[ad_1] The National Rifle Association and other supporters of Second Amendment gun rights have hailed a recent decision by the Trump administration to reverse course on planned guidance regarding pistol-stabilizing braces. The initial guidance – proposed via the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – could have effectively banned the braces, which
Month: December 2020
[ad_1] FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action is pleased to announce the filing of NRA-backed legislation, Senate Bill 24, in Arkansas. This important piece of legislation would eliminate the duty to retreat for victims of a crime — if passed, a victim who is attacked will no longer be required by law
[ad_1] Jan 2nd 2021 ABOUT THE only light note of a grim Christmas season on Capitol Hill was provided, characteristically, by Lamar Alexander. At the end of a gruelling negotiation of the $900bn stimulus that President Donald Trump belatedly signed this week, the 80-year-old Tennessean, who will retire from the Senate in January, took to
[ad_1] Here’s a compilation of laws and regulations slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021, or shortly thereafter. With the new year just around the corner, some D.C.-area jurisdictions have new laws on the books. Here’s a brief compilation of laws and regulations slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021, or
[ad_1] A lone hashtag might not look very mighty, but when used en masse, the symbols can become incredibly powerful activism tools. Over the past two decades — largely since product designer Chris Messina pitched hashtags to Twitter in 2007 — activists have learned to harness the symbols to form online communities, raise awareness on
[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – A legal battle over a Florida law that raised from 18 to 21 the age to purchase rifles and other long guns has ramped up this month, with attorneys for the National Rifle Association and state officials trying to discredit each others’ expert witnesses. The age requirement was included in a
[ad_1] From questions over business interruption policy coverage spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic to property damage due to civil unrest, as well as significant court cases and state regulatory actions, it was a busy year for East region insurers. Here’s a look back on the most noteworthy topics covered in Insurance Journal’s East region this
[ad_1] Industry adjustments: The pandemic has triggered the largest revision to the value of the oil industry’s assets in at least a decade, as companies sour on costly projects amid the prospect of low prices for years. Oil-and-gas companies in North America and Europe wrote down roughly $145 billion combined in the first three quarters
[ad_1] Today, December 28 at 1:30 p.m., the Nevada Legislative Commission will be meeting to vote on a regulation impacting public employees with concealed carry permits (CCW). Under current law, public employees who have a CCW and are not prohibited from carrying a firearm at work, are allowed to do so. This regulation would require
[ad_1] In an unusual twist of electoral fate, not one but both of Georgia’s sitting Republican United States senators face Democrat challengers in a runoff election scheduled for Jan. 5, 2021, just two days after the 117th Congress will have been seated. The Second Amendment does not by name appear on the Georgia ballot, but
[ad_1] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) withdrew the guidance on its proposed AR pistol reclassification Wednesday. This is a stark reversal of the ATF’s steady push toward changing rules and placing some AR pistols with stabilizer braces under the purview of the National Firearms Act (NFA) and/or Gun Control Act (GCA).
