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US gun control: Could Joe Bidens plan backfire? President Joe Biden is calling for stricter gun laws. As gun control activists rejoice, gun owners see their right to self-defense at risk. Theyre saying the move could cost Democrats dearly. In 2018, a gunman shot and killed 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida With the spread of the coronavirus, 2020 was a year of uncertainty. In the United States, it was also a year of record gun sales...

US gun control: Could Joe Bidens plan backfire? dw.com 2/18/2021 Carla Bleiker President Joe Biden is calling for stricter gun laws. As gun control activists rejoice, gun owners see their right to self-defense at risk. Theyre saying the move could cost Democrats dearly. © picture-alliance/newscom/G. Rothstein In 2018, a gunman shot and killed 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida With the spread of the coronavirus, ...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation to abolish the requirement that citizens get a concealed carry permit in order to carry a handgun.

Feb 11, 2021 / 12:14 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A controversial bill under consideration at the Statehouse would repeal the law that requires Hoosiers to obtain licenses to carry handguns. Supporters say the legislation, House Bill 1369, is getting a hearing is a huge step in the right direction to restore Second Amendment rights; the opposition sees the measure as dangerous. “We have a real issue with guns in Indiana for sure. We are the 19th state for deaths by gun,” Patricia Rettig, ...

Residents of Utah will soon be able to carry concealed guns without a permit.

Feb 11, 2021 / 07:08 AM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – National organization Moms Demand Action is pushing for stronger gun laws. At least 150 volunteers and survivors of gun violence are kicking off Advocacy Week Monday morning. They’re rallying for bills that will be taken up during the upcoming legislative session. Under current Indiana law, you must have a permit to carry loaded handguns in public, openly or concealed. You must also pass a background check. However, Moms Demand Action is opp...

Lawmakers consider bill to allow open carry in South Carolina VIDEO: Lawmakers consider bill to allow open carry in South Carolina By Kaitlin Stansell | February 4, 2021 at 5:48 PM EST - Updated February 5 at 9:13 AM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As activists work to honor survivors of gun violence this week, state lawmakers are considering a bill that would give some people the ability to openly carry guns in South Carolina. The Palmetto State is one of only five states in the country withou...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — SB 24, the Stand Your Ground bill, failed to pass out of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The bill’s sponsors had plans to extract it out of committee for a full House vote, but they have backed down for now. The proposal would end the duty to retreat if the person using deadly force is lawfully present, had reasonable belief they were being threatened, they were not engaged in criminal or gang activity, and if the person is not a felon and not the initial...

Almost two years ago, Springfield-based rapper and business owner Charles Crawford was returning from an out-of-town show when someone shot into the vehicle Crawford was in. The bullet traveled through a friends leg and lodged in Crawfords back. "The persons leg — they said it saved my life," Crawford said. "His leg slowed down the velocity of the bullet." Crawford said he "died" twice as first responders and surgeons worked to save his life. He recalls incredible pain, his vision "shaking,...

‘Moms Demand Action’ pushes lawmakers to take action on ghost guns, background checks     ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WJZ) — A group of moms is leading the charge for getting untraceable guns off the streets, reforming police departments and making communities safer. Thursday was Virtual Advocacy Day for “Moms Demand Action on Gun Sense in America.” The group is six million strong and represented in all 50 states. Its members met with lawmakers to bring about change. Maryland Delegate L...