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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

Shooting his partner, then himself: How firearm access fuels domestic violence tragedies States with strong gun control laws had three times fewer incidents of domestic violence homicide-suicide, according to a report shared exclusively with The 19th.

Our new research report reveals that roughly 19 women are shot and killed in domestic violence murder-suicides each month in the US.

“Firearms make it five times more likely that an abuser will kill their female partner.” - Sonali Rajan, our senior director of research

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month—a time when we call attention to America’s uniquely lethal domestic gun violence crisis. Domestic violence and gun violence are deeply interconnected, impacting millions of women, families, and communities across the country.

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As I was saying…

I haven't had time to read up on the latest shooting, but I'm going to post my incredibly radical position that a shooting is bad no matter who did it and no matter who was shot.

Stop trying to crack the code of a shooter's motives and focus on the one thing they all have in common -- the guns.

When lawmakers refuse to take action on gun violence, we replace them with those who will.

Join us for a Weekend of Action and help turn out the vote for Gun Sense Candidates. 📲 Text ELECT to 644-33 to get involved today. Every door knocked, every call made, every vote counts.

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🚨Virginia, today is the first day of early voting — which means it’s time to make your voice heard in this election. iwillvote.com/va

This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be defended, whether the speaker is Charlie Kirk or Jimmy Kimmel, MAGA supporters or MAGA opponents.

Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

We all need to come to terms with the fact that NO ONE is safe from gun violence in America. It is going to take federal legislation to keep guns away from dangerous people. It's going to mean ending the constant demonizing and fearmongering of other people.

Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot at event in Utah, source says | CNN Politics Trump ally Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah, a source familiar with the matter says.

BREAKING: Charlie Kirk was shot during an event he was hosting at Utah Valley University—sending hundreds of students into chaos. His condition remains unknown.

We cannot accept armed political violence as normal or inevitable. No one should be forced to endure yet another shooting at school.

Statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin On Third Circuit Decision In Siegel/Koons

Gun suicide claims the lives of nearly 26,000 people in America every year, but there is hope. One of the most effective, life-saving interventions for someone in crisis is disrupting their access to a gun.

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Thank you to #GunSenseCandidate @mikiesherrill.bsky.social for joining our @momsdemand.bsky.social Elections Kickoff zoom! New Jersey is one of the safest states in the nation because of our strong gun laws. Let's keep it that way!
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11-year-old dies after being shot while ‘ding dong ditching’ in Houston, police say | CNN An 11-year-old boy has died after being shot while playing a doorbell ditch prank in Houston on Saturday night, police said.

Childhood pranks like this should not be a death sentence.

This is the result of the gun lobby’s deadly “shoot first, ask questions later” vision for America.

GOP responses to mass shootings:
Step 1: Blame it on mental health, not guns
Step 2: Vote to cut funding for mental health
Repeat

I live outside the US, and I can assure you: the rest of the world has people with mental health problems. What they don't have is easy access to unlimited guns.

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Post from Donald Trump on Truth Social: A really deadly weekend in Chicago. 6 dead, 27 hurt in crime sprees all over the city. Panic stricken Governor Pritzker says that crime is under control, when in fact it is just the opposite. He is an incompetent governor who should call me for help. Mayor Johnson is no better. Make Chicago great again!

According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago.

8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois.

And yet Trump is sending troops here.

Frey: I think the impetus has to be on all of us to recognize that we've got more guns in this country than we have people, and it's on all of us to recognize the truth and the reality that we can't just say that this shouldn't happen again, and then allow it to happen again and again

I am heartbroken and furious over the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Kids should be learning, laughing, making friends — not running for their lives on the very first week of school.

How many more children will live this nightmare before our elected leaders do something?

Children aren’t going home to their families tonight because this country has decided relentless mass shootings in our schools, churches, grocery stores, offices—the list goes on and on—are acceptable in exchange for unfettered access to assault weapons.

When does easy access to guns start making us safer?

Cash bail creates a two-tiered system of justice where the wealthy can buy their way out of jail.

Cashless bail lets judges detain people based on flight risk and community threat, rather than financial means, and does not raise crime rates.

Don't fall for Trump's lies.

New Jersey Ditched Cash Bail. Research Shows the Reform Didn't Increase Violence. Bail reform is often blamed for spikes in gun violence. A new study on one of the first states to adopt the policy doesn't support that narrative.

Bail reform is often blamed for spikes in gun violence. A study on one of the first states to adopt the policy doesn't support that narrative.