The Very Strange Case of Two Russian Gun Lovers, the NRA, and Donald Trump
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For more than a year now, reports have trickled out about deepening ties among prominent members of the National Rifle Association, conservative Republicans, a budding gun-rights movement in Russia—and their convergence in the Trump campaign. Now attention is focused around a middle-aged…
Florida Lawmakers Approve Gun Restrictions In Response to Parkland Shooting
20 protesters participate in a die-In rotunda of the Florida Capitol to call for gun restrictions.Scott Keeler/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday, Florida lawmakers approved a package of gun restrictions and school safety measures, defying the National Rifle Association and creating new regulations in response to the deadly Valentine’s…
The NRA Says It Has 5 Million Members. This Data Suggests That’s a Stretch.
Mother Jones illustrationcatchlights_sg/Getty Images; NRA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The National Rifle Association likes to boast that it represents 5 million gun owners. Or maybe it’s “nearly” 5 million—or perhaps “more than” 5 million. The NRA has never provided solid numbers on how many members it has, yet a…
What You Need To Know About Red Flag Gun Laws
InkkStudios/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Politicians across the country have debated new gun laws in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead, and many state legislators have begun pushing laws that would allow cops to remove guns from people…
Florida Senate Passes Measure That Arms School Personnel in Response to Parkland Shooting
People crowd the entrance to the office of Florida Gov. Rick Scott with boxes of petitions for gun control reform in February.Gerald Herbert/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday night, the Republican-controlled Florida Senate narrowly passed a sweeping bill that implements gun restrictions, invests in mental health services, and arms some school…
The Florida Senate Is Holding a Special Weekend Session to Debate Arming Teachers
A law enforcement officer talks with students, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sent students rushing into the streets as SWAT team members swarmed in and locked down the building. Wilfredo Lee/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Florida Senate is…