KINGSTON, N.Y. – U.S. Rep Marc Molinaro criticized Tuesday New York state’s concealed carry gun laws as an infringement on constitutional rights. Molinaro, R-Catskill, responded to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pledge in a posting on X, formerly Twitter, to keep the Concealed Carry Improvement Act in place. “Justice Clarence Thomas just granted a request for an
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) issued a scathing response to Democratic. Gov. Gavin Newsom signing new laws that will double the taxes on gun and ammunition sales in the state and bans people from carrying firearms in many public places. “The NRA condemns the legislation enacted by Gov. Newsom. It is a blatant and egregious
There are a fair number of Hollywood celebrities who are unashamedly pro-2nd Amendment, but they are outnumbered by their colleagues – many of whom gleefully portray gun-toting heroes and villains on-screen and then hypocritically call for gun bans in their offscreen lives. That said, pro-gun and anti-gun movie stars alike have combined to make certain
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – New York’s concealed carry gun laws will go in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether they are constitutional. The Concealed Carry Improvement Act took effect in September of last year and included a strengthened requirement for carry permits and prohibiting guns in sensitive places. “The next step is
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A state supreme judge is taking aim at New York’s concealed carry legislation. Governor Kathy Hochul said that the state just learned Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas moved for an emergency conference to remove New York’s concealed carry laws. The Concealed Carry Improvement Act took effect in September of last year,
It’s no secret. Across America, crime continues to ravage communities, putting the innocent on high alert as they wonder how they might fend off attackers should they make their move. But some women are stepping up to the challenge, fueling the demographic’s identity as a growing group arming up with guns across the nation, “Women
WASHINGTON (NEWS10) — The Supreme Court of the United States took action against New York State on the Concealed Carry Improvement Act. The act went into law in September, and it required several new steps in buying a gun in the state. Changes include background checks being done by the New York State Police for
A campaign spokesperson for Donald Trump clarified Monday that the ex-president did not purchase a Glock firearm during a visit to a gun store in South Carolina, after initially tweeting that he had. Trump’s visit to the store came ahead of remarks he was set to deliver in Summerville, S.C., on Monday afternoon. Campaign spokesman
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control bills into law on Tuesday that add heavy taxes for gun purchases and severely restrict where citizens can legally carry in the state, a video of the signing showed. The laws will raise the eligible age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21, add an additional
California will double the taxes on guns and ammunition and use the money to pay for more security at public schools and various violence prevention programs under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Tuesday.The federal government already taxes the sale of guns and ammunition at either 10% or 11%, depending on the type of
By DIANE DENISHCorner to Corner© 2023 New Mexico News Services I started the week wishing lawmakers and elected leaders were as concerned about kids killing kids and families being fearful as they were about Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s proposed 30-day ban on guns in public places. There has been a flurry of press conferences, lawsuits,
Two years ago, I interviewed Ryan Busse for my podcast on Montana books, “Breakfast in Montana,” just before his book, “Gunfight,” hit the streets with a bang, if you’ll pardon the pun. The book became quite a sensation, and Busse has been quietly building support since then, culminating in an announcement last week that he
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA: Steven Cheung, who’s Donald Trump’s campaign spokesman for the 2023–24 Republican primary and has served him during his administration, recently found himself at the center of controversy after he posted a video regarding the former president’s visit to a gun store in South Carolina. ADVERTISEMENT Born on June 23, 1982, in Sacramento,
The Maine Gun Safety Coalition rebuts the recent commentary (Sept. 16) of the Maine state director of the National Rifle Association, which asserted that gun-safety advocates “use a slew of political tricks and fear tactics to try to skirt the facts to sway public opinion” and do not “take Second Amendment rights seriously.” An investigator
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was seen admiring a firearm during his South Carolina visit, igniting a flurry of speculation on social media about whether he bought the gun. What Happened: Trump was reportedly interested in buying a Glock handgun while in South Carolina, according to information shared by his campaign. A video was released
