[ad_1] The National Rifle Association (NRA) promptly sued Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday, after he signed into law several new gun control measures. The state arm of the NRA, the Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Association, alleged in the suit that the new laws violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments by placing “unconstitutional
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[ad_1] Steve Marcus Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo speaks during the 2023 State of the Schools address at Resorts World Las Vegas, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. By Gabe Stern, Associated Press/Report for America Published Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | 12:54 p.m. Updated 2 hours, 44 minutes ago CARSON CITY — Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a trio
[ad_1] Steve Marcus Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo speaks during the 2023 State of the Schools address at Resorts World Las Vegas, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. By Gabe Stern, Associated Press/Report for America Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | 12:54 p.m. CARSON CITY — Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a trio of gun control bills Wednesday, in
[ad_1] Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, brought what he said was a “constitutional carry” bill before the committee Tuesday. BATON ROUGE, La. — A House committee on crime advanced a bill 8-1 that would allow permitless concealed carry for individuals 18 and older. Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, brought what he said was a “constitutional
[ad_1] GABE STERN | Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY — Nevada’s Democrat-controlled Legislature passed a trio of gun control bills Monday, sending them to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk, where they face questionable futures. Lombardo’s office has not commented on the gun bills, nor on many other wide-ranging proposals that are running through the Legislature in the final
[ad_1] (The Center Square) — A Louisiana House committee reviewed numerous gun bills on Tuesday, with some approved, and others rejected or involuntarily deferred. Members of the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice voted 8-1 to approve House Bill 131, sponsored by Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, to allow a person over the age
[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would remove concealed carry permits in Louisiana. HB131, authored by state Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, proposes removing the requirement for a person to have a permit to conceal carry a handgun. Louisiana State Director of the National Rifle Association Kelby
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on May 17 allowed Illinois’s strict new gun control law to remain in effect, denying an emergency request for an injunction. It means that the measure, which bans what it calls “assault weapons,” will remain intact while lower courts deliberate the matter. An Illinois gun store owner filed a petition with
[ad_1] In the wake of a constant onslaught of mass shootings, the media’s attention turns once again to the topic of gun control. If a majority of Americans agree that we need stricter gun laws, why aren’t we seeing a change? Polls conducted by Monmouth University in 2022 found that 54% of Americans agree that
[ad_1] M ary Joyce’s daughter witnessed the unspeakable. “The day after the children were murdered at the school, grief therapists passed out ‘Feelings Cards‘ with faces on them to help the children identify what they were feeling,” she recalled. “My nine-year-old daughter, Monroe, who saw the shooter, the barrel of the AR-15, and her friend
[ad_1] MARYLAND – Governor Wes Moore signed SB1, a bill limiting where you can conceal carry a firearm. Late Tuesday, the National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit challenging the bill. Governor Moore says the Attorney General’s Office has reported to him that the bill would not violate the constitution. The Governor says the bill is
[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — The National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm sued to block Maryland from enforcing new gun-control measures that enhance requirements for obtaining concealed-carry permits and restrict firearms in sensitive areas including school grounds and hospitals. The suit was filed in federal court in Baltimore on Tuesday, hours after Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed into law Tuesday new gun-control bills to restrict who can carry guns in public and where they can bring them, measures the National Rifle Association immediately challenged in federal court. Gun rights activists have been eager to leverage a watershed Supreme Court decision in
[ad_1] Laura Pritchett | Writers on the Range I learned to shoot on the family ranch, as ranch kids are wont to do. My gun education was furthered at a Catholic summer camp, and I still have my paper target proving my marksmanship. Hunter safety classes, and calm, clear-eyed common sense. This was the rural
[ad_1] “Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” – George Santayana. “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – Lord Acton. “With great power comes great responsibility” – Spider-Man. Republican Party politicians would be wise to heed the above observations. But, they won’t, of course, they are so drunk
