[ad_1] Gun store owners across Washington state say that AR-15 sales are through the roof due to a proposed assault weapon ban that’s currently making its way through the legislature. Democrat legislators in Washington have been floating an assault weapon ban for years, but earlier this month marked the first time that such a proposal
Month: March 2023
[ad_1] A trio of bills aimed at curbing gun violence received the endorsement of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, a giant victory for supporters of gun safety measures who have seen similar proposals languish for years under Republican control of the Senate. The sponsor of the bills, Senate Judiciary Chair Ron Latz, DFL-St. Louis
[ad_1] Gun legislation made a small but significant step forward in the Minnesota Legislature on Thursday, keeping a set of bills moving toward what could be difficult votes for majority party DFLers. The Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee had been a previous chokepoint for firearms bills. With a change in partisan control of the
[ad_1] A new state House committee on firearm legislation had its inaugural meeting this week, debating a range of gun bills for the first time since last year’s massacre at a Uvalde elementary school. During a six-hour hearing, Second Amendment and gun control advocates sparred over a bill that would allow election judges to carry handguns
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association’s financial firepower, which arose in part due to its large and loyal membership base, has long been one of the gun group’s main sources of strength. But the NRA has in recent years faced a financial tsunami, one that came to light after the 2016 election. A swirl of disagreements
[ad_1] Good Thursday morning. I teased it last night via the #FlaPol text service, but word on Adams Street is that New College of Florida is poised to announce a significant hire to help turn around the recent exodus of donors and donations to the transformed institution. Sydney Gruters, who has held prominent positions in
[ad_1] Supporters of Kristina Karamo and backers of Matt DePerno parade and chant during the third round of voting for state Republican Party chair at the Michigan GOP convention in Lansing on Feb. 18, 2023. (Photo for The Washington Post by Sarah Rice) The Michigan Republican Party on Wednesday compared gun laws proposed in the
[ad_1] The more the Left in Washington speak about “assault weapon” bans, the more they look ignorant. The big push to ban guns, spearheaded by Washington Attorney’s General, Bob Ferguson, and Gov. Jay Inslee, has exposed Washington Democrats as a knee-jerk, uneducated and overly emotional group of people who have no right making laws to
[ad_1] Many valuable lessons in life are learned in the hardest way possible. On Feb. 14, 2018, Republicans in Florida learned what almost two decades of loosened laws around responsible gun ownership truly meant for the state when my daughter was one of 17 people murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by a 19-year-old
[ad_1] The first public hearing surrounding a package of firearms bills supported by House Speaker Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, and the Oregon Attorney General is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The three bills would ban ghost guns, raise the age of purchase and possession, and allow local governments to adopt rules restricting firearms and concealed carry in
[ad_1] William Brewer, Sarah Rogers & Noah Peters of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors and I filed a petition earlier this month asking the Supreme Court Second Circuit to review the Second Circuit decision in NRA v. Vullo; I think many of our readers will find it interesting (my apologies for the delay in passing it
[ad_1] A decade-old California law requiring newly sold handguns to include equipment enabling the owner to know whether the gun is loaded and preventing accidental firings, and allowing police to trace cartridges from crime scenes, violates the constitutional right of self-defense because no current models have all those features, a federal judge ruled Monday. “These
[ad_1] The largest United States gun safety organization is the latest group to give its input in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race ahead of the general election, releasing a $500,000 ad targeting the conservative candidate in the contentious race. Everytown for Gun Safety, a giant nonprofit group among gun control activists, is releasing a 30-second
[ad_1] A man holds a handgun at the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston in 2022. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing a state law requiring new semiautomatic handguns to have certain safety features, finding it violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The
[ad_1] Courtesy of Jametlene Reskp (Unsplash CC0) In the 1960s movies about spring break, usually in Florida and California, were very popular. The stories were virtually the same: Beautiful, young men and women with raging hormones, in search of alcoholic beverages and sex. The titles included “Where the Boys Are,” “Palm Springs Weekend,” “Ride the
