Month: March 2021

[ad_1] This week, two conference committees are meeting separately to discuss different versions of Conservation Funding legislation, House Bill 1231, and Preemption legislation, Senate Bill 2107.  Both the House and Senate have passed these measures; however, a conference committee convenes to hash out the differences between each chamber’s respective version.   Please contact your Lawmakers and urge them
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[ad_1] The House Judiciary Committee went late into the evening last Friday night, hearing testimony remotely and debating nearly two dozen gun bills on the agenda.  As reported previously, most of the legislation consisted of anti-gun bills that have been introduced for years, with a few notable exceptions.  All of the bills were “held for further study,” a
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[ad_1] I have been reading with great interest the letters to the editor concerning the General Assembly’s House Bill 1369. I am a senior with more days behind me than in front of me, and I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. I carry a concealed firearm during all my waking moments and
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[ad_1] CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Gov. Bill Lee on Monday thanked members of the National Rifle Association, the country’s leading gun rights group, for helping push a Tennessee bill to remove the state’s permit requirement to carry a handgun. Speaking to NRA members on a video call Monday evening, Lee thanked
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[ad_1] Terry McAuliffe wants to eliminate your right to self-defense in Virginia by: Banning the Sale of Semi-Automatic Firearms Banning Magazines Limiting Carry Options Criminalizing Private Firearm Transfers Using Taxpayer Money for Gun Control Initiatives “We need to ban the sale of military-style assault firearms and large-capacity magazines.”–Terry McAuliffe (2021) In 2019, Virginia elected the
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[ad_1] Last week, while organizing my bookmark file for Catalan singer/songwriter Judit Neddermann, my mouse hand got ahead of my mind and deleted the entire file. Sunday morning seemed a good time to rectify the situation. During my listening, I lit upon a concert from several years ago. Among the comments, from just earlier last
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[ad_1] Both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature have a committee hearing tomorrow for bills that improve Second Amendment rights. The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing Senate Bill 458, to protect Second Amendment rights during emergencies, and the House Finance Committee is hearing House Bill 2793, to establish a nonresident carry permit.   Please click
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[ad_1] Senate Pro Tem Greg Reed, R-Jasper, said last week that when the Alabama Legislature returns that they will look at Second Amendment legislation. Reed would not be specific, but he did say that the Senate was looking at three bills. Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Northport, has introduced Senate Bill 5, which would repeal certain restrictions
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[ad_1] We often say there is no need to speculate on what the true purposes and effects of gun control are, as real-world case studies abound. This week’s example comes from Canada, where a government official justified a recent gun ban’s grandfather provisions for formerly lawful firearms – presumably included to appease law-abiding owners –
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[ad_1] We’ve been saying for years—decades, to be honest—that America does not need any more restrictions on firearms to combat violent criminals who misuse guns; we simply need to enforce the laws that are already on the books. Our argument has always been that passing new laws will only affect the otherwise law-abiding, responsible gun
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[ad_1] The New Mexico Legislature adjourned sine die at noon today.  The following gun control measures were defeated this session, which was especially challenging with the Capitol closed to the public and committee hearings held via Zoom instead of in-person.  NRA-ILA appreciates all of you who participated in these meetings to voice your concerns about these bills,
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[ad_1] On Thursday, March 25, the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety will hear House Bill 1238, by Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg), House Bill 1911, by Rep. James White (R-Woodville), House Bill 1927, by Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler), and House Bill 2900, by Rep. Cole Hefner (R-Mount Pleasant), NRA-backed permitless carry proposals that would allow
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[ad_1] By EUGENE DANIELS  03/20/2021 09:33 AM EDT Updated 03/20/2021 11:08 AM EDT 2021-03-20T11:08-0400 The lack of attention until now stems from long-standing stereotypes of Asians, said Sen. Tammy Duckworth, the second of three Asian American women to serve in the Senate. | Candice Choi/AP Photo As the country grapples with the massacre of eight
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[ad_1] The Shepherd University Faculty Senate is opposing a bill that would permit public college faculty, staff and students with a concealed carry license to bring a gun on campus. Current state law does not prohibit concealed carry on college campuses. However, institutions are allowed to set their own policies and punishments regarding firearm possession
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