Month: January 2023

[ad_1] President Biden’s tenure in the White House has been marked with a consistent tone surrounding the Second Amendment and firearms, but on several occasions, the president has shown that he may not know the real issue at hand as he repeatedly pushes for a ban on “assault weapons.” Biden’s latest remarks taking aim at
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[ad_1] Ten people have died in a mass shooting in a predominantly Asian city in southern California, local law enforcement said Sunday. “Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are responding to assist Monterey Park Police Department with a shooting death investigation. There are nine deceased,” a statement had earlier said. Seung Won Choi, owner of
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[ad_1] Marysville Pilchuck High School in Washington state, where five students died in a mass shooting on 24 October 2014. Photo by Spencer Ostrander Newspaper reports across the country proclaimed it “shocking wholesale slaughter”, a “most astonishing, cold-blooded killing” that left a “pile of bodies” “stretched like rag dolls” after a mass shooting. Even in
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[ad_1] CHICAGO — In more than 140 cities across the United States, ShotSpotter’s artificial intelligence algorithm and intricate network of microphones evaluate hundreds of thousands of sounds a year to determine if they are gunfire, generating data now being used in criminal cases nationwide. But a confidential ShotSpotter document obtained by The Associated Press outlines
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[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, commentary As the New Year is rolling along so are the lawsuits that look to protect the Second Amendment (2A). At last count there are 16 total magazine ban or Modern Sporting Rifle lawsuits in the US and that number is still growing, though some cases are being consolidated to
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[ad_1] A weapons safety expert with lengthy experience on film sets called Alec Baldwin’s denials that he pulled the trigger of the revolver in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer “a load of crap.” Steve Wolf, who was involved in investigations into previous accidental movie set shootings including that of Bruce Lee’s son Brandon in
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[ad_1] On Monday, the Senate Committee on Judiciary will hear a number of bills affecting our Second Amendment rights. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT pro-gun bills and OPPOSE any new gun control. Pro-Gun Bills Senate Bill 805 prevents localities from passing their own restrictions on lawful carry, requires localities to sell any firearms they
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[ad_1] The survivors and families of those killed in a 2017 church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, sent a letter Thursday pleading for Attorney General Merrick Garland to intercede and ensure the Department of Justice will “end its appeal” of their case that found the federal government partially at fault for the deadly attack. In
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[ad_1] On Tuesday, January 24th, the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing on House Bill 9, gun owner liability legislation filed by State Rep. Pamela Herndon (D-ABQ).   House Bill 9 creates a fourth-degree felony penalty for a person who keeps or stores a firearm in a manner that negligently disregards a minor’s ability to access that firearm
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[ad_1] A federal lawsuit filed this week is one of several new complaints seeking to assert that a recently signed Illinois gun ban is illegal. The Protect Illinois Communities Act, or House Bill 5471, runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, the new 28-page suit charges. “‘The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees ‘the
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[ad_1] In this most recent legislative session, a series of gun control regulatory bills have been introduced to the Washington state Senate Law and Justice Committee and the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee. The four bills introduced into the legislature include regulations of the transfer of firearms, changes to some open carry laws, the
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[ad_1] A recent rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) could classify millions of gun owners as felons should they fail to comply with the updated requirements, according to gun rights advocacy groups. The rule will force pistol brace owners, many disabled, to register their pistols as short barrel rifles (SBR) with
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[ad_1] Campus carry is back. The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced SB 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act with only minimal opposition, and now it goes to the full Senate.  The bill would allow individuals who possess a concealed carry permit to have a pistol or handgun on college campuses in the state.  Individuals must be
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[ad_1] The new “Abolish the ATF Act” bill introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) would immediately disband the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms (ATF) upon its enactment. “The continued existence of the ATF is increasingly unwarranted based on their repeated actions to convert law-abiding citizens into felons. They must be stopped. My bill today would abolish
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[ad_1] Paul Bass Photo U.S. Rep. DeLauro with Kristin Song at Wednesday’s “Ethan’s Law” announcement at the Botanical Garden of Healing. The latest chapter in the quest to tackle deadly American gun violence began Wednesday with a mix of optimism and cold realism, in a New Haven garden created in that spirit. The occasion was a press announcement by
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[ad_1] Today, January 18th, the Hawaii State Legislature begins the 2023 legislative session. As in 2022, gun control advocates will continue to push their anti-gun agenda in Honolulu. Gun owners and sportsmen throughout the state must stay actively involved to defend freedom. Your NRA will continue to fight to promote and protect your right to keep and bear arms and hunting heritage. Our
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