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Attorney General Pam Bondi attends the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on November 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.
CHARM OFFENSIVE

Bondi Plots Major Change in Frantic Bid to Win Over Gun Nuts

The Justice Department’s attempt to curry favor with Second Amendment advocates comes amid lingering questions over its handling of the Epstein files.

Will Neal

John and Joe Berman
CLOSE TO HOME

CNN Reporter Interviews Own Son About Brown Shooting

CNN anchor John Berman’s son, Joe Berman, described sheltering at a library of the Ivy League school during Saturday’s shooting.

Erkki Forster

JD Vance, Parkland, Brown University
‘HONESTLY LAUGHABLE’

Two-Time School Shooting Survivor Trashes JD Vance

Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 Florida killings, blasted the MAGA administration’s response to the death of two students at Brown University on Saturday.

Will Neal

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 3:  U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to the press after paying his respects to victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting on September 3, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The shooting left two students dead and many more wounded. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski-Pool/Getty Images)
‘PROTECT OUR KIDS’

JD Vance Heckled by Protesters at Minneapolis Shooting Site

The vice president was met by protestors while visiting the Annunciation Catholic Church to pay his respects to the victims of last week’s shooting.

Erkki Forster

Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, asks questions during a senate subcommittee hearing on homeland security at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 4, 2022.
STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES

GOP Sen. Calls for ‘Idiot Control’ After Deadly NYC Shooting

Top MAGA official John Kennedy says America already has enough gun control laws.

Will Neal

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced in a now-deleted X video that she would be giving away one of her semiautomatic weapons in a Fourth of July giveaway.
JUMPED THE GUN

WATCH: MTG Shares Video Announcing Bizarre July 4 Giveaway

The MAGA congresswoman announced the giveaway in a bizarre video of her firing a semiautomatic.

Jasmine Venet

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Arthur Folasa Ah Loo
CROSSFIRE TRAGEDY

‘No Kings’ Protester Killed in Crossfire Was Reality TV Star

Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was struck at an anti-Trump rally in Utah after peacekeepers opened fire on another man who had pulled out an AR-15 style rifle.

Erkki Forster

A photo illustration of two hands holding firearms with silencers with a background of text from the H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act and bullet holes.
Opinion
SILENT BUT DEADLY

The Secret Smoking Gun in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Budget

It seems like President Trump can’t do enough to placate firearm advocates.

Eleanor Clift

An attendee holds a gun with the image of former U.S. President Donald Trump at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 14, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
‘LIVES WILL BE LOST’

Trump Admin Reverses Ban on Rapid-Fire Gun Modifications

The Republican administration has overturned a ban on a rapid-fire aftermarket trigger accessory that turns semi-automatic rifles into machine guns.

Jack Revell

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 13:  Outgoing Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg speaks at the opening ceremony of Four World Trade Center, the first tower to open at the original site of the World Trade Center, on November 13, 2013 in New York City.
BILLIONAIRE BACKING

Bloomberg’s Gun Control Group Gives $10M to Take on Trump

It comes after the billionaire initially hesitated in giving cash to Kamala Harris.

Nandika Chatterjee

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: U.S. President Joe Biden holds up a ghost gun kit during an event about gun violence in the Rose Garden of the White House April 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. Biden announced a new firearm regulation aimed at reining in ghost guns, untraceable, unregulated weapons made from kids. Biden also announced Steve Dettelbach as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
KEPT IN CHECK

Supreme Court Upholds Biden Regulation on ‘Ghost Gun’ Kits

In a 7-2 ruling, the court ruled that people can’t have unrestricted access to firearm parts during online purchases.

Nandika Chatterjee

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