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...nt, this is terrorism’ – as if because this is terrorism, as if because this was motivated in part by an allegiance to ISIS, that somehow guns had nothing to do with this terrible loss of life. The fact that someone is motivated by terrorism doesn’t prevent us from taking action to make sure they don’t get on a plane, which would make it easy to murder lots of Americans.&n… Continue Reading
...—now a top LGBT issue. According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, about 71 percent of Americans—including eight out of 10 Democrats and nearly six out of 10 Republicans—favor at least moderate regulations and restrictions on guns. That’s up from 60 percent in late 2014. Additionally,… Continue Reading
...an Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., shows that from 2004 to 2015, 2,477 watch-listed individuals sought to buy weapons. They received approval to buy guns more than 90 percent of the time, according to a Government Accountability Office data chart.… Continue Reading
... exist, and while we continue to raise our voices and march to change hearts, minds and laws, we must also do a better job in keeping the 300 million guns in our country away from people who should not have them. Across our nation, it’s a matter of life and death.” Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District, one of three openly gay representatives in the city of… Continue Reading
...tion. Murphy is seeking a vote on legislation from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., that would let the government bar sales of guns and explosives to people it suspects of being terrorists. Feinstein offered the amendment in December, a day after an extremist couple killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, but the Republican-run Senate rejected the proposal on a near part… Continue Reading
...ate about whether the government needs to keep better track of people it once investigated in order to find out when they try to buy guns. The creation of a secondary list for those who were once suspected of terrorist ties or activity could prove very controversial. But some lawmakers note it’s the only way authorities could have known that 29-year-old Omar Matee… Continue Reading
...t 320 people danced and drank to thumping reggaeton, salsa and merengue. Minutes later partyers were fleeing into the street. Some clutched gunshot wounds. Others were splattered with the blood of people they didn’t know. Some were carried and dragged to safety. Police frantically loaded one injured man into the bed of a pickup truck. Those still trapped in the gay nightclub … Continue Reading
...conclusions, but from my experience, this look likes radical Islam," Nunes said. Others immediately trained their focus on how guns are obtained by mass shooters. Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy (D) said, “Congress has become complicit in these murders by its total, unconscionable deafening silence." The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence singled out Florida’s gun … Continue Reading
...shooting-in-american-history/">the deadliest mass shooting in American history, quickly raised big political questions about terrorism, guns and hate crimes. And answers to those questions are still unfolding at this very early hour, with details about how the tragedy came about slowly trickling out. The combination of all of those things makes the tragedy a part… Continue Reading
...arty with three D.J.s and a midnight show. Witnesses described a scene of chaos and confusion, and some said it was hard at first to realize that the gunshots were not part of the loud, pulsing dance music. “We were dancing by the hip-hop area when I heard shots, bam, bam, bam, and the only thing I could think of was to duck, but I ran out instead,” said Joel Figuero… Continue Reading