Harry Styles, Live Nation donate over $1 million to Everytown for Gun Safety
Harry Styles and concert giant Live Nation will partner to donate over $1 million to nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety following the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting that left 19 children and two adults dead. “On our North American tour, we will be partnering with Everytown who work to end gun violence, donating to support their efforts, and sharing their suggested action items,” Styles wrote on Instagram, captioning the post, “End gun violence.” The post included a fact shared by Everytown stating that “firearms are
Read MoreGOP congressman says he would support assault weapons ban
Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) has come out in favor of an assault weapons ban after two high-profile mass shootings in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., and in Uvalde, Texas, claimed more than two dozen lives in total. Jacobs said at a press conference Friday that if a bill to ban AR-15-style weapons came to the House floor, he would vote in favor. He added that he would also back raising the required age for certain gun sales to 21, imposing a federal limit on guns' magazine capacity and banning the sale of body armor to the public. Jacobs
Read MoreSchumer walks tightrope in gun control debate
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is walking a tightrope on gun control legislation after two more mass shootings that have shaken the country and angered Democrats frustrated over inaction on guns. While members of his caucus and progressive activists are pushing him to force the GOP to vote on an array of proposals, Schumer also wants to protect Democrats in tough races in purple states from taking tough votes. One Democratic senator who requested anonymity to discuss internal caucus dynamics said Schumer right now is closely attuned to the preferences of
Read MoreSunday shows preview: Texas school shooting renews push for gun control
This week’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which left 21, including 19 children, dead and has reignited the gun control debate, is expected to be the focus of this week's Sunday show circuit. The shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday followed just over a week after a racially-motivated shooting that killed 10 and injure
Read MoreForest Service finds it was responsible for largest fire in New Mexico history
The Forest Service says it was responsible for both the blazes that merged late last month and created the largest fire in New Mexico history. The agency said Friday that its fire investigators determined the Calf Canyon Fire was started by a holdover fire, or sleeper fire, from a federal pile burn that concluded Jan. 29. Though crews monitored the fire for a couple days following the conclusion of the burn, the Forest Service said, it remained dormant and survived three winter snow even
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