Month: March 2022

[ad_1] An accused Russian spy who worked as a merchant banker in New York City called convicted spy Maria Butina after 30 FBI agents showed up at her apartment with a battering ram. Elena Branson, 61, who holds dual U.S. and Russian citizenship, was accused of running a ‘Russian propaganda center’ in New York and communicating directly with President
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[ad_1] “Finally, this historic legislation will carry major bipartisan legislation that has been in the making for years,” they said. “The Violence Against Women Act, expired for too many years, will finally be reauthorized.” Story continues below advertisement The original bill ensured legal protections for women from domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. The reauthorization
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[ad_1] Constitutional carry passed the Indiana legislature Tuesday night and is headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s (R) desk. The Indianapolis Star indicates the constitutional carry legislation “would eliminate the license requirement to carry a handgun.” Sen. Fady Qaddoura (D-Indianapolis4) opposed the constitutional carry legislation, saying, “It hurts to see us advancing a piece of legislation that supports
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[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers pushed through a bill that would repeal Indiana’s requirement for a permit to carry a handgun in public on Tuesday, further loosening the state’s firearms laws despite public opposition from the state police superintendent and some major law enforcement organizations. The House and Senate approved the repeal as Republican
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[ad_1] Today, all four conferees signed the Conference Committee Report for House Bill 1296, which contains the constitutional carry language from House Bill 1077. Then, both chambers voted to adopt the report. As such, it has now passed the General Assembly and will soon head to Governor Eric Holcomb’s desk for his consideration. Please contact
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[ad_1] On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee utilized a procedural move to advance legislation previously vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott.  The amended S.4, which replaces the vetoed S.30, passed the Committee 4-1 and advances to the full Senate.  S.30 originally began as a “location restriction” for hospitals but evolved into an Omnibus Gun Control Bill. 
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[ad_1] (The Hill) — Legislators in half a dozen states are considering measures to roll back requirements that gun owners obtain permits and training before carrying concealed weapons, as Republican politicians race to show their support for gun rights ahead of primary and midterm elections this year.  But as the bills progress through state House
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[ad_1] Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has partnered with Safari Club International, Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and filed motions to intervene in and dismiss a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to expand hunting and fishing opportunities on more than 2.3 million
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[ad_1] On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee will hear four pro-gun bills that can improve Maryland’s self-defense rights for the benefit of law-abiding citizens. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bills 871, 1132, 1174, and 1206. House Bill 871, sponsored by Delegate Sid Saab (R-33), allows an applicant to obtain preliminary
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[ad_1] Two years of hiding behind Zoom screens has Vermont legislators completely removed from reality when it comes to the priorities of everyday Vermonters.  Record-high gas prices, the opioid epidemic, and businesses shuttered from the pandemic are just some of the real issues where lawmakers might want to focus their attention.  However, Montpelier politicians have
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[ad_1] On February 28, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) denied approximately 850 Form 1 applications for prospective makers of suppressors. These denials were apparently made due to a change in ATF policy regarding certain devices that ATF claims are in reality suppressor “parts kits.” ATF’s Form 1 application (technically ATF Form
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[ad_1] Late Friday evening, the final vote for 10-round magazine ban legislation, Senate Bill 5078, was held.  Despite overwhelming opposition during committee hearings, public comment, calls, emails, and hours of heartfelt debate on the chamber floors – anti-gun legislators proceeded to vote 55-42, passing the measure to the Governor’s desk.  NRA Members and Second Amendment Supporters
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[ad_1] Populism is normally a partisan political tactic. Reactionary and reductive, cynical and manipulative; almost always the mother of bad laws, government overreach and encroachments on civil liberties. The democratic process, the push and pull of left and right, usually serves to tamper legislation that emerges from it. There is however one form of populism
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