Gun rights

U.S. President Joe Biden, speaking about new gun laws, was also heckled by a shooting victim's family.

Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene both discussed antidepressants after Highland Park. Newsweek Fact Check explores what is behind the narrative.

Personal information, including concealed carry weapons holders' full names, date of birth and home addresses could be accessed.

The doomsayers don't have history on their side.

Warren Davidson of Ohio has faced criticism for saying mass shootings may still continue if guns are banned if individuals used arrows in the attacks.

After the Court's decision, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said President Joe Biden is "borderline incompetent" but voting for Republicans is "dangerous."

"It has become necessary to dissolve the Supreme Court of the United States," an angry Olbermann tweeted following a Court decision on gun laws.

"If you vote for gun control, you are not on the side of Ameirca," she wrote.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, among others, questioned the effectiveness of gun control in Blue states following Uvalde. Newsweek's Fact Check team explores the claim.

Democratic Representative Don Beyer introduced a bill that would impose a 1,000 percent tax on assault-style weapons.

The aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting has drawn focus toward the sale and regulation of the gun used to commit the atrocity: The AR-15 rifle.

Rittenhouse's display was denounced by several prominent figures, including a current lawmaker and a former member of Congress.

The White House said it would "leave it up to other countries to set their policy on gun ownership" but that the U.S. would not introduce a handgun ban.

"The idea of handgun prohibition is nowhere near the political agenda in the mainstream in the United States," said a Duke University law professor.

Former congressman Joe Walsh said gun reform would not happen unless "passionate Second Amendment people like me, get off of our ass and pressure [the GOP]."

"With him in the chair, the NRA, it's become a dormant organization. He's a liability," the former Trump adviser said.

"A majority of Americans...are in favor of stricter gun laws," journalist Sandra Smith told the GOP lawmaker, who is a strong Second Amendment supporter.

Some gun owners pointed out the ease in purchasing firearms and noted that there is a lack of proper background checks and verification of personal information.

Former President Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz are expected to give speeches during the event, 3 days after the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Daniel Defense's booth at this weekend's convention in Houston has been replaced by the NRA itself.

Donations to Republicans on gun control are outpacing those to Democrats on gun rights

New York City is an example of what will only continue to worsen across the nation as those unhoused and/or with mental health issues are ignored and pushed to the shadows.

Ohio is now the 23rd state to allow citizens to carry a concealed handgun without a government-issued permit, according to the National Rifle Association.

Georgia gun owners might not have to obtain a license to carry their weapons in public with the new bill.

Todd Rathner said that his "personal commitment to the Second Amendment has never been stronger" while resigning from the NRA board.

"It makes me, and many other students, feel unsafe and disrespected to not get any information about such a big threat," a UCLA student told Newsweek.

The proposed laws would impose liability insurance and yearly fees on gun-owning households.

Republicans that passed the bills in the state's General Assembly Thursday called them an important protection of Second Amendment rights.

"Should this bill pass, there will be no means for our officers to know if a person is legally carrying a handgun," Police Chief Patrick Flannelly said.

"January 6th showed us that every minute counts during an emergency," Senator Amy Klobuchar said in a statement about the new law signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday.