&#8220;The View&#8221; devolved into a shouting match on Thursday as the co-hosts debated red flag laws — whether or not they were a good idea and whether or not they were effective.
The conversation came about as a response to a shooting that took place when a <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/virginia-school-official-aware-that-6-year-old-may-have-been-armed-before-was-teacher-shot-superintendent-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">six-year-old</a> student brought a gun to school and shot his teacher — despite <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/paralyzed-by-apathy-school-officials-were-warned-about-gun-3-times-before-6-year-old-shot-teacher-lawyer-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple warnings</a> that the school administrators had reportedly failed to act upon.
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Shouting match! The View cast screams at each other over red flag laws and how effective/ineffective they are/could be. <a href="https://t.co/yWaiRby1sK">pic.twitter.com/yWaiRby1sK</a>
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Joy Behar began the conversation by attacking legal gun owners and anyone who did not agree with her conclusion that guns were the problem.
&#8220;The beauty of this story is that the right wing of this country would have us believe that it has nothing to do with the guns and that the solution to these type of shootings is to arm the teachers,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So, now, the teacher has a gun — was she supposed to shoot the kid? What would have happened if she had a gun? Who was she supposed to shoot?&#8221;
Behar then pivoted, saying that some might argue that shootings could be stopped by &#8220;good guys with guns,&#8221; noting that there had been <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/egregious-poor-decision-making-nearly-400-cops-gathered-at-uvalde-school-before-anyone-did-anything/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police present in Uvalde</a> who had not entered the school during the shooting there.
&#8220;This country needs to grow up!&#8221; she exclaimed, suggesting that the United States was not &#8220;civilized&#8221; because stronger gun control laws had not yet been implemented.
Co-host Sunny Hostin jumped in then, claiming that the others at the table had previously &#8220;skewered&#8221; her for asserting that red flag laws were &#8220;not enough&#8221; to handle the issue.
&#8220;There&#8217;s a red flag law in Virginia,&#8221; she pointed out.
&#8220;I support red flag laws,&#8221; Republican co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin remarked.
&#8220;But they don&#8217;t work!&#8221; Hostin&#8217;s voice rose. &#8220;It didn&#8217;t work!&#8221;
&#8220;They&#8217;re not being —&#8221; Sara Haines interrupted as everyone began talking at once. &#8220;Excuse me. They&#8217;re not being implemented properly —&#8221;
&#8220;And that&#8217;s what I said,&#8221; Hostin pushed back.
&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t mean you give up —&#8221; Haines tried again, repeating, &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t mean you give up —&#8221;
&#8220;But they knew!&#8221; Goldberg shouted over the crosstalk, trying to get the segment back under control.

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Director <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rob-reiner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rob Reiner</a> got destroyed on Twitter over a viral tweet about gun control following two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ca-gov-gavin-newsom-the-second-amendment-is-becoming-a-suicide-pact-amid-two-mass-shootings-in-his-state" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mass shootings</a> in California.
The 75-year-old <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1617917165033885697?s=20&amp;t=nzJHzx2nxrKK8qLpNp6LOQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> to his 2.1 million followers on Tuesday that the only way to stop a shooter was to stop lawmakers who support the &#8220;gun industry.&#8221;
&#8220;The only way to stop a bad person with a gun is to stop bad gun industry loving lawmakers at the ballot box,&#8221; Reiner tweeted.
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The only way to stop a bad person with a gun is to stop bad gun industry loving lawmakers at the ballot box.
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At the time of his publication, his post has been viewed 2 million times.
Many commenters had a field day with the director, noting that California is one of the strictest states when it comes to gun control, and that didn&#8217;t stop the shootings.
&#8220;I know it&#8217;s about time California passed some gun laws,&#8221; one person wrote.
Another responded, &#8220;California has the strictest laws in the nation. Try again.&#8221;
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California has the strictest laws in the nation. Try again.
&mdash; Natasha Marie (@NatashaMarie_74) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatashaMarie_74/status/1617921225875140608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;You did that in California. How is it working out?&#8221; another follower tweeted.
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You did that in California.
How is it working out?
&mdash; Matthew Kolken (@mkolken) <a href="https://twitter.com/mkolken/status/1617933383514095616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m going to disagree,&#8221; one person wrote. &#8220;The way to stop bad guys with guns is allowing law abiding citizens to carry everywhere. Skilled shooters are protectors Rob.&#8221;
Another person tweeted, &#8220;It&#8217;s not the gun industry Rob. It&#8217;s we, the people you have to stop WE are the ones fighting for our 2nd Amendment rights.&#8221;
One commenter asked the director if people should &#8220;call the DNC” instead of good guys with guns when faced with a “bad guy with a gun.”
