[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. There was hope in the air when state lawmakers from El Paso arrived in Austin for the 2021 Texas Legislature. For them, this was going to be the year they passed substantive firearm restrictions
Month: June 2021
[ad_1] Advertisement Lina Sierra It is no secret that many people in Florida cherish the Second Amendment, and their right to keep and bear arms to protect themselves and their families. With recent talk buzzing around the Senate considering new gun legislation, it will be up to Republicans like Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio to
[ad_1] RUTLEDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — For someone who has been training people proper firearm safety for 25 years, Carl Culbertson is worried for the public’s safety after Gov. Bill Lee signed the permitless carry bill into law. On Wednesday, Lee held a ceremonial signing event of the law, which he had signed back in April
[ad_1] Lara Trump said Thursday that people are getting ‘worked up’ over nothing and her father-in-law does not actually expect to be reinstated as president in August – despite reports stating otherwise. ‘As far as I know, there are no plans for Donald Trump to be in the White House in August. Maybe there’s something
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association declined to endorse a candidate in the Republican gubernatorial primary, giving Phil Rizzo and Hirsh Singh A grades and Jack Ciattarelli a B. The NRA has endorsed former Atlantic County Freeholder Seth Grossman for State Senate in the 2nd district Republican primary. Grossman received an A grade from the NRA,
[ad_1] Today, the House passed Senate Bill 43, to expand the ability of citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones while attending religious worship. It now goes back to the Senate for concurrence. Please contact your state senator and ask them to concur on SB 43. Senate Bill 43 allows law-abiding citizens who hold
[ad_1] Earlier today, the New Hampshire House held a floor vote on pro-gun legislation that fixes the handgun purchase process in the Granite State. Thanks to the strong support of NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters, this bill will head to the Governor’s desk for consideration this session. Please act now and politely urge Governor
[ad_1] The Democrat-led New York Senate moves quickly when it wants to do so. For months, they have swept allegations against their Governor under the rug. Sexual harassment charges and thousands of nursing home deaths aren’t enough to get them moving quickly, but pandering to their radical Left base is always reason for haste. As
[ad_1] Dr. Emmy Betz can’t overemphasize the impact the lack of funding for firearm violence injury prevention research has had. A decade ago, when she first started her research career, there wasn’t any dedicated funding. At the time her mentors told her, “Listen, you probably don’t want to do that. There’s no money. Politically, it
[ad_1] Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has said that his department plans to expand concealed weapons permits, citing a surge in violent crime in the area. The sheriff in a video on Wednesday promised to lower the “good cause” standard required to obtain a carry permit. He added, however, that he doesn’t intend make the
[ad_1] by J. Coyden Palmer, The Chicago Crusader Jemel Roberson was only 26 when on a November night in 2018 a police officer from south suburban Midlothian mistook Roberson, who was working as an armed security guard, for a criminal, and shot him four times in the back, killing him. Marcus Allen Weldon was
[ad_1] Nikki Fried, Florida’s commissioner of agriculture and consumer services and the highest-ranking Democrat in the state, announced a bid on Tuesday to challenge Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Fried, 43, an attorney, is currently Florida’s only statewide Democratic elected official. She is due to compete for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination against Rep. Charlie Crist
[ad_1] CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Two months after signing into law a measure that will allow most adults in the state to carry handguns without permits, Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday again touted the legislation at a ceremonial bill signing inside a Gallatin gun factory. The law, which is already being
[ad_1] Soon, most Texans will be able to openly carry a handgun in public. No background check or training necessary. It will be a major expansion in gun rights, one that Texas is uncharacteristically late in arriving at. About 20 other states already have “permitless carry” (also known as “constitutional carry”) laws. Why We Wrote
[ad_1] Tomorrow, the New Hampshire House of Representatives will hold a floor vote on Senate Bill 141, legislation that fixes the handgun purchase process in the Granite State. Don’t be fooled by gun control advocates and faux gun-rights groups that claim this bill allows gun registration and confiscation. Senate Bill 141 does nothing more than
[ad_1] Yesterday, the General Assembly adjourned from its 2021 legislative session. Thanks to NRA members and other Second Amendment supporters contacting their lawmakers, this was a good session for law-abiding gun owners in Illinois, in that no anti-gun measures are going to the governor’s desk. Once again, anti-gun lawmakers tried to pass legislation to make