[ad_1] Detroit City Councilmember Mary Waters has a message for state lawmakers: Change existing gun laws to allow cities to establish gun-free zones. As a result of increased violence in and around downtown Detroit, Waters proposed the establishment of gun-free zones by calling on state lawmakers to expeditiously approve changes to current gun laws, which
[ad_1] Watch the video in the player above for a list of politicians who receive the most funding from the NRA. Mass shootings are at a record high – most recently, eight people were killed at a mall in Texas after authorities say the shooter used an AR-15-style weapon. Roughly half of Americans (53%) favor
[ad_1] Your letters to the editor for May 14, 2023: The Presidential solution to the debt crisis the better solution Background Citizens of the United States have enjoyed a high level of government services, although not as high as other developed nations. At the same time American taxpayers have enjoyed much lower tax rates (37%
[ad_1] Nevada’s Democratic-controlled Legislature has advanced three gun control bills to GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk for his signature. Lombardo, a Second Amendment supporter who also previously opposed other Republicans by advocating for universal background checks, has not commented on how he plans to respond to the Nevada gun control bills. The Nevada bills come
[ad_1] At his final bill-signing ceremony of the year Tuesday, Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, finalized Maryland lawmakers’ efforts to put further limits on who can carry guns and where they can carry them — including prohibitions on firearms in public spaces such as schools, bars, restaurants, performance venues, polling places and more. Spurred to
[ad_1] Reference “Falkenberg: We’re Pulitzer finalists. It’s bittersweet,” (May 12): I applaud the editorial board’s dedication to advocating for sensible gun reforms. I have a common-sense suggestion that may help. You accurately point out that Texas’ permissive gun laws are, at very least, part of the problem. You go on to point out the failures of
[ad_1] Georgians- Get ready for the next mass school shooting “We are lifting up the families of these victims, the first responders on the scene, and the entire community in prayer.”- Gov. Brain Kemp, 5-24-22 (after Uvalde school shooting) You are praying, Governor. Good for you. It will not increase the number of shootings and
[ad_1] CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Democrat-controlled Legislature passed a trio of gun control bills Monday, sending them to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk, where they face questionable futures. Lombardo’s office has not commented on the gun bills, nor on many other wide-ranging proposals that are running through the Legislature in the final stretch
[ad_1] At least 26 people were shot, four of them fatally, during Lori Lightfoot’s (D) last weekend as Mayor of Chicago. Breitbart News reported at least 14 people were shot in Chicago, three of them fatally, Friday into Saturday night alone. ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times noted the total number of shooting victims was at least
[ad_1] The headline on the front page of the May 9 print edition read “Why so many mass killings? Families search for answers.” I hope those families didn’t search very long, since we all know the answer: the proliferation of guns, including military-style assault weapons, in our society. This gun proliferation sets us apart from
[ad_1] Treasure Coast Newspapers Times Square in New York City now a ‘Gun Free Zone’ following new law New York is among a half-dozen states that had gun law provisions invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court that expanded the Second Amendment. Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY Here’s a second Second Amendment history lesson Richard C.
[ad_1] A bill removing limits on some gun sales was advanced during a Mother’s Day hearing scheduled on less than a day’s notice by the Senate Judiciary Committee — to the ire of several mothers who called to testify — but changes the committee made to narrow the bill’s scope also drew plenty of furious
[ad_1] by John Jefferson The 1960s were sad times. President Kennedy was shot in 1963. In 1968, Reverend Martin Luther King was shot and killed. Two months later, Bobby Kennedy, the president’s brother and U.S. Attorney General, was shot to death. Anti-gun fervor went through the roof. Considerable legislation was introduced. Mail order guns became
[ad_1] At least 14 people were shot, three of them fatally, Friday into Saturday night in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago. ABC 7/ Chicago Sun-Times reported that a man was shot in the head and fatally wounded around 7:30 p.m. “in the 5200 block of South Halsted Street.” He was taken to a hospital, where he
[ad_1] Cara Graper had a talk with her then-kindergarten aged son a few years ago that put the prevalence of gun violence in perspective. “He told me, ‘We learned a bad guy drill today’,” Graper said. Her son, who is now 8, explained that he had to hide under a teacher’s desk while school faculty
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