A little over three months ago, the mass shooting at Sandy Hooks Elementary School captured the attention of public and Electeds, and demands and promises for strong and sensible gun regulation were daily voiced. Since then, federal gun measures have sputtered and stalled in DC. But in Connecticut, state legislators have acted, passing what are [...]
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Obama’s Actions on Guns Laid Out, While Extremist Republicans Talk Impeachment
As President, I’m committed to doing my part. That’s why I signed 23 executive actions giving law enforcement, schools, mental health professionals, and the public health community the tools they need to help reduce gun violence. These actions ranged from strengthening our background check system, to helping schools hire more resource officers and counselors if [...]
Alex Jones Goes Berserk with Piers Morgan: “1776 Will Commence Again If You Try To Take Our Firearms!” [Video]
Radio talk show host Alex Jones backed a petition on the White House website calling on Morgan, a British citizen, to be deported “for his effort to undermine the Bill of Rights and for exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens.” [CNN] NOTHING LIKE [...]
Adam Lanza’s Guns and N.R.A.’s Promise of a “Meaningful Contribution”
Lanza, 20, carried “many high-capacity clips” for the lightweight military-style rifle, Lt. Paul Vance, a spokesman for the Connecticut State Police, told The Huffington Post in an email. [Huffington Post] SINCE THERE have been many questions coming my way on the weapons Adam Lanza had access to, I thought it would be helpful to post [...]
Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst Group Silent Before Michigan’s Governor Snyder Vetoes Concealed Carry Permit Law
Although [Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst] group takes no public position on the measure, StudentsFirst’s allies in Michigan politics have no problem with concealed carry in schools. Indeed, the vast majority of the Michigan legislators whom StudentsFirst recently endorsed voted in favor of the legislation. Of 22 legislators who received election endorsements from StudentsFirst, 14 supported the [...]
Adam Lanza’s “Prepper” Mother Warned Former Babysitter, Meanwhile NRA Goes on Lockdown
A man who says he once babysat for Newtown, Conn., gunman Adam Lanza says he recalls Lanza’s mother warning him never to turn his back on the boy – not even to go to the bathroom. [CBS News] ANYONE HAVING a child in the house who is this mentally unstable and dangerous, but also owns [...]
Top Story — Insane Nation: Background Checks, the NRA, and Beyond
“Guns were her hobby,” said Dan Holmes, the landscaper of Nancy Lanza’s sprawling yard here on the edge of town. “She told me she liked the single-mindedness of shooting.” [Washington Post - Newtown school shooter’s mother collected guns, was loath to let people inside home] WHEN I gave an interview back in 2008 to The [...]
SNL Opens with New York Children’s Chorus Singing “Silent Night”
THIS SEGMENT does more to heal the soul than all the politicians’ word salads in the world. All I want to see from Democrats and Republicans and President Obama is action.
President Obama at Sandy Hook Memorial: “Surely, We Can Do Better Than This.” [Full Remarks]
THE VIGIL in Connecticut was held last night. We can all appreciate the words from President Obama. But so far there is no evidence that our politicians “can do better than this.” Change will require the American people putting the N.R.A., the gun lobby and the Republican right on a spit to get it done. [...]
It’s Christmastime. Find Joy and Heal. [Obama's Full Remarks - Video]
“I want to talk to the White House. I know that they can’t give me an answer tonight, but I want to know what they’re going to do. I need to know what they’re going to do.” – Rep. Carolyn McCarthy GOD HAD nothing to do with the Connecticut school massacre and religion wouldn’t have [...]
News Desk: 20 Children Shot Dead in Connecticut Elementary School Carnage — So When Will Obama and Politicians Confront Gun Lobby? [Video - Updated]
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News CBS News is reporting that at least 27 people are dead, including 20 students, after a mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. The gunman is among the dead. CBS [...]
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