The real beauty of #democracy is that every people may get the government they truly deserve 😌 #us2024

Two pics from #OldPosts

Visualising U.S. #GunLegislation and mapping politics, economics, and population (Res.I.P. 2018)
https://researchinpeace.blogspot.com/2018/03/visualising-us-gun-legislation-and.html

Part 4: Gehst schaißen! If it is the will of the sovereign, the voters (Res.I.P. 2017)
https://researchinpeace.blogspot.com/2017/12/part-4-gehst-schaien-if-it-is-will-of.html

And in contrast to certain European countries (and SCOTUS), it'll be over in 2, latest 4 years. Na dann, prost. For another 2/4 years.

#Maine #Lewiston #gunLegislation #GunSafety #gunControl

https://apnews.com/article/maine-gun-control-legislation-012fb31c72f990bfc9fdfc6f0af29213?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Whitmer signs Michigan gun ban for domestic abusers | Detroit | Detroit Metro Times

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation aimed to keep guns out of abusers’ hands in Kalamazoo, 24 years after the tragic death of Maggie Wardle, 19, at the hands of an ex-boyfriend.

“I could jump for joy,” Maggie’s mother, Martha Omilian, told the Advance after Whitmer signed a series of bills that extend gun restrictions to those who are convicted of domestic violence-related crimes from just those with felonies to misdemeanors offenses.

“If one person … maybe somebody doesn’t have to go through this,” Martha said. “I will sit with this for the rest of my life. It’s the last thing I think about at night and the first thing I think about in the morning.”

#USPol #Politics #News #Michigan #GretchenWhitmer #Whitmer #Democrats #GunLegislation #GunViolencePrevention

https://www.metrotimes.com/news/whitmer-signs-michigan-gun-ban-for-domestic-abusers-34683279

Recall petitions filed against 5 Democratic, 1 Republican House members

Petitions to recall five Democratic state representatives in Michigan over their votes on recent hate crime and gun reform legislation were filed last week, according to the state Secretary of State’s office, as well as one petition against a Republican representative over his vote for the Democratic House speaker.

State Reps. Jennifer Conlin (D-Ann Arbor), Reggie Miller (D-Belleville) and Jaime Churches (D-Wyandotte) all had recall petitions filed against them by different people citing their yes votes on legislation, HB 4474, to expand the definition of hate crimes to include violence on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, age and disability.

Fox News and other right-wing outlets recently spread misinformation about Michigan’s proposed hate crime law reform package saying it would criminalize using the wrong pronouns for a person. Pronouns are not mentioned once in the legislation.

The recall petitions for Reps. Sharon MacDonell (D-Troy) and Betsy Coffia (D-Traverse City) cite their yes votes on the House’s version of “red flag” gun legislation to allow for judges to issue a temporary order for the removal of firearms for defendants that pose a significant threat to themselves or others. The red flag legislation coming from the Senate was signed into law, in addition to other gun law reforms in May.

Rep. Cam Cavitt of Cheboygan is the sole Republican lawmaker who had a recall petition filed against them last week, in his case citing his yes vote when the House elected Rep. Joe Tate (D-Detroit) to act as House speaker for the legislative session that began in January.

#USPol #Politics #News #Democrats #Republicans #GOP #Michigan #MIGOP #MIDems #GunLegislation #LGBT #LGBTProtections #LGBTRights #AntiDiscrimination

https://michiganadvance.com/2023/07/17/recall-petitions-filed-against-5-democratic-1-republican-house-members/

Students as young as 8 yo in Texas may be trained how to apply tourniquets for traumatic gun injuries. Really??

At least one psychologist thinks it could have a negative impact on children’s mental health. Just wonder if there is anything else legislators could be doing to protect our families…

https://www.khou.com/article/news/education/texas-school-bleeding-stations/285-2eabfbdc-47ca-4fd0-a2d2-230853e24699

#guns #GunLegislation #gunviolence