“Assault Weapons” - Page 11

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) stated she hopes President Trump’s statements at a gun violence discussion “can be a lesson for the Congress that Republicans need to finally allow Congress” to pass reforms like banning assault

Kroger announced Thursday that it will not longer sell firearms or ammunition to persons under 21 years of age.

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) partnered with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Wednesday to push more gun control for “assault weapon” sales in America.

President Trump suggested confiscating guns from individuals first then going “through due process second” during a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers Wednesday afternoon.

DICK’S Sporting Good made a February 28 announcement informing the public that the retail chain will end “assault-style rifles”–again.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims and their loved ones. But thoughts and prayers are not enough,” the statement read.

In a wide-ranging February 27 interview with the Daily Beast, television show host Jerry Springer opined that “there is no reason to have AR-15s and assault weapons.”

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) urged her colleagues to ban “massacre machine gun magazines” Tuesday in the wake of the February 14 Florida school shooting.

Florida’s House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday against adding an “assault weapons” ban to legislation currently being considered.

Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-RI) and numerous Democrat colleagues in the House are pushing an “assault weapons” ban that would prohibit “high capacity” magazines and 205 different firearms.

FedEx released a statement Monday explaining that the company will maintain its relationship with the NRA and that it supports the “constitutional right of citizens to own firearms.”

Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg says he will not return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School until more gun control is passed. 

Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) is asking President Trump to enact an immediate “temporary ban” on AR-15 sales while Congress weighs whether to ban the rifles altogether.

Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA) cautioned Sunday on MSNBC that before banning assault weapons, there needs to be a “working definition” on the term “assault weapon” that everyone can agree to. “I think you have to have a working definition that we all

During the February 15 airing of Face the Nation, Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) said the push to arm teachers for self-defense is just a “distraction.”

Bank of America is undertaking a review of its financial relationships with “assault weapon” manufacturers.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL) urged Congressional Republicans to “show just a shred of the courage of the Stoneman Douglas students.” And called on the House to vote “to require background checks on every sale and

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) indicated that the he wants to ban over 200 different rifles in response to last week’s Florida school shooting.

During a town hall on CNN on Wednesday, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expressed support for preventing 18-year-olds from buying rifles, banning bump stocks, expanding the amount of information in the background check system, and funding threat assessment initiatives for schools

Ohio State Sens. Michael Skindell (D-23) and Charleta Tavares (D-15) are pushing a state-wide “assault weapons” ban for law-abiding Ohioans.

CNN’s Chris Cuomo, the anti-Trump pundit who hosts CNN’s failing morning show, spread fake news about a gun purchase and then melted down after he was called out for it.

White House Press Sec. Sarah Sanders was asked about a proposed “assault weapons” ban and said, “We haven’t closed the door on any front.”

On February 19 the New York Times suggested banks can go around Congress on gun control by refusing finances to stores and companies that deal in “assault weapons.”

On Monday, CBS News responded to the heinous Florida school shooting by claiming it is easier to buy an “assault rifle” than anti-diarrhea medicine in bulk in Florida.

As the federal “assault weapons” ban was about to expire in 2004, the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) reported that the ban could not be credited with any reduction in crime.

GOP mega donor Al Hoffman Jr. says he will not write another check to Republicans until that pass an “assault weapons” ban.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced Thursday he is willing to sit down and discuss gun control legislation with Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and John Cornyn (R-TX).

CNN shocked that Florida does not require its residents to acquire a permit to “conceal carry a rifle or shotgun.”

A Washington Post reporter appears unaware that “assault weapons” were legal to purchase, own, and use while the ban on them was in place.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) responded to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School attack by pointing out that she has an “assault weapons” ban waiting for a vote right now.

San Francisco 49er linebacker Reuben Foster was arrested Sunday for charges of domestic violence and possession of an “assault weapon.”

NY has an “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazine ban, expanded background checks, and over $5.6 billion in gun violence costs a year.

New England Patriots linebacker James Harrison is getting pushback for posting a photo of an “assault weapon” on Instagram.

While Senate Democrats push an “assault weapons” ban, they face resistance that rests on the fact that the AR-15 is “America’s rifle.”

Baltimore has an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, and a record rate of “killings per capita.”

On November 20 Winslow wrote a Washington Post op-ed to announce he had withdrawn his name from DoD consideration.