The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate">Senate</a> passed the most expansive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control">gun control</a> bill in decades Thursday night as 15 Republicans joined every Democrat to advance the bill to the House where it’s expected to pass Friday.
The legislation comes weeks after mass shootings at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The bill passed 65-33 and provides states with grants to implement controversial red flag laws and closes the so-called “boyfriend loophole,” among other measures.
“The gun safety package came to fruition after weeks of talks between Murphy, Cornyn, Sinema, and Tillis,” Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/23/congress-bipartisan-gun-package-00041701">reported</a>. “While the final package defied political odds, the bipartisan talks had early endorsements from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.”
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/23/us/gun-control-senate-supreme-court">noted</a> that the 15 GOP senators to vote yes on the legislation were Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, John Cornyn of Texas, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Rob Portman of Ohio, Mitt Romney of Utah, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Todd Young of Indiana.
Gun rights groups had already slammed the legislation and the Republicans who helped advance it Tuesday night, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-control-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-help-from-14-republicans">reported</a>.
Gun Owners of America (GOA) said in a press release sent to The Daily Wire that the legislation “would encourage Backdoor Universal Background Checks by redefining many private sellers as gun dealers, financially incentivize states to enact unconstitutional ‘red-flag’ laws, and would allow for so-called ‘enhanced background checks,’ which are arbitrary delays in transferring firearms to adults not yet 21 years-old.”
“Once again, so-called ‘conservative’ Senators are making clear they believe that the rights of American citizens can be compromised away,” Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, said.
“Let me be clear, they have NO AUTHORITY to compromise with our rights, and we will not tolerate legislators who are willing to turn gun owners into second-class citizens,” Pratt continued. “GOA fully opposes this unconstitutional legislation and will continue to encourage our millions of members to make their voices heard to their elected officials on this bill.”
Amanda Prestigiacomo contributed to this report.

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Senate Passes Gun Control Bill With 15 Republicans Joining Democrats

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In light of the recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-scotus-strikes-down-new-york-concealed-carry-restrictions-restrictions">Supreme Court ruling</a> on a New York concealed carry gun law, California state Attorney General Rob Bonta <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/ag-rob-bonta-state-leaders-legoslation-response-scotus-gun-ruling/40396474">discussed</a> legislation efforts in the Golden State.
“Californians are committed to safeguarding our citizens, our children, and our future through commonsense gun laws,” Attorney General Bonta <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-affirms-his-support-commonsense-gun-laws-response-supreme">said</a> in a statement. “States still have the right to limit concealed carry permits to those who may safely possess firearms.”
“We are working with the Governor and the legislature to advance legislation that is both constitutional and will maintain safety for Californians,” Bonta added, pointing to the recent mass shooting tragedies in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York.
“[W]ith gun deaths at an all-time high, ensuring that dangerous individuals are not allowed to carry concealed firearms is more important than ever,” Bonta added. “The data is clear and the consequences are dire — more guns in more places make us less safe. In California, we are committed to passing and defending commonsense, constitutional gun laws that save lives.”
In a press release, Bonta noted that Californians should remember that carrying a firearm that is loaded in the majority of public locations is banned in general unless the person has been given a license through the application process with law enforcement.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that New York’s requirement for people to have “proper cause” in order to get a license violated their Second Amendment and 14th Amendment rights.
In the majority opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote, “We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need.”
“New York’s proper-cause requirement violates the Fourteenth Amendment in that it prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their right to keep and bear arms,” he added.
California has a similar requirement known as the need to demonstrate “good cause.” Bonta’s press release noted that this is “likely unconstitutional under Bruen.”
However, other measures to get a permit from law enforcement are still enforceable, such as the need to have “a successful background check, the completion of a firearms safety course, and proof of residency, employment, or business in the county or city within the county.”
The attorney general also pointed to several ways “to continue preventing gun violence strategically and aggressively,” such as pushing for “commonsense gun laws,” taking guns away from people who aren’t allowed to have them, and stopping the sale of illegal guns.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the high court’s decision brings up questions about other gun laws in at least eight additional states, as well as the District of Columbia.
Tim Pearce <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-scotus-strikes-down-new-york-concealed-carry-restrictions-restrictions">contributed</a> to this report.

