[ad_1] 8.02pm EDT20:02 Evening summary We’re wrapping up our live US politics coverage for the night, with key political developments still unfolding, including an expected vote on the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate Trump supporters’ invasion of the Capitol on 6 January. An updated summary of today’s key news: Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn

[ad_1] On June 1st, the Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee will hold a first hearing for Senate Bill 185, where it will receive sponsor testimony only. It ensures that Second Amendment rights remain protected during a state of emergency. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT SB 185. Senate Bill 185 declares

[ad_1] FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce its 150th Annual Meeting & Exhibits to be held in Houston Sept. 3 through 5, 2021. The bigger-than-ever exhibit hall will feature more than 800 exhibitors and acres of the latest guns, knives, optics, ammo and accessories available.  The NRA is excited to host

[ad_1] Today, the Oklahoma Legislature adjourned Sine Die from a successful legislative session for gun owners in the Sooner State.  Thanks to NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters, the following pro-gun measures were signed into law: House Bill 1630 /Senate Bill 106, sponsored by Sen. Mark Allen, and Rep. David Hardin, allows for the use of an SDA license in

[ad_1] Earlier this year, Montana became the eighteenth constitutional carry state, when Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 102 into law. House Bill 102 also prohibited the Montana Board of Regents from regulating or placing undue burdens on “on the possession, transportation, or storage of firearms on or within university system property” by law-abiding gun owners. The Board of

[ad_1] Yesterday, Governor Pete Ricketts signed pro-gun omnibus legislation, Legislative Bill 236 into law.  The measure was unanimously passed out of the legislature last week after being amended to include language from three separate pro-gun bills. Legislative Bill 236 is pro-gun omnibus legislative that accomplishes the below: Requires Nebraska State Patrol to provide notice of expiration

[ad_1] Yesterday, the House voted 66-43 to pass House Bill 4030 and 67-42 to pass House Bill 4498. These bills reduce both the application fee and the renewal fee for a Concealed Pistol License (CPL). They will now go to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT

[ad_1] CLOSE A rack of rifles are shown inside a New Jersey gun shop in July 2020. A two-year set of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives records found many of the weapons dealers recommended to lose their licenses instead kept them. The New Jersey shop was not cited in the records reviewed by reporters. (Thomas

[ad_1] Gun control advocates are confident they can secure the Senate confirmation of David Chipman to become the first permanent director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in more than six years, a key first step in President Joe Biden’s plan to revitalize the gun regulation agency amid a spike in violence

[ad_1] On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for several Biden administration nominees, including professional gun control activist David Chipman for director of the federal agency that enforces the nation’s gun control laws (commonly referred to as ATF). Chipman’s evasive, contradictory, and dishonest testimony disqualified him from further consideration for the

[ad_1] On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for several Biden administration nominees, including professional gun control activist David Chipman for director of the federal agency that enforces the nation’s gun control laws (commonly referred to as ATF). Chipman’s evasive, contradictory, and dishonest testimony disqualified him from further consideration for the

[ad_1] Many U.S. cities were already grappling with historic increases in gun violence when President Joe Biden took the oath of office in January, ratcheting up pressure on the new president to fulfill his campaign promises on gun reform.  In March, Biden proposed spending $5 billion on community-led gun violence prevention programs, setting the stage

[ad_1] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been without a director for 13 of the last 15 years. That’s because 2006 was the year when Congress passed a law, pushed by gun rights advocates, requiring the agency’s director to be confirmed by a majority in the Senate. Since then, only the Obama

[ad_1] Today, the Kansas Legislature adjourned from its 2021 Legislative Session.  Thanks to NRA Member and Second Amendment supporters, the legislature passed and then overrode the Governor’s veto of pro-gun omnibus legislation, House Bill 2058. Proposed by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, House Bill 2058 does the following: Recognizes all out-of-state concealed carry permits, and allows those who have

[ad_1] This week, anti-gun legislators continued to push gun control measures through the legislative process, despite thousands of calls and emails from NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters in opposition.  These measures only have a handful of steps before they go to the Governor, so it is very important that you continue to contact your lawmakers in

[ad_1] The United States has the highest homicide-by-firearm rate of any of the world’s most developed nations. The mass shooting Wednesday morning that killed nine people and injured others at the Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose follows 12 mass shootings across the United States last weekend. All told, as of Wednesday,

[ad_1] One of the greatest 2A enhancements for self-defense rights in the Sportsman’s Paradise, Senate Bill 118, passed out of committee earlier this week and needs your help to be considered before the Legislative Session ends!  NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are strongly encouraged to contact House Speaker Clay Schexnayder at (225) 473-6016 and respectfully ask

[ad_1] On May 21, ATF published a new proposed rule in the Federal Register entitled Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms. That publication triggered the opening of the proposed rule to public comments. The comment period will remain open until August 19, 2021. While the Justice Department has focused on the impact

[ad_1] David Chipman, President Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, faced withering criticism during his confirmation hearing Wednesday from Republican senators over his history of scathing comments about gun ownership. Mr. Chipman, a two-decade veteran of the A.T.F. who has served as an adviser to gun control groups, was