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On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) argued that the Supreme Court striking down New York’s proper cause requirement for concealed carry permits will “unleash gun violence” but admitted that New York’s red flag law “should have” prevented the Buffalo shooting from happening and “if there had been sufficient resources to implement the law properly, it would have stopped it.” Blumenthal stated, “This decision is deeply destructive to responsible prevention of gun violence because it is such an expansive view of Second Amendment rights. It will unleash gun violence in many communities across America. Because it justifies very, very broad rights to carry firearms in public, and it will lead to more guns in public and likely more gun deaths and injuries in public.” Host Wolf Blitzer then pointed out that Justice Samuel Alito argued in his opinion that New York’s gun laws failed to stop the mass shooting in Buffalo. Blumenthal responded, … [Read more...] about Dem Sen. Blumenthal: NY Law ‘Should Have Stopped’ Buffalo Shooting But Wasn’t Properly Used, But SCOTUS Ruling Will ‘Unleash’ Violence

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 The Latest on the Supreme Court ruling on New York's gun law: WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut's former longtime attorney general and a key participant in the bipartisan gun violence legislation negotiations, called Thursday's ruling “deeply destructive” in a tweet. He predicted it “will unleash even more gun violence on American communities." Blumenthal said the ruling will put more guns in public spaces instead of “upholding commonsense safeguards to reduce gun violence” This, he said in the tweet, will "open the floodgates to invalidate sensible gun safety laws in more states.” ___ MORE ON THE DECISION: — Supreme Court expands gun rights, striking New York limits — States with strict gun-permitting laws consider next steps ___ Follow AP's coverage of the Supreme Court: https://apnews.com/hub/us-supreme-court ___ ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland … [Read more...] about Live updates | Reaction to Supreme Court’s gun decision

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to an advocacy group for minor leaguers asking questions about baseball's antitrust exemption. Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the committee, and Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, sent the letter Tuesday to Harry Marino, executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers. The letter, first reported by The Washington Post, also was signed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. The senators asked for information on “the impact of the antitrust exemption on the negotiation of minor league players' length of contract, wages, housing or other working conditions.” Baseball's antitrust exemption was created by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 1922 case involving the Federal League, when Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote in a … [Read more...] about Senators ask minor leaguers for information on MLB antitrust

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 33 DALLAS (AP) — Airlines that have stumbled badly over the last two holidays face their biggest test yet of whether they can handle big crowds when July Fourth travelers mob the nation's airports this weekend. Problems were popping up well before the weekend, with some disruptions caused by thunderstorms that slowed air traffic. American Airlines canceled 8% of its flights on Tuesday and Wednesday, and United Airlines scrubbed 4% of its schedule both days, according to FlightAware. Holiday revelers planning to drive face their own set of challenges, including high gasoline prices. The nationwide average has eased since hitting a record $5.02 in mid-June to $4.86 a gallon on Thursday, according to AAA, … [Read more...] about All eyes on airlines as July Fourth holiday weekend nears

close Video NY Gov. Hochul defiant after Supreme Court gun decision: 'We're just getting started' Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned that her state is "just getting started" on gun restrictions after the Supreme Court struck down a state gun control measure Thursday. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Several Democratic lawmakers expressed dismay Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down a New York law restricting concealed carry permits. The high court ruled that the state regulations in question violated the Second Amendment in a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Clarence Thomas . The law required New York residents to prove they had "proper cause" when applying for a concealed handgun license, a standard that didn't include self defense. "It's deeply disturbing and is showing an activism by these Supreme Court justices to undermine common sense state laws and precedent," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., told … [Read more...] about Democrats raise alarm after Supreme Court strikes NY concealed carry law

Senators Kyrsten Sinema, Tom Tillis, Chris Murphy, and John Cornyn were key to getting the bill negotiated and past key hurdles. Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images The scene in downtown Houston threatened to topple the delicate work that had put the U.S. Senate on the cusp of passing the country’s most important gun bill in three decades. Texas senator John Cornyn was walking onto the stage at the state Republican Party’s convention last Friday, and the dark, red-lit room was turning hostile, filling with boos and furious chants of “Say no to Cornyn!” The conservative had been leading the GOP’s negotiations on a round of gun-control proposals following the mass killings in Uvalde and Buffalo that had surprisingly coalesced in a viable framework rather than following the usual pattern of collapsing into failure. Still, the whole endeavor was delicate. Cornyn had been quietly meeting with his Republican colleague Thom Tillis of North Carolina and … [Read more...] about How 4 Senators Finally Got Gun Control Done