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Actually, compare the unarmed hero in CA to the cowards in Uvalde.
&mdash; FreezinFoist (@Oliver_of_NY) <a href="https://twitter.com/Oliver_of_NY/status/1618215740263530496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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You know, when Archie called you “Meathead,” we thought you were just playing a character.
&mdash; Excelsior Strategies (@Excelsior_PR) <a href="https://twitter.com/Excelsior_PR/status/1617983027396890625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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California Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gavin Newsom</a> called the Second Amendment a &#8220;suicide pact&#8221; in the wake of two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mass-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mass shootings</a> in his state.
Speaking to CBS News&#8217; Norah O&#8217;Donnell on Monday, in the wake of the mass shooting in the city of Monterey Park, Newsom attacked the constitutionally-protected right to bear arms. He repeated claims that the U.S. is unique among the countries of the world because of mass shootings. He also took aim at high-capacity gun magazines and pushed for more restrictions on them.
&#8220;The Second Amendment is becoming a suicide pact, it feels like,&#8221; said Newsom. &#8220;And that&#8217;s the only question the community wants [answered]: how are you going to — what about our kids when they&#8217;re going to school? What more can we do? And you know, again, we look at that all the time. I mean, we did another half-dozen gun safety bills last year, we&#8217;ll continue to find whatever loopholes we can, we&#8217;ll continue to lead the national conversation on gun safety reform.&#8221;
&#8220;And the data bears out,&#8221; Newsom added. &#8220;It works. It saves lives. California [has a] 37% lower gun death rate than the rest of the nation. And yet, with all that evidence, no one on the other side seems to give a d***. I can&#8217;t get anything done in Congress.&#8221;
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&#8220;This Second Amendment&#8217;s becoming a suicide pact, it feels like,&#8221; Gov. Gavin Newsom tells <a href="https://twitter.com/NorahODonnell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NorahODonnell</a> in Monterey Park. &#8220;California&#8217;s 37% lower than the death rate of the rest of the nation, and yet, with all that evidence, no one on the other side seems to give a damn.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/tSz7oawXtR">pic.twitter.com/tSz7oawXtR</a>
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But Newsom seemed to backpedal on his remarks later in the interview, claiming that he respects lawful gun owners. &#8220;Yeah, I have great respect,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I have no ideological opposition with someone reasonably and responsibly owning firearms and getting background checks and being trained and making sure they&#8217;re locked so their kid doesn&#8217;t accidentally shoot themselves or a loved one. Absolutely not. Never suggested that. That&#8217;s what they immediately do. &#8216;He wants to take away your guns.&#8217; I just want to take away weapons of war that are illegal on the streets of California and should be illegal across the United States. I mean, literally, just use common sense.&#8221;
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Newsom went on, blasting the phenomenon of mass shootings as a uniquely American problem, and took aim at high-capacity magazines. &#8220;It&#8217;s always a weapon of mass destruction, isn&#8217;t it?&#8221; Newsom quipped. &#8220;I mean, I get it. We can talk about the anomalous nature of this, and it certainly is. But what is also anomalous is the fact that there&#8217;s a pattern here in the United States of America, these mass shootings that don&#8217;t exist anywhere else in the world, at least the free world. And maybe that should be the fundamental focus: large-capacity clips. Just insane. There&#8217;s no justification. Period. Full stop. It&#8217;s just insane. These people are perpetuating lunacy and should be ashamed of themselves.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/10-dead-10-wounded-in-california-mass-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ten people were killed</a>, and another 10 were injured, in a mass shooting during a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park Saturday night. The shooting occurred in a dance studio in the predominately Asian community, located about 10 miles east of Los Angeles. The shooter was identified as a man of Asian descent between 30 and 50 years old; he was not named by local police and will not be named in accordance with Daily Wire policy against naming mass shooters. The man was reportedly also connected to a second incident in nearby Alhambra.
Around the time Newsom was filming his CBS interview on Monday, <a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/peninsula/half-moon-bay-mass-shooting-motive-sought/3137737/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another mass shooting</a> took place in the city of Half Moon Bay, about 30 miles south of San Francisco. The alleged gunman opened fire at a mushroom farm where he worked, killing four people and injuring one more, then reportedly drove to a second location where he killed three more people. He was arrested in the parking lot of the San Mateo County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Monday afternoon.

