Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced a pro-Second Amendment bill on Wednesday that would allow gun owners with concealed carry privileges in their home states to exercise those same rights in any other state with concealed carry laws. The bill, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, is co-sponsored by 43 other Senate […]
Police have captured the suspect of the 4th of July parade shooting in Illinois and have him in custody. In the city of Chicago alone, 71 people were shot and 8 killed over the weekend, but the politics are being focused on the 4th of July shooting that took place in Chicago’s affluent suburb where […]
Some experts say gun control measures don’t have the numbers to back up the claim that they prevent crimes. Meanwhile, actor Matthew McConaughey has reportedly hired a team of lobbyists to push for stricter gun laws in Washington following the mass shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. NTD gets some insight into this debate […]
In the wake of two recent high-profile shootings that took place in Buffalo and Uvalde, Congress appears to be moving forward with new gun legislation. NTD spoke with Derrick Cohen, vice president of policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, to discuss.
Congress is moving quickly to pass new gun laws. The Senate has reached a deal on a framework, and staffers on Capitol Hill are now working on the official text, with the goal of passing it in the next few weeks. With new gun law legislation on the table, what are the chances of the […]
On the lawn of the National Mall on Tuesday, lawmakers joined with activists to push for tighter gun laws. Congressional leadership was there, and democrats told NTD where their bottom line is and what they are looking at for baseline proposals.
WASHINGTON—Actor and Uvalde, Texas, native Matthew McConaughey met with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, and urged more congressional action on shootings in an emotional speech, sharing stories of those who were killed in last month’s elementary school shooting. Nineteen children and two teachers were shot to death at Robb Elementary School in McConaughey’s hometown on […]
A bill aimed at toughening national gun laws was put forward by a House panel on June 2. It raises the age limit from 18 to 21 when buying semi-automatic rifles among other measures. The House will vote on the legislation next week.
A Texas fugitive who murdered a family of five was shot dead by police after escaping from a prison bus.
California lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding his best-known former client, adult entertainment actress Stormy Daniels. He is already serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence from a previous conviction.
A bill aimed at toughening national gun laws was put forward by a House panel on June 2. It raises the age limit from 18 to 21 when buying semi-automatic rifles among other measures. The House will vote on the legislation next week. A Texas fugitive who murdered a family of five was shot dead […]