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California Attorney General Discusses Legislative Efforts In Light Of Supreme Court Ruling On Second Amendment Rights

California Attorney General Rob Bonta Responds To Supreme Court Gun Law Decision, Is Working To Advance Bills

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Vice President Kamala Harris weighed in on the Supreme Court of the United States decision to strike down New York&#8217;s restrictions on concealed carry firearms permits and uphold the Second Amendment, saying that the ruling contradicted both commonsense as well as the U.S. Constitution.
On Thursday, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-scotus-strikes-down-new-york-concealed-carry-restrictions-restrictions">reported</a> that the court ruled 6-3 in favor of gun rights in the case of <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-843_7j80.pdf">New York State Rifle &amp; Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen</a>. Thursday’s decision is the widest expansion of gun rights in more than a decade, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-new-york-law-on-concealed-weapons-11655995248?mod=hp_lead_pos1">The Wall Street Journal</a>.
In reaction, Kamala Harris tweeted, &#8220;Today&#8217;s Supreme Court ruling on guns is deeply troubling as it defies commonsense and the Constitution. Lives are at stake.&#8221;
&#8220;Congress should pass the bipartisan gun safety proposal immediately and continue to do more to protect our communities,&#8221; she added.
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Today&#39;s Supreme Court ruling on guns is deeply troubling as it defies commonsense and the Constitution. Lives are at stake. Congress should pass the bipartisan gun safety proposal immediately and continue to do more to protect our communities.
&mdash; Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) <a href="https://twitter.com/VP/status/1540021364849053700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Harris&#8217; comments echoed President Joe Biden&#8217;s reaction to the decision.
Thursday morning, Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-deeply-troubled-over-supreme-court-ruling-upholding-second-amendment">released a statement</a> saying that he was “deeply disappointed” in the court for its decision in the case.
“This ruling contradicts both common sense and the Constitution, and should deeply trouble us all,” he added.
Biden concluded by calling “Americans across the country to make their voices heard on gun safety.”
“Lives are on the line,” he warned.
Justice Clarence Thomas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-scotus-strikes-down-new-york-concealed-carry-restrictions-restrictions">wrote</a> the opinion and argued that New York’s requirement that citizens must demonstrate a need for concealed carry was unconstitutional.
“We know of no other constitutional right that an individual may exercise only after demonstrating to government officers some special need. That is not how the First Amendment works when it comes to unpopular speech or the free exercise of religion,” Thomas wrote. “It is not how the Sixth Amendment works when it comes to a defendant’s right to confront the witnesses against him. And it is not how the Second Amendment works when it comes to public carry for self-defense.”
The court also found that the law violated the 14th amendment.
“New York’s proper-cause requirement violates the Fourteenth Amendment in that it prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their right to keep and bear arms,” Thomas wrote.
While Harris may have thought the decision was in defiance of the Constitution, others praised the ruling.
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) tweeted, &#8220;The Supreme Court makes it clear: Stripping law-abiding citizens of their 2nd Amendment rights is unconstitutional. Big win for freedom!&#8221;
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The Supreme Court makes it clear: Stripping law-abiding citizens of their 2nd Amendment rights is unconstitutional.
Big win for freedom! <a href="https://t.co/zBqZ4CiBMv">https://t.co/zBqZ4CiBMv</a>
&mdash; Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1539989129039060994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Congressman Tom Tiffany (R-WI), added, &#8220;The right to keep and bear arms is an inalienable right. Thi #SCOTUS decision upholds that truth and signals to all gun-grabbing Leftists that the rights of law-abiding citizens will NOT be infringed upon.&#8221;
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The right to keep and bear arms is an inalienable right.
This <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCOTUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SCOTUS</a> decision upholds that truth and signals to all gun-grabbing Leftists that the rights of law-abiding citizens will NOT be infringed upon. <a href="https://t.co/dX1rkjyQx7">https://t.co/dX1rkjyQx7</a>
&mdash; Rep. Tom Tiffany (@RepTiffany) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepTiffany/status/1540018115534258176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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As explained by Fox News&#8217; Shannon Bream — an attorney and journalist — Today&#8217;s #SCOTUSopinion does NOT mean people can simply start carrying guns wherever/whenever they want. States can still require licenses/permits, but the criteria for getting them must be objective.&#8221;
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Bottom line, since I am fielding lots of Qs. Today&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCOTUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SCOTUS</a> opinion does NOT mean people can simply start carrying guns wherever/whenever they want. States can still require licenses/permits, but the criteria for getting them must be objective.
&mdash; Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShannonBream/status/1539992175856984065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Tim Pearce contributed to this story. 
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Kamala Harris Says Supreme Court ‘Defies’ Constitution By Upholding Second Amendment

Vice President Kamala Harris Says Supreme Court Ruling In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen Defies Constitution 

