Tag: Gun Control

Fact Check: Is It Legal for Those Convicted of Domestic Violence to Own a Gun?

Holmes Lybrand · November 6, 2017 9:05 pm

Former wrestler Mr. T expressed his anguish, tweeting "My GOD! My GOD! Here we go again. Another Mass killing... In a church! My Faith is Being Tested!" and "my Faith has been shaken! But I still Believe in GOD!" (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Mr. T: I’m a ‘tough guy,’ but ‘I am crying’ after Texas church shooting

Kara Zupkus · November 6, 2017 7:09 pm

States must take note and make sure those worshipping in churches, synagogues, and mosques have the tools they need to protect themselves. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Beltway Confidential

To worship freely churches, synagogues, and mosques should bear arms religiously

Philip Wegmann · November 6, 2017 5:39 pm

Guns Alone Do Not Explain America’s Exceptional Murder Rate

Ethan Epstein · November 6, 2017 4:40 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., in the aftermath of the Texas church shooting, said it's not just Congress that needs to act, and reflected on his own experience at the GOP's baseball practice in June, where a shooter opened fire on Republican lawmakers. "We have to have a change in attitude and behavior." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Jeff Flake calls for improved information-sharing between agencies after Texas church shooting

Melissa Quinn · November 6, 2017 3:08 pm

Community members come together for a candlelight vigil for the victims of a deadly church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Laura Skelding)

Beltway Confidential

Look at reactions to the Texas church shooting and the New York terror attack, and you’ll find hypocrisy from both sides

Siraj Hashmi · November 6, 2017 2:57 pm

Local police have not confirmed Devin Patrick Kelley's name, but said the suspect behind the attack was a white male in his 20s. Kelley's former high school classmates described him as a depressed atheist. (KSAT via AP)

High school classmates say Texas church shooter preached atheism online

Anna Giaritelli · November 6, 2017 1:50 pm

President Trump said the Texas church shooting was not a "guns" issue, it was a "mental health" issue. "I think that mental health is your problem here. This was a very, based on preliminary reports, very deranged individual," he said. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Trump: Texas church shooting was about ‘mental health,’ not guns

Anna Giaritelli · November 6, 2017 1:16 pm

Investigators work at the scene of a deadly shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Sunday Nov. 5, 2017. A man opened fire inside of the church in the small South Texas community on Sunday, killing more than 20 people. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

National Security

Weekend wrap: Trump’s trip and Robert Mueller’s investigation top the news until tragedy strikes in Texas

Kyle Feldscher · November 6, 2017 2:39 am

President Donald Trump, center right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center left, depart after having dinner with their wives at Ginza Ukai Tei restaurant, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump calls for Americans to unite after Texas church shooting: ‘Do what we do best’ and ‘pull together’

Kyle Feldscher · November 6, 2017 12:43 am

Law enforcement officials works at the scene of a fatal shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

White House: ‘May God comfort’ families of those killed in Sutherland Springs church shooting

Kyle Feldscher · November 5, 2017 11:09 pm

A photo of Sayfullo Saipov is displayed at a news conference at One Police Plaza Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in New York. Saipov is accused of driving a truck on a bike path that killed several and injured others Tuesday near One World Trade Center. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Beltway Confidential

Everyone understands Trump’s reaction to the New York terrorist, even if the media don’t

Eddie Scarry · November 4, 2017 4:01 am