Month: April 2022

[ad_1] This past weekend, the Kansas Legislature adjourned from a successful Legislative Session following marathon days of debate, and will return for a veto session following the April break.  Before adjourning, the legislature passed pro-hunting measure, House Bill 2456, to the Governor’s desk for a signature.  Please continue to contact Governor Laura Kelly and ask
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[ad_1] On March 22nd, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) released an open letter on “forced reset triggers” (“FRTs”) indicating that the agency’s position is that these triggers meet the definition of “machinegun” under federal law, and are therefore “firearms” under both the Gun Control Act (“GCA”) and National Firearms Act (“NFA”).
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[ad_1] In 2020, then-presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg was asked how he could continue to demand gun control while being protected by private guards equipped with the same firearms and magazines that he wanted to ban others from owning. “Does your life matter more than mine or my family’s or these people’s?” Bloomberg’s response, in essence,
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[ad_1] It hasn’t been long since Democrats last won in Ohio. Former President Barack Obama won the state in both 2008 and 2012. And in 2018, Sen. Sherrod Brown won his third term. However, those high-profile victories obscured a much bleaker reality in the state for the Democratic Party. No other Democrat has won statewide
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[ad_1] Concealed carry permit applications are up 600 percent in Philadelphia as law-abiding residents respond to violent crime by arming themselves. Breitbart News reported that a concealed carry permit holder shot and killed an alleged robber around lunchtime Wednesday in a Philadelphia corner store. On March 31, 2022, the NRA tweeted: Philadelphians have responded to
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[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One of Florida’s biggest political players, The Walt Disney Co. is known here in the state capital for getting what it wants as it showers candidates and parties with cash. But Disney’s biggest campaign contribution to Gov. Ron DeSantis this cycle might not be money but rather the company’s decision to
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[ad_1] As you probably already know, the Democratic Governors Association recently launched a TV ad blasting Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin for claiming to be a crime-fighter while having defended dangerous criminals as a defense attorney. “Richard Irvin’s real record on crime?” the DGA ad begins. “For 15 years, Irvin has been a defense lawyer,
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[ad_1] Yesterday, the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee issued a favorable report to House Bill 4614, to direct the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to allow Sunday hunting on state Wildlife Management Areas (WMA). It will now go to the House floor for further consideration. Please contact your state representative and ask
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[ad_1] This week, Senate Bill 906, requiring parental disclosure of firearm ownership and storage practices failed in the Senate Education Committee. However, the bill is not dead yet, as the bill was granted reconsideration for later in the session. Additionally, Assembly Bill 2156, banning 3D printing of parts and lowering the threshold for requiring a
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[ad_1] Fairfax, Va. – A more than 30-year effort by the National Rifle Association (NRA) reached a milestone today as the Georgia legislature became the 25th state in the nation to pass constitutional carry. A movement long championed by the NRA, constitutional carry eliminates the need for government permission before a law-abiding individual can exercise their
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[ad_1] Yesterday, the Idaho Legislature adjourned from a successful 2022 Legislative Session, having passed two forms of Emergency Powers legislation protecting our Second Amendment rights during times of declared emergency.  Those measures, Senate Bill 1262 and House Bill 705, have also now been signed by Governor Brad Little. House Bill 705 (Rep. Monks) enhances protections for
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[ad_1] Fairfax, Va. – NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) applauds the Georgia legislature for passing Senate Bill 319, NRA-backed legislation that allows law-abiding gun owners to carry a firearm without a permit from the state.  “There is no reason a law-abiding person should need government permission to carry a firearm for self-defense,” said Jason Ouimet, executive
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[ad_1] Gun control advocates are directing their efforts toward a lawsuit involving Chicago after they scored a win Wednesday when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced it would revoke the license of a Nevada-based gun manufacturer targeted in another lawsuit. In what the organization Everytown for Gun Safety calls a “first-of-its-kind
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