U.S. House Democrats take up Federal Assault Weapons ban
Almost 20 years after the Federal Assault Weapons Ban expired, a House committee has taken up the bill aiming to ban assault-style weapons, as Republicans push back against efforts to pass more gun…
SC House committee advances proposed near total abortion ban
COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) - A panel of South Carolina lawmakers voted to advance a possible abortion ban Tuesday afternoon.The House Ad-Hoc Committee was tasked with examining the state's abortion laws and proposing any further abortion restrictions.The committee voted 9-3 to recommend an abortion bill draft that would ban almost all abortions in South Carolina, unless the mother's life is at risk. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.Ad-Hoc Com…
House Democrats advance assault weapons ban after mass shootings
Democrats pushed further this week on efforts to combat gun violence, as a House committee advanced a ban on assault weapons and President Joe Biden planned more executive actions to fight crime.Following the passage of a rare bipartisan bill to address gun violence last month, Democrats in control of both chambers of Congress and the White House have kept pressing the issue amid a wave of mass shootings across the country, particularly in the w…
