Just a month after exploiting the death of Martin Luther King Jr. as a chance to discuss concealed carry, the National Rifle Association is following a very different set of rules for Vice President Mike Pence. Pence will speak at the NRA’s convention this weekend in Dallas. And no weapons…
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NRATV Host Attacks Parkland Survivors: 'No One Would Know Your Names' If Your Classmates Were Alive
NRATV host Collins Iyare “Colion Noir” Idehen Jr. came after the survivors of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., just two days before anti-gun violence rallies swept the nation. Noir said in a video: “To all the kids from Parkland getting ready to use your First Amendment to attack everyone…
Republican Drops Out of Race for House After Calling Parkland Shooting Survivor 'Skinhead Lesbian'
A Republican who was running unopposed for a seat in Maine’s House of Representatives has dropped out of the race after calling a survivor of the Florida school shooting a “skinhead lesbian.” Leslie Gibson had no competitors before he wrote now-deleted tweets in which he called Emma Gonzlez, a student-turned-activist,…
Survivor of Parkland School Shooting Has More Twitter Followers than NRA
In just a couple of short weeks, a survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., is using the power of social media to advocate for change. And she’s got more listeners than the National Rifle Association. Emma Gonzlez, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, surpassed the NRA’s…
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Officer Who Shot Castile Leaves Police Department
The police officer who fatally shot Philando Castle last July was not legally held accountable for Castile’s death. And now, he will receive $48,500 (minus deductions and tax withholdings, media reported) in exchange for leaving the department that employed him at the time of Castile’s death. According to a statement…
NRA Ad Calls for Violence Toward 'Black and Brown' People, Says Tamika Mallory
UPDATED: 4:41 P.M. ET Women’s March Co-President Tamika D. Mallory is spearheading a movement against the National Rifle Association’s recent ad, “Freedom’s Safest Place” that portrays protesters in America as the enemy, which she says is a “dangerous” call to arms for its members. Tamika Mallory received the “Shine A…
Hypocrisy Reigns in Orlando Aftermath
The same people who have expended tremendous energy and taxpayer dollars to deny the rights of LGBT people and who have refused to block gun sales to suspected terrorists and people convicted of hate crimes this week went out of their way to express their condolences to the victims of…