill to ban them
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts blocked a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would ban bump stocks...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoThe ‘Protecting Our Kids Act passed mostly among party lines and in the wake of the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. The bill creates ...
A warning label for social media could also save kids from gun violence
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Infowars Will Live On
The Atlantic· 6 days agoOn Friday, just before a federal judge was set to decide the fate of Infowars, his conspiracy-media empire, Jones spun up yet another conspiracy. After...
Democrats take aim at bump stocks as GOP pans ‘political exercise’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSenate Democrats are making a push this week to ban bump stocks after the Supreme Court overturned a...
Both sides of gun issue seek to stir up US voters as NRA influence wanes
AOL· 2 days agoAnti-gun-control groups and gun-safety advocates are launching hefty voter-mobilization drives this year with the stakes high in the fall elections given the stark differences on gun violence ...
