[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers began circulating a bill Thursday that would designate a lever-action rifle produced in northwestern Wisconsin as the state’s official rifle. The bill from state Reps. Dave Armstrong, Treig Pronschinske and James Edming and Sen. Romaine Quinn would designate the Henry All-Weather .45-70 as Wisconsin’s official state rifle. The bill
Month: March 2023
[ad_1] Eventually, the Supreme Court may hear one or more challenges to Democrat-state laws that ban rifles Americans most commonly acquire for legitimate purposes, including self- and collective defense. Rupp v. Bonta, which challenges California’s ban, is moving as we speak, and its outcome may depend on which veterans of the United States Marine Corps
[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers began circulating a bill Thursday that would designate a lever-action rifle produced in northwestern Wisconsin as the state’s official rifle. The bill from state Reps. Dave Armstrong, Treig Pronschinske and James Edming and Sen. Romaine Quinn would designate the Henry All-Weather .45-70 as Wisconsin’s official state rifle. The
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[ad_1] OPINION: Montanans call their state “The Last Best Place,” and for gun owners, it may be just that. Their political leaders actively defend the constitutional rights of Montanans and the rest of us as well. Greg Gianforte, Montana’s Republican governor, is a gun guy who suspended his campaign for a day or so in
[ad_1] A bill reintroduced in the U.S. Senate aims to fix the problems faced by people who live a nomadic lifestyle or don’t have a permanent address and wish to register a firearms license. The Traveler’s Gun Rights Act would allow people who live full-time in RVs, have multiple homes, or are military personnel and
[ad_1] If Democrats regain political power in Montana in the future, it’d be good to have gun rights soundly secured in the Montana Constitution. That’s the argument Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, made Wednesday with a supermajority of Republicans in control of the Montana Legislature. In the House Judiciary Committee, Mitchell argued in favor of
[ad_1] Montana lawmakers are considering advancing a constitutional ballot referendum that, if approved by voters, would provide for “constitutional carry” of concealed firearms in the state. House Bill 551 is carried by Rep. Casey Knudsen, R-Malta. It proposes amending the state Constitution’s language on the “right to bear arms.” Currently, the document states that any person
[ad_1] After the president unveiled stricter gun laws, gun rights groups threatened to take legal action against the Biden Administration. On Tuesday, Second Amendment advocates argued that President Joe Biden’s new executive order would target legal gun owners, taking away a constitutional American right. The National Rifle Association criticized Biden’s decision, pointing out that criminals,
[ad_1] Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, said Wednesday she does not support a proposal to lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other long guns in Florida. “We don’t have it in the Senate,” Passidomo told reporters. “Nobody’s filed it.” The House this week started moving forward with a bill
[ad_1] Despite a horrific series of mass shootings Stateside, there remains firmly entrenched opposition to gun control regulations. Claire O’Neill examines the obstacles facing campaigners, and reflects on her own experience of growing up in a gun-obsessed culture. Half Moon Bay, California. On January 24, 2023, a mass shooting in this small town, located 40
[ad_1] President Biden’s gun control advocacy led him to a “virtual gun-free zone” still wracked with violent crime, where he announced his latest executive order, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Tuesday. Biden traveled to Monterey Park, Calif., to stump for the directive, which — in his words — will take “every lawful action possible to
[ad_1] The Fifth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Rahimi, which held that the federal statute prohibiting possession of a firearm by a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order violates the Second Amendment, has managed to stay in the news for longer than most circuit court decisions. On March 2, a month after
[ad_1] The White House released a memo Wednesday morning calling on congressional Republicans to release a budget and “decide what their values are” when it comes to gun policy. “Republicans in Congress refuse to pass an assault weapons ban, instead allowing police to continue to be outgunned on our streets,” wrote White House communications adviser
[ad_1] New executive order will make criminals out of law-abiding gun owners, 2A advocates say Second Amendment advocates responded quickly to President Joe Biden’s newest executive order designed to advance his gun control agenda and his repeated call for a ban on so-called “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines. “Crimes are committed by criminals. Until President
[ad_1] Gun rights groups are already threatening litigation against President Joe Biden ‘s executive order designed to increase background checks, arguing his action is overly broad and will target legal gun owners. “Biden’s executive orders today attempting to implement a pro-criminal, anti-gun agenda show that when Joe Biden and his fellow gun-grabbers have a choice