[ad_1] Sixteen Republican Attorneys General filed an amicus brief in support of the National Rifle Association (NRA) as New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) pushes for the dissolution of the NRA as an organization. On August 6, 2020, the Associated Press reported that James sued the NRA and said, “The NRA’s influence has been so
[ad_1] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under pressure from dozens of congressmen, withdrew guidance on a proposed regulation that gun industry leaders warned would cost them billions. The ATF’s decision to pull its regulation regarding pistol braces follows a cooperative effort from 90 House of Representatives members who demanded the regulatory agency
[ad_1] I am not wedded to the Second Amendment or the NRA, but I am still able to reason with the brain God gave me. And the other day, my insanity detector was at optimum levels. A little boy in Illinois went to the mall, which in and of itself is a joyous and miraculous
[ad_1] FILE — Sen. Bob Ballinger is shown in this file photo. Republicans in the Arkansas Legislature introduced a “stand-your-ground” self-defense bill Wednesday, vowing to enact the measure in 2021 after past efforts failed in the face of law enforcement opposition. The legislation, Senate Bill 24, proposes to eliminate language from the state’s criminal codes
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) is pouring millions into the Georgia runoff elections in what an NRA spokeswoman called “an investment into America.” The two elections in Georgia, set for Jan. 5, will determine control of the Senate in the incoming
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. — Attorney General Jeff Landry has officially added Louisiana to the coalition of 16 states, which have filed an amicus brief supporting the National Rifle Association’s lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James to block her attempt to dissolve the NRA. In a statement from Attorney General Landry, he said
[ad_1] On December 23rd, ATF posted a document to its website indicating that its recently published Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with “Stabilizing Braces” is withdrawn. The withdraw notice indicates that “[u]pon further consultation with the Department of Justice and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, ATF is withdrawing, pending further Department of Justice
[ad_1] Sixteen GOP attorneys general are backing a National Rifle Association (NRA) lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James who accused the group’s leadership of using the organization as their ‘personal piggy bank’ for years in a complaint filed earlier this year. James went after the NRA in August and sought to have the
[ad_1] A kindred spirit can be found in the hardcore QAnon conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene, the representative-elect from Georgia’s 14th congressional district. She said in a written statement, “Not only do I support members of Congress carrying a firearm, I believe every American has that right. I will work every day to end ALL
[ad_1] Sixteen Republican attorneys general are supporting the National Rifle Association in its lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, who earlier this year filed a case seeking to dissolve the organization because of alleged self-dealing by the organization’s leadership. The NRA’s lawsuit accuses James of defamation and violating its rights to free speech,
[ad_1] On the Eleventh & Twelfth Days of Christmas, Anti-Gun Reps Gave to Thee: Semi-Auto & Magazine Bans We’ve reached the end of NRA-ILA’s countdown of the legislative lumps of coal that anti-Second Amendment lawmakers in Texas are leaving in gun owners’ stockings this year. But with more than two months to go before the bill introduction deadline on March 12, you can bet there’ll be more radical gun control to come in the new year!
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association, currently locked in a legal battle with the New York State attorney general’s office, gained an ally in Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, who announced Tuesday that her office is leading a multistate coalition supporting the National Rifle Association in a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James. The
[ad_1] A coalition of 16 Republican attorneys general is backing the National Rifle Association (NRA) in its legal challenge against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D). The coalition led by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (R) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York backing the NRA
[ad_1] James’s Republican counterparts Tuesday filed an amicus brief in federal district court in Albany challenging the state’s legal efforts. “The New York Attorney General cannot be allowed to wield the power of her office to discriminate against the NRA simply because she does not like its members’ political views, advocacy or defense of a
[ad_1] Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has scheduled a news conference today to announce her intervention in a lawsuit in New York state against the National Rifle Association over the non-profit gun lobby’s corrupt practices. Really. Here’s a summary of what the lawsuit is about from the attorney general of New York. Letitia James, when she
[ad_1] The nearly $2.5 trillion spending bill passed by Congress on Monday includes $10 million for “gender programs” in Pakistan, sparking backlash amid ongoing economic hardship caused by lockdowns and associated pandemic policies. “Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, not less than $15,000,000
[ad_1] FAIRFAX, Va. — An important piece of NRA-backed legislation passed the Ohio legislature on Friday and is on Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk awaiting his signature. Senate Bill 175 strengthens Ohio’s self-defense laws by removing an individual’s duty to retreat. “Ohio law should favor victims of crime rather than the criminal, as it does now. When a crime occurs,
[ad_1] Former Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt sought to ding rival GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli’s conservative credentials with an attack over his record on gun control — and his ability to hold a firearm — Tuesday. “Jack, your shooting stance is about as cockeyed as your Second Amendment record,” Steinhardt said, lampooning his primary
[ad_1] Facebook had long disputed the claims. In an attempt to illustrate its commitment to competition, the company’s top lawyers signaled that they would be open to changing some of its business practices, according to three people familiar with the matter. One of the ideas Facebook floated would have allowed another firm or developer to
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