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May 25, 2022 · In More Than 100 G.O.P. Midterm Ads This Year: Guns, Guns, Guns ... the midterm election landscape remains ... of Democrats have run primary ads about gun control or gun violence. In New York, ...
Oct 7, 2022 · GOP steps up crime message in midterm’s final stretch. FILE - Suffolk County Congressman Lee Zeldin listens as he prepares to participate in New York’s Republican gubernatorial debate at the studios of CBS2 TV, June 13, 2022, in New York. Zeldin, the Republican challenging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in next month’s election, has delivered ...
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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.
Nov 15, 2022 · One in 10 American voters listed guns as their top concern. iStock / Getty Images PlusThe 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 inflation were the top motivating issues for voters, views toward guns also played a significant role. Indeed, a survey ...
Oct 5, 2022 · Midterm voters key in on crime. Crime and public safety are proving to be a potent mix of issues in the midterm election. More than three-quarters of voters said violent crime is a major problem ...
Jun 3, 2022 · Midterm elections to test political power of renewed gun reform push. In the wake of a string of mass shootings across the country, a bipartisan group of senators is trying to hash out new federal ...
Feb 3, 2022 · President Joe Biden visited New York City on Thursday after a spate of headline-grabbing violent crimes, hoping to turn the politically fraught issue of crime into a new focus on combating gun ...
