[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Tribune’s reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Last summer, the sheriff of Coryell County in Central Texas took to an elevated platform in a small Las
Month: January 2023
[ad_1] The One and Only Dolly JamiesonLisa Ireland, Michael Joseph, $32.99 Credit: Homelessness among older women is a growing problem, and The One and Only Dolly Jamieson examines how it can happen to anyone through one very particular life. The titular Dolly is a 78-year-old who warms herself (and snaffles free morning tea from authors’
[ad_1] Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed legislation Tuesday night banning commonly owned semiautomatic rifles and magazines which Democrats consider “high capacity.” The law took effect immediately with Pritzker’s signature. It allows those who already own the now-banned firearms to retain them, but requires that the owners register the guns with the Illinois State Police. Pritzker’s
[ad_1] The US is in the grip of a surge in gun violence, a necessary result of political polarization. With the ringing of New Year bells all over the world, the US ushered in the New Year amidst violence. On January 1, 2023, the sound of gunshots, cries for help, and screams pierced the sky.
[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment Ann Brown is former chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Police called it an “altercation.” Sitting in class, a 6-year-old in Newport News, Va., pulled out a handgun he had brought from home, aimed it at his teacher and pulled the trigger. If it wasn’t for the
[ad_1] The 2023 session is still in its first week and anti-gun lawmakers are wasting no time scheduling bill hearings to keep attacking your rights. On Tuesday, January 17th, the Senate Law and Justice Committee, and the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee, will hear anti-gun bills. The Committees are scheduled at the same time, on the
[ad_1] Florida officials have put forward a proposal to prohibit the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases, arguing that the collection of data by state financial institutions violates the Second Amendment. The trio of Florida state officials—all Republicans—laid out on Jan. 10 the “Florida Arms and Ammo Act,” a first-in-the-nation policy proposal to bar tracking guns
[ad_1] Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) tried to make hay with Republicans by starting the 118th Congress with a move to defund 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents, but Second Amendment groups see the new Congress as a mixed blessing at best. While McCarthy was touting efforts to rein in the IRS,
[ad_1] In the latest instance of localities creating a confusing patchwork of local gun laws around Colorado and violating Second Amendment rights, the Broomfield City Council passed a number of the anti-gun ordinances before it, following a public hearing on Tuesday. These went into effect immediately. Ord. 2188 bans the sale and possession of so-called,
[ad_1] Several Illinois sheriffs will not enforce the state’s recently passed gun law, with many arguing it violates the Second Amendment, according to NBC Chicago. Sheriffs from Kankakee County, Boone County, Winnebago County and McHenry County posted messages on social media saying they will not comply with the portion of the law that requires residents
[ad_1] Yesterday, January 11th, the Illinois General Assembly began the 2023 legislative session. This session, anti-gun lawmakers will continue to attempt to ban commonly-owned firearms and impose a whole litany of other unconstitutional schemes. Gun owners and sportsmen throughout the state must stay actively involved to defend freedom. Your NRA will continue to fight to promote and
[ad_1] Manny Segarra, owner of Manny Segarra Guns in West Chicago, spent the day packing up his inventory in preparation to go out of business soon. Less than 24 hours earlier, Illinois lawmakers passed a law banning the purchase, sale and manufacture of high powered semi-automatic weapons, .50 caliber rifles and ammunition and large-capacity magazines.
