[ad_1] Gun lobbyists are expressing dismay with a compromise on silencers included in the fast-tracked budget bill and the GOP’s slow-walking of another demand to stop the taxing and registration of commonly owned AR-15 style pistols. On Monday, the House Ways and Means Committee released its plan, and while it stripped a $200 tax on
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[ad_1] Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) are warning that Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee are passing over an opportunity to deregulate suppressors. On Monday, GOA used an X post to explain that the Republicans could “gut the National Firearms Act (NFA) using budget reconciliation because the
Trump issued an executive order aimed at drastically reducing US prescription drug prices by introducing “most-favored-nation” pricing.
[ad_1] The latest spiteful, cruel act of political pandering by the Trump regime hits especially hard in Broward, where we will never forget the 17 students and staff murdered with an assault weapon at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018. Jaime Guttenberg was one of the victims. She was 14. Her father,
The US and China have agreed to a 90-day pause on most tariffs, reducing US duties from 145 percent to 30 percent.
India and Pakistan abruptly agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire on Saturday, following high-stakes, overnight negotiations mediated by the US.
[ad_1] We are happy to learn from the office of state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township, that the legislator recently attended our region’s National Rifle Association banquet in Hughesville. The state representative discussed his efforts in the legislature to secure concealed-carry rights in Pennsylvania and to prevent municipalities from overstepping their authority and attempting unconstitutional
[ad_1] Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, often outspoken for his liberal viewpoints, has continued to fuel speculation that he’s veering right. In a Thursday X post, Dr Tyson showed off an image of his wife’s bullet-riddled target paper from their trip to a shooting range in Nevada. On the surface, it would seem like a perfectly
[ad_1] Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed legislation Thursday banning red flag laws in cities and/or municipalities throughout the state. The legislation is HB 809. The NRA-ILA noted HB 809 not only bans red flag laws but also prohibits cities and/or municipalities from “accepting any grants that would aid in the adoption or enforcement of [a
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first US-born pontiff.
[ad_1] Some state lawmakers want to protect Texasns’ right to bear arms by making sure firearms can’t be taken from people deemed harmful to themselves or society. That’s the premise behind Senate Bill 1362, which prohibits governments from imposing extreme risk protection orders, or ERPOs, on individuals. At least 20 states across the nation have
[ad_1] “It was nearly impossible to get anyone on camera for this story [on Trump’s attacks on lawyers and law firms], because of the fear now running through our system of justice.” — Scott Pelle, “60 Minutes” (May 4) That observation prompted my colleague, Angel Eduardo, to caution that we are now in “uncharted and horrifying territory”
A federal judge warned on April 30, 2025, that deporting migrants to Libya or Saudi Arabia without notice or legal recourse would breach a court order.
[ad_1] Gabby Giffords’ gun control group, Giffords, slammed House Republicans on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee for taking action that may restore the gun rights of military vets. Breitbart News reported that the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act advanced on Tuesday, inching closer to the restoration of hundreds of thousands of veterans’ gun rights and preventing the
[ad_1] One of Donald Trump’s biggest and most controversial Pennsylvania-based supporters, has assumed the top job at the National Rifle Association, a move that could have major political implications for the commonwealth and beyond. Bill Bachenberg, the owner of an Allentown-area shooting range and a major Trump fundraiser, was elected NRA president by the organization’s
[ad_1] Governor Kay Ivey announced to the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce on Monday that she signed Senate Bill 119 (SB119) proposed by State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road). The bill was included in the governor’s priority “crime” bills package announced during her State of the State address. While Ivey and bill sponsors say that
[ad_1] U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) is introducing legislation Wednesday to “remove the unconstitutional taxation, registration, and regulation of suppressors” currently occurring under the purview of the National Firearm Act (NFA). Clyde’s legislation is the Constitutional Hearing Protection Act (CHPA). Breitbart News received a preview of the text of the CHPA, which begins with “To
[ad_1] MISSION, Kan., May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The National Rifle Association Board of Directors elected Bill Bachenberg to lead the 154-year-old institution at their 2025 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA. The election of Bachenberg as President of the NRA Board of Directors is viewed by Hunter Nation, hunternation.org, as a huge win for hunters across the
[ad_1] The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act advanced in the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Tuesday, inching closer to the restoration of hundreds of thousands of veterans’ gun rights. The NRA celebrated the passage on X: Gun Owners of America thanked Reps. Mike Bost (R) and Eli Crane (R) for their leadership on restoring
[ad_1] A man fires a handgun at an Imperial shooting range in this file image. Erik M. Lunsford, Post-Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY — Democrats in the Missouri Senate temporarily blocked legislation Tuesday that would prevent state law enforcement agencies from enforcing federal gun control measures. The proposed Second Amendment Preservation Act would prevent state law enforcement
[ad_1] A man fires a handgun at an Imperial shooting range in this file image. Erik M. Lunsford, Post-Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY — Democrats in the Missouri Senate are blocking legislation Tuesday that would prevent state law enforcement agencies from enforcing federal gun control measures. The proposed Second Amendment Preservation Act would prevent state law enforcement
The US SC has cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a controversial ban on transgender individuals serving in the military.
[ad_1] Embed from Getty Images I am one of the many people whose interest in politics came only once I had been directly impacted by changing legislation. It’s not a new mentality, and not a story that’s unique to Americans. Most eloquently put into words by Rev. Martin Neimöller in his poem “First They Came,”
[ad_1] Second Amendment advocates are asking the Supreme Court to rule on a Hawaii gun law they say blocks people who legally carry concealed firearms from carrying them in most public spaces. They say the law is so broad that it would ban concealed weapons across almost the entire island of Maui. The law makes
[ad_1] Second Amendment advocates are asking the Supreme Court to rule on a Hawaii gun law they say blocks people who legally carry concealed firearms from carrying them in most public spaces. They say the law is so broad that it would ban concealed weapons across almost the entire island of Maui. The law makes
President Trump’s proposal for a 100% tariff on films made outside the US has sparked confusion and concern in Hollywood.
[ad_1] The Trump administration has removed a photograph display honoring the victims of gun violence at the Washington, DC, headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The law enforcement agency, part of the Department of Justice (DOJ), will “continue to honor the memory of all victims of violent crime while at
[ad_1] “A return to normalcy.” That’s how we led our 2024 edition of this column. Well, so much for that. The 2025 Session was anything but normal. It started with new House and Senate leaders aligning to directly confront the Governor via veto overrides, stripping him of authority in higher ed, campaigning for ballot amendments, threats of investigation
Trump sparked fresh controversy by hesitating on whether constitutional due process applies equally to citizens and noncitizens.
[ad_1] US Rep. Sherri Biggs, Sandy Hook Promise & SLED Gun Rights Protected Under Two New Bills Authored by Congresswoman Sheri Biggs — Legislation Cuts Red Tape and Defends the Second Amendment, lawmaker says Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheri Biggs (R-SC-03) has introduced two bills that defend the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans: The Protecting the Mailing