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Gun rights groups criticized the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-justice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Justice</a> announced a new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gun control</a> proposal that would regulate pistols with stabilizing braces. 
The rule, announced on Friday, was developed after a directive from President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> to regulate the use of such braces, which he <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-garland-s-full-remarks-gun-violence-prevention-white-house-rose-garden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> could effectively turn pistols into short-barreled rifles. According to the National Firearms Act, a weapon classified as a short-barreled rifle needs a federal license. 
“Keeping our communities safe from gun violence is among the Department’s highest priorities,” <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-new-rule-address-stabilizing-braces-accessories-used-convert" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Attorney General Merrick Garland. “Today’s rule makes clear that firearm manufacturers, dealers, and individuals cannot evade these important public safety protections simply by adding accessories to pistols that transform them into short-barreled rifles.”
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/firearms-and-explosives-atf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(ATF)</a> followed Biden’s directive and developed the rule, which was submitted to the Federal Register on Friday. The rule will require owners of stabilizing braces to register their guns as short-barreled rifles. 
“This rule enhances public safety and prevents people from circumventing the laws Congress passed almost a century ago. In the days of Al Capone, Congress said back then that short-barreled rifles and sawed-off shotguns should be subjected to greater legal requirements than most other guns,” ATF Director Steve Dettelbach said. 
The DOJ also said gun owners could return their braces or surrender “covered short-barreled rifles to ATF.&#8221;
The rule was widely criticized by Second Amendment groups as well as Republicans. 
Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America (GOA) Erich Pratt <a href="https://www.gunowners.org/goa-condemns-biden-rule-to-criminalize-pistol-braced-firearms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that his group&#8217;s legal arm would be filing a suit to challenge the rule, noting that pistol braces are used by disabled individuals to safely use handguns. 
“President Biden just initiated the largest federal gun registration scheme in our nation’s history without even the passage of a new law. GOA is actively working with Congress to pass a resolution blocking this rule under the Congressional Review Act,” said Aidan Johnson, the director of federal affairs for GOA. 
The Congressional Review Act allows Congress to <a href="https://regulatorystudies.columbian.gwu.edu/congressional-review-act">nullify regulations</a> within 60 days of their proposal. 
The National Rifle Association (NRA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NRA/status/1614063136050380800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1614063136050380800%7Ctwgr%5Ef02b28a34a1e6ff8e1f4ee0de7c05ba07f545bd6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fgop-lawmakers-nra-slam-atf-rule-regulate-pistol-braces-unconstitutional-overreach" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the Biden administration had chosen to “shred the Constitution” with the new regulation. 
Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) called the rule an “ unacceptable attack” on the Second Amendment and law-abiding Americans. &#8220;The ATF’s announced rule on pistol braces today is nothing short of a massive executive branch-imposed gun registration and confiscation scheme,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeCrapo/status/1614027384965021696" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Twitter. 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-appeals-court-rules-against-atf-strikes-down-bump-stock-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Related: Federal Appeals Court Rules Against ATF, Strikes Down Bump Stock Ban</a>

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A federal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/court" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeals court</a> ruled on Friday against a ban on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-court-places-trumps-bump-stock-ban-on-hold" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bump stocks</a> put in place during the Trump administration after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. 
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-court-strikes-down-trump-era-bump-stock-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">struck down</a> the ban on Friday in a 13-3 decision, saying that the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) had overstepped its authority in the ban. 
The ATF had banned bump stocks in 2018, at the behest of then-President Donald Trump, reinterpreting the terms “single function of the trigger” and “automatically” to make bump stocks illegal under existing federal law. The ATF’s new definitions effectively moved guns with bump stocks into the illegal machine gun category.
A bump stock is a device that can be used with a semi-automatic rifle to mimic an automatic weapon.
&#8220;A plain reading of the statutory language, paired with close consideration of the mechanics of a semi-automatic firearm, reveals that a bump stock is excluded from the technical definition of &#8216;machinegun&#8217; set forth in the Gun Control Act and National Firearms Act,&#8221; said Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod in the lead opinion. 
Rich Samp, an attorney for the man who sued the government after he was forced to get rid of his bump stocks, said the case was not about gun control, but about who has the authority to set gun laws.
