by Jim Heath | Mar 15, 2019 | Guns, Headlines, Social Media
A white Australian right-wing terrorist who livestreamed his sickening shooting spree on Facebook was one of four people arrested over dual mosque attacks which left 49 dead and 48 injured on New Zealand’s ‘darkest day’. The gunman, who identified himself...
by Jim Heath | Mar 12, 2019 | Guns, Headlines
Dick’s Sporting Goods announced Tuesday it will remove firearms from 125 of its stores. The move follows the company’s ban on assault-style weapons last year in the wake of the Parkland school shooting. CEO Ed Stack said today that Dick’s will pull...
by Jim Heath | Feb 25, 2019 | Guns, Headlines
The man who killed nine people in a historically black church in South Carolina in 2015 was able to buy the gun used in the attack because of a breakdown in the federal gun background check system. Despite having previously admitted to drug possession, Dylann Roof was...
by Jim Heath | Feb 6, 2019 | Congress, Guns, Headlines
A congressional hearing on gun violence erupted into recriminations today after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) called for the removal of two fathers whose children were killed in last year’s mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. Gaetz is known on the Hill for his unwavering support...
by Jim Heath | Dec 18, 2018 | Guns, Headlines, Trump
It’s been over a year since the Las Vegas massacre, but the Trump administration has decided to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms. The devices will be banned under a federal law that prohibits...
by Jim Heath | Dec 10, 2018 | Foreign Affairs, Guns, Headlines
Maria Butina, a Russian gun rights activist, is poised to plead guilty in a case involving accusations that she was working as an agent for the Kremlin in the United States. The 30-year-old Butina spent years building ties to the National Rifle Association,...