Former President Donald Trump posed with a commemorative Glock handgun while in South Carolina ahead of a campaign speech. President Trump purchases a @GLOCKInc in South Carolina! pic.twitter.com/7EiJsEOPFF — Steven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) September 25, 2023 The Glock which caught Trump’s eye appears to have a threaded barrel, which means it is suppressor-ready. The specific pistol
Former President Donald Trump stopped at a South Carolina gun store ahead of a speech he was making in the state on Monday, and a video of him holding a custom Glock was then shared online. Trump stopped at the Palmetto State Armory, where he took photos with several people in the store and also
Many a successful full-sized semiautomatic pistol has in turn spawned a compact and/or subcompact edition. The Glock 17 begat the compact G19 and “baby Glock” G26, the full-sized Beretta 92F begat the Beretta 92 Compact, the CZ-75 begat the CZ P07 Duty, and so forth. So then, it only stands to reason that the most
A federal judge has put a halt to California’s ban on “high capacity” magazines for firearms after calling it “clearly unconstitutional” by way of restricting arms that are “in common use.” California’s Proposition 63 titled “Firearms and Ammunitions Sales” was passed in 2016 with 63% voting in favor of the legislation. Invoking mass shootings along
Washington state farmer Sam Krautscheid had just baled hay with one of his sons and was heading to an Eric Church concert when his evening took an unexpected turn, and he was forced to use his gun to protect his farm from suspected criminals. “I’ve got a loud voice. And I just started yelling to
Last year in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned that state’s restrictions on public possession of handguns for self-defense. A week later, the Court vacated four appeals court decisions upholding state gun control laws and remanded the cases for further consideration in light of Bruen. One of
SAN DIEGO – A San Diego federal judge Friday, Sept. 22, blocked California’s ban on gun magazines that hold more than 10 bullets for the second time in recent years.In a ruling stemming from a lawsuit filed by firearm advocates, U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez struck down the law in 2017, ruling it unconstitutional.Subsequent
A California law banning possession and sale of gun magazines holding more than 10 rounds was blocked by a federal judge who said the law was unconstitutional in a decision released on Friday. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California Roger Benitez wrote in a 71-page ruling that law-abiding citizens had constitutional rights
TOWNVILLE — Rolling farm fields and modest homes dot the two-lane highway that leads into Townville, an unincorporated community of 4,000 in Anderson County. An advertisement for “pick your own pumpkins” stands by the highway, while another sign admonishes drivers to “drive like your kids live here.” The heart of Townville is a small collection of
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) launched a savage attack on a federal judge on social media Friday evening, calling U.S. Judge Roger T. Benitez “an extremist, right-wing zealot with no regard to [sic] human life.” Newsom’s post was a reaction to Judge Benitez’s ruling Friday that California’s limit on high-capacity magazines violates the Second Amendment —
U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez blocked California’s ban on ammunition magazines holding more than ten rounds on Friday. This is the second time Benitez has issued a decision against the ban. On June 29, 2017, Breitbart News reported that Benitez blocked the ban to prevent “otherwise law-abiding” citizens from being criminalized. He noted that
Illegal high-capacity magazines and an assault rifle recovered by the Long Beach Police Department in 2019. REUTERS A San Diego federal judge Friday blocked California’s ban on gun magazines that hold more than 10 bullets for the second time in recent years. In a ruling stemming from a lawsuit filed by firearm advocates, U.S. District
white house — Amid stalled progress on gun control legislation in the U.S. Congress, President Joe Biden announced the creation of a new federal office for gun violence prevention, tapping Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor of gun homicide cases, to lead it. “Guns are the number one killer of children in America,” Biden
President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to fight for gun safety laws in the United States while unveiling a new White House office of gun violence prevention. THE TAKE Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee the office, taking on an issue that is critical to her and Biden’s political base. The president’s 2024 re-election
ATF photo. Unrelated to Biden; but story’s as weird as the photo. KOTV The Biden administration is creating a new White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention as an effort to coordinate federal policy on guns, and if that also reminds people which party actually wants to do something to reduce gun violence with the 2024