Does the Second Amendment protect an individual right to gun ownership, or is it a collective right that can and should be heavily regulated by the state? In light of recent debates about mass shootings and gun control, that argument—which has been at the heart of many conversations about gun control—was fleshed out by Sens….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The Senate voted against advancing a resolution to block a major arms deal with Saudi Arabia in a 47-53 vote Tuesday. The resolution — spearheaded by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut — would have blocked $510 million of precision-guided munitions…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Several senators want to block a weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, part of a much larger package of arms sales touted by President Donald Trump. Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Connecticut Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy hope to vote on whether to approve a package of weapons…
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Democratic Senator Chris Murphy has not seen any definitive evidence of collusion between the Trump 2016 campaign and the Russian government, he told MSNBC Tuesday. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QVN75pteBo “We certainly don’t have a smoking gun today,” Murphy declared. Murphy’s comments follow former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper’s…
By: Elias J. Atienza U.S Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Al Franken (D-MN) support the recent decision by the Obama administration to halt recent arms sales to Saudi Arabia in a press release, following accusations of war crimes by the Saudi-lead coalition. However, the bipartisan group of Senators want…
Paul Loses, But Some Groups Are Optimistic About Progress by Elias J. Atienza The Senate today voted 71-27 to approve $1.15 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia. This is because of Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would have disapproved of the arms sales. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the legislation with a bipartisan coalition….
Bipartisan Coalition Seeks to Usher Debate on Arm Sales by Elias Atienza Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a joint resolution with Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Al Franken (D-MN), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) to block the $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia. The arms sales include Abrams tanks and associated major defense equipment. “Selling $1.15…
Why is the World Silent Over Saudi Arabia’s War Crimes? By: Elias J. Atienza Saudi Arabia is perhaps one of the most totalitarian governments still in existence today. And yet the United States continues to sell arms to them, with the State Department recently approving a $1.15 billion arms sale. Where is the outrage over…
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy has made headlines and become the left’s champion of the day after giving a nearly 15-hour filibuster on the senate floor and securing a vote on two gun control measures. Libertarians and conservatives will remember when Kentucky Senator Rand Paul gave a rousing 13-hour filibuster in defense of due process rights….
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is in hot water with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) after stating in a recent interview with the New York Daily News that he does not believe victims of gun crime should be able to sue gun manufacturers. According to Sanders, I do believe that gun manufacturers and gun dealers should be able…