#Matthew McConaughey’s appeal for unity over guns

#Matthew McConaughey’s appeal for unity over guns

“Matthew McConaughey’s appeal for unity over guns” I can’t get the image out of my mind. That pair of green Converse sneakers, being held on her knees by Matthew McConaughey’s wife Camila as he spoke with searing passion at the White House about the Uvalde school massacre. The simple hand-drawn black heart above the big…

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#Kudos to Matthew McConaughey for using fame to push progress

#Kudos to Matthew McConaughey for using fame to push progress

“Kudos to Matthew McConaughey for using fame to push progress” Matthew McConaughey’s speech at the White House on Tuesday was strikingly different from the usual “Hollywood star lectures America” dribble: This was humble, moving and truly personal. Uvalde is the actor’s hometown; it was the horror there that compelled him first to write for his…

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#Why improving gun-related convictions would solve gun crime

#Why improving gun-related convictions would solve gun crime

“Why improving gun-related convictions would solve gun crime” When it comes to gun-control debates, most legislative proposals put forward by Democrats focus either on further restricting federally licensed firearms dealerships — or on adding new regulations for gun shows. It’s the same debate, over and over: What kinds of guns can gun shops sell? Who…

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#Chris Jacobs ends NY reelection bid after gun control blowback

#Chris Jacobs ends NY reelection bid after gun control blowback

“Chris Jacobs ends NY reelection bid after gun control blowback” Rep. Chris Jacobs dropped his bid for reelection to his Western New York district after facing fierce blowback from Republican leaders over his recently-announced support for an assault weapons ban in the wake of the Buffalo supermarket mass shooting last month. “Every Republican elected [official]…

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#America is being held hostage by loony demands 

#America is being held hostage by loony demands 

“America is being held hostage by loony demands “ Why are there so many problems in this country that aren’t addressed? Why, when we keep agreeing there are problems, can we not agree on any of the solutions? It doesn’t matter what subject it is, the problem is always the same. Already this year, there have…

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#Hochul and legislature get something done on guns

#Hochul and legislature get something done on guns

“Hochul and legislature get something done on guns” Kudos to Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature for acting fast after the tragedies in Buffalo and Uvalde, with a package of new gun legislation headed for passage in the final days of the session. Two provisions stand out among the 10 bills.  One would raise to…

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#Rarely have so few had to clarify so much

#Rarely have so few had to clarify so much

“Rarely have so few had to clarify so much” The president of the United States is a blowhard — again. If the country thought that it was getting a buttoned-up, by-the-books communicator after four wildly undisciplined years of Donald Trump, it knew nothing about Joseph R. Biden’s long career as Washington’s standout long-winded, seat-of-the-pants, poorly…

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