Ariana Figueroa, New Jersey Monitor New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, along with 27 of his U.S. Senate colleagues, introduced legislation Tuesday to ban high-capacity magazines, which can be used on the type of semi-automatic firearm that is typically used in most mass shootings. “High-capacity magazines were designed for one …
Read More »Democrats Introduce Bill to Ban ‘Grotesque’ Marketing of Assault Weapons to Kids
Sen. Ed Markey on Thursday introduced legislation to outlaw the marketing of firearms to children amid growing outrage from federal lawmakers, gun violence prevention advocates, and parents over a weapon for kids inspired by the AR-15. The Massachusetts Democrat’s Protecting Kids From Gun Marketing Act would direct the Federal Trade …
Read More »House Passes Assault Weapons Ban
The House of Representatives passed the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 by a vote of 217-213 on Friday, two decades after Congress allowed such restrictions to lapse. Two Republican lawmakers — Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Chris Jacobs of New York — voted in support of the bill, while 5 …
Read More »Bipartisan Gun Violence Bill Tightens ‘boyfriend loophole’ — But Doesn’t Close It Completely
Orion Rummler Originally published by The 19th A bipartisan gun safety bill passed Thursday by the Senate expands federal restrictions on domestic abusers’ ability to own a gun in an effort to close the regulatory gap known as the “boyfriend loophole.” However, experts and advocates point out that the loophole …
Read More »Biden Signs Gun Bill into Law, Says ‘Lives Will Be Saved’
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. “Lives will be saved,” Biden said at the White House. Citing …
Read More »California Gov. Newsom Backs Gun Bill Inspired By Texas Abortion Law
A new bill in California would allow private citizens to go after gun makers in the same way Texas lets them target abortion providers. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday backed legislation that would let private citizens enforce the state’s ban on assault weapons. It’s modeled after a Texas law …
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