March For Our Lives Rallies Today

The Washington Post reports, March for Our Lives returns to D.C. to rally for gun control (excerpt): The rally Saturday will begin at Noon (ET) near the Washington Monument, and organizers expect upward of 50,000 people, according to a permit issued by the National Park Service. There will be hundreds of sister marches and events … Read more

250 Republican Donors In Texas Take Out Open Letter Ad In Support Of Gun Control Measures

Where are the major Republican donors who can put pressure on Arizona Republicans to do something about gun violence? Use your financial clout. The Dallas Morning News reports, Texas GOP donors urge Congress to act on gun control measures: Major Republican donors, including some who have contributed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaigns, joined other conservative … Read more

Another View of Arizona’s Bizzaro World GQP-Controlled Legislature

Update to Days After A Massacre Of Fourth Graders, Arizona Senate Republicans Kill Democratic Attempt For A Background Checks Bill. Fernanda Santos writes in an op-ed at the Washington Post, What the Arizona GOP’s response to Uvalde reveals: Republican legislators in Arizona have offered more than thoughts and prayers to the innocent victims massacred in … Read more

Days After A Massacre Of Fourth Graders, Arizona Senate Republicans Kill Democratic Attempt For A Background Checks Bill

So the Arizona Republic did one of those useless speculation pieces, The Gaggle: How will state lawmakers react after tragic school shooting in Texas? Ooh! Ooh! I know! The AP reports, Arizona Senate Democrats force vote on gun background checks: Minority Democrats in the Arizona Senate used a procedural move Tuesday to force a vote … Read more

(UPDATED) Additional Arizona Reaction to the Horrific School Shooting in Texas

Over the last 48 hours, many Arizonans have offered words reacting to the horrific school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas. They mainly follow the themes of those who expressed condolences, reflection, and anger at the continual inaction from the former Party of Lincoln immediately after the shooting. Perhaps the most on point recent … Read more