[ad_1] After news broke that Trump’s Department of Justice was considering taking away transgender people’s right to gun ownership, I asked the uncompromising National Rifle Association for its position. I didn’t hear back. This morning, an NRA spokesperson sent a link to a statement on Twitter. Though it took a day to react to a red-line-crossing
Month: September 2025
[ad_1] The Justice Department is reviewing whether to expand how federal firearm restrictions apply, following a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church that left two children dead and 21 others wounded. According to reports using anonymous sources from CNN and The Wall Street Journal, internal discussions have touched on whether transgender individuals could be
[ad_1] Before Donald Trump had even won last year’s presidential election, Gun Owners of America, one of the country’s most aggressive second amendment champions, saw an opportunity to use the coming budget bill to overturn one of the country’s core gun laws. Their target: the National Firearms Act. Passed in 1934 in response to gangster-era
[ad_1] Mandatory Gun Liability Insurance By Joel D. Joseph. Mr. Joseph was the publisher of NRA: Money, Firepower and Fear, the first expose of the gun lobby. Thirty-six years ago, I proposed in a New York Times opinion piece that gun owners should be required to have liability insurance. New York Times, July 8, 1989.
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association holds the Second Amendment to be self-evident. There is no room for debate. For decades, it has fought against almost every form of it on the local, state, and national levels. You can blame (or thank) the NRA for the assault weapons ban expiring in 2004 and for defeating a
[ad_1] Speculation swirls about fugitive accused double murderer Dezi Freeman’s potential ties to prepper groups and possible doomsday beliefs. There are even questions over whether he’s hiding in a home-made underground bunker. One Facebook user in a prominent Australian Preppers group wrote: I don’t like that the prepper community will now be made to look
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Jeff had this earlier today, but it’s a long time coming for some groups. The Justice Department is mulling banning gun ownership for those who identify as transgender. It goes beyond the horrific mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis that occurred on August 27, where two kids were shot and killed,
[ad_1] A judge has ruled that a Delaware law tightening gun regulations for residents under the age of 21 violates the… A judge has ruled that a Delaware law tightening gun regulations for residents under the age of 21 violates the state Constitution. House Bill 451, which was signed into law in 2022 by former
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[ad_1] Democratic lawmakers, alongside University of Wisconsin-Madison student and faculty organizations, introduced a bill on Aug. 28 which would ramp up the punishment for bringing a firearm onto Wisconsin’s college campuses. If passed, the bill would make it illegal for anyone — including those who have concealed carry licenses — to possess a firearm anywhere
[ad_1] Why Should Delaware Care?The enactment of stricter hunting supervision and firearm purchase rules prompted pushback from many Southern Delaware hunters. A state court ruling that the more stringent regulations are unconstitutional is a victory for hunters, but a loss for gun violence prevention advocates across the state. A judge ruled last week that a
[ad_1] Good Thursday morning. A top of the ‘burn birthday shoutout to our friend, top pollster Ryan Tyson, who turns 44 today. You can tweet at him @Ryan_Tyson. Ryan Tyson is celebrating another trip around the sun. ___ Every September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month calls us to reflect on the extraordinary courage of pediatric patients
[ad_1] Vance also visited 12-year-old student Lydia Kaiser, who is recovering from surgery at Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis. Harry Kaiser, Lydia’s father and a gym teacher at Annunciation, thanked Vance for visiting. “I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for my kids to meet a vice president,” he said, quoting from a letter he read to
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court could decide late this month whether to take up a battle about the constitutionality of a 2018 Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns. Justices are scheduled to discuss the case during a closed-door conference Sept. 29, according to information posted Wednesday
[ad_1] Colorado’s National Rifle Association (NRA) group launched a lawsuit against the state for its “all-out assault on the Second Amendment,” according to a Tuesday statement. The challenged law is Colorado Senate Bill 3 regarding semiautomatic firearms and rapid devices. The law, signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in April and slated to take effect
[ad_1] By Steve A. Stone September 3, 2025 Originally written on June 16, 2017
Dear Friends and Patriots, The title of this article is the main question, though it sort of lacks context doesn’t it? Since it’s today, just a couple of days removed from the shooting of Congress-man Scalise, let’s focus on
[ad_1] A girl places a card outside Annunciation Catholic Church before Mass after Wednesday’s shooting, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt) I am writing concerning the recent murder of two children and the wounding of many others at a Catholic Church in Minneapolis. Of course, this is a mental health issue. Who
[ad_1] One of Colorado’s newest and most restrictive gun-control measures is facing a federal lawsuit from the Colorado State Shooting Association, the state’s official National Rifle Association group. This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Senate Bill 3, which was signed into
[ad_1] This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at kunc.com. One of Colorado’s newest and most restrictive gun-control measures is facing a federal lawsuit from the Colorado State Shooting Association, the state’s official National Rifle Association group. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Senate Bill 25-003, which
[ad_1] Yet again. Yet again. Yet again. Yet again. Yet again … Killing our kids in school? No problem! It happened yet again, this time at Anunciation Catholic School and Church in Minneapolis. Last year, almost to the day, it happened at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia, as I wrote about then. And it
[ad_1] The Colorado arm of the National Rifle Association announced on Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s new law requiring individuals to complete a safety training course through Colorado Parks and Wildlife to be eligible to buy or sell semiautomatic rifles, shotguns or handguns with detachable magazines. Gov. Jared Polis signed
[ad_1] On Aug. 27, the United States experienced yet another school shooting — this time at a Catholic elementary school in Minneapolis. Despite gun violence being the number one cause of death for children and teens in America, meaningful legislative change remains stagnant. The truth is hard to ignore: America continues to sacrifice its children
[ad_1] Florida Democrats reacted to a recent Court of Appeals victory in a marijuana patient gun rights case. The Florida Democratic Party released a statement celebrating after the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal prohibition on medical marijuana users purchasing firearms may be unconstitutional. The legal case was originally spearheaded by Florida’s