Lyft Is Offering Free Rides to the “March For Our Lives” Protests
February 21, 2018 -Students from the Washington, DC, area walk out of class to demand gun control legislation at a gathering outside the White House. Erin Scott/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The ride hailing service Lyft has offered free rides to those participating in “March For Our Lives” gun control rallies…
The NRA’s Board Members Are—Shockingly—Mostly White Guys
From left: R. Lee Ermey, Karl Malone, Ted Nugent, Tom SelleckMother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The National Rifle Association claims to speak for more than 5 million gun owners. Officially, the shots at the nation’s largest pro-gun organization are called by a hush-hush board of 76 directors.…
No, Mass Shooters Do Not Target “Gun Free Zones”
Screen shot from White House video Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A day after President Donald Trump convened a remarkable meeting to discuss gun regulations with members of Congress at the White House, he gave the gathering a mixed scorecard. “Many ideas, some good & some not so good, emerged…
A New Poll Shows a Dramatic Change in How Americans View Gun Control
Hundreds of students and community activists marched in protest of the inaction of lawmakers on the issue of gun violence, on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Fla.Monica Herndon/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Back in 2011, after a gunman in Tucson killed six people and wounded 13, including US Rep. Gabrielle…
These Companies Are Done With the NRA
Shots/Shutterstock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Being a member of the National Rifle Association has its perks, many of which are altogether unrelated to guns: Members enjoy discounts on rental cars, hotel rooms, wine, and even health and life insurance. Or that was the case until Thursday. Just more than one week…
We Asked Young Conservatives, “How Would You Stop Gun Violence?” Their Answers Were Amazing.
Cade Plotts, center, of Ohio University, listens to President Trump address the Conservative Political Action Conference via video at the Gaylord National Resort.Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday, the message from students around America rang loud and clear: Lawmakers must address gun control. Students…