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I won 13 to 3 Cargill v Garland &#8211; Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/2A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#2A</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bumpstock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bumpstock</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ATF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ATF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DOJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DOJ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BreakingNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BreakingNews</a>
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&#8220;This case is not about gun control. It is instead about who has the constitutional prerogative to change the criminal law if changes are warranted,&#8221; Samp stated. &#8220;The current statute, adopted in 1986, defines ‘machinegun’ in a manner that does not encompass non-mechanical bump stocks. It is unlawful for a prosecutorial entity like ATF to rewrite existing law without authorization from Congress. Any change in gun-control laws must emanate from Congress.&#8221;
The 5th Circuit’s decision could mean a potential Supreme Court showdown for the future of the regulation, which has not been struck down by other circuit courts.
The Gun Owners of America, a group that has also sued to overturn the ban, <a href="https://twitter.com/GunOwners/status/1611501867917271040" target="_blank" rel="noopener">praised</a> the decision of the court, saying the fight over bump stocks was crucial to defending the Second Amendment. 
“The fight on bump stocks is CRITICAL to defending all semiautomatic weapons from an arbitrary ban AND against the Biden ATF&#8217;s latest attacks on gun owners AND will help defend Forced Reset Triggers,”  the group said on Twitter. 
According to the Associated Press, a lower court <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-new-orleans-texas-state-government-b5990ed60ebb617055cc8d5c36a84050" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will now</a> make the next decision on where the case goes next.

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A state judge has stopped a new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oregon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oregon</a> law from taking effect that would create new barriers to purchasing firearms and ban the sale of any magazine larger than a 10-bullet clip.
Harney County Judge Robert Raschio issued a temporary restraining order over Measure 114, a ballot measure passed last month that places new restrictions on purchasing firearms and magazines. Raschio blocked the new law for violating the Oregon state constitution.
“Absent entry of this Temporary Restraining Order, Plaintiffs will be deprived of their right to bear arms pursuant to Or. Const. Art. l, Sec. 27 by being made unable to lawfully purchase a firearm or bear a magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition in the State of Oregon. Deprivation of fundamental constitutional rights for any period constitutes irreparable harm,” the judge wrote in his Tuesday <a href="https://www.gunowners.org/wp-content/uploads/Oregon-State-Court-TRO-Order.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">order</a>.
Raschio’s ruling came as part of a legal challenge against the new law filed by Gun Owners of America (GOA). GOA Senior Vice President Erich Pratt celebrated the ruling.
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“This is an exciting victory for our members in Oregon as the clock was winding down on securing relief from the onerous and unconstitutional requirements this law would have placed on current and future gun owners. We look forward to continuing the fight,” Pratt said in a <a href="https://www.gunowners.org/goa-and-gof-secure-comprehensive-tro-against-oregon-gun-law/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
Measure 114 passed last month in a slim majority vote with 50.6% in favor and 49.4% against. The difference amounted to roughly 25,000 votes.
The new law <a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2022/10/18/oregon-measure-114-gun-laws-permits-safety-class-magazine-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">places</a> a number of new restrictions on buying, selling, and owning firearms. The law bans the sale of magazines with a capacity of more than 10 bullets. It includes a permit-to-purchase requirement that requires all firearms customers to get a background check and attend gun safety training before purchase.
The state attorney general’s office said it would appeal the ruling, according to <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/12/oregon-measure-114-temporarily-blocked-by-harney-county-judge-in-separate-challenge.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Oregonian</a>.
“We are still sorting through everything, but I can tell you we will be shortly filing a mandamus petition asking the Oregon Supreme Court to review it immediately,” said Kristina Edmunson, spokeswoman for Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum.
Raschio’s ruling came several hours after a federal judge rejected a request to instate a temporary restraining order and approved the ballot measure to go into effect on December 8 as scheduled, with one exception. The federal judge, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut, postponed the permit-to-purchase requirement at the state’s request for 30 days.
Despite the federal court’s ruling, Raschio’s decision is still in effect because he ruled on a challenge based on the state constitution. Immergut’s decision is based on a challenge brought on federal constitutional grounds, according to The Oregonian.
Immergut said that no parts of the new law would improperly infringe upon Oregonians’ Second Amendment rights.
“The burden imposed by Measure 114 on the core Second Amendment right of self-defense is minimal,” Immergut <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/12/judge-puts-permit-to-purchase-gun-regulation-on-hold-for-30-days-allows-rest-of-measure-114-to-take-effecct.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.
“In light of the evidence of the rise in mass-shooting incidents and the connection between mass-shooting incidents and large-capacity magazines — and absent evidence to the contrary regarding the role of large-capacity magazines for self-defense — Defendants are comparably justified in regulating large-capacity magazines to protect the public,” the judge said.

