Todd Beamon at Newsmax reports: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin will hold a hearing on gun violence Feb. 12 as Democrats grapple with crafting a new gun control bill. The Illinois Democrat chairs the Judiciary Committee’s subpanel on the Constitution, civil rights and human rights. The Judiciary Committee is expected to begin marking up a… Continue Reading »
Matt Hadro at NewsBusters reports: Viewers who tuned in to Wednesday’s The Situation Room were bombarded with over five times as much coverage of gun control advocates than of the lone gun rights advocate Newt Gingrich. Host Wolf Blitzer tossed plenty of softball questions to gun control advocates Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Mark Kelly,… Continue Reading »
CBS St. Louis reports: A Kansas City high school will begin collecting hair from students to conduct mandatory drug tests. KHSB-TV reports that Rockhurst High School will start the random drug testing during the 2013-14 school year. “Our point is, if we do encounter a student who has made some bad decisions with drugs or… Continue Reading »
Ed Brown at DCX reports: Police officers in Seattle, Washington held their first gun buyback program in 20 years this weekend, underneath interstate 5, and soon found that private gun collectors were working the large crowd as little makeshift gun shows began dotting the parking lot and sidewalks. Some even had “cash for guns” signs… Continue Reading »
Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr. at CNS News reports: From Florida to California, a growing number of the nation’s sheriffs are standing up to gun control measures proposed by both the administration and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). Many law enforcement officials have written letters to President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden voicing their concerns over… Continue Reading »