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Gun rights organizations slammed the new bipartisan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control">gun control</a> bill that 14 Republican senators backed, warning that the bill creates new problems.
The bill was quickly rammed through the Senate with a procedural vote last night, with lawmakers having barely an hour to read the 80-page bill before being forced to vote on it. The bill is now in the House, where it is expected to pass, after which it would still have to go back to the Senate for a final vote before it could be signed into law.
&#8220;The package extends current prohibitions on gun sales to those who have disqualifying juvenile records and those convicted of misdemeanor violent crimes against &#8216;dating partners,’” The Reload <a href="https://thereload.com/senate-gun-bill-extends-gun-prohibitions-to-juvenile-records-misdemeanor-violence-committed-by-dating-partners/">reported</a>. &#8220;The bill also includes a new background check process for those 18 to 20 years old, funding for ‘Red Flag’ laws or other state crisis intervention programs, the reclassification of who must obtain federal gun dealing licenses, and several other proposals.&#8221;
Some of the more troubling aspects of the bill were <a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/gop_senate_gun_control_splainer">highlighted</a> in an analysis conducted by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC):
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<li>Incentivizes local disarmament proceedings, of which many states currently employ secret ex-parte hearings.</li>
<li>Calls only for standards equivalent only to civil court.</li>
<li>For all the bluster in the measure about protecting due process and the constitutional rights of the subjects of the hearings during the &#8220;appropriate phase,” it implies that states will still be able to hold secret ex-parte hearings to deprive the People of their rights.</li>
<li>Entitles the subject to an attorney “at the appropriate phase,” but it must be at the subject&#8217;s expense.</li>
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<li>Expands the definition of &#8220;engaged in the business&#8221; by striking &#8220;with the principal objective of livelihood and profit&#8221; in the current definition and replacing it with &#8220;to predominantly earn a profit.&#8221;</li>
<li>This confusion could lead to new and successful prosecutions of private sellers who may fall under the broad and vague definition of “engaged in business” and therefore the need to be licensed.</li>
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New Misdemeanor Firearms Prohibitions
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<li>By expanding the definition of a prohibiting misdemeanor domestic violence in such a vague, broad, and subjective way it invites confusion, and potential firearms prohibitions.</li>
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<li>Prohibits the government from arming drug cartels, unless the government exercises more oversight on said drug cartels, thus allowing the free flow of arms to these cartels to continue in perpetuity.</li>
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<li>Allows all employers to ask for a firearms background check prior to employment or during current employment, regardless of its connection to job duties.</li>
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&#8220;The proposal seeks to chill the right to keep and bear arms by incentivizing local disarmament proceedings, of which many states currently employ secret ex-parte hearings, massive penalties and enhancements reminiscent of the mass incarceration of the so-called war on drugs, naked discrimination against young adults, and an aggressive assault on peaceable conduct,&#8221; FPC <a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/fpc-statement-on-senate-gun-control-agreement">said</a> in a separate statement. &#8220;Should this package be adopted, it will result in the imprisonment, injury, and death of peaceable people.&#8221;
Erich Pratt, Gun Owners of America’s senior vice president, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-control-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-help-from-14-republicans">slammed</a> the Republican lawmakers who caved on the bill, saying that the senators “have NO AUTHORITY to compromise with our rights, and we will not tolerate legislators who are willing to turn gun owners into second-class citizens.”
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/national-rifle-association-nra">National Rifle Association</a> (NRA) <a href="https://home.nra.org/statements/nra-announces-opposition-to-senate-gun-control-legislation/">said</a> that while it supported the aspects of the bill that help bolster school security, boost mental health services, and reduce violent crime, the organization will not support the bill because it infringes on American&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/second-amendment">Second Amendment</a> rights.
&#8220;This legislation can be abused to restrict lawful gun purchases, infringe upon the rights of law-abiding Americans, and use federal dollars to fund gun control measures being adopted by state and local politicians,&#8221; they said in a statement. &#8220;This bill leaves too much discretion in the hands of government officials and also contains undefined and overbroad provisions – inviting interference with our constitutional freedoms.&#8221;

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Gun Rights Groups Explain The Problems With Gun Control Bill That 14 GOP Senators Caved On