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Protests across China are continuing as thousands of demonstrators are lashing out in response to the Chinese Communist Party’s &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-releases-tepid-statement-on-protests-in-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zero COVID</a>&#8221; policy. Ten people died in an apartment fire late last week, and citizens claim that the CCP blocked emergency workers from the area due to the country’s COVID policies.
Fauci Blames Trump For China&#8217;s Dishonesty
Outgoing National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci said this week on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; that it is possible that COVID came from a lab, but reiterated that he believes there is evidence the virus might have occurred naturally. Fauci also blamed former President Trump’s “accusatory” relationship with the Chinese for the communist nation’s refusal to be transparent about the virus:
“If you look at the anti-China approach that clearly the Trump administration had right from the very beginning and the accusatory nature, the Chinese are gonna flinch back and say, &#8220;No, I&#8217;m sorry. We&#8217;re not gonna talk to you about it.&#8221;
Fauci added that the U.S. should &#8220;keep the politics of out of&#8221; trying to determine COVID&#8217;s origins.
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Democrat Senator Throws Cold Water On Biden Gun Power Grab
Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-senate-dem-admits-biden-probably-doesnt-have-the-votes-to-ram-through-gun-control-in-lame-duck-session" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the press that President Biden has “probably not” secured the needed 60 votes to pass gun control in the lame-duck session of Congress. Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday, Murphy threw cold water on Biden‘s hopes to pass an assault weapons ban.
“I’m glad that President Biden is going to be pushing us to take a vote on an assault weapons ban, The House has already passed it. It’s sitting in front of the Senate,&#8221; Murphy said. &#8220;Does it have 60 votes in the Senate right now? Probably not. But let’s see if we can try to get that number as close to 60 as possible. If we don’t have the votes, then we will talk to Senator Schumer and maybe come back next year with maybe an additional senator and see if we can do better.”
Buffalo Shooter Pleads Guilty
The suspect charged with murdering ten people during a mass shooting in May at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-buffalo-shooter-pleads-guilty-to-domestic-terrorism-and-hate-crime-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded guilty</a> on Monday morning on all charges.
The 19-year-old man – who we will not name in accordance with Daily Wire policy intended to deprive mass shooters of notoriety – pleaded guilty to all charges in the grand jury indictment, including murder, murder as a hate crime, and hate-motivated domestic terrorism.
Hawaii&#8217;s Largest Volcano Explodes
Hawaii’s largest active volcano began <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hawaiis-largest-active-volcano-erupts-ash-fall-warning-issued" target="_blank" rel="noopener">erupting</a> Sunday night, with lava flow warnings issued to the surrounding area. The eruption of Mauna Loa, considered the world’s largest active volcano, was detected at approximately 11:30 p.m. local time inside the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The volcano has erupted 33 times since officials began documenting its activity in 1843. Its lava flows have reached the ocean eight times since 1868.
&#8220;We The People&#8221; Christmas At White House
First Lady Jill Biden <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/politics/jill-biden-white-house-holiday-decorations/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that the White House’s holiday decor theme this year is “We the People.” Over 150 volunteers from around the nation helped decorate the White House over a week.
Avian Flu Hits Nebraska
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture <a href="https://www.blackhillsfox.com/2022/11/28/bird-flu-prompts-slaughter-18m-chickens-nebraska/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Saturday that another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after a case of bird flu was found on an egg-laying farm in the state. This comes after more than 50 million birds were slaughtered nationwide earlier this year due to outbreaks.
Heritage Foundation Spends Big To Protect Religious Freedom
The Heritage Foundation spent more than $1 million on national TV ads over Thanksgiving weekend, encouraging U.S. senators to vote against the new bill codifying same-sex marriage until new religious liberty protections are added to the bill.
The U.S. Senate has a cloture vote on the Respect for Marriage Act Monday but has faced backlash from those who say it will punish religious organizations and non-profits.
Heritage president Kevin Roberts <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/heritage-launches-campaign-run-ads-against-gay-marriage-bill-during-nfl-college-football-games" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News, “This legislation does not add one additional benefit to same-sex couples in the United States; it’s an attack that sets the stage to take rights away from people of faith.”
&#8220;Gaslighting&#8221; is 2022&#8217;s Word Of The Year
And, Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/merriam-websters-2022-word-of-the-year-is-gaslighting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officially declared</a> the 2022 word of the year. It’s “gaslighting.”
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) admitted that President Joe Biden has &#8220;probably not&#8221; secured the needed 60 votes to pass <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gun control</a> in the lame-duck session of Congress.
