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Asked about how she’d address “sensible gun laws” after the Thursday morning Perry High School shooting, Iowa’s 2nd District U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said in a town hall meeting, “I think if we could legislate away this kind of hate we would have done it by now.”
Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, along with Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Rep.
Hinson, a Republican, and Mathis, a Democrat, are vying to represent northeast Iowa in Congress. They weigh in on inflation, abortion and more.
Gun politics is dicey, but there are a number of measures that should enjoy broad support, but don't have it.
It has been an important few weeks for the public's Second Amendment rights. In the first major gun rights decision since 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the right to carry a concealed firearm by striking down a New York state law that made it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed weapon outside their home legally, and wrongfully required individuals to demonstrate a “special need” for self-protection to qualify for a carry license. This was a major victory that will affect at least six other states with similar restrictive licensing requirements, also kno...