Gun Rights Groups Explain Problems With Gun Control Bill

With the so-called &#8220;Red Flag&#8221; gun laws looming in many state legislators and possibly on the federal level, a new poll suggests the majority of independents and Republicans — and, yes, even some Democrats — believe those laws could pave the way for government officials to abuse and disarm citizens. 
Convention of States Action, a grassroots movement of about 2.4 million supporters to restore self-governance in America, conducted a <a href="https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/COSA-RedFlag-Poll-Report-0621.pdf">new national survey</a> in partnership with the polling firm The Trafalgar Group, which asked more than 1,000 likely 2022 election voters about such laws that the Democrats — and, yes, even some Republicans — are working to advance in the Senate.
&#8220;Government officials at all levels have spent the last two years demonizing their opponents and using whatever means possible to censor or threaten those who disagree with them,&#8221; Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States Action, said in a statement. &#8220;So the idea that we should now trust those same people to not abuse a law that could infringe on basic constitutional rights is laughable.&#8221;  
The survey asked respondents whether or not they believe that &#8220;red flag&#8221; gun control laws would cause a slippery slope for government and law enforcement to abuse their authority by disarming political opponents and/or citizens who disagree with them.
Survey results showed that 72.2 percent of Republicans, 52.3 percent of independents, and 16.4 percent of Democrats believe the powers that be would potentially abuse those laws.
However, 14.1 percent of Republicans, 23.3 percent of independents, and 53.5 Democrats believe there is no risk of government officials and local authorities abusing &#8220;red flag&#8221; gun laws — leaving the remainder undecided.
&#8220;Americans want real, workable solutions to the mass shootings we are seeing in this nation, but it&#8217;s obvious that they don&#8217;t see the proposed &#8216;red flag&#8217; laws as the answer,&#8221; Meckler said. &#8220;More and more Americans are coming to the conclusion that the government abuses any power it&#8217;s given, and they are responding accordingly.&#8221;
Earlier this week, more than a dozen Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-control-bill-advances-in-the-senate-with-help-from-14-republicans">senators</a>, including Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), joined the majority of Democrats to pass a procedural vote, 64 to 34, of the controversial 80-page legislation two hours after the bill began circulating. 
Fox News <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-votes-advance-bipartisan-gun-052357834.html">reported</a> the bill would provide grants for states that adopt their own red flag laws and offer additional funding for school safety measures and mental health services. 
&#8220;The measure also creates penalties for straw purchases of firearms, requires more gun sellers to register as Federally Licensed Firearm Dealers, and closes the so-called boyfriend loophole by prohibiting gun access for people convicted of domestic abuse against an intimate partner,&#8221; Fox News noted of the legislation.
The National Association for Gun Rights posted a <a href="https://twitter.com/NatlGunRights/status/1539428252275691521">tweet</a> Tuesday that accused nine out of the top 11 highest NRA-funded Republican senators of &#8220;selling out&#8221; Americans&#8217; gun rights.
Those senators include Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Richard Burr (R-NC), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Todd Young (R-IN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Pat Toomey (R-PA).
The bill is expected to pass later this week by the Senate and head to the House before landing on President Biden&#8217;s desk.

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‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws Survey Reveals American’s Distrust in Government and Local Authority

'Red Flag' Gun Laws Survey Reveals American’s Distrust in Government and Local Authority

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The ongoing effort to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/second-amendment">ban so-called assault weapons</a> is similar to America’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/civil-war">bloody fight to end slavery</a>, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cbs-news">CBS</a> contributor and chief proponent of Critical Race Theory (CRT) said Sunday.
In a segment commemorating Juneteenth, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ibram-x-kendi">Ibram X. Kendi</a> <a href="https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2022/06/19/cbss-kendi-gun-rights-advocates-are-people-who-fought-slavery?utm_source=SocialDog">told</a> &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; host Margaret Brennan he teaches his young daughter that the struggle for emancipation continues today. Kendi, the network’s &#8220;Racial Justice Contributor,&#8221; said “freedom” today means liberation from poverty and guns.
&#8220;I&#8217;m actually going to teach her that &#8230; throughout this nation&#8217;s history, there&#8217;s [sic] been two perspectives on freedom, really two fights for freedom,” Kendi said. “Enslaved people were fighting for freedom from slavery, and enslavers were fighting for the freedom to enslave.&#8221;
“And in many ways that sort of contrast still exists today,” he continued. “There are people who are fighting for freedom from assault rifles, freedom from poverty, freedom from exploitation. And there are others who are fighting for freedom to exploit, freedom to have guns, freedom to maintain inequality.&#8221;
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Kendi, the author of controversial books including “How to Be an Antiracist,” believes America is plagued by systemic racism and white privilege. He argues that whites must acknowledge their privilege and implicit bias, as well as America’s systemic racism, to oppose racism.
Kendi said he is raising his daughter to believe the effort to purge America of racism is like the fight to end slavery.
“I really want to get her to understand there are multiple kinds of freedom, and she should be fighting for and joining with those who are fighting for freedom from something like slavery,” he said. “And the way kids can understand it is, kids understand bad rules. My daughter understands what&#8217;s not fair. And we can teach children that there&#8217;s [sic] bad rules in society. There are things that are not fair in society. And that&#8217;s why, let&#8217;s say black people, have less. It&#8217;s not because they are less.”
Gun control has been thrust back into the spotlight following mass shootings last month in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buffalo-mass-shooting-suspect-had-been-flagged-as-troubled-a-year-ago-report">Buffalo</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/uvalde">Uvalde, Texas</a>. While <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/">most firearms killings</a> in the U.S. involve handguns, both mass shootings from last month&#8217;s attacks used AR-15-style weapons. They are often referred to as &#8220;assault weapons,&#8221; but that term is not used by the industry, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-democrat-floats-1000-tax-on-ar-15-style-rifles">lawmakers have struggled to define</a> what it means in order to draft legislation.
A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/support-for-banning-semi-automatic-long-guns-hits-all-time-low-left-of-center-poll">recent poll</a> by Quinnipiac University found that support for banning semi-automatic long guns was at an all-time low and that Americans do not support limiting the number of guns someone can own. It also concluded that Americans do not expect Congress to do anything on gun control.
“In today’s poll, 50 percent of registered voters support a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons, while 45 percent oppose it,” the poll <a href="https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3848">said</a>.

