PHONY ARGUMENTS OVER REPEAL OF BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONSCharles KrauthammerWashington Post
67% support a nationwide ban on assault weapons, and 83% support mandatory waiting periods for gun purchases. [155] As much as 40% of all gun sales are undocumented private party gun sales that do not require a background check (aka the “gun show loophole”). [28] 53% of all ...
Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, “Study Finds That Dropping Training Requirement to Obtain Concealed Carry Permit Leads to Significant Increase in Gun Assaults,” publichealth.jhu.edu, Nov. 15, 2023 ...
deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Although the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of the individuals, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the decision, ruling that Section 2 of the 14th Amendment allows disenfranchisement “for participation in rebelli...
staff shortages, and outdated equipment. PATCO was one of the few unions that had endorsed Reagan in the 1980 election. Reagan repaid them by giving them only 48 hours to cancel the strike and banning them from federal service for life. The ban was not lifted until 1993 by President Bill ...
He got funding for 100,000 new police officers nationwide. He signed the 1993 Brady Bill requiring a waiting period and background check to purchase handguns. Clinton’s 1994 Crime Bill included a ban on assault weapons, and there was a 40 percent decline in gun crime by 2001. [8] Pro...
reports of assault and battery in the district’s schools decreased by 34%, assault with a deadly weapon dropped by 50%, fighting incidents went down by 51%, sex offenses were cut by 74%, robbery dropped by 65%, possession of weapons (or weapon “look-alikes”) decreased by 52%, posse...
Justice Neil Gorsuch asked a key question to the anti-Trump challengers, about whether the “insurrectionist ban” applies to running for office or holding office. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment says no person “shall be” an officeholder “or hold any office” if they are an oath-break...