US President Joe Biden today signed a bipartisan bill to tackle armed violence, the equivalent of the first major federal gun safety law in decades, just days after the Supreme Court ruled to repeal an unconstitutional law. of the state of New York, which concerned the possession of firearms, thus giving the right to American […]
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US: Parliament approves bill to reduce violence with the use of firearms
The House of Representatives today approved a major bill aimed at reducing gun crime, for the first time in almost thirty years. The bill will now be sent to President Joe Biden for ratification. The bill passed the House with 234 votes in favor against 193 against. No Democrats voted against it, while 14 Republicans […]
US: Significant step against gun ownership – Senate passes bill to curb gun violence
The US Senate approved a bill on Thursday (Greek time in the early hours of today) in order to reduce the crimes with the use of firearms after a series of massacres that shocked the US, which provides for deprivation of access to them for very specific categories of people and programs. worth billions of […]
Biden says ‘disappointed’ with Supreme Court ruling on gun ownership
US President Joe Biden has said he is “deeply disappointed” by a Supreme Court ruling that overturned a New York State law restricting the right of citizens to carry concealed weapons in public. The decision, which seals the right of Americans to leave their homes armed, “is against logic and the Constitution,” President Biden said […]
US: Supreme Court overturns a 1913 gun ownership law in New York
The Supreme Court, by a vote of 6 to 3, ruled unconstitutional a New York State law restricting the right of citizens to carry concealed weapons in public, thus giving New Yorkers the right to leave their homes armed. New York Governor Kathy Hawkle described the Supreme Court ruling as “absolutely shocking” and said she […]
US: Inter-Senate committee agrees on initial framework for gun ownership legislation
A cross-party group of U.S. senators announced Sunday that it has agreed on a framework for possible gun ownership legislation, which includes support for state red flag laws, stricter background checks for gun buyers below. of 21 years and the termination of the “straw purchase” practice, which concerns the case where a third person buys […]
US Arms: Democrats Approach Compromise with Republicans in Senate
Senate Democrats say they have been encouraged by talks with Republicans on passing gun legislation, but have warned that any compromise will not cover all the steps they say are needed to reduce the violence. of weapons. “Every day we come closer to an agreement and we are not moving away,” said Connecticut Sen. Chris […]
Nine gunshots in three US cities
Once again in the US unarmed civilians are falling victim to gun attacks. A total of 9 people lost their lives in three cities over the weekend. The latest attack took place in the early hours of the morning in Shanghai, Michigan, with three people dead and 14 injured, local media reported. panic. According to […]
USA: Three killed in a fire in a church parking lot in Iowa
A man has shot and killed two women in a church parking lot in the state of Iowa before turning his shotgun on himself, police said, as the list of victims of gun attacks in the United States continues to grow. The incident in Iowa was announced shortly after President Joe Biden’s sermon on the […]
USA: Biden in Ovalde to ease the pain of an injured city
Joe Biden arrived in Ovalde, Texas today, five days after the elementary school massacre, to offer his condolences and support to the bereaved families of the two children and the two teachers who were shot dead in the incident. which shocked America and revived the gun debate. “We can not make the dramas illegal, I […]