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Push To Ban ‘Assault Rifles’ Like Fight To End Slavery, CRT Backer Ibram X. Kendi Tells CBS News

Push To Ban 'Assault Rifles' Like Fight To End Slavery, CRT Backer Ibram X. Kendi Tells CBS News

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On Thursday, a California legislator introduced a measure that would make gun owners get liability insurance for certain use of their weapons.
State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) is introducing the measure, which is being changed into <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB505">SB 505</a>, a bill that had been brought forward by a different senator on a separate topic. If California makes it into law, it would be the first state in the country to put into effect such a measure.
&#8220;Guns kill more people than cars,&#8221; Skinner <a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/california-lawmaker-proposes-requiring-gun-owners-to-be-insured">said</a>, according to KTVU. &#8220;Yet gun owners are not required to carry liability insurance like car owners must. Why should taxpayers, survivors, families, employers, and communities bear the $280 billion annual cost of gun violence? It’s time for gun owners to shoulder their fair share.”
The measure would make it so that gun insurance is like car insurance, where a person would be civilly liable for something happening because of the use of their weapons.
According to KTVU, Skinner’s team said that the intent of the bill is to make owning a gun in California more expensive due to extra costs from insurance, and make necessary additional safety items if owners want to have a less expensive payment. 
&#8220;When a gun owner calls their insurer to say, ‘Look, I need liability insurance now,&#8217; the insurer is going to say, ‘Where do you keep your guns,’&#8221; Skinner said.
The gun owner will pay less for insurance if they are able to show an insurance company the gun is in a safe location.
&#8220;That&#8217;s just going to increase safety and lessen gun violence,&#8221; Skinner claimed.
The most recent text of SB 505 <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB505">reads</a>, “A person who owns a firearm shall be strictly civilly liable for each incidence of property damage, bodily injury, or death resulting from the use of their firearm.”
A gun owner would need to have liability insurance “specifically covering losses or damages resulting from any negligent or accidental use of that firearm, including, but not limited to, death, injury, or property damage.”
The gun owner must also keep proof of the insurance where the weapon is being stored, and must &#8220;carry such evidence whenever the firearm is being transported or otherwise possessed outside the place where it is normally stored.&#8221;
If requested, according to the current bill, an owner must show the proof of the insurance to a peace officer. The bill also notes that a peace officer cannot detain someone only to figure out if they are in compliance, but they can ask for evidence of the insurance “when otherwise lawfully detaining a person who is in possession of a firearm, or lawfully detaining a person in a location where the person keeps a firearm stored.”
Earlier this year, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-jose-ca-becomes-first-u-s-city-to-approve-forcing-gun-owners-to-carry-liability-insurance">San Jose, California, was the first city</a> in the country to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san-jose-approves-controversial-gun-owners-liability-insurance-residents">agree to a law</a> making all gun owners pay a fee and have liability insurance. The city was later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gun-rights-groups-suing-san-jose-over-gun-ownership-tax-insurance-mandate">sued</a> by two gun rights groups in California over the requirement for gun owners to buy the liability insurance.
After the recent horrific mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the California Senate has moved on specific gun control measures, and Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has promised to take action on such legislation.
Last month, the state senate passed a measure based off of Texas’ pro-life law regarding guns in the Golden State.
SB <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1327">1327</a> allows for private citizens to sue those who make or sell specific illegal weapons, including ones that are not traceable, specific gun parts, and defined assault weapons. 
The bill is modeled after a Texas pro-life law that bans abortions after fetal cardiac activity can be detected, which is typically around six weeks of pregnancy. The Texas law allows for the private enforcement by citizens through lawsuits.

