Oregonians could see a significant change in how they can possess, and use, firearms. Measure 114, if passed by voters in November, would require permits to buy a firearm, require safety training and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds. The initiative is backed by Lift Every Voice Oregon, a faith-based
NRA-ILA will host its annual 2022 NRA-ILA Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium on Saturday, October 8th, at the Doubletree Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree. The event, including breakfast and lunch, is FREE. Space is limited, and RSVP is required at link below. Focusing on recent developments in our nation’s courts and legislatures regarding the Second
It is long past time to repeal the Second Amendment. Why? To strengthen democracy. Without the Second Amendment, wrote Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, states and towns would be free to pass their own gun laws that wouldn’t be overturned again and again by courts citing either the Second Amendment or other precedent reliant on the Second
Jim Florio, a New Jersey Democrat who spent 15 years in the U.S. House of Representatives before he became his state’s governor in 1990, pushing through one of the strongest gun-control laws in the country but also an unprecedented tax hike that drove him from office after a single term, died Sept. 25 at a
Among the many grim features of U.S. life in 2022, gun violence might be especially depressing because it is a crisis that seems so solvable and yet hopeless at the same time. We are trapped in a national gun debate between a rabidly political right wing and a stubbornly apolitical center, with the left nowhere
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race has shaped up along the usual political division on guns, though the candidates’ pasts cause issues for their current stances. Gun policy has not been the center of attention for Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz. Instead, any debate on guns has been overshadowed by education,
Born in Brooklyn in 1935 to a blue collar family, Florio dropped out of high school but earned his equivalency degree from New Jersey while serving in the U.S. Navy and competing as a middleweight amateur boxer. He eventually graduated from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) and Rutgers Law School in
Jim Florio, the governor whose four-year tenure left New Jersey with an assault-weapons ban and higher taxes, spurring a trifecta of Republican control that persisted for years, died Sunday at 85. Florio, a Democrat who spent 15 years as a congressman before leaving the post to seek the governorship in 1990, served a single term
When Guy F. applied for a concealed carry weapon (CCW) license, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told him they are not accepting applications due to a systems update. “They did not have a completion date available,” Guy told The Epoch Times. The San Pedro resident declined to disclose his real name because he is
Ed Potosnak, executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, said in a statement that the state’s environmental movement had lost a “titan.” “Governor Florio never stopped working to conserve our beautiful state for future generations, and we will miss his wise advice and advocacy,” Potosnak Executive Director, New Jersey League of Conservation
As we’ve previously reported, on September 9, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved a Merchant Category Code (MCC) for firearm retailers. MCCs enable payment processors and banks to categorize, monitor, and collect data on various types of transactions. Before the ISO decision, firearm retailers fell under the MCC for sporting goods stores or miscellaneous retail. This
Speaking about her new gun control legislation, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul claimed that “we took swift and thoughtful action to keep New Yorkers safe…. we will continue leading the way forward and implementing common sense gun safety legislation,” adding “our smart, sensible gun laws will go into effect as planned … on September
Former NJ Governor Jim Florio joins environmentalists in opposition to a Jackson solar farm A LOOK BACK: Former NJ Governor Jim Florio joins environmentalists in opposition to a Jackson solar farm. Thomas P. Costello, Asbury Park Press South Jersey officials paid tribute Monday to the life and public service legacy of James J. “Jim” Florio,
As part of a criminal justice “reform” effort, the state of Illinois is preparing to unleash the first statewide no-cash bail law, which will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, and the ramifications could be disastrous. The policy, or variations of it, have already been implemented in a number of areas, generally promoted by
In 1990, it was up to Gov. Jim Florio to tell the people the state’s finances were a house of cards and that painful steps had to be taken. What a four years that turned out to be. New Jersey got a sneak preview of many things to come. In Hands Across New Jersey, we
The claim: “There have been three court rulings since May that have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR. That came out of the federal court of appeals.” — Gov. Greg Abbott Abbott was responding to calls from
Former Gov. Jim Florio, a pugnacious Democrat whose landmark initiatives on gun control and the environment endured decades after angry New Jersey voters denied him a second term because of his tax increases, has died. The former amateur boxer and U.S. Navy officer, who served eight terms in Congress before becoming New Jersey’s 49th governor,
James J. Florio, a respected former Governor of New Jersey and an eight-term congressman who courageously tackled tough issues, sometimes to his political detriment, died tonight. He was 85. Florio has been a fixture in New Jersey politics since 1969, when he won a seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. He spent fifteen years
When the third edition and the final eighth printing of my book, “The Complete Single Mother” came out in 2005, I thought I had achieved what I set out to do: Help the country’s 15 million single moms by choice or chance face single motherhood with wisdom, wit, dignity, confidence and courage! Contrary to what
Over the past 50 years, and particularly since the early 2000s, the gun lobby has notched substantial successes in weakening gun laws and promulgating firearm ownership across the country. With significant resources and a multitude of media channels to propagate their message, the gun lobby has successfully drowned out reputable research on firearms with a
Reiterating his previous stance, US President Joe Biden pushed for a ban on assault weapons in the US on Saturday. In a tweet, Joe Biden said, “It’s time we ban assault weapons in this country.” The tweet comes after Biden’s concerted efforts to ban assault weapons which are at the center of his administration’s Safer
It’s not often that I agree with our current president, but it does happen. Of course, most of those agreements happen when he says something by mistake, as he did Friday. President Joe Biden conceded — accidentally, of course — an argument that pro-Second Amendment conservatives have been making for decades: So-called “assault weapons” defend
Kyle Waterman is a proven Kalispell public servant. His City Council, City-County Health Board and County Transportation Committee record shows that he goes the extra mile finding solutions. Living in SD 4, he knows the people, their concerns, and issues. Candidate Kyle believes Montana has had secure elections; however, legal voters deserve equal access to
State Rep. Abby Major, R-Ford City, whose district will include three Indiana County townships through the end of the year, has been named by state Rep. Matt Dowling, R-Fayette, to succeed Dowling as chair of the House Second Amendment Caucus for the remainder of the 2021-22 Legislative Session. “It is an honor to be picked
National Education Association Headquarters Washington, D.C. 1:07 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I tell you what, I think I like this crowd. (Applause.) Talk about being home and the fact you got the president of the union standing out there with other unions — I’ll tell you what, man. (Applause.) I was — I was
In August, authorities in Hondo, Texas, revoked a permit for an NRA-affiliated group to hold its fundraiser on city property. The event featured a raffle for an AR-15, the same assault rifle that slaughtered 21 people in nearby Uvalde last May. At a city council meeting, families of the victims read the names of the
AGs from 24 states sent a letter threatening to take action over a new merchant code for gun stores. The move follows the International Organization for Standardization’s recent vote to create the code. All three credit-card companies recently said they have adopted the standard. Loading Something is loading. The Republican attorneys general of 24 states
Candidate forums are important For many years, the League of Women Voters of Johnson County, as well as leagues across the nation, have held nonpartisan forums for the public and posted candidate questions and responses to our website VOTE411.org. The purpose of the forums and the website is to give equal exposure to all candidates
Published: 9/23/2022 7:01:01 AM Modified: 9/23/2022 7:00:23 AM Trump’s conservatives on the Supreme Court have it wrong when it comes to gun ownership. They erroneously choose to ignore that the Constitutional right to bear arms came into being in the context of raising militias for the common defense. Today, we have the military and law
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) – Illinois state lawmakers continue to discuss the best strategies to address rising gun violence across the state. The House Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force heard more ideas from gun control advocates and supporters of the Second Amendment Thursday. Many Democratic lawmakers want to pass an assault weapons ban to prevent
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