[ad_1] Do Black people have full Second Amendment rights? That’s the question historian Carol Anderson set out to answer after Minnesota police killed Philando Castile, a Black man with a license to carry a gun, during a 2016 traffic stop. “Here was a Black man who was pulled over by the police and the police
[ad_1] Less than a week after the Texas Legislature passed constitutional/permitless carry, yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature passed its own constitutional carry bill. Louisiana Senate Bill 118 will go to Governor John Bel Edwards for his consideration. Texas and Louisiana may become the 21st and 22nd constitutional carry states, depending on their governors actions. Though Alabama
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature gave final approval to Constitutional Carry Legislation, Senate Bill 118. This important self-defense measure now heads to the desk of Governor John Bel Edwards for his signature. Please contact Governor Edwards and ask him to sign Senate Bill 118 into law. Senate Bill 118 removes the requirement for law-abiding individuals to
[ad_1] Donald Trump Jr has spoken out against the investigations into his family’s business dealings that are costing his father a fortune. Trump Jr spoke to Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday – weeks after New York Attorney General Letitia James announced last month that her civil probe into the Trump Organization’s business dealings
[ad_1] Throughout much of his two-decade-long congressional career, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan has been fond of saying he’ll “fight like hell” for his constituents. Today as Ryan campaigns as an official Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022, he’s belting out that same familiar refrain. We, however, would suggest a change of tune and
[ad_1] CLOSE Photo illustration by Getty Images (Photo: Getty Images) A bill to allow people to carry a concealed handgun in Louisiana without a permit or training secured final legislative passage Tuesday, though Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has promised to veto the bill. Senate Bill 118 by Republican Sen. Jay Morris of Monroe is part of a
[ad_1] This week, the Maine Legislature will vote on numerous pro-gun and anti-gun measures. Please act now! Contact your State Lawmakers and ask them to SUPPORT LD’s 666, 884, 1052 and 1033, and to OPPOSE LD’s 976 and 805! Pro-Gun Legislation: Legislative Document 666: allows a person who holds a junior hunting license, has completed
[ad_1] Last night, the Nevada Legislature adjourned sine die from its 2021 legislative session. Senate Bill 452, the bill to expand arbitrary areas where law-abiding citizens are left defenseless, was defeated in the Assembly without receiving a vote. Assembly Bill 286, passed and enrolled to Governor Sisolak on May 27th, is still awaiting his consideration. Continue contacting
[ad_1] After a surprise 2018 win that made her a leading Democratic voice in Florida and a pandemic spent as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ chief antagonist, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Tuesday she will try to unseat the governor in 2022. As a young, female elected official who has made pro-marijuana policies central to her political brand, Fried is not the typical contender
[ad_1] Thanks to your constant contact with lawmakers, the prioritization of key bills by House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R-Houston), and the support of pro-Second Amendment legislators, we saw unprecedented movement during the 87th Regular Session to restore our rights and demonstrate that the Lone Star State is a leader in the fight to protect and preserve our firearm freedoms. Your NRA-ILA is
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump is telling people that he will be reinstated as president by August according to a report, after his original National Security Advisor Michael Flynn said a Myanmar-style coup ‘should happen.’ The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman commented Tuesday on a CNN story that showed Trump supporters expressing support for a
[ad_1] Founded and funded by rabidly anti-gun billionaire and failed Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, the deceptively named Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) was created in 2006 to lobby for gun control, including increased restrictions and bans on completely legal firearms. Among its activities, the group continues to highlight a misguided “No More Names Bus Tour”
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of House Bill 344, which allows an individual to carry a loaded firearm on an Off-Highway Recreation Vehicle (OHRV) or snowmobile. Thanks to your strong support, this important legislation will advance to the full Senate for consideration this session. The Senate Judiciary Committee also voted to
[ad_1] In March, when the face of a mass-shooting suspect in Boulder, Colorado, flashed across CNN, my dentist shook his head: No, not again. “I hope he’s not Middle Eastern and it’s not some racist thing,” he lamented. The moment someone who looked like him — had an Arabic surname like him — was alleged