[ad_1] Sheriffs from numerous Illinois counties on Wednesday said they won’t enforce a new ban on so-called “assault weapons” and magazines that hold more than 12 rounds, signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday. Iroquois County Sheriff Clinton J. Perzee was among a number of Illinois law enforcement officials who took to social media
[ad_1] Illinois Democrat Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday banning the manufacture or possession of dozens of rapid-fire rifles and pistols, .50-caliber guns, and some attachments, which went into effect immediately. Pritzker signed the “Protect Illinois Communities Act” into law during a ceremony at the State Capitol in Springfield hours after House Democrats secured the
[ad_1] From abortion to Big Tech to guns, Florida heads into 2023 with courts weighing high-profile legal fights. Here are 10 issues to watch: ¦ ABORTION: The Florida Supreme Court is considering a challenge to a new law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. But the case could have broader implications, as the
[ad_1] CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. (WLS) — Gun dealers are expected to file lawsuits in the coming days to challenge Illinois’ new ban on the sale of assault weapons and high capacity magazines. Roger Krahl owners RGuns in Carpentersville, which manufactures and sells AR-15-style weapons. Or they did, until Tuesday night when the state’s ban went into
[ad_1] Gun-rights supporters and Illinois sheriffs are lining up in opposition of a new statewide weapon ban signed Tuesday night by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. He signed into law HB 5471, also known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act. Effective immediately, it bans certain semi-automatic firearms and standard capacity magazines holding more than 12 rounds of
[ad_1] Today, January 11th, the Virginia Legislature begins the 2023 legislative session. The Legislature can expect to see both pro and anti-gun bills introduced this year. Similar to the 2022 legislative session, it will be difficult to advance Second Amendment rights for Virginians with an anti-gun Senate and a pro-gun House. Gun owners and sportsmen throughout
[ad_1] Democrats have imposed a ban on the sale, manufacture, and possession of semiautomatic weapons in Illinois. The state joins eight others plus the District of Columbia that similarly have infringed upon citizens’ ability to procure such weapons. State Senate President Don Harmon and state House Speaker Emanuel Welch suggested in a joint statement with
[ad_1] In the hours before Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law banning military style firearms Tuesday, Kee Firearms and Training in New Lenox was busy with customers scrambling to buy gun products listed in the bill while they were still legal. Customers and employees weren’t sure when the law would be signed, though it was
[ad_1] Today, January 11th, the New Jersey Legislature begins the 2023 legislative session. As previously reported, the Democrat-led, anti-gun Majorities in both chambers made gun control their cornerstone issue in 2022 passing a full assault on your Second Amendment rights and concealed carry. Despite last summer’s historic Bruen ruling, they passed legislation intentionally undermining the United States Supreme Court. NRA-ILA backed litigation was filed before
[ad_1] Today, Senator Rupie Phillips introduced Senate Bill 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act, to ensure that law-abiding adults are not stripped of their right to self-defense when they cross an arbitrary boundary onto a college campus. It has been assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration. Please contact committee members and ask them to
[ad_1] Last night, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 5471 into law against the vocal opposition of law-abiding gun owners across the state. This radical gun control scheme bans many commonly-owned firearms and magazines, requires registration of banned firearms, and expands the duration of the state’s “red flag” firearm restraining order. Year after year, attacking
[ad_1] Today, January 11th, the Maryland Legislature begins the 2023 legislative session. As previously reported, Maryland lawmakers declared their 2023 gun control agenda to expand gun-free zones where law-abiding citizens cannot carry for self-defense. Despite continued court rulings against the New York/New Jersey gun control efforts last year, Maryland is likely to follow the same legislative path. Gun owners and sportsmen throughout
[ad_1] Gun Control Legislation from Minority Party Continues to Dominate Bill Filings The 2023 Regular Session of the Texas Legislature convened yesterday and gun control advocates continue to dominate the introduction of new legislation with numerous bills attacking your Second Amendment rights, making their Biden/Beto gun ban agenda crystal clear. We reported to you on
[ad_1] Florida’s new congressional map creates 18 seats with a FiveThirtyEight partisan lean of R+5 or redder, and only eight seats with a partisan lean of D+5 or bluer. The remaining two seats fall into the “highly competitive” category between R+5 and D+5. From abortion to Big Tech to guns, Florida heads into 2023 with
[ad_1] Illinois on Tuesday banned the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and switches that convert handguns into assault weapons. “We will keep fighting — bill by bill, vote by vote, and protest by protest — to ensure that future generations only hear about massacres like Highland Park, Sandy Hook, and Uvalde in
[ad_1] A Republican lawmaker in Illinois has said he will “not comply” with a new law banning the sale or possession of new assault weapons, along with high-capacity magazines. The legislation was signed on Wednesday by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, having already been approved by the state Senate and House. It took immediate effect, with
[ad_1] Illinois has become the ninth state to approve a statewide ban on assault rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines. On Tuesday, the Protect Illinois Communities Act passed by the General Assembly along party lines, bans AR-15s and other military-style weapons, and limits long-gun magazines to 10 rounds and handguns to 15. The measure was passed
[ad_1] Guns classified by Illinois as assault grade can no longer be sold in Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the law Tuesday night , hours after it passed the legislature on the final day of the General Assembly’s session, and roughly six months since the July 4 mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day
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