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California Legislator Introduces Bill Requiring Gun Owners To Have Liability Insurance

California Legislator Nancy Skinner Introduces Bill Requiring Gun Owners To Have Liability Insurance

Police announced on Friday that a “hero” church-goer subdued an active shooter who killed two people and injured another at an Alabama church on Thursday night.
The lone suspect, who was an “occasional attendee of the church” and a 71-year-old white male, attended a dinner at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Thursday night, Vestavia Hills Police Department Captain Shane Ware <a href="https://youtu.be/I99Sna4fIcE?t=145">stated</a> during a press conference on Friday morning. The suspect began shooting at some point with a handgun, striking three victims, until he was stopped by a church-goer.
 “Another attendee at the event subdued the suspect, and held him down until law enforcement arrived,” Ware reported. Ware referred to the person who subdued the suspect as a “hero,” noting that the act of heroism was “extremely critical in saving lives.”
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Police say someone at the church event subdued the suspect. VHPD Captain Shane Ware called that person a hero. Officers aren’t identifying the suspect until warrants are signed <a href="https://twitter.com/CBS_42?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBS_42</a> <a href="https://t.co/VdUzBCPUJ7">pic.twitter.com/VdUzBCPUJ7</a>
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Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) released a statement after the deadly shooting, saying, “This should never happen,” The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-one-killed-multiple-injured-in-alabama-church-shooting">reported</a>.
“As we are learning about the shocking and tragic loss of a life at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia, we want to offer our prayers for the victim’s family, the injured and the entire church community,” Ivey said. “I am glad to hear the shooter is in custody. This should never happen — in a church, in a store, in the city or anywhere. We continue to closely monitor the situation.”
When a reporter asked Ware if police knew what motivated the suspect, Ware said that “it is still being looked into by too many agencies.”
The victims were identified by Ware as Walter Rainey, an 84-year-old male; Sarah Yeager, a 75-year-old female; and an unnamed 84-year-old female. Rainey was deceased at the scene of the event, and Yeager passed away at UAB Hospital. The unnamed female is being treated at a local hospital currently. All of the victims were white.
The suspect is currently in custody at the Vestavia Hills Police Department and will remain there while warrants for capital murder are issued by the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office later on Friday.
“There is no threat to the community,” Ware stated during the press conference, adding that numerous agencies and detectives are actively investigating the case and still remain on scene at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.
This shooting comes amid a number of other shootings that received national attention and led to calls for gun reform. Notably, in May, an 18-year-old gunman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shooter-kills-10-wounds-three-in-buffalo-grocery-store-authorities-investigating-as-racially-motivated-attack">killed</a> 10 people and wounded three in a Buffalo grocery store, allegedly targeting the establishment because of racial hatred and extremist ideology, and another 18-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/uvalde-is-the-second-deadliest-school-shooting-on-record-heres-what-we-know">killed</a> 21 people and wounded 17 at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
After these shootings, President Joe Biden <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">called</a> for clamping down on Americans’ Second Amendment rights during a speech.
“We need to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines,” Biden said. “And if we can’t ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21, strengthen the background checks.”

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‘Hero’ Church-Goer Subdued Active Shooter, Police Say

'Hero' Church-Goer Subdued Active Shooter, Police Say

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Two people died and another was injured after a shooting at a church just south of Birmingham, Alabama, Thursday evening, according to authorities.
Police said they were called to reports of an active shooter at St. Stephen&#8217;s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills at 6:22 p.m., and multiple police and fire departments responded, AL.com <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2022/06/vestavia-hills-church-shooting-1-dead-multiple-people-injured.html">reported</a>. Initially, authorities said that three people were shot, one person fatally. A second person later died after being transported to a hospital. The suspected shooter was reportedly taken into custody.
“It is shocking that it happened here but we are going to love each other and take care of each other and find our way forward,” said Kelley Hudlow, who works in the bishop&#8217;s office. “We are praying for the people who have been hurt, the doctors and nurses that are helping them and we are also praying for this community that is going to be shocked and hurt by this.”
According to the church&#8217;s <a href="https://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=ssechurch&amp;jsenabled=1&amp;winh=789&amp;winw=1440&amp;inifr=false">website</a>, a &#8220;Boomers Potluck&#8221; event was being held in the church&#8217;s Parish Hall at the time of the shooting.
At a press briefing following the shooting and before a second person had been reported dead, Vestavia Hills Police Department Captain Shane Ware said two of the three victims were being treated at a hospital. He also reiterated that the suspect was in custody. &#8220;We know of no additional threat to either the community of Vestavia Hills or our neighboring community of Mountain Brook,&#8221; Ware said.
Governor Kay Ivey (R-AL) released a statement after the deadly shooting, saying &#8220;this should never happen.&#8221;
“As we are learning about the shocking and tragic loss of a life at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia, we want to offer our prayers for the victim’s family, the injured and the entire church community,” Ivey said. “I am glad to hear the shooter is in custody. This should never happen — in a church, in a store, in the city or anywhere. We continue to closely monitor the situation.”
This is a developing story; refresh the page for updates.

