[ad_1] Each day in Zanesville, Ohio, a coal train headed for the local power station rounds the bend in the line at the bottom of Main Street and grinds towards the rusted rail bridge across the Muskingum River. It makes the turn at tortoise pace, and the symphonic, transfixing howl of the wheels could be

[ad_1] If the bill comes to vote in committee, attention will focus on whether Senate President Valarie J. Lawson’s leadership team will use its power to vote in the Judiciary Committee and propel the legislation to the Senate floor. Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that

[ad_1] NEW YORK CITY — Towing her pink tulle gown’s train in hand, transgender advocate Dylan Mulvaney graced the stage to host Lush’s Resist Ball — a ball created by the vegan cosmetics brand for the changemakers. The discussions of the night focused on transgender rights, persisting impacts of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and gun

[ad_1] Stay up-to-date with the politics team. Sign up for the Teen Vogue Take On January 21, the website for the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention went dark. Established by President Biden in 2023 as part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the office represented the first federal effort to protect Americans from

[ad_1] Suppressors are safety devices, first and foremost. They protect people’s hearing when they shoot. Not all of them work well enough to forego ear protection, but some do. Almost none sound like they do in the movies. There’s really no reason for them to be regulated via the NFA, but they are…but it might

[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

[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

[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,

[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] 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

[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”

[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