Gun Control
Republicans got help from three Democrats and two independents to prevent mentally incompetent veterans from being automatically reported for gun background checks.
Rep. Jared Golden, whose hometown was torn apart by a mass shooter on Wednesday, conceded he was wrong to have “opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war.”
The double massacre in Maine is an opportunity for the left and right to work toward realistic, achievable goals to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill.
The former San Francisco mayor served five terms in the U.S. Senate, where she fought for gun control and against torture, and always knew how to cross the aisle.
The Fox host invoked the conspiracy theorist known for lying about an elementary school mass shooting to try to make a point about guns.
“Patriotic” culture warriors are terrified of drag queens, “illegals,” and extremely rare vaccine injuries. But tens of thousands of annual gun deaths—meh.
When asked if racial identity had anything to do with his vote, one Republican lawmaker shot back to The Daily Beast, “Absolutely not. The facts are how I decided my vote.”