Thursday, May 16 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-05-16 19:45:21 GMT
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray's administration does not support a bill that would require gun owners in the nation's capital to carry liability insurance.
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray's administration does not support a bill that would require gun owners in the nation's capital to carry liability insurance.
Thursday, April 25 2013 5:41 PM EDT2013-04-25 21:41:33 GMT
A gun owners' rights group is threatening to sue 35 Maryland local governments unless they repeal gun regulations that the group says violate state law.
A gun owners' rights group is threatening to sue 35 Maryland local governments unless they repeal gun regulations that the group says violate state law.
Thursday, April 11 2013 8:08 PM EDT2013-04-12 00:08:06 GMT
Congress' most serious gun-control effort in years cleared its first hurdle Thursday as the Senate pushed past conservatives' attempted blockade under the teary gaze of families of victims of December's Connecticut school shootings.
Congress' most serious gun-control effort in years cleared its first hurdle Thursday as the Senate pushed past conservatives' attempted blockade under the teary gaze of families of victims of December's Connecticut school shootings.
Tuesday, April 9 2013 9:25 PM EDT2013-04-10 01:25:40 GMT
The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning.
The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning.
Monday, April 8 2013 8:49 PM EDT2013-04-09 00:49:54 GMT
With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he's "determined as ever" to honor their children with tougher laws.
With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he's "determined as ever" to honor their children with tougher laws.
Monday, April 8 2013 6:19 PM EDT2013-04-08 22:19:19 GMT
Months before Newtown - an artist was working on a project about guns. That project has rolled into our area. It is a yellow school bus, shot up with about 6000 rounds of ammunition.
Months before Newtown - an artist was working on a project about guns. That project has rolled into our area. It is a yellow school bus, shot up with about 6000 rounds of ammunition.
Monday, April 8 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-04-08 19:45:43 GMT
President Barack Obama is providing a ride on Air Force One to 11 relatives of those killed at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School so they can attend his gun control speech Monday before heading to Washington to personally plead with senators reluctant to back gun legislation.
President Barack Obama is providing a ride on Air Force One to 11 relatives of those killed at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School so they can attend his gun control speech Monday before heading to Washington to personally plead with senators reluctant to back gun legislation.
Wednesday, April 3 2013 9:50 PM EDT2013-04-04 01:50:22 GMT
Connecticut's Senate on Wednesday approved sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large-capacity magazines, a response to last year's deadly Newtown elementary school shooting that would give the state some of the country's tightest gun control laws.
Connecticut's Senate on Wednesday approved sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large-capacity magazines, a response to last year's deadly Newtown elementary school shooting that would give the state some of the country's tightest gun control laws.
Tuesday, April 2 2013 5:23 PM EDT2013-04-02 21:23:18 GMT
A school safety panel established by the National Rifle Association says it has developed a "model [weapons] training program" for both police officers and selected school staff members.
A school safety panel established by the National Rifle Association says it has developed a "model [weapons] training program" for both police officers and selected school staff members.
By NATALIE ROTMAN
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn't think there's a parallel between film and real-world gun violence.
The
65-year-old former governor of California returns to the big screen
Friday as the sheriff of an Arizona border town tasked with stopping a
Mexican cartel boss from returning to Mexico. It marks his first leading
role since serving as The Governator for six years.
"I
personally feel that this is entertainment," said Schwarzenegger. "The
other thing is a serious real life tragedy. I think that we are going to
continue doing entertainment. That is what we are doing as our
profession, but at the same time, we all have a responsibility, I think,
to improve the situation that we are in."
Schwarzenegger
noted it's important not to stigmatize mental illnesses. He also cited
parenting, education, security and gun laws as contributing factors to
the issue of gun violence.
"We as a society have the responsibility to look at this and leave no stone unturned," he said.
Despite
returning to moviemaking with "The Last Stand" and last year's "The
Expendables 2," Schwarzenegger still wants to keep a toe in the
political pool. He launched a think tank last year at the University of
Southern California, the Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global
Policy. He hopes to work on reforming immigration, energy and
environmental policies.
"Those things needs to
be addressed - and even the budget deficit," said Schwarzenegger. "How
do you stop spending $1.3 trillion more than we are taking in? What do
we do about it? All of those things I think were a failure, so our
institute will address all those issues and study it. I will be involved
with that, but I am not sitting in Sacramento. I am, in the meantime,
sitting in Hollywood and continuing in the movie business."
Schwarzenegger
said his smaller part in "Expendables 2" prepared him for his starring
role in "Last Stand," which also features Johnny Knoxville. He'll next
be seen alongside Sylvester Stallone in "The Tomb" set for release later
this year.
"I feel I have a bigger range,
acting-wise," said Schwarzenegger. "It could be because of the age. It
could be because of my experience that I have had now as governor."
Arnold Schwarzenegger
