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Nov 15, 2022 · The midterms were the first general elections since the Supreme Court set a new standard for evaluating gun laws under the Second Amendment. Under the Bruen ruling, which came down in June 2022,...
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Since 2022 began, there’s been an elementary school shooting in Uvalde, TX. A grocery store shooting in Buffalo, NY. A Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, IL. And more than 350 other mass shootings. And in 2020, over 45k people in the US died from gun-related injuries (think: murders, suicides, unintentional shootings) – which was the ...
This year, the federal gov passed the The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which helps to close the “boyfriend loophole" (so convicted domestic abusers can’t buy a gun for five years), strengthens background checks for those under 21, allocates funding to support crisis intervention services (including the implementation of state Red Flag laws), i...
At the federal level, the president, senators, and representatives could impact access to guns. And at the state level, governors, attorney generals, and state senators and representatives can all directly impact your state’s gun laws. (Learn more about these positions and others here.)
In many places across the country, guns will be at the forefront of the 2022 midterm elections. A few to keep on your radar are:
Gun laws are changing across the country. And as the US remains one of the top countries in the world for gun violence, candidates are latching on to this problem and campaigning either to expand or restrict access to guns.
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May 25, 2022 · In More Than 100 G.O.P. Midterm Ads This Year: Guns, Guns, Guns. For Republicans, brandishing firepower is a visual shorthand for hard-core conservatism. Democrats see little gain in...
Nov 15, 2022 · The U.S. midterm elections took place on the backdrop of surging gun violence and in a year scarred by high-profile mass shootings. And though exit polls indicated that abortion rights and...
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Nov 9, 2022 · Nov 9, 2022. The 2022 midterm elections saw a surge in members of Generation Z, the LGBTQ community, and religious minorities elected to state and federal offices. Clockwise from top left: Zaynab Mohamed, Nabeela Syed, Maxwell Frost, Leigh Finke, Joe Vogel, Ruwa Romman, and Nabilah Islam.
May 27, 2022 · Published on May 27, 2022 at 7:39 am CDT. Republican Senate candidates Katie Britt and Mo Brooks, and Democratic Senate candidate Will Boyd. The mass shooting of 19 children and two teachers at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school on Tuesday has put the debate over gun control measures back squarely at the forefront of the American discourse.
Nov 26, 2023 · Alabama Election Results 2022: Live Map | Midterm Races by County & District. New. Data. Sen. Dems. House. GOP. Live updates. Search. Live 2022 Alabama election results and maps by county and...