Taya Kyle, the widow of Chris Kyle, whose story made it to Hollywood with Bradley Cooper’s starring role in American Sniper, confronted President Obama Thursday over gun control. She told the president that gun control won’t prevent mass shootings like…
Amy Schumer Urges Action on Gun Control
Amy Schumer has discussed gun control before, and the latest shootings in San Bernardino had her take to Twitter again to urge her followers to demand background checks for all gun purchases. “This is absolutely heartbreaking-all my love to everyone…
Amy Schumer Talks Gun Control at Glamour Awards
Amy Schumer is still taking every opportunity she can to call for tighter gun laws. Schumer, of course, has ties to a mass shooting that took place in July. About 20 minutes into a showing of her latest movie Trainwreck,…
Jeremy Renner Doesn’t Carry a Gun Because of His Daughter
Jeremy Renner used to be afraid of guns. That’s what the star tells Playboy in a recent interview. But nowadays he is quite comfortable with them. Renner has starred in numerous films that required him to handle weapons, including The…
Bill & Melinda Gates Donate $1M to Gun Control Initiative
Bill and Melinda Gates have both offered up $500,000 to The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility, “a coalition of concerned citizens and organizations working together to forge commonsense solutions to reduce gun violence.” The main common sense solution that alliance…
Chris Rock Gets Death Threats Over Gun Comments
Comedian Chris Rock is no stranger to controversy. In fact, it is his stock in trade. The outspoken comic has turned heads many times, talking about topics political and racial. But Rock’s latest stance has caused a stir that has…
Dayton Hospital Shooting Leaves One Injured
A former housekeeping employee of a Dayton, Ohio Veterans Affairs hospital brought a gun into the facility and was involved in a break room scuffle, which left a present VA employee with a gunshot wound to the ankle. The suspected…
Paine College Shooting Leaves One Critically Injured
A second shooting Monday within a 24-hour time period at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia has left one student seriously wounded. The victim was shot in the head inside a dormitory, and the the injury is life threatening. A 21-year-old…
GoDaddy Executive Running for Arizona Governor
A former GoDaddy executive filed nominating petitions last week to enter the Republican primary for governor of Arizona. Christine Jones, a former legal counsel for the Scottsdale-based website hosting company, submitted her paperwork on Tuesday, the opening day of the…
Sarah Palin Talks Waterboarding, Baptism
Former Governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin gave a speech at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Indianapolis Saturday, in which she’d sensationally discussed her opinions concerning the Obama administration’s policy on terrorists and…
Bloomberg Funds $50 Million To New Gun Control Group
On Wednesday, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he’ll be setting plans in motion to spend $50 million towards tightening gun control. The billionaire philanthropist’s money will fund a campaign group that aims to reduce gun violence across…
Piers Morgan Bids Adieu With Shot at NRA
Piers Morgan bid adieu to his television viewers on Friday, replete with a shot at the NRA and a plea for Americans to become more stringent about gun control. Morgan’s show was canceled due to low ratings. Critics say the…
Gabrielle Giffords May Run For Office in the Future
In an interview with NBC’s Today show on Thursday, former Arizona Senator Gabrielle Giffords stated that she may consider running for office “…a little later” down the road. Leaving the potential open for a return to political office is a…
New York Gun Control Laws Upheld In Court
A federal judge has upheld most of New York’s gun control laws. Judge William M. Skretny said in today’s ruling that the restrictions on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines was in line with the “state’s important interest in public safety,”…
Actress Pleads Guilty To Trying To Poison Obama
A Texas woman who has appeared on “The Walking Dead” and “The Vampire Diaries” admitted today that she did indeed tried to poison President Obama by sending him letters laced with ricin, although she initially said her husband had done…
Gabby Giffords is Booed at Gun Show in New York
While a gun show where numerous “Don’t Tread on Me” flags are hanging up doesn’t sound like an environment a woman who was shot and nearly killed would want to be in, that’s exactly where former U.S. representative Gabby Giffords…
Wayne LaPierre, NRA: More Good Guys with Guns Needed
According to Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association (NRA), there is something that could have prevented the Navy Yard shooting that killed 12 people: more good guys with guns. The shooting occurred last Monday when former Navy Reservist…
Aaron Alexis, Navy Yard Shooter, Known for Trouble
The day after the vicious shooting in the Washington Navy Yard left at least 13 dead and more injured, people have one question: Who is Aaron Alexis, the man who was allegedly involved in the shooting? Aaron Alexis, 34, died…