[ad_1] Sen. Perry’s 2nd Amendment bill powers forward Published 10:56 am Monday, March 20, 2023 Senator Jim Perry, (R- Craven, Beaufort, Lenoir) From the office of Sen. Jim Perry Kinston, N.C. – Senator Jim Perry, (R- Craven, Beaufort, Lenoir) is headed for a showdown with North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper. Perry is one of three
[ad_1] The largest gun safety group in the U.S. is launching a $500,000 ad campaign in the closely watched Wisconsin state Supreme Court race targeting conservative candidate Daniel Kelly over his stances on abortion rights and guns. The campaign by Everytown for Gun Safety, the massive gun control nonprofit founded in part by former New
[ad_1] The video is compiled from audio and video footage from officers who responded to Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24, 2022. The video does not include images of the shooter or victims. Credit: Todd Wiseman and Jinitzail Hernández / The Texas Tribune Having trouble viewing? Watch this video on texastribune.org. Sign up
[ad_1] A bill to make it more difficult for local police to enforce federal gun laws and in some cases criminally penalize them, now heads to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk. Kentucky lawmakers have secured enough votes to override a veto of House Bill 153, which bans state and local law enforcement and other public
[ad_1] COLONIAL HEIGHTS — When Glen Sturtevant stood to speak to diehard gun rights supporters gathered at an American Legion post last week, he knew he had some explaining to do. A former state senator with a moderate profile who is trying to make a political comeback in a more conservative district, Sturtevant opened his
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I have to comment on the Feb. 18 Point Of View by the local representative of Michael Bloomberg’s front group the Alliance for Gun Responsibility which is also backed by local anti-gun billionaires. Her ignorance on firearms and her ideological allegiance to the radical
[ad_1] Content warning: Mentions of gun violence. The first school shooting I heard about was Sandy Hook. In December 2012, a gunman opened fire on the Connecticut elementary school, leaving 27 people dead. Several years later, another gunman murdered 17 more students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In 2021, yet another school
[ad_1] GREENVILLE, N.C. (Stacker.com) — Presidential approval ratings are constantly monitored—from the inauguration and transfer of power between administrations to each chief executive’s last day in office—in order to gauge popularity. Job approval ratings are a simple metric on how Americans judge the commander-in-chief at any given time. Approval numbers can vary widely throughout a
[ad_1] While Pacific faces two lockdowns in one week, gun control legislation flounders Last week, nearly everyone in the Pacific University community received not one, but two Boxer Alert messages warning of active threats. On Wednesday, Pacific’s campus at Lane Community College (LCC) in Eugene went into full lockdown citing an “Armed Individual on LCC
[ad_1] Image by Jason Gillman from Pixabay March 17, 2023 – WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday introduced the Respect for the Second Amendment Act. The legislation is cosponsored U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Tom Cotton
[ad_1] President Biden wants Congress to enact a federal ban on “assault weapons and high-capacity magazines” just like the one he helped pass in 1994. Biden said on Twitter Wednesday evening that he was “determined” to see through such a ban and called on Congress to “finish the job.” “I am determined to once again
[ad_1] A Second Amendment advocacy group is calling on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to cancel his financial support of Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), arguing the Republican leader shouldn’t funnel money to lawmakers who have backed “anti-gun” legislation. Fitzpatrick was one of five Republicans to break with the majority of the GOP in June to
[ad_1] Young children and teenagers in Virginia have proved they can get their hands on guns and harm themselves and others. The firearms might have been right in their own homes. Against this backdrop, lawmakers in the General Assembly passed almost no new gun legislation this year to stem the ongoing carnage. It was as
[ad_1] Former NRA board member Ted Nugent screamed on Newsmax that if any federal agent tries to register his guns, he will arrest them instead. Media Matters caught his act. President Biden issued new executive orders on gun violence, trying to strengthen background checks and expose gun dealers who refuse to do their jobs. Nugent
[ad_1] LINCOLN — Students at the Nebraska State Capitol on Thursday demanded action on gun safety and called on the Legislature to halt efforts on a “permitless” concealed carry bill. Jayden Speed, the founder of the Nebraska chapter of Students Demand Action, addresses the need for gun reforms on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Lincoln,
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