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U.S. President Joe Biden embraced victims of a mass shooting on Tuesday hours after he issued an executive order to reinforce gun sale background checks in what White House called the most comprehensive policy the president can enact without Congress. Traveling to the Asian American enclave of Monterey Park neighboring Los Angeles, Biden
[ad_1] In an interview with a National Rifle Association publication late last month, Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino basically said he can choose not to enforce laws. He’s not wrong. And that’s what should have all of us fretting. Specifically, Giardino was talking about the Concealed Carry Improvement Act, which New York state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature
[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE — With backing from Speaker Paul Renner, a House panel on Monday approved a bill that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other long guns in Florida. The bill (HB 1543) would reverse part of a 2018 law that set the minimum age at 21 after
[ad_1] With GOP supermajorities in the Legislature, House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo can easily pass bills that top their agenda, but a gun rights bill has put Republican lawmakers feeling the heat and on the defensive these days. That’s because legislation this session about a permitless/‘constitutional” carry bill — requiring no
[ad_1] On Dec. 14, 2012, a few weeks after Chris Murphy was first elected as a U.S. senator from Connecticut, he was standing on a train platform with his wife and children, on their way into New York City to see the Christmas decorations. That was when he heard about the horrific shooting in is
[ad_1] Ohio leaders have bent over backward to give powerful gun lobbyists everything they wanted and more. The National Rifle Association owns our Statehouse lock, stock, and barrel. Republican lawmakers can’t introduce and pass enough pro-gun, industry-written legislation to legalize unlimited gun access in Ohio and allow unrestricted freedom to strap on a Glock anytime,
[ad_1] As the National Rifle Association gears up for annual events next month in Indianapolis, another group is speaking out about rightful handgun ownership and accessibility as gun-related crimes increase. In advance of the NRA get-together, the group Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence will hold a “Teach-In,” to help shift the dialogue to focus on
[ad_1] An Alabama House legislator has filed a bill that would make it a state crime for an immigrant in the country illegally to possess a firearm. HB 64, sponsored by Rep. Ron Bolton, R-Northport, would make it a Class C felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, for immigrants living in the
[ad_1] Frustration and disgust permeated the air inside the Gina Montalto wing of the Parkland Library on Saturday afternoon, as former congresswoman Gabby Giffords joined Parkland families and South Florida Democrats in denouncing legislation that may soon reverse some of the gun control efforts they made after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas five
[ad_1] Jeronimo Yanez remembered smelling “the odor of burning marijuana” as he approached the white Oldsmobile sedan he had stopped near the intersection of Larpenteur Avenue and Fry Street in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. It was a little after 9 p.m. on a Wednesday in July 2016, and Yanez, who worked for the St. Anthony Police
[ad_1] Florida’s independent and state colleges say there are additional solutions to the state’s looming nursing shortages that could be undertaken by state legislators. A statewide nursing advisory council formed by Keiser University in July 2022 released its recommendations to increase the state’s nursing workforce and some of the suggestions include child care assistance for
[ad_1] FARGO — The Fargo Police Department has closed its murder investigation into the May 2022 shooting at a Mexican restaurant, but they’re still trying to determine exactly how the killer got the gun. Malik Lamar Gill, 24, was a convicted felon prohibited from having the semi-automatic 9 mm Ruger pistol he used to fatally
[ad_1] by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News March 10, 2023 In what is seen as a huge victory for Second Amendment advocates, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover have decided to pause their plans to implement a separate merchant category code for credit card holders who make purchases at guns stores. The payment processing companies said
[ad_1] A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida law passed following the mass school shooting in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that raised the minimum age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21. “Tragically, under-21-year-old gunmen continue to intentionally target others—now, with disturbing regularity, in schools,” Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum wrote
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