Tag: gun control

How A Maine Businessman Made The AR-15 Into America’s Best-Selling Rifle

Neither a gun enthusiast nor a right-wing ideologue, Richard Dyke used political connections and lobster giveaways to build Bushmaster, the company that popularized assault-style rifles.

By James Bandler and Doris Burke | November 25, 2023 9:00 a.m.

‘You’re Running Away From Your Argument’: Liberal Justices Expose Grim Farce In Domestic Violence Gun Case

By Kate Riga | November 7, 2023 1:43 p.m.

Tennessee GOP Use First Few Days Of Special Session To Pass Rules That Silence The Minority

By Emine Yücel | August 25, 2023 2:39 p.m.

How Tennessee’s Justice System Allows Dangerous People To Keep Guns — With Deadly Outcomes

Time and again, the conservative Tennessee Legislature has not only refused to pass tougher gun laws but loosened restrictions, making it easier for people to buy and carry guns.

By Paige Pfleger and Mariam Elba | August 22, 2023 2:51 p.m.

Where Things Stand: Remember, This All Began As A GOP Effort To Downplay Not Just School Shootings, But Jan 6

This is your TPM evening briefing.

By Nicole Lafond | April 6, 2023 6:37 p.m.

As my colleague Emine Yücel just reported, Tennessee Republicans have voted to expel one of the three Democrats who participated in a protest that broke out in the state House last week, as children and parents showed up to demand expanded gun control in the wake of another school shooting.

Emine and I followed the livestream of floor proceeding closely all afternoon and the rhetoric was, honestly, shocking. As Republicans gave lengthy, cringe speeches about the importance of following House rules, demanding to know how Rep. Justin Jones (D) carried a concealed bullhorn into the House chamber, yelled about him wearing the wrong type of lapel pin and argued that the Democrat from Nashville was intentionally creating chaos on the House floor to get attention because he is young, Democrats pleaded with their colleagues to drop the embarrassing crusade.

Tense Shouting Match Breaks Out When Dem Confronts House GOPers On Gun Control

By Emine Yücel | March 30, 2023 3:26 p.m.

Listen To This: Waco Up

By Jackie Wilhelm | March 30, 2023 2:43 p.m.

A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate discuss Donald Trump’s Waco speech, Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling nonsense and how Democrats should respond in the face of never-ending mass shootings.

You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.

Senate Chaplain Issues Pointed Plea For Action On Guns: Time To Move ‘Beyond Thoughts And Prayers’

By Kate Riga | March 28, 2023 10:57 a.m.

Texas Governor Says Most Gun Crimes Involve Illegally Owned Weapons. That’s Not True For Mass Shootings.

The majority of the state’s 19 mass shootings over the past six decades were carried out by men who legally possessed firearms, an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found.

By Jessica Priest and Perla Trevizo | February 26, 2023 9:30 a.m.

Constitutional Sheriffs Refuse To Follow Or Enforce Illinois’ New Assault Weapons Ban

Constitutional sheriffs have roots in a white supremacist, antisemitic right-wing movement from the 1970s that believed as part of its conspiratorial ideology that the county sheriff held the ultimate government authority in the United States.

By Mirya Holman and Emily Farris | February 3, 2023 9:00 a.m.