Appearing on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/11/27/chris-murphy-assault-weapons-ban-sotu-vpx.cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the Union</a>&#8221; Sunday, Murphy dashed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden</a>&#8216;s hopes to pass an assault weapons ban. However, Murphy did praise the sweeping gun bill passed earlier this year and claimed that banning assault weapons would lead to fewer mass shootings.
&#8220;I&#8217;m glad that President Biden is going to be pushing us to take a vote on an assault weapons ban,&#8221; Murphy said. &#8220;The House has already passed it. It&#8217;s sitting in front of the Senate. Does it have 60 votes in the Senate right now? Probably not. But let&#8217;s see if we can try to get that number as close to 60 as possible. If we don&#8217;t have the votes, then we will talk to Senator Schumer and maybe come back next year with maybe an additional senator and see if we can do better.&#8221;
&#8220;President Biden is right,&#8221; Murphy continued. &#8220;If we passed an assault weapons ban, we would see less mass shootings in this country. Yes, there are already tens of thousands of assault weapons on the street. Nobody&#8217;s talking about taking those weapons away from individuals. We&#8217;re just talking about stopping new sales.&#8221;
&#8220;But if you look at some of the most high-profile mass shootings in the last couple of years, many of those mass shooters bought the weapon just days before carrying out the crime,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And so, if those weapons were no longer commercially available, only in possession of those who had bought them previously, I think a lot of mass shootings would have been prevented.&#8221;
Biden told reporters Thursday that he planned to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-says-he-wants-congress-to-pass-gun-control-in-lame-duck-session" target="_blank" rel="noopener">push for an assault weapons ban</a> after two recent mass shootings left 11 people dead.
“I’m sick and tired of these shootings,” Biden said. “We should have much stricter gun laws.”
Biden then said he intended to pass a gun control bill during the lame-duck session if he could get the votes.
“I’m going to try,” Biden replied. “I’m going to try to get rid of assault weapons.”
“During the lame duck?” the reporter asked again.
“I’m going to do it whenever I — I got to make that assessment as I get in and start counting the votes.”

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> said on Thanksgiving that he is going to try to curtail the Second Amendment freedoms of law abiding Americans by banning &#8220;semi-automatic&#8221; firearms after a couple of recent shootings.
Biden made the remarks after a recent shooting at a gay nightclub by a man who reportedly identifies as non-binary and after a store manager shot up a Walmart.
&#8220;I’m sick and tired of these shootings. We should have much stricter gun laws,&#8221; Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/11/24/remarks-by-president-biden-after-visiting-with-local-firefighters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters. &#8220;Look, the idea that we’re not enforcing red-flag laws, period, just based on knowledge, not on parents saying or a loved one saying you should arrest this person now for his own sake, is ridiculous.&#8221;
&#8220;The idea — the idea we still allow semiautomatic weapons to be purchased is sick,&#8221; Biden continued. &#8220;It’s just sick. It has no, no social redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a single, solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers.&#8221;
Biden has previously called for banning semi-automatic firearms, including handguns.
&#8220;The idea you need a weapon that can have the ability to fire 20, 30, 40, 50, 120 shots from that weapon, whether it’s a, whether it’s a 9mm pistol or whether it’s a rifle, is ridiculous,&#8221; Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-indicates-he-wants-to-ban-the-sale-of-handguns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during a CNN town hall event last summer. &#8220;I’m continuing to push to eliminate the sale of those things, but I’m not likely to get that done in the near term.&#8221;
Biden has also previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-rational-gun-policy-is-banning-50-clips-in-a-weapon-ak-47-wont-protect-you-from-government" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> that a “rational policy” would be one that “that says you cannot have 20, 30, 40, 50 clips in a weapon.” Biden has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-essentially-calls-for-banning-nearly-all-firearms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> that he wants to ban “clips that have multiple bullets in them,” which critics argue would be an effective ban on most semi-automatic firearms.
Biden has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-renews-push-for-gun-magazine-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> that people do not need what he claims are high-capacity magazines because deer do not wear “Kevlar vests.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-gun-control-not-about-taking-away-rights-before-listing-ways-he-wants-to-take-away-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden Claims Gun Control Not About ‘Taking Away’ Rights Before Listing Ways He Wants To Take Away Rights</a>

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The father of the 22-year-old man accused of killing five and wounding 17 others at a gay night club in Colorado has generated backlash over remarks that he made about the shooting in interviews with the media.
