Tag: gun control

Where Things Stand: From ‘Doors’ To Abortion, GOP Blames Everything But Gun Laws For Mass Shootings

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By Nicole Lafond | June 2, 2022 6:22 p.m.

In the wake of three recent mass shootings in America in the last two weeks, Republicans are once again showing their collective ass, deploying a litany of talking points about random stuff to clog up the national discourse on gun violence with anything and everything but guns.

It’s all very pellucid — a distraction tactic to avoid engaging seriously on the issue of our nation’s unprecedentedly lax gun laws and the need for national — or even state level! — gun control reform. And Republican Rep. Billy Long (MO) just dangerously added a befuddling new culprit to the mix: abortion is to blame for mass shootings.

Biden Vows To Keep Up Pressure For Gun Reform As Congressional Action Remains Doubtful

By Kate Riga | May 30, 2022 11:21 a.m.

Kinzinger Knocks GOP Calls To ‘Harden’ Schools After Texas Shooting

By Summer Concepcion | May 29, 2022 1:15 p.m.

How The NRA Evolved From Backing A Ban On Machine Guns To Blocking Almost All Gun Restrictions Today

The NRA’s more than 150-year history spans three distinct eras.

By Robert Spitzer | May 28, 2022 9:00 a.m.

Ted Cruz, Herschel Walker, Paul Gosar. Getty Images/TPM Illustration

Five Things Republicans Pointed To After Uvalde Shooting To Avoid Gun Reform

By Kate Riga | May 27, 2022 12:43 p.m.

Why 18-Year-Olds In Texas Can Buy AR-15s But Not Handguns

This week’s massacre in Uvalde, Texas, highlights disparities in how federal laws regulate rifles and handguns. The shooter bought two rifles days after his 18th birthday.

By Kiah Collier and Jeremy Schwartz | May 27, 2022 12:41 p.m.