Donald Trump’s tax bill, which Republicans passed in the House of Representatives overnight on Thursday, will slash funding for Medicaid, food assistance, and Medicare to finance a new set of tax cuts for the rich. It also includes tax breaks for gun silencers. In a speech at 4 a.m. on …
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The Supreme Court has upheld the legality of Biden-era restrictions on the distribution of parts and “kits” used to assemble so-called ghost guns. In a 7-2 ruling on Wednesday, the justices rejected a bid to overturn rules allowing the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to include …
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L uke Cowan switches off the safety of his .204-caliber rifle. The single shot rings out and then a thump as the animal hits the ground. At just 25, Cowan’s hair has grayed, but he still retains a boyish face pinkened by years of hunting under the Texas sun. Wearing …
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Authorities in Laurel County, Kentucky, are on their third day in the pursuit of Joseph A. Couch, 32, who is the lead suspect in Saturday’s shooting that injured five and shut down I-75 for three hours. Couch reportedly fired a total of 20 to 30 rounds into both south- and …
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This commentary was written by Trevon Bosley, the co-chair of March For Our Lives. My voice is hoarse in saying it, but it bears repeating. America is faced with an unprecedented epidemic, coupled with unparalleled hypocrisy. Gun violence is the issue of our time. There have been more than 120 …
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Having teachers and school staff carry concealed handguns is the newest way Republicans are trying to address school shootings while keeping gun lobbyists happy, a move that critics say is unpopular and does not address the root issue: access to guns. In Tennessee, SB 1325 allows faculty or staff at …
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What are American guns doing in Mexico? This question first came to me nearly a decade ago while working as an EMT treating wounded migrants who were risking their lives trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. I wanted to understand what role high-powered weapons, easily bought in the U.S., played …
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J ohn Woo couldn’t miss. The godfather of gun fu, who helmed a number of balletic, bullet-riddled Chinese actions hits — A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled among them — before taking his talents to the States, was coming off four consecutive Hollywood smashes. First came the Jean-Claude …
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A nnaLynne McCord had no desire to play Naomi Clark, the uber-privileged “queen bee” of 90210’s West Beverly High. She’d just had a terrible experience during the shoot of Fired Up!, a teen sex comedy about two high school football players who go to cheerleading camp to get laid. Apparently, …
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In February of 2022, Ross Roggio, a 54-year old former paratrooper and con artist from Stroudsbourg, Pennsylvania, was the second American ever indicted for torture. Now, he’s the second ever convicted. On Friday night, in federal court, a jury unanimously concluded Roggio was guilty of 39 counts of torture, arms …
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