Month: April 2025

[ad_1] by Maggie Lenz and Nick Charyk on behalf of Atlas Government Affairs  Shots and Shots Don’t Mix?Gun safety legislation has long been a third rail in Vermont politics. A pivotal moment came in 1990, when Bernie Sanders was elected to the U.S. House, partly due to the NRA’s support after his opponent, Peter Smith,
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[ad_1] 49 minutes ago Trump’s Attorney General Says He ‘Probably’ Can’t Serve Third Term—What To Know“,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:1,”title”:”Trump’s Attorney General Says He ‘Probably’ Can’t Serve Third Term—What To Know”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/6793bf7de9bbad7e7ea09973/290×0.jpg?cropX1=0&cropX2=2111&cropY1=26&cropY2=1212″,”isHappeningNowArticle”:true,”date”:”49 minutes ago”,”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/04/06/trumps-attorney-general-says-he-probably-cant-serve-third-term-what-to-know/”}},”id”:”e11n7djh6q4000″},{“textContent”:” 3 hours ago New Musk White House Feud? Peter Navarro Claims ‘No Rift’ After Billionaire Attacks Him Over Tariffs“,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:2,”title”:”New Musk White House Feud? Peter Navarro Claims
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[ad_1] RALEIGH — Juliet Rosa, a survivor of domestic violence and UNC-Chapel Hill student, is “a little bit overwhelmed” by this session’s plethora of gun bills, which include so-called constitutional carry legislation, sentence enhancements for crimes involving firearms and a measure proposing North Carolina as a Second Amendment sanctuary state.  If North Carolina lawmakers pass these
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[ad_1] Massachusetts gun rights advocates are pushing to overturn a 2024 update of the state’s already tough firearms law, collecting more than 90,000 signatures to place a repeal referendum on the 2026 ballot. However, their efforts face opposition from mental health professionals and legal experts who argue the law’s regulations are necessary for public safety.
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[ad_1] RALEIGH — Juliet Rosa, a survivor of domestic violence and UNC-Chapel Hill student, is “a little bit overwhelmed” by this session’s plethora of gun bills, which include so-called constitutional carry legislation, sentence enhancements for crimes involving firearms and a measure proposing North Carolina as a Second Amendment sanctuary state.  If North Carolina lawmakers pass these
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[ad_1] Senate Bill 25-003, passed by radical leftists in Colorado’s legislature — many of them unelected Democratic appointees — is a turkey that never should have landed on the governor’s desk. This measure, cloaked in clever legalese, imposes one of the nation’s most restrictive licensing schemes on virtually all semi-automatic centerfire handguns — tools as
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[ad_1] Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today reintroduced the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act, legislation that would remove a burdensome tax imposed on firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Deb Fischer
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[ad_1] Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced legislation Tuesday that would remove the “unconstitutional” tax on the purchase and transfer of firearms. Hinson said in a statement: The Second Amendment is a Constitutional right that is not to be infringed. Law-abiding gun owners should not be forced to pay an unconstitutional
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[ad_1] Handgun (Unsplash) The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), joined by the National Rifle Association (NRA), has filed a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a closely watched case challenging Washington D.C.’s ban on so-called “high-capacity” firearm magazines that hold more than ten rounds. The case, Andrew Hanson, et al. v. District of
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[ad_1] Reprinted with permission from TomDispatch.  Can it happen here? That’s the question circulating now that Donald Trump, the nativist, rabble-rousing xenophobe, and billionaire, is threatening to capture the Republican nomination for president of the United States — and it’s a question that isn’t being asked only on the left.  It’s been raised by a New York
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