The $73 million settlement by gunmaker Remington with the families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre was unprecedented. President Joe Biden called it “historic.” That’s all true, but it’s also not nearly enough. “The settlement is a small payment on a very large bill that is long overdue,” said Josh Sugarmann, founder

In 2020, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extinguished the property rights of law abiding Canadians at the stroke of a pen. By a unilateral Order in Council – passed without parliamentary debate or a vote – he declared that thousands of previously lawful models of semiautomatic guns and variants were illegal “military grade assault weapons.”

On Feb. 14, even as the ATF was encouraging jilted lovers to report their exes for firearm violations, Second Amendment champion Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent his own message to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, blasting the Department of Justice for mishandling the spike in violent crime. Grassley’s letter to Garland took the administration to

The political activism of a Supreme Court spouse is the focus of a New York Times exposé titled “The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas.” The newspaper noted her work for the Council for National Policy, which it said “brings together old-school Republican luminaries, Christian conservatives, Tea Party activists and MAGA operatives, with more

With help from Daniel Lippman   NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HIRES NEW CEO: The National Restaurant Association has hired Michelle Korsmo to be its next president and chief executive, as well as chief executive of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Korsmo has served as the president and CEO of the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America

It’s a pretty good bet that nobody out there has fond and warm memories about homework. But, if you are reading this, you are of an age that doing those daily must-do assignments in school are a thing of the past. Until now. If you are a true and dedicated participant in

This week, numerous Second Amendment-related measures will be considered in the Tennessee Legislature.  NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to remain active and in constant contact with their elected officials as they debate both pro- and anti-gun bills.  Those measures to be considered are outlined below: Pro-Gun HB 2330 strengthens the right-to-carry of Tennessee

We who abhor gun violence and loathe gun merchants have been dreaming of the day when a few aggrieved parties pull off a miracle and gain a small measure of justice. So it was sweet last week to learn that nine families devastated by the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre of 2012 had extracted a

Late last week, Magazine Ban legislation, Senate Bill 5078, was passed out of the House Committee on Civil Rights and Judiciary on a party-line 11-6 vote.  Anti-gun legislators are pulling out all the stops to get this measure passed as soon as possible; it now heads to the Rules Committee and it could receive a

Republicans are ready to use the nationwide rise in violent crime against Democrats in the midterm elections. That’s odd. Yes, the murder rate is up. Most of those murders involved guns and took place in southern states with lax gun control laws enacted by Republican governors and legislatures. So, how can Democrats be attacked as the party

We who abhor gun violence and loathe gun merchants have been dreaming of the day when a few aggrieved parties pull off a miracle and gain a small measure of justice. So it was sweet this week to learn that nine families devastated by the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre of 2012 had extracted a

The image stopped him cold. Josh Koskoff, a Connecticut lawyer, was scanning crime scene photos of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting when he noticed “taped mags” on a classroom floor, two ammunition magazines crudely duct-taped together to speed reloading. The gunman had dropped them during his rampage that killed 20 first graders and six

The image stopped him cold. Josh Koskoff, a Connecticut lawyer, was scanning crime scene photos of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting when he noticed “taped mags” on a classroom floor, two ammunition magazines crudely duct-taped together to speed reloading. The gunman had dropped them during his rampage that killed 20 first graders and six

Profit motives are a powerful incentive for criminals hackers who roam the internet locking up victims’ data and demanding a ransom for releasing it: In June, just one scheme — a cyberattack that crippled the world’s largest meat processing company — yielded an $11 million bounty for a Russia-based hacker gang. But those flows of

This week, a number of pro-gun bills have continued to advance in Arizona. On Thursday, the House passed House Bill 2414 by a vote of 31-27. It allows law-abiding citizens to store their loaded firearms in their locked personal vehicles while parked on school grounds. This ensures that parents are able to pick-up and drop-off students without

On Thursday, the House voted 58-16 to pass Senate Bill 115, to enhance Utah’s firearm preemption law. SB 115 has now been transmitted back to the Senate, where it awaits a concurrence vote.  Senate Bill 115 2nd Substitute enhances Utah’s existing firearm preemption statute by providing a mechanism to ensure compliance. Firearm preemption occupies the field of firearm laws and regulations

And, some fear, war with nuclear weapons. It is a prospect that has haunted human beings since the dawn of the Cold War. Politicians who were perceived as too open to the idea of nuclear war would pay for their hawkishness at the polls. Motion pictures from “Dr. Strangelove” to “The Day After” have depicted

The announcement earlier this week of a landmark $73 million settlement with the families of nine of those killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012, might seem to be a cynical exchange of money for avoidance of admitting culpability. After all, in paying out what’s believed to be the largest

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two controversial bills introduced this month in Tennessee would expand where enhanced handgun carry permit holders could carry by technically designating them as “law enforcement” in certain situations, according to reports.  It would allow permit holders to carry their weapons where only off-duty law enforcement officers can,

The record $73 million settlement the gun maker Remington must pay to the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting isn’t justice. Justice would have prevented the disturbed young man who did the killing from ever getting his hands on a gun. If that had happened, 20 children and six dedicated

A US gun manufacturer has unveiled a semi-automatic rifle for kids modeled on the AR-15, which has been used in a number of deadly mass shootings, sparking condemnation from gun safety groups. The gun dubbed the JR-15 is being marketed by maker WEE1 Tactical as “the first in a line of shooting platforms that will

On Monday, February 21, the Washington Senate Law and Justice Committee is scheduled to consider two major anti-gun measures.  Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE the below gun control measures. “GHOST GUNS” BAN – HB 1705 further restricts the centuries-old practice of manufacturing firearms for personal use and self-defense by imposing requirements that far exceed those in federal law.  It seeks to prohibit

Gun laws are not keeping us safe Know what happens when every self-inflated creep, every drunk in the bar, every sad high school loser, and every wacko with a list of grievances exercises his “constitutional right” to own and carry firearms whenever and wherever they choose? They start shooting each other — and parents, wives

Yesterday, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee passed Emergency Powers Legislation, Senate Bill 1262. The measure now heads to the House floor for a full vote. NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are strongly encouraged to contact their State Representative and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 1262. Senate Bill 1262 provides protections for gun stores, ranges, or any other entity that

Today, the Senate voted 33-1 to pass House Bill 4048, the WV Keep, Bear and Drive with Arms Act. It will now go back to the House for concurrence. Please ask your delegate to CONCUR with the Senate on HB 4048 WITHOUT further amendments. House Bill 4048 affirms that it is lawful to possess loaded and/or uncased long guns in vehicles.

This week, the Wyoming State Legislature convened for its 2022 Budget Session.  While no Second Amendment-related legislation is expected during this session, your NRA-ILA will continue to monitor and keep you informed of anything that affects our Second Amendment rights. Your NRA will continue to fight to promote and protect your right to keep and