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An inquest said the gun may have been in circulation before pump action shotguns were essentially banned in 1996 and was never confiscated in the buyback. According to the inquest, his shells were 15 to 20 years old. During the 17-hour siege of the cafe, Mr. Monis fired several times, once into a wall, before…
Jim Himes, a Democrat, represents Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House. After House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) led lawmakers in a moment of silence the day after the Orlando mass shooting, representatives erupted in shouts and chants as Democrats protested the Republican-led chamber’s refusal to consider tighter gun regulations. (Reuters) On Sunday evening,…
There was something new — and utterly terrifying — in Donald Trump’s speech on Monday in response to the Orlando nightclub shooting: his portrayal of American Muslims as an internal enemy lurking among us. Sure, he’s said Muslims are a threat who must be “temporarily” banned from entering the US before, but what he said about the…
googleon: all SEVEN MINUTES. /.block__thumb /.fitcenter Advertisment of Gallery: /.block__link /.block__img /.block__text /.block__inner /.block__thumb /.fitcenter That’s how long it took me to buy an AR-15, the semiautomatic rifle used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. Seven minutes. From the moment I handed the salesperson my driver’s license to the moment…
Holy hell, even I didn’t know that He, Trump was dumb enough to cancel the credentials of The Washington Post. But Tiger Beat On The Potomac was all over it. “Based on the incredibly inaccurate coverage and reporting of the record setting Trump campaign, we are hereby revoking the press credentials of the phony…
S itting there on a table, several feet from where the 2016 Michigan GOP primary winner was holding forth, the meats were just beautiful. For the first time in world history, an election victory was accepted with an infomercial, presenting a delicious, I mean really terrific array of “Trump steaks,” which were once sold at…
A man goes into an immigration services center in Binghamton New York, blocks the exit in the back with his car, goes through the front door with handguns, body armor and ammunition. He shoots the receptionists and opens fire on a citizenship class. He murders thirteen. This is horrific. I offer my thoughts and prayers. A psychiatrist…
The Post’s Margaret Sullivan explores what might have led Donald Trump to revoke the newspaper’s media credentials. (Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) Donald Trump said Monday that he is pulling The Washington Post’s credentials to cover his events because he is upset with the newspaper’s coverage of his campaign. The move puts the newspaper on a…
The Washington Post is reacting this afternoon to news that Donald Trump is officially revoking their press access over what he called a “dishonest” headline. Post editor Martin Baron issued this statement: Donald Trump’s decision to revoke The Washington Post’s press credentials is nothing less than a repudiation of the role of a free and…
The day after a shooting at an Orlando nightclub, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump railed against the president and warned that Muslims should be banned from entering the U.S., while Democratic rival Hillary Clinton called for changes to gun restrictions. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post) Donald Trump seemed to repeatedly accuse President Obama on Monday of identifying…