After two attempts on Trump’s life, where is the gun control debate?
3 months ago

After two attempts on Trump’s life, where is the gun control debate?

Al Jazeera  

The gun control debate has not stirred in the wake of an apparent second assassination attempt against Trump. But even with two apparent attempts on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s life, the issue of gun control has barely surfaced in political discussions. As Trump courts the NRA and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris tries to balance gun rights with regulation, what has shifted in the US’s stance on guns? Episode credits: This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Tamara Khandaker and Sonia Bhagat, with Hisham Abu Salah, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, Shraddha Joshi, Cole Van Miltenburg and our host Natasha Del Toro in for Malika Bilal.

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The Presidential Debate Didn’t Even Mention Gun Violence
3 months, 1 week ago

The Presidential Debate Didn’t Even Mention Gun Violence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took the debate stage Tuesday night, Kentucky law enforcement officers swept the woods for a former Army reservist. The Harris campaign’s official gun position calls for universal background checks, a federal “red flag” law to temporarily block people from obtaining guns if they present a threat to …

Kamala Harris, gun owner, talks firearms at debate
3 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris, gun owner, talks firearms at debate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris surprised some viewers during her debate with Donald Trump when she said that she’s a gun owner, raising the fact to counter her Republican opponent’s accusation that she wants to confiscate firearms. “We’re not taking anybody’s guns away.” Harris previously talked about owning a gun in 2019 during her first campaign for president. “I …

America's Most Pressing Issue That Harris-Trump Debate Missed – Guns
3 months, 4 weeks ago

America's Most Pressing Issue That Harris-Trump Debate Missed – Guns

The Quint  

Some people were surprised that Kamala Harris, in her first and only debate with Donald Trump, was able to deliver a knockout. Others may have been surprised that Trump, known for his overweening confidence and bluster, looked uncomfortable as he sparred with Harris. It had to do with the moderators, who failed to ask a single question about gun violence, …

Donald Trump assassination bid: Clamour for gun control grows
5 months ago

Donald Trump assassination bid: Clamour for gun control grows

Hindustan Times  

The attempted assassination of former President and Republican presidential nominee for the upcoming US elections on November 5, Donald Trump, occurred on the eve of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The one political upper hand that the Democrats could have against the Republicans, especially Donald Trump, is on the issue of gun control. The ease of access to …

Column: The Trump shooting and the glorification of guns
5 months, 1 week ago

Column: The Trump shooting and the glorification of guns

LA Times  

Much is still not known about Saturday’s shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, but it’s clear that the incident placed the stupidity and hypocrisy of America’s gun culture in high relief. ‘Two-thirds of our participants in 2022 and three-fourths in 2023 rejected political violence as never justified — not just in general, but for one specific objective after another.’ …

Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA
6 months, 1 week ago

Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. “We need you to overcome the unrelenting opposition of the gun lobby.” Biden’s campaign says gun control could be a motivating issue for suburban college-educated women who may be decisive in several key battlegrounds this fall. Biden also reenergized the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and he’s the …

Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde, Texas, school massacre
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde, Texas, school massacre

Associated Press  

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — President Joe Biden made a passionate call for tougher gun restrictions Friday, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the first significant piece of federal firearms legislation in nearly three decades but declaring it was only an “important first step.” He urged voters to defeat lawmakers who resist. You have to do something.” “If this Congress refuses to …

NRA stages big gun show in Texas days after school massacre
2 years, 6 months ago

NRA stages big gun show in Texas days after school massacre

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The NRA said in an online …

Debate Around Gun Laws In US And Who Are Opposing Gun Control Measures - News18
2 years, 6 months ago

Debate Around Gun Laws In US And Who Are Opposing Gun Control Measures - News18

News 18  

As US president Joe Biden took to the podium in the White House briefing room and addressed the nation in the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting in Texas, he urged citizens to ‘stand up to the’ powerful pro-gun lobby. In reality, acting on gun laws and bringing legislation that would control the sale and purchase of guns is a …

What is the United States ‘gun lobby’ and how powerful is it?
2 years, 6 months ago

What is the United States ‘gun lobby’ and how powerful is it?

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden has called on legislators to ‘stand up’ to the gun lobby following a massacre at a Texas primary school. President Joe Biden, speaking hours after an 18-year-old gunman stormed the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, fatally shooting 19 children and two teachers on Tuesday, asked: “When, in God’s name, are we going to stand up to …

Biden orders gun control actions — but they show his limits
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden orders gun control actions — but they show his limits

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden put on a modest White House ceremony Thursday to announce a half-dozen executive actions to combat what he called an “epidemic and an international embarrassment” of gun violence in America. The president’s actions delivered on a pledge he made last month to take what he termed immediate “common-sense steps” to address gun violence, after a …

US President Joe Biden is renewing gun-control pledge following shootings in Georgia and Colorado
3 years, 8 months ago

US President Joe Biden is renewing gun-control pledge following shootings in Georgia and Colorado

ABC  

This week in Washington, an old ritual is playing out with new twists. Joe Biden urged Congress to pass two bills that would ban assault weapons and close background check loopholes for most gun purchases. The death of 20 children was noted as the most significant opportunity to pass gun control measures to date, but in the end, Biden's proposed …

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