Here is a good rule of thumb; any time that you think that Donald Trump can't sink any lower, think again. As gun-rights activists, right wing militias and white supremacist groups descend on Richmond, VA for a rally tomorrow, the President thought it wise to tweet this: Trump, Twitter: "Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Vir

Every time there is a mass killing, conservatives offer up a laundry list of specious explanations for gun violence in America in an attempt to prevent the implementation of effective gun regulations. In the aftermath of the El Paso massacre it was violent video games, but after that explanation was undermined by the relevant academic research, some on the right shifted their focus to the mentally ill and others felt moved to offer up their usual evangelical rants. Tony Perki

If Mitch McConnell didn't like "Moscow Mitch," he is going to hate "Massacre Mitch". His new #MassacreMitch nickname is trending across the country as Americans berate the Senate Majority Leader for inaction on gun control after the recent series of mass shootings, including yesterday's massacre in West Texas which left five dead and many more injured. 51 individuals have now died as the result of mass killings in August. McConnell has refused to bring the Senate back from it

Republicans, including the President, simply refuse to acknowledge that America has a gun problem so they trot out the same worn excuses every time there is a mass shooting. This time around, violent video games seem to be their favorite bogeyman, although an especially unhinged Ohio Republican state representative threw the whole kitchen sink at the problem yesterday including recreational marijuana, gay marriage and drag queen "advocates". But, video games took the brunt of

After a mass shooting in Virginia Beach in 2019, Virginia passed new firearms regulations meant to decrease gun violence in the state. During the legislative debate on these measures, Republicans made their usual arguments; new laws would do nothing to reduce gun violence and would violate the Second Amendment. Bluefield Daily Telegraph: “Let me just say my position has been very clear,” [VA] Senator Ben Chaffin, R-Russell, told the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. “ I support the

A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine found that between 1999 and 2017 almost 39,000 children in the United States between the ages of five and eighteen were killed with guns. 61% of the deaths resulted from assault, 32% suicide, 5% accidental, and 2% were undetermined. Bowdoin.edu: "In 2017 alone, 2,462 school-age children were killed by firearms—a mortality rate that far outnumbered the 144 police officers and approximately 1,000 active duty military who