The alleged gunman, who will not be named per Daily Wire policy about not giving notoriety to mass killers, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/colorado-shooter-identifies-as-non-binary-uses-they-them-pronouns-court-documents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opened fire</a> inside Club Q in Colorado Springs. The club is described online as an “adult-oriented gay and lesbian nightclub hosting theme nights such as karaoke, drag shows &amp; DJs.”
Local media reports that authorities said the shooter faces five counts of first-degree murder after deliberation and five counts of a bias-motivated crime that caused bodily injury. Prosecutors suggest the shooting is considered a hate crime based on the bias-motivated crime charge.
The suspect also claims that he is &#8220;non-binary&#8221; and he uses &#8220;they/they&#8221; pronouns, according to court documents.
The suspect changed his name after turning 16 years old to distance himself from his <a href="https://heavy.com/news/aaron-brink-anderson-lee-aldrich-father-dad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criminal father</a>, who is also a porn star and has a history of meth addiction. The suspect&#8217;s mother was previously <a href="https://heavy.com/news/laura-voepel-anderson-aldrich-mother-mom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> of arson.
The suspect&#8217;s generated backlash online over remarks that he made in relation to learning that his son attacked a gay bar.
“And then I go on to find out it’s a gay bar,&#8221; the father said. &#8220;I said, ‘God, is he gay?’ I got scared, ‘S***, is he gay?’ And he’s not gay, so I said, ‘Phew …’”
In a different interview, the father reacted to learning that his son was &#8220;non-binary.&#8221;
“What does that mean? I got to know because I was horrified he was gay,&#8221; the father said. &#8220;I was like, ‘Oh my God. He’s at a gay bar. He’s gay.’ I’m not homophobic or anything — but to find something out like that – I just didn’t know.”
The father later admitted that he had &#8220;failed&#8221; his son.
In 2021, the suspect was booked into the El Paso County Jail on &#8220;2 counts of Felony Menacing, and 3 counts of First-Degree Kidnapping,&#8221; the El Paso County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said in a statement.
The charges stemmed from an alleged bomb threat that the suspect made after his mother said that he was &#8220;threatening to cause harm to her with a homemade bomb, multiple weapons and ammunition,&#8221; the sheriff&#8217;s office said.
However, no formal charges were ever filed and the case was later sealed, according to <a href="https://gazette.com/news/anderson-lee-aldrich-colorado-springs-mass-shooting-suspect-may-have-had-earlier-run-ins-with/article_5b7f1478-68f5-11ed-ac02-d730cef006ab.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local media</a>.
Colorado has a red flag law that leftists claim will stop mass shootings, yet it failed to prevent the this shooting from happening.
Brandon Drey contributed to this report.

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President Joe Biden announced his intention to push for new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gun control</a> legislation in the lame-duck session of Congress.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday morning in Nantucket, Massachusetts, Biden was asked to react to the mass shootings at a gay nightclub in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-5-dead-18-wounded-in-mass-shooting-at-colorado-gay-nightclub-white_check_mark-eyes-heavy_plus_sign" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Colorado Springs</a>, Colorado, on Saturday night and a Walmart in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breakroom-bloodbath-virginia-walmart-manager-guns-down-6-in-late-night-rampage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chesapeake, Virginia,</a> on Tuesday night. Biden complained that semi-automatic firearms are still sold and claimed red-flag laws are not enforced.
&#8220;I’m sick and tired of these shootings,&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;We should have much stricter gun laws.&#8221;
Biden then said he intends to pass a gun control bill during the lame-duck session if he can get the votes.
&#8220;I’m going to try,&#8221; Biden replied. &#8220;I’m going to try to get rid of assault weapons.&#8221;
&#8220;During the lame duck?&#8221; the reporter asked again.
&#8220;I’m going to do it whenever I — I got to make that assessment as I get in and start counting the votes.&#8221;
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On Thursday, a Virginia Walmart supervisor turned the store’s break room into a bloodbath Tuesday night, gunning down six people, including employees, before killing himself even as shoppers were stocking up on last-minute Thanksgiving Day provisions.
The gunman, who officials identified as a night supervisor and 12-year employee of the Chesapeake store, was dead when police arrived at approximately 10:14 p.m. It was not clear if he had killed himself or if he had been neutralized by workers. It was not immediately known if all the victims were store employees, what the gunman’s motive was, or what type of handgun he used.
On Saturday night, another gunman opened fire at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs. The suspect entered the club and allegedly immediately began shooting before at least two patrons stopped him. Police arrived on the scene and arrested the suspect, but not before he allegedly killed five people.
