Month: March 2021

[ad_1] The City of Columbus has postponed its hearing on proposed gun control legislation originally planned for March 23rd. The most egregious of the proposals is to ban magazines with a capacity over an arbitrary number of cartridges, which will undoubtedly ban most standard-capacity magazines in use by law-abiding citizens. Of course, any such legislation
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[ad_1] Yesterday, the New Hampshire Senate held a floor vote on pro-gun legislation that fixes the handgun purchase process in the Granite State. Thanks to your strong support, this bill passed and will advance to the Senate Finance Committee for review this session. Senate Bill 141 resolves New Hampshire’s longstanding problem with delays during handgun purchases,
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[ad_1] On Monday, March 22, the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs is scheduled to consider self-defense legislation, House Bill 2058.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 2058. Proposed by Kansas Attorney General, Derek Schmidt, House Bill 2058 seeks to recognize all out-of-state concealed carry permits, and allow those who have been licensed to
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[ad_1] Cawthorn also said that he spoke for millions of Americans, and specifically, the 700,000 people in his district, but as debate over HR8 and HR1446 continues, there’s at least one constituent in his district who disagrees.  Both bills were heard in the House on March 11, and although neither mentions anything about gun confiscation,
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[ad_1] The House of Representatives on March 17 passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a bill designed to protect women from domestic violence. The bill passed the chamber by a vote of 244–172, with 29 Republicans joining Democrats. President Joe Biden had introduced the original VAWA in June 1990 when he was the chairman of the Senate
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[ad_1] At long last, the ATF finally responded to a request from Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg to certify that South Dakota’s Regular Concealed Carry Permits qualify as an alternative to NICS Background Checks!  ATF Response below: ​“Per the request of the Office of Attorney General for the State of South Dakota, we reviewed the provisions
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[ad_1] ENTERPRISE — Plans call for a groundbreaking in April for a new educational building at the Eagle Cap Shooters Range north of Enterprise, according to a press release. The Eagle Cap Shooters Educational Alliance received a $50,000 grant from the National Rifle Association in 2020 and the alliance has nearly raised the required matching
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[ad_1] The often-united, all-G.O.P. Oklahoma delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives diverged on Wednesday, with three of five representatives breaking ranks to join Democrats in voting to renew the Violence Against Women Act.  Reps. Stephanie Bice, Markwayne Mullin and Tom Cole were among just 29 House Republicans to vote for the reauthorization of the
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[ad_1] Reps. Ayanna Pressley (left) and Marie Newman, co-sponsors of an amendment to the Violence Against Women Act. – Photos: Facebook. The U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to create the first grant program dedicated to supporting LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence as part of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. 
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[ad_1] While Democrats raise the alarm about “right-wing extremists”, left-wing militant groups continue to operate in plain sight and get away with reported violence, says US investigative journalist Jason Goodman. On 8 March, a federal judge ruled that Jacob Chansley, also known as the “QAnon Shaman”, should remain in jail pending his trial over the
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[ad_1] Today, the Kansas House passed gun safety legislation, Substitute House Bill 2089, by a 75 to 47 vote.  The measure now heads to the Senate for further consideration.  Please contact your State Senator and ask them to SUPPORT Substitute House Bill 2089. Substitute House Bill 2089 directs the state Board of Education to establish grade-appropriate curricula guidelines to teach firearm safety
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[ad_1] On Tuesday, March 23, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider anti-gun legislation, House Bill 2543.  Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE House Bill 2543. House Bill 2543, sponsored by Representative Lisa Reynolds (D-36), allows for the indefinite delay of firearm transfers.  Current law allows a licensed firearm dealer (FFL) to release a
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[ad_1] Since session has convened, many pro-gun bills have been advancing in the Oklahoma Legislature.  Below are multiple pro-gun bills that have been passed out of their chamber of origin.  Your NRA-ILA will continue to monitor and keep you updated as these measures progress.House Bill 1630 /Senate Bill 106, sponsored by Sen. Mark Allen, and Rep. David
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[ad_1] Netflix is taking heat after a graphic and disturbing episode of “Paradise P.D.” aired featuring a cartoon character Jesus shilling for the NRA and engaging in a threesome. What are the details? As highlighted by Newsbusters, season three episode “Trigger Warning” features a “gun-wielding Jesus” and “turns into a porno.” The season’s fourth episode
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[ad_1] Yesterday, Governor Spencer Cox signed two more self-defense bills, for a total of three that he has signed into law in 2021, including permitless carry that he signed in February. House Bill 227, sponsored by Representative Karianne Lisonbee (R-14), improves Utah’s self-defense laws by defining justifiable use of force, and establishing procedures for the applicability of
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[ad_1] By Rick Outzen The Florida Legislature is considering legislation (SB 498 and HB 259) that on any private elementary, middle, high school or college campus if any religious institution is also located on the property, guns would presumptively be allowed to be carried anywhere on that campus by concealed weapon license holders. The bill
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[ad_1] Washington — The U.S. House voted 244-172 Wednesday to reauthorize the expired Violence Against Women Act with a gun-reform provision by Michigan U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell that has drawn the ire of the National Rifle Association. Dingell, a Dearborn Democrat, spoke passionately Wednesday about the need to renew the broader law, which enhances federal domestic and sexual violence protections for women.  Dingell has openly discussed
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[ad_1] The U.S. House of Representatives in bipartisan fashion voted to reauthorize the landmark Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on Wednesday, legislation championed by President Joe Biden during his time in the Senate in 1994.  What You Need To Know The U.S. House of Representatives voted 244-172 to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act Wednesday
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