background checks Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/background-checks/ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:58:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png background checks Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/background-checks/ 32 32 12773863 President’s Weekly Address – Doing Something about Guns https://ezkool.com/2016/01/presidents-weekly-address-doing-something-about-guns/ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:58:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=61918 A few days ago, word surfaced that President Obama was considering executive actions on gun control. There was nothing concrete, but the rumors were alive and well. Now, on the first day of 2016, the president himself is making it known that he will act on what he calls, “unfinished business,” more specifically, enforcing real background checks […]

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]]> 61918 Coming Soon – President Obama’s Executive Action on Guns https://ezkool.com/2015/12/coming-soon-president-obamas-executive-action-on-guns/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:56:45 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=61901 People close to the President Obama’s administration say that in the coming days, the president will take Executive Actions on guns, more specifically, on a proposal that is extremely popular with the American people – better background checks on gun purchases. Described as “imminent,” the set of executive actions would fulfill a promise by the President to […]

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]]> 61901 This Gabby Giffords Ad Will Air Before and After The State of The Union Address https://ezkool.com/2014/01/this-gabby-giffords-ad-will-air-before-and-after-the-state-of-the-union-address/ https://ezkool.com/2014/01/this-gabby-giffords-ad-will-air-before-and-after-the-state-of-the-union-address/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2014 15:44:49 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=47406 On the eve of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords is challenging Washington leaders not to ignore gun violence. The former Democratic congresswoman is featured in a new television ad set to air immediately before and after the president’s speech. In the ad, Giffords faces the camera and […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/01/this-gabby-giffords-ad-will-air-before-and-after-the-state-of-the-union-address/feed/ 0 47406 Gabby Giffords Visit To Raleigh, NC https://ezkool.com/2013/07/gabby-giffords-visit-to-raleigh-nc/ https://ezkool.com/2013/07/gabby-giffords-visit-to-raleigh-nc/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:51:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=39418 On the last leg of their Gun Control Tour and getting the message out for stricter gun regulations, Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband, former Astronaut, Mark Kelly were in Raleigh, NC Sunday. After the couple had visited a shooting range, they sat down for lunch at The Pit Authentic Barbecue in downtown […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/07/gabby-giffords-visit-to-raleigh-nc/feed/ 0 39418 The NRA – Tricking Voters Into Thinking Kelly Ayotte Supports Background Checks https://ezkool.com/2013/05/nra-tricking-voters-into-thinking-kelly-ayotte-supports-for-background-checks/ https://ezkool.com/2013/05/nra-tricking-voters-into-thinking-kelly-ayotte-supports-for-background-checks/#respond Sun, 19 May 2013 17:04:58 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=35648 The NRA is at it again. After Kelly Ayotte voted against background checks, her poll numbers plummeted by 15 points. But have no fear, the NRA is here. Doing what they do best, the NRA made an ad that straight out lie, telling voters that Kelly is for background checks. Talking Points made this observation: The ad’s core […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/05/nra-tricking-voters-into-thinking-kelly-ayotte-supports-for-background-checks/feed/ 0 35648 Still on Background Checks, President Patches Holes in Present System https://ezkool.com/2013/04/still-on-background-checks-president-patches-holes-in-present-system/ https://ezkool.com/2013/04/still-on-background-checks-president-patches-holes-in-present-system/#respond Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:31:41 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=33838 President Barack Obama, moving swiftly after the Senate rejected a measure to expand background checks for gun buyers, acted on Friday to patch holes in the existing database dealers use to ensure they are not selling weapons to criminals or the mentally ill. The Health and Human Services Department will issue a formal proposal on […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/04/still-on-background-checks-president-patches-holes-in-present-system/feed/ 0 33838 These So-Called Democrats Voted Against Background Checks https://ezkool.com/2013/04/these-so-called-democrats-voted-against-background-checks/ https://ezkool.com/2013/04/these-so-called-democrats-voted-against-background-checks/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:43:06 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=33430 Yes, 90% of Americans wanted at least a background check done whenever someone buys a gun. No, Americans did not get what they wanted today, as Republicans joined hand in hand and voted against that most basic idea. And, these so-called Democrats joined the Republicans in defeating background checks.

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/04/these-so-called-democrats-voted-against-background-checks/feed/ 0 33430 After NRA’s Win on Background Checks, McConnell Celebrates On Facebook https://ezkool.com/2013/04/after-nras-win-on-background-checks-mcconnell-celebrates-on-facebook/ https://ezkool.com/2013/04/after-nras-win-on-background-checks-mcconnell-celebrates-on-facebook/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:54:53 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=33400 Moments after Republicans succeeded in thwarting the will of 90% of Americans by defeating background checks, Republican leader Mitch McConnell and his team couldn’t contain themselves. As Democratic leader Harry Reid and fellow Democrats consoled members of Newtown families that lost a loved one in Sandy Hook, this caption and picture appeared on McConnell’s Facebook page. We […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/04/after-nras-win-on-background-checks-mcconnell-celebrates-on-facebook/feed/ 0 33400 While You Mourned Boston, Senate Republicans Killed Background Checks https://ezkool.com/2013/04/senate-background-checks/ https://ezkool.com/2013/04/senate-background-checks/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:00:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=33374 Got’cha again! While the nation was busy mourning the devastation that happened in Boston on Monday, Republicans in the Senate, supported by a few Democrats managed to slowly and willfully kill background checks. Apparently what happened in Newtown Connecticut was not enough for these heartless  Senators to support a bill that will guarantee making sure gun purchasers are […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/04/senate-background-checks/feed/ 0 33374 Texas Republican Wants to Hang All Who Votes For Background Checks https://ezkool.com/2013/04/texas-republican-wants-to-hang-all-who-votes-for-background-checks/ https://ezkool.com/2013/04/texas-republican-wants-to-hang-all-who-votes-for-background-checks/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:02:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=32781 Thursday, 16 Republican senators voted to move forward with debate on gun control legislation. Texas Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman’s response: hang them. Smitherman, a Republican who oversees the state’s oil and gas industry (the name is a bit of an anachronism) retweeted an image listing all 16 GOP senators, along with an image of a noose with […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/04/texas-republican-wants-to-hang-all-who-votes-for-background-checks/feed/ 0 32781 Gun Advocate – Stop Background Checks, End Gun Free Zones https://ezkool.com/2013/01/stop-background-checks-stop-gun-free-zones/ https://ezkool.com/2013/01/stop-background-checks-stop-gun-free-zones/#respond Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:04:29 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=22984 Larry Pratt, an advocate for the Gun Industry and Director of Gun Owners of America went on Fox News Sunday today and shot down the idea that background checks would result in less mass murders. Pratt also embraced the NRA’s suggestion that everyone should have a gun, when he said that gun-free zones are not […]

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