Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a growing presence in Arkansas, will take its message about safer gun policy to a meeting today of the state Board of Education.
How about this? The Florida House today joined the Florida Senate, both bodies with majority Republican membership, in approving some meaningful gun legislation.
Kid power made a difference in the Florida legislature, with passage of meaningful gun control legislation by the Senate. It goes to the House today, where a powerful NRA lobbyist will attempt to replicate past control of the Florida legisalture.
Bishop Anthony Taylor of the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock has written the Arkansas congressional delegation urging them to back "reasonable, life-saving" regulations on firearms as a response to the Florida school massacre.
Governor Hutchinson today signed an executive order to create the Arkansas School Safety Commission, which will produce two reports — the first due Jul. 1 and the second Nov. 30—- to look at mental health, school security plans and how schools partner with local law enforcement. Not on the table for the commission: gun control.
Lapses in school security are an argument for, not against, gun control measures. It's time to debate them all, from something as simple as more public health research to a ban on assault weapons.
Amid the rising movement for gun control, the NRA soldiers on with events around the state including one tonight where a semi-automatic military-style rifle is among the potential prizes in raffle drawings.
Gwen Combs, one of three Democratic candidates for 2nd District Congress, issued today a tough pro-gun control position, in contrast to Republican incumbent Rep. French Hill of Little Rock, who's received more money from the NRA than any member of the House.