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Two Killed, One Injured In Alabama Church Shooting

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-chaos-hits-the-michigan-gop-primary-race-after-candidate-arrested-by-fbi-heres-whats-happening">Michigan</a> Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley, who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-raids-home-of-michigan-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-and-whitmer-challenger-takes-him-into-custody-report">arrested</a> by the FBI last week, has been ordered by a federal judge to surrender his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/guns">firearms</a>.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather made the order Thursday as Kelley awaits trial over misdemeanor charges related to his presence at the January 6 Capitol riot, the Detroit Free Press <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/06/16/judge-orders-ryan-kelley-surrender-guns/7649722001/">reported</a>.
Kelley’s lawyer objected to the ruling, arguing Kelley needs to be able to carry his firearm since he has no paid security. “He asked that he be permitted to carry his firearm for his own self-defense, during the campaign,” attorney Gary Springsteen said.
Meriweather sympathized with Kelley’s argument. “I do understand the concern,” she said, according to the Free Press. However, the federal judge ultimately ruled that other factors, “including the safety of pre-trial services officials who will need to visit Kelley&#8217;s home” determined her ruling.
For his part, Kelley has acknowledged attending the events in Washington, D.C., on January 6, but he <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/13/ryan-kelley-denies-committing-crime-support-tremendous-michigan-governors-race-gretchen-whitmer/7618169001/">denies</a> ever entering the Capitol building or committing any crimes. Kelley could not respond to a Daily Wire request to comment on the federal judge&#8217;s order at the time of publication.
According to a criminal complaint, Kelly is charged with four misdemeanors, including entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, disorderly and disruptive conduct, knowingly engaging in an act of physical violence against a person or property, and willfully injuring property.
A <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/16/fbi-arrest-could-boost-kelleys-primary-run-governor-poll-shows/7626193001/">poll</a> released Thursday conducted by the Free Press shows Kelley leading the GOP field of five candidates who qualified for the August 2 primary ballot. The Free Press reported that Kelley’s arrest last week “appears to have boosted his name recognition and favorability among GOP voters in Michigan.”
Kelley came out on top in the poll with 17%, while chiropractor Garrett Soldano came in second, and businessman Kevin Rinke came in third with 13% and 12%, respectively. Political commentator Tudor Dixon (5%) and retired Pastor Ralph Rebandt (1%) finished fourth and fifth in the poll, but with more than a month still remaining until the primary and 45% of potential voters still remaining undecided, the Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-chaos-hits-the-michigan-gop-primary-race-after-candidate-arrested-by-fbi-heres-whats-happening">race</a> is still wide open.

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Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Must Surrender His Guns, Federal Judge Orders

Federal Judge Orders Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Ryan Kelley To Surrender His Guns

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Tuesday that he is &#8220;comfortable&#8221; with the bipartisan gun control framework — which includes funding for red flag laws.
&#8220;For myself, I&#8217;m comfortable with the framework, and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I will be supportive,&#8221; the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday.
That framework includes both enhanced background checks for Americans under 21, as well as funding for states to pass red flag laws and for school security and mental health services.
McConnell is the eleventh Republican to indicate that he agrees to the framework of the legislative text, meaning that it will overcome a filibuster if Republicans maintain support and all 50 Democrats back the bill.
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Led by Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a group of 20 senators <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-reform-deal-mitch-mcconnell-support/">said Sunday</a> that they had reached a consensus on a gun reform deal, which follows mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
“We have a deal. Today a bipartisan group of 20 Senators (10 D and 10 R) is announcing a breakthrough agreement on gun violence – the first in 30 years – that will save lives,” Murphy tweeted Sunday.
The senator noted that the gun control package would allocate “billions in new funding for mental health and school safety, including money for the national build out of community mental health clinics.”
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🚨NEWS: We have a deal. Today a bipartisan group of 20 Senators (10 D and 10 R) is announcing a breakthrough agreement on gun violence &#8211; the first in 30 years &#8211; that will save lives. 
I think you’ll be surprised at the scope of our framework. 
1/ Here’s what it includes:
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The package would also close the &#8220;boyfriend loophole&#8221; and prevent domestic abusers (meaning a spouse or a serious dating partner) from buying a gun if they are convicted of abusing their partner.
&#8220;Will this bill do everything we need to end our nation’s gun violence epidemic?&#8221; Murphy asked. &#8220;No. But it’s real, meaningful progress. And it breaks a 30 year log jam, demonstrating that Democrats and Republicans can work together in a way that truly saves lives.&#8221;
&#8220;Drafting this law and passing it through both chambers will not be easy,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We have a long way before this gets to the president’s desk. But with your help and activism, we can get this done. This time, failure cannot be an option.&#8221;

