The Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg was still on lockdown. A gunman had killed 32 students and teachers before turning the weapon on himself. Kaine, sleepless, returned to Virginia on the next flight out, traveling from hospital to hospital to visit the wounded once he arrived. “Every April, I always think about this,” Kaine (D-Va.),

The House of Representatives is reconvening next week. Senate Bill 6, to ban magazines over an arbitrary capacity limit, has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 6. Senate Bill 6, the so-called “Delaware Large Capacity Magazine Prohibition Act,” bans possessing magazines with a capacity

Thursday morning, Gov. Phil Murphy held a press conference to unveil yet another gun control package in the Garden State.  Every time he reverts back to the same playbook, it is nothing more than an admission that years of gun control have been a failure.  But because he has no real ideas about how to

Earlier this week, the Senate voted to pass House bill 1366 and House Bill 31. The bills will now be transmitted to Governor David Ige for his consideration. Please contact Gov. Ige and ask him to veto HB 1366 and HB 31. House Bill 1366, sponsored by Patrick Branco (D-50), amends language regarding home-built firearms passed last

On Wednesday, April 21, the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee is holding a public hearing on several Sunday hunting bills, including Legislative Document 1033, which would allow Sunday hunting on private property with written landowner permission. This bill creates more hunting opportunities for Maine sportsmen and women. Maine is just one of two states that

Newly released court documents allege that in 2018, the National Rifle Association and its CEO Wayne LaPierre approved a $1.5 million dollar contract to keep then-NRATV host Dan Bongino on for the 2019 calendar year at the NRA’s failing TV outlet. This came as the gun rights organization was falling deeper into financial troubles over the course of 2018.  A legal document obtained by Salon and filed by Ackerman McQueen, the NRA’s

Big business has ratcheted up its objections to proposals that would make it harder to vote, with several hundred companies and executives signing a new statement opposing “any discriminatory legislation.” The letter, published Wednesday in The New York Times and The Washington Post, was signed by companies including Amazon, Google, Starbucks and Bank of America,

Guns are ingrained in the Arizona psyche, from the legendary Shootout at the OK Corral that morphed into tourist-dependent Tombstone to the CNN broadcast of Donald Trump supporters casually carrying long guns during a protest in downtown Phoenix. Arizona has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the nation, built on a pioneer, conservative

Both the House and Senate are expected to consider Emergency Powers legislation, Senate Bill 370 and House Bill 504, respectively.  SB 370 was recently passed out of the House Judiciary Committee and is should be on the House Floor tomorrow. House Bill 504 was heard on the Senate floor today and will receive Third Reading

Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider self-defense expansion legislation, Senate Bill 573.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT SB 573. Senate Bill 573 clarifies existing law to prevent cities and municipalities from being able to create gun free zones in locations where they shouldn’t be allowed to.  This legislation

Joe Biden recently announced he would nominate gun control activist and lobbyist David Chipman for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Chipman’s hostility towards the Second Amendment and his work for a national gun control organization disqualifies him from serving as the Director of the ATF. Make no mistake, David

Joe Biden recently announced he would nominate gun control activist and lobbyist David Chipman for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Chipman’s hostility towards the Second Amendment and his work for a national gun control organization disqualifies him from serving as the Director of the ATF. Make no mistake, David

A noisy contingent from North Dakota’s university system, as well as their sundry apologists, are upset about an amendment to legislation that would withhold some matching tax dollars, under the challenge grants program, for state schools that partner with abortion providers. This is an affront to academic freedom, they tell us. Keep politics out of

Tomorrow, April 15, the Judiciary Committee will hold a work session to vote on Legislative Document 1068. Please contact MEMBERS OF THE Judiciary Committee and ask them to OPPOSE this gun confiscation measure. Legislative Document 1068 creates two new sections of Maine law, which outline the power of the court in issuing orders or consent agreements for

Joe Biden recently announced he would nominate gun control activist and lobbyist David Chipman for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Chipman’s hostility towards the Second Amendment and his work for a national gun control organization disqualifies him from serving as the Director of the ATF. Make no mistake, David

Last week, the Idaho Senate gave final approval to shooting range funding legislation, House Bill 286.  The measure now heads to the desk of Governor Brad Little for his signature.  Please contact Governor Little and ask him to sign House Bill 286 into law. House Bill 286, sponsored by Representative Caroline Nilsson Troy (R-District 5B), clarifies existing law and

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — As gun violence surges in New York City, there’s a new effort to keep people safe this summer. Communities are coming together to find ways to prevent shootings by taking action in their own neighborhoods. READ MORE: De Blasio Says Solution To Spike In Gun Violence Is Courts, Economy And COVID

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Seven Democrats and six Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination in the race for Virginia lieutenant governor, a part-time position used as a springboard to the governor’s office. Gov. Ralph Northam and two former Virginia governors, Sen Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Douglas Wilder, all served as lieutenant governor before taking the

CLOSE President Joe Biden announced executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence. USA TODAY The Texas House could vote Thursday on a bill to drop training and licensing requirements from carrying handguns in public. AUSTIN  — As a combat veteran, a former police officer and now a certified firearms instructor, Jorge DeLeon says Texas lawmakers are

House Bill 1927, by Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler), an NRA-backed permitless carry proposal that would allow law-abiding citizens to carry a handgun without a state-issued License To Carry (LTC), will be debated by the full Texas House on Thursday!  This is the first time a permitless carry bill has made it to the House floor for consideration.  It’s

Jane Williams It is with great sadness that the family of Jane Carrigan Williams, announce her passing from this life into God’s great kingdom when she died on the morning of April 9, 2021, in Lyndonville with her loving family by her side. Jane was the only daughter born into a happy, Irish Catholic family