Stories tagged: "gun violence"
As Republican lawmakers and right-wing media figures have singled out the LGBTQ community with hateful rhetoric, children’s hospitals have faced bomb threats, armed extremist groups have targeted drag-related events, and LGBTQ individuals have been assaulted and now murdered in a mass shooting that left five dead.
Gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake has staked out truly some radical positions on a host of different issues—ones that would have significant consequences for Arizona families.
We’ve heard testimony from more than a dozen Republicans, many of whom previously worked for Trump, who have each painted a picture of a president willing to commit crimes to stay in office, regardless of the damage he might do to the country in the process.
The bill—the first of its kind in nearly three decades—was announced days after the House passed a package of additional gun reforms that are popular with a majority of Americans.
The event came one week ahead of the nationwide March For Our Lives, with local organizations pledging their support for the Wear Orange movement.
The bills would allow licensed gun owners to carry a concealed weapon in state government buildings and would permit loaded firearms in a vehicle that is transporting kids to or from school.
The gun-control group Giffords gives Arizona an F on its annual gun law scorecard and ranks it 42nd among states for gun safety.