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Mitch McConnell ‘Comfortable’ With Bipartisan Gun Control Framework

McConnell Says He's 'Comfortable' With Gun Control Framework That Includes Funding For Red Flag Laws

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested Monday that looking into juvenile criminal background records as part of a background check before a person can purchase a firearm could be racist.
Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s remarks come after an 18-year-old Hispanic male opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, late last month, killing 19 children.
Her remarks were in response to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators who released a framework of solutions that they were going to try to pass that included an enhanced review process for people under 21-years-old. &#8220;For buyers under 21 years of age, requires an investigative period to review juvenile and mental health records, including checks with state databases and local law enforcement,&#8221; the agreement <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-senators-reach-gun-control-agreement-that-focuses-on-9-points">said</a>.
&#8220;AOC tells me she is worried about the criminalization in the gun framework: &#8216;particularly, the juvenile criminalization, the expansion of background checks into juvenile records, I want to explore the implications of that and how specifically i’s designed and tailored,’” reporter Eric Michael Garcia tweeted. “‘After columbine, we hired thousands of police officers into schools and while it didn’t prevent many of the mass shootings that we’ve seen now, it has increased the criminalization of teens in communities like mine.’”
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“After columbine, we hired thousands of police officers into schools and while it didn’t prevent many of the mass shootings that we’ve seen now, it has increased the criminalization of teens in communities like mine.” 2/2
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&#8220;When I asked if she was worried if the mental health aspects would increase stigmatization, she said &#8216;absolutely. Because what people are blaming on mental health are really deeper issues of violent misogyny and white supremacy,’” Ocasio-Cortez claimed. “‘And while there are mental health issues attenuated like the deep isolation that we see with a lot of these folks, at the end of the day, we’re not addressing—there are some issues like the boyfriend loophole being closed &#8230; The connection between domestic violence, and masa shootings, et Cetera.’”
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“Attenuated like the deep isolation that we see with a lot of these folks, at the end of the day, we’re not addressing—there are some issues like the boyfriend loophole being closed,” she says. “The connection between domestic violence, and masa shootings, et Cetera.”
&mdash; Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricMGarcia/status/1536486518008733697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Other measures included in the framework introduced by the Senators included:
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<li>Support for State Crisis Intervention Orders</li>
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Provides resources to states and tribes to create and administer laws that help ensure deadly weapons are kept out of the hands of individuals whom a court has determined to be a significant danger to themselves or others, consistent with state and federal due process and constitutional protections.
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<li>Investment in Children and Family Mental Health Services</li>
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National expansion of community behavioral health center model; major investments to increase access to mental health and suicide prevention programs; and other support services available in the community, including crisis and trauma intervention and recovery.
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<li>Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence</li>
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Convicted domestic violence abusers and individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders are included in NICS, including those who have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
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<li>Funding for School-Based Mental Health and Supportive Services</li>
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Invests in programs to expand mental health and supportive services in schools, including: early identification and intervention programs and school based mental health and wrap-around services.
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<li>Funding for School Safety Resources</li>
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Invests in programs to help institute safety measures in and around primary and secondary schools, support school violence prevention efforts and provide training to school personnel and students.
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<li>Clarification of Definition of Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer</li>
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Cracks down on criminals who illegally evade licensing requirements.
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<li>Telehealth Investments</li>
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Invests in programs that increase access to mental and behavioral health services for youth and families in crisis via telehealth.
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<li>Penalties for Straw Purchasing</li>
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Cracks down on criminals who illegally straw purchase and traffic guns.
“Today, we are announcing a commonsense, bipartisan proposal to protect America’s children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country,” the senators added in a statement. “Our plan increases needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals and those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can’t purchase weapons.”

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AOC Suggests Checking Juvenile Criminal Records To Be Able To Buy A Gun Could Be Racist

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