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Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that national laws for guns and social media were needed after a gunman opened fire in a Buffalo, N.Y. supermarket, killing 10 people on Saturday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Debra Houry, director of CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, suggests that planting more trees can reduce gun violence.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) attended the May 2, 2022, Met Gala in a tuxedo emblazoned with the words, “End Gun Violence.”

Actor Alec Baldwin pushed gun control Friday just months after Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in an on set sequence in which Baldwin was holding the gun.

A survey from Rasmussen Reports shows that 51 percent of U.S. voters do not think stricter gun control would stop mass public shootings.

Newsweek editor-at-large Naveed Jamali said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that in response to the shooting on a New York City subway, the NYPD should monitor gun shows by taking “license plates down of people coming down from New York to purchase guns out of state.”

Former Bush strategist and failed Texas Democrat lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Matthew Dowd said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that red states with “lax gun laws” had the most gun violence.

The Tuesday morning attack in the New York City subway system comes on the heels of a rise in shootings in NYC during the first quarter of 2022. 

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is pushing back against President Biden’s controls on so-called “ghost guns” by tweeting that Biden’s executive action runs counter to Americans’ ability to build their own guns for 200+ years. 

Only 39 percent of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s handling of the nation’s soaring crime levels, a Sunday CBS News poll revealed.

Golden State coach Steve Kerr reacted to Sunday’s shooting in Sacramento by pushing gun laws that already exist in California.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr popped off about last weekend’s shooting in Sacramento and used the incident to call for more gun control laws.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the liberal celebrity doctor running as a Republican for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, is under fire for his prior support for gun control in a series of columns he now publicly claims he did not write himself.

Banks are being pressured by politicians to pick winners and losers in the American economy, but they should stay above the fray.

The Senate passed the gun control-laden Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act (VAWA) as part of the Appropriations Bill late last week, a passage made possible because of Republican support.

The shifting sands of Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke’s gun control plans have solidified, for now, into a pledge to buy back AR-15s and AK-47s from Texans if a legal way to do so can be found.

During Tuesday’s State of the Union Address (SOTU), President Joe Biden called for a ban on “assault weapons” with “high-capacity magazines that hold up to 100 rounds.”

Mothers Against Murderers Association (MAMA) took part in a rally for gun control in Florida on Sunday, calling for gun bans and the passage of new gun laws. 

A Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 61 percent of gun owners believe they are safer for having a gun in the home. 

On February 22, 2022, USA Today pointed out that Second Amendment groups are rolling back gun control with a multi-faceted lawsuit strategy that is winning the day.

FDNY firefighter, Aaron B. Martin, was arrested earlier this month after purchasing gun parts and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds at a Philadelphia gun show. 

Attempted murder suspect Quintez Brown took part in a March for Our Lives gun control rally and told MSNBC’s Joy Reid that Congress needed to pass “commonsense gun reform.” 

MSNBC host Joy Reid said Tuesday on her show “The ReidOut,” that if Republicans cared about children, they would “muster the courage to pass an assault weapons ban.”The

The soft-on-crime policies of the left and Democrats are a “recipe for destroying civilization,” said Heather Mac Donald, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13) responded to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Valentine’s gun control push by telling Breitbart news the push “looks more like the old Soviet Union” than the USA.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) unveiled a $64 million package Monday focusing on law enforcement and gun control. 

A poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports shows that 63 percent of American adults believe the country needs stricter enforcement of existing gun laws.

An FBI database of police officers killed in the line of duty shows that more have died since Biden became president dating back to 1995.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo (D) spoke to Slate about seizing firearms from people who refuse to pay the city’s new $25 gun owners’ fee or comply with the city’s new liability insurance requirement for gun owners. 

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) responded to President Joe Biden’s calls for gun control by stating that the real issues with crime are lax prosecutors and the problems at the border

The White House announced Thursday that President Joe Biden is launching new gun controls, which include a National Ghost Gun Enforcement Initiative.

New Mexico Sate Sen. Cliff Pirtle (R) is pushing gun control in response to the October 21, 2022, shooting on the set of “Rust.”

During a Sunday interview with CNN’s Jim Acosta, guest Kurt Anderson suggested the GOP’s rejection of gun control is “effectively mass human sacrifice.”

The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) filed suit in federal court after the San Jose city council voted Tuesday to require gun owners to have liability insurance and pay an annual fee to a non-profit chosen by the city.

There were 38 murders in Mayor Jim Kenney’s (D) Philadelphia during the first three weeks of 2022. 

The San Jose, California, city council is expected to vote Tuesday night on gun controls that include an insurance requirement for gun owners and a fee of “$25-$35,” which gun owners will be required to give to charity.