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Congressional Democrats took the unprecedented step of conducting an actual sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, demanding that Republican leaders allow votes on gun control legislation. But this unusually bold and moving tactic was undercut by the fact that its chief goal is a political gimmick that would do little to stop…
A news release Wednesday publicizing a campaign by the National Rifle Association and Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. to give away free guns in poor communities is an elaborate hoax. A website and video promised to give away a Smith & Wesson SWHC, +2.91% gun for each one purchased beginning July 4, with the ability…
Nancy Pelosi joined her colleagues on the House floor early Wednesday and promptly decried Republican leaders for turning off the microphones and shutting down access to the galleries during the Democrats’ sit-in protesting the lack of a vote on gun-control legislation. “Mr. Speaker, turn on this microphone,” she demanded. The Republican majority had gaveled the…
This photo provided by Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, shows Democratic members of Congress, including Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. (center), and Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., as they participate in a sit-down protest seeking a vote on gun control measures. Rep. Chellie Pingree/AP hide caption toggle caption Rep. Chellie Pingree/AP This photo provided by Rep….
America faces an epidemic of mass shootings. It’s up to you to stop them… with the power of your thoughts and prayers. Thoughts & Prayers: The Game. Source: Thoughts & Prayers: The Game
Meet the 45 Senators Who Blocked Background Checks President Obama said that “there was no coherent argument for why we wouldn’t do this. It came down to politics.” Dana Liebelson Apr. 17, 2013 8:25 PM An amendment proposed by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to require background checks for commercial gun sales…
In May, two teenagers posted a photo on social media — she in a long, red dress with golden embellishments that reflected the color of her long curls; he in a suit with a matching red tie. “He cleans up good, huh?” she wrote beneath the photo. Then: “We had a really great night.” He made it his…
About a thousand people gathered in Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn on Tuesday night. It was a candlelight vigil, the borough rallying in solidarity with the LGBT community, and against what’s at this point simply being called hate. Near the impromptu stage, hand-drawn on white poster board, a sign read “Love conquers hate.” After the…
In the wake of the horrific shooting in Orlando that left 50 dead, a political struggle is forming on whether to define this act as an anti-gay crime or an act of radical Islamic terrorism. The answer, it’s quickly starting to seem, is both of these, and more. A picture is quickly starting to form…