Bump Stock Ban Crashes And Burns In Senate
Senate Republicans shut down a Democratic effort to ban bump stocks on Tuesday after the Supreme Court ruled Friday against a Trump-era ATF rule outlawing the device. The bill would have imposed a federal ban on the sale of bump stocks, which enable a shooter to fire hundreds of rounds per minute with a semi-automatic […]
Supreme Court Strikes Down Bump Stock Ban
The Supreme Court tossed out a Trump administration-era ban on bump stocks Friday. In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) exceeded its authority when it issued a rule classifying firearms equipped with bump stocks as machine guns. The case, Garland v. Cargill, challenged the […]
Senate GOP Blocks Chuck Schumer’s Political Stunt on Bump Stock Ban
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) pushed for a unanimous vote to ban bump stocks in an effort to use Republican opposition to portray Republicans as supporting mass shooters, according to congressional sources. The opposition of just one Republican could block a unanimous vote, and Democrats could use that single Republican vote to argue […]
Chuck Schumer to Force Vote on Bump Stock Ban to Paint GOP as Pro-Murder
According to congressional sources, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is pushing for a unanimous vote to ban bump stocks in an attempt to use Republican opposition to portray Republicans as supporting mass shooters. The opposition of just one Republican could block a unanimous vote, and Democrats could use that single Republican vote to […]
Senate GOP blocks Democratic effort to ban bump stocks after Supreme Court ruling
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked Democrats from passing a bump stock ban bill following a Supreme Court ruling that overturned a Trump-era federal ban on bump stocks. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-Minn.), the author of the BUMP bill, called for unanimous approval of the proposal, but Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) blocked it. The move came days […]
Senate GOP to stop Dem attempt to ban bump stocks after SCOTUS reverses Trump-era rule
Republicans are poised to block Democratic attempts Tuesday to force a vote in the Senate on a bump stock ban that would reinstate a federal rule recently struck down by the Supreme Court. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Democrats are pushing for a vote on a bill that would ban bump […]
Maldives Effort to Ban Israelis Faces Challenge: Arabs with Israeli Passports
Attempts by the Maldives, a small Muslim nation in the Indian Ocean, to ban Israelis from entering the country are running into problems: the fact that 20 percent of Israel’s population is Arab means that a ban would also exclude many Arab Muslims. As Breitbart News reported earlier this month: The South Asian island nation […]
Ex-Gov. Paterson backs mask ban to expose crime, hate
Former Gov. David Paterson on Sunday supported reinstating a ban on wearing masks in public places to thwart moped criminals, Jew-hating rioters and other lawbreakers who cover their faces to hide their identities. He said civil rights advocates should get out of the way and not try to block such legislation. “many [moped bandits] “The […]
Anti-Israel agitators grilled for ‘hiding behind their hate’ as NY considers mask ban
Governor Cathy Hoekl is considering a mask ban. One pro-Israel activist voiced support for the plan, accusing anti-Semitic agitators of “hiding in the shadows of hatred.” “This homogenization of hate is designed not only to intimidate, but to allow these people to hide behind their hate, just like keyboard warriors hide their hate and hide […]
Crockett calls Thomas 'corrupt' after Supreme Court decision to upend bump stocks ban
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) blasted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “corrupt” in an MSNBC interview about the court’s recent decision to overturn a Trump-era bump stock ban. Justice Thomas has come under increasing scrutiny for gifts he has received from Republican superdonors, including billionaire Harlan Crow. “You were too nice before,” Crockett said. Said […]