[ad_1] Please accept this invitation to join Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, NRA-ILA legislative State Director Matt Herriman, and NRA-ILA grassroots staff for a legislative update on the evening of March 22nd.  Hear directly from Governor Lee as he promotes the importance of his constitutional carry legislation House Bill 786 /Senate Bill 765. To join us at

[ad_1] CLOSE Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., talks about a recent fall and seeking treatment for alcoholism during an interview at The Arizona Republic in Phoenix on Feb. 21, 2020. (Photo: Cheryl Evans/The Republic) Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick says her fifth term in Congress will be her last. Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., is expected to announce Friday that she will

[ad_1] VIDEO FEED VIA C-SPAN Sen. Chris Murphy at the podium at a gun control press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. At center is Sen. Richard Blumenthal. For the second time since the slaughter of 20 school children and six educators in Connecticut, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass a

[ad_1] Merrick Garland in 2016. (Senate Democrats/Creative Commons) The U.S. Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland as attorney general, by a vote of 70-30. Alaska’s senators were divided: Lisa Murkowski voted yes while Dan Sullivan voted no. Sullivan’s press secretary said the senator had concerns about Garland’s views on the Second Amendment. At his confirmation hearing

[ad_1] Yesterday, the House Criminal Justice Committee advanced House Bill 786. It now goes to a House Finance Subcommittee for further consideration. In addition, the Senate Finance Committee will hear Senate Bill 765 on Tuesday, March 16th. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 786 / Senate Bill 765. House Bill

[ad_1] Today, the House passed House Bill 134 by a vote of 72-44. The bill expands the ability of citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones while attending religious worship. This is similar to the Senate Bill 43 that the Senate recently passed. House Bill 134 allows law-abiding citizens who hold a concealed handgun

[ad_1] Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday vowed that the Senate would vote on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, which passed the House Thursday in a 227-203 vote. A prior version of the H.R. 8 bill, which would require background checks for all U.S. firearm purchases, passed the House in 2019 but did not receive 60 votes in

[ad_1] The House passed gun legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional move on significant gun control since Democrats won the White House and the majority in both chambers of Congress. The House passed the legislation in two separate votes. The first vote on H.R. 8, the

[ad_1] FAIRFAX, Va. – Jason Ouimet, executive director of the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action, released the following statement Thursday after the House passed gun control bills HR 8 and HR 1446: “These bills are a transparent attempt by gun control advocates in Congress to restrict the rights of law-abiding Americans under the

[ad_1] For decades, America’s gun violence researchers fought an uphill battle against the National Rifle Association to obtain the data and funding they need to study the effects of US gun laws. But researchers in California say they are now facing a different, unexpected hurdle: the state’s outgoing Democratic attorney general. Under Xavier Becerra, who

[ad_1] Today the NRA-ILA and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association filed a reply brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. This case challenges New York’s requirement for applicants to demonstrate “proper cause” to carry a firearm. New York regularly uses this requirement to deny

[ad_1] On Thursday, March 11, the Senate Law & Public Safety Committee will hold a hearing on S.568.  The bill, by Sen. Fred Madden (D), would require that “certain law enforcement officials be notified when a person applies to the court to have a mental health record expunged for the purposes of purchasing a firearm.”

[ad_1] Yesterday, two anti-gun measures were not brought up on the floor before the official deadline to pass.  Senate Bill 5078 and House Bill 1283 failed to get passed out of their chamber of origin and are considered dead for the session. Senate Bill 5078, bans the manufacture, possession, sale, transfer, etc., of magazines that “are capable of

[ad_1] Vermont, like the entire country, is still in the middle of a generational pandemic, and anti-gun politicians in Montpelier have recklessly prioritized gun control at the top of their legislative agenda for 2021.  Even though the Statehouse remains closed, Vermont’s elected officials continue to huddle online and attack your Second Amendment rights, voting in relative

[ad_1] On Monday, March 15, the Colorado House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider the pro-gun measures outlined below.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bills 1038, 1070, and 1082. House Bill 1038 allows those with a concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds. House Bill 1070 repeals the

[ad_1] Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 141 by a vote of 3-2. Senate Bill 141 cleans up New Hampshire’s handgun purchase process, bringing it in line with the same process used for long guns in the Granite State. Thanks to your strong support, this important legislation will advance this session.

[ad_1] An elementary school in northwest Las Vegas apologized to parents Monday after a political cartoon video representing conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices as “terrifying monsters” and the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a superhero was shown to students. Vassiliadis Elementary played a YouTube video from the series “Museum of Human History” on Monday,

[ad_1] Ten years after a tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan, controversy and doubts over its clean-up efforts continue to dog the industry. And the voices calling for the government to embrace alternative, greener forms of energy and to decommission its nuclear reactors have only grown louder. After Fukushima was swamped

[ad_1] Earlier today, the Colorado House passed heavily debated Mandatory Storage Legislation, House Bill 1106.  Despite thousands of emails and phone calls in opposition, the measure was passed by a 40 to 25 vote after evoking a heated exchange on the House Floor.  HB 1106 now heads to the Senate for further consideration.  Please contact

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the Assembly Judiciary Committee will hear Assembly Bill 42, legislation that expands prohibited persons in Nevada. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE AB 42. Assembly Bill 42 is a bill that, on its face, focuses on the procedural process for those accused of misdemeanor domestic violence. However, the bill also contains an expansion of

[ad_1] Today, Senator Randy Price (R-13) introduced Senate Bill 308, to create a new lifetime carry permit option for state residents. A similar bill was introduced in the House last week, but pressure by the sheriffs resulted in a house committee increasing the cost from $200 to $500. In SB 308, the cost for a

[ad_1] Today, Senator Jeffrey Timberlake, introduced Legislative Document 1033, which would create Sunday hunting opportunities for Maine sportsmen and women by allowing Sunday hunting on private property with written landowner permission.  Maine is one of just two states that does not allow any form of hunting on Sundays, due to an antiquated blue law left