Americans don't back Trump's effort to go around Congress.... The same poll points to majority support for recreational marijuana legalization.... Also? A majority are FOR tougher gun control laws.... American voters disapprove 66 - 31 percent of President Donald … [Read more...] about Majority of Americans don’t want a Donald Trump new partial wall ’emergency.’…Poll
Gun Control
House Speaker Pelosi warns Trump…A Democratic President could use a ‘National Emergency’ for Gun Control….
Pelosi states something some conservatives are asking their party leader to NOT do..... Republican lawmakers also are not happy.... But? Those lawmakers have NOT shown a willingness to vote AGAINST Donald Trump on much of ANYTHING..... Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on … [Read more...] about House Speaker Pelosi warns Trump…A Democratic President could use a ‘National Emergency’ for Gun Control….
House Democrats move to pass a gun purchase background check bill….
The bill would mandate background checks for ALL gun and rifle buying or transfers.... It has NO chance of passing in the Senate where Republicans have a majority.... This back and forth between the US House and Senate on legislation is going to happen often.... The House … [Read more...] about House Democrats move to pass a gun purchase background check bill….
NRA having problems these days….
The gun supporting organization is losing money these days.... The influence of the National Rifle Association, the nation’s highest-profile Second Amendment-rights organization and a longtime powerhouse against gun-control laws, is showing signs of potential decline. The … [Read more...] about NRA having problems these days….
Time Mag new cover….Parents Of School Shooting Victims….
The parents of children murdered in America’s ongoing wave of school shootings are featured on Time magazine’s upcoming cover. Four mothers and three fathers of seven innocent youngsters who were gunned down while at school posed for the poignant photograph that appears … [Read more...] about Time Mag new cover….Parents Of School Shooting Victims….
Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to California gun restrictions
Another disappointment to those on the Right who thought the court would rubber stamp things for Trump and the American 'Right'..... The court’s action underscored its continued reluctance to step into a national debate over gun control roiled by a series of mass shootings … [Read more...] about Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to California gun restrictions
The NRA goes silent…..
The Gun lobby group has fallen on hard times and has dropped out of the mainstream.... Already vulnerable Republicans in swing districts have distanced themselves from the National Rifle Association, downplaying their top ratings that long were a political boon. And the NRA … [Read more...] about The NRA goes silent…..
Sen Mark Warner (D-VA) voted against banning Assault Weapons…He just changed his mind….
On the anniversary of the Las Vegas mass shooting a US Senator changes his mind... Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) reaffirmed Monday that he had changed his mind about a nationwide ban on assault weapons and called for such legislation to be enacted on the anniversary of last … [Read more...] about Sen Mark Warner (D-VA) voted against banning Assault Weapons…He just changed his mind….