Earlier this year, Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-signs-most-expansive-gun-control-bill-in-decades-into-law-following-republican-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> the sweeping gun control bill known as the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act&#8221; into law. According to a press release from the White House at the time, it “enhances certain restrictions and penalties on firearms purchases; promotes evidence-based best practices for school safety; authorizes grants to expand access to mental health services; and appropriates emergency funding for mental health resources and school safety measures.” The sweeping gun bill, considered the largest in decades, was passed on the back of bipartisan support from 15 Senate Republicans and 14 House Republicans.
Shortly after the bill was passed, Democrats in the House of Representatives passed a bill to ban certain <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-grab-houses-passes-bill-banning-certain-semi-automatic-guns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">semi-automatic weapons</a>. The “Assault Weapons Ban of 2022&#8243; passed by a narrow margin of 217-213; five Democrats voted against the bill, while two Republicans voted for it.
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The 22-year-old suspect who allegedly killed five and wounded 17 others after opening fire inside a gay nightclub in Colorado just before midnight Saturday is facing charges on ten counts, including five counts of bias-motivated crimes.
The gunman, who will not be named per Daily Wire policy about not giving notoriety to mass killers, opened fire inside Club Q in Colorado Springs. The club is described online as an &#8220;adult-oriented gay and lesbian nightclub hosting theme nights such as karaoke, drag shows &amp; DJs.&#8221;
The suspected gunman was detained and taken into custody shortly after the attack.
Local media <a href="https://kdvr.com/news/local/club-q-shooting-suspect-being-charged-with-hate-crime/?utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=t.co">reports</a> authorities said the shooter faces five counts of first-degree murder after deliberation and five counts of a bias-motivated crime that caused bodily injury. Prosecutors suggest the shooting is considered a hate crime based on the bias-motivated crime charge.
District Attorney Michael Allen said the gunman could be released from the hospital Monday and appear in court as early as Monday or Tuesday.
Police said the suspected gunman entered the venue with a long rifle and immediately began shooting. At least two patrons inside the club confronted and stopped the shooter, authorities said.
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said, &#8220;their actions clearly saved lives,&#8221; while Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez described them as &#8220;heroic.&#8221;
Club Q management said the establishment is &#8220;devastated by the senseless attack on our community.&#8221;
&#8220;Our prays (sic), and thoughts are with all the victims and their families and friends. We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack,&#8221; the establishment&#8217;s management said.
Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, the country&#8217;s first openly gay governor, said the shooting was &#8220;horrific, sickening, and devastating.&#8221;
&#8220;We are eternally grateful for the brave individuals who blocked the gunman, likely saving lives in the process, and for the first responders who responded swiftly to this horrific shooting. Colorado stands with our LGBTQ Community and everyone impacted by this tragedy as we mourn.&#8221;
Left-wing corporate media pundits and politicians have attempted to link the mass shooting last weekend to those who oppose progressive social agendas in the United States.
Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert offered prayers for the victims and their families in a tweet following the mass shooting.
&#8220;The news out of Colorado Springs is absolutely awful,&#8221; Boebert said. &#8220;This morning the victims &amp; their families are in my prayers. This lawless violence needs to end and end quickly.&#8221;
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to Boebert&#8217;s statement claiming she &#8220;played a major role in elevating anti-LGBT+ hate rhetoric and anti-trans lies while spending your time in Congress blocking even the most common sense gun safety laws.&#8221;
&#8220;You don&#8217;t get to &#8220;thoughts and prayers&#8221; your way out of this,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez said. &#8220;Look inward and change.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/laurenboebert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@laurenboebert</a> you have played a major role in elevating anti-LGBT+ hate rhetoric and anti-trans lies while spending your time in Congress blocking even the most common sense gun safety laws.
You don’t get to “thoughts and prayers” your way out of this. Look inward and change. <a href="https://t.co/mxt6wFMVEv">https://t.co/mxt6wFMVEv</a>
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The El Paso County Sheriff&#8217;s Office arrested and booked the gunman in June 2021 on two counts of felony menacing and three first-degree kidnapping charges in connection to a bomb threat, leading to a standoff at his mother&#8217;s home in Colorado Springs.
According to the sheriff&#8217;s office, deputies responded to a report by the shooter&#8217;s mother alleging he was &#8220;threatening to cause harm to her with a homemade bomb, multiple weapons, and ammunition.&#8221; Authorities did not find any explosives in the home.
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Howard Black, a spokesman for the 4th Judicial District Attorney&#8217;s Office, declined to comment to NPR on whether any charges were pursued.
Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

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