[ad_1] One way the National Rifle Association projects its power is through the image of tens of thousands of members in a convention center, in front of the politicians who back the powerful gun rights organization. But this weekend, for the second year in a row, the NRA’s chosen convention center will stand empty, after
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[ad_1] The federal government has rarely made a habit of covering itself in glory, but in recent weeks it seems determined to engender mistrust among the American public. In only the last month, three fresh examples of the federal government’s inability to secure sensitive data have come to light. These examples of official incompetence have once again made clear
[ad_1] Mandatory Gun Storage and Magazine Capacity Limits Proposed for 2022 Session Dear New Mexico NRA Member: Even though their so-called “universal background check” and “red flag” laws have been abject failures, anti-gun state lawmakers are continuing their war on law-abiding gun owners by calling for mandatory firearms storage proposals and limits on magazine capacity
[ad_1] Gun reform advocates, frustrated that President Joe Biden has put on the back burner his campaign vow to finally address America’s gun violence epidemic, are calling for the creation of a new top-level office to spearhead the issue. That would be an appropriately high-profile approach to a national crisis that has been allowed to
[ad_1] Texans can now openly carry a handgun in public without a permit or firearms training. The permitless carry law, along with a slew of other new firearms legislation, went into effect this week as the Lone Star State joined around 20 other states as a “Second Amendment sanctuary,” Houston Public Media reported. “Politicians from
[ad_1] Photo Credit: Marc Gronich State Senator Brian Benjamin, Governor Hocul, and the Reverend Al Sharpton. Since taking the reins of power on Tuesday, August 24, Governor Kathy Hochul has been from Manhattan to Syracuse with little time spent in Albany. She has had a full plate of agenda items to contend with, including an
[ad_1] NRA-ILA Texas State Director Tara Mica presented State Sen. Brandon Creighton with NRA’s Defender of Freedom Award this week at the Texas Capitol. Sen. Creighton sponsored HB 1500, protecting the operations of firearms manufacturers and retailers during future emergencies or disasters, and was an early and vocal advocate of HB 1927, the landmark Constitutional
[ad_1] NRA-ILA Texas State Director Tara Mica presented State Rep. Cole Hefner with NRA’s Defender of Freedom Award this week at the Texas Capitol. Rep. Hefner authored and passed HB 1500, protecting the operations of firearms manufacturers and retailers during future emergencies or disasters. He also sponsored SB 20, prohibiting hotels in Texas from adopting “no
[ad_1] NRA-ILA Texas State Director Tara Mica presented State Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler) with NRA’s Defender of Freedom Award this week at the Texas Capitol. Rep. Schaefer authored and passed House Bill 1927, the landmark Constitutional Carry bill, during the 87th Regular Session. This is a massive victory for Texas gun owners! Dear Texas House District 6 NRA
[ad_1] NRA-ILA Texas State Director Tara Mica presented State Sen. Charles Schwertner with NRA’s Defender of Freedom Award this week at the Texas Capitol. Sen. Schwertner authored SB 19, legislation prohibiting corporations which discriminate against the firearms industry from obtaining contracts with Texas governmental entities. He also sponsored HB 1927, the historic Constitutional Carry bill, in the Senate. Dear
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 135 Member: As NRA-ILA reported to you earlier, a dozen new pro-Second Amendment bills take effect TODAY – September 1. Your State Representative, Jon Rosenthal, voted against NINE of them. He voted: AGAINST Constitutional Carry; AGAINST banning banks with policies that discriminate against the firearms industry from doing business with the State of Texas; AGAINST prohibiting anti-gun
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 113 Member: As NRA-ILA reported to you earlier, a dozen new pro-Second Amendment bills take effect TODAY – September 1. Your State Representative, Rhetta Bowers, voted against NINE of them. She voted: AGAINST Constitutional Carry; AGAINST allowing victims of abuse aged 18-21 to apply for a License To Carry to
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 65 Member: As NRA-ILA reported to you earlier, a dozen new pro-Second Amendment bills take effect TODAY – September 1. Your State Representative, Michelle Beckley, voted against ELEVEN of them. She voted: AGAINST Constitutional Carry; AGAINST allowing victims of abuse aged 18-21 to apply for a License To Carry to
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 47 Member: As NRA-ILA reported to you earlier, a dozen new pro-Second Amendment bills take effect TODAY – September 1. Your State Representative, Vikki Goodwin, voted against ELEVEN of them. She voted: AGAINST Constitutional Carry; AGAINST allowing victims of abuse aged 18-21 to apply for a License To Carry to
[ad_1] Gabriela Pesqueira When the coronavirus pandemic struck last year, people throughout the developed world raced to buy toilet paper, bottled water, yeast for baking bread, and other basic necessities. Americans also stocked up on guns. They bought more than 23 million firearms in 2020, up 65 percent from 2019. First-time gun purchases were notably
[ad_1] The gun I dream of buying keeps popping up in my head in a recurring fashion. It never reaches fever pitch but loses velocity and intensity. It curls around my brain and then falls asleep, only to reawaken some later date when the air is full of menace. The reason for my wanting to
[ad_1] The gun I dream of buying keeps popping up in my head in a recurring fashion. It never reaches fever pitch but loses velocity and intensity. It curls around my brain and then falls asleep, only to reawaken some later date when the air is full of menace. The reason for my wanting to
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After this giant mess in Afghanistan – what’s the response from the White House? Boy did we screw up! But look how we fixed it! Talk about fixed: this is a mess so screwed up it will have reverberations for many years. Which means, the person
[ad_1] On May 11, 2021, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harlin Hale of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision dismissing the Chapter 11 case of the National Rifle Association and certain of its affiliates. The high-profile New York-based non-profit sought bankruptcy protection in Texas on Jan. 15, 2021 and immediately
[ad_1] Let’s start with the obvious: “Basket of deplorables” is a weird turn of phrase. There are baskets and there are deplorable people, but pairing the two is the oddest of linguistic odd couples. Hillary Clinton said those three words in the final months of her 2016 presidential campaign, making rhetorical and political history. There
[ad_1] None of the half dozen reports of Taliban gun confiscation I’ve reviewed mention the letter writer’s claim Afghan gun owners are also being imprisoned or killed. The confiscations are, of course, decried by the corrupt NRA and its greedy ilk as the first step toward tyranny. Ironically, in America, the Second Amendment was enacted
[ad_1] One of the fake news heavyweights, The Washington Post, wrote a profile on former NRA spokesperson and current conservative radio host Dana Loesch and, remarkably, it didn’t make her sound like “a first class monster.” For the left, that’s something to get steamed over. In his Monday piece, The Washington Post’s Manuel Roig-Franzia painted a
[ad_1] INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Former Indian River County Hospital District TrusteeTracey Zudans wants to follow in her husband’s previous footsteps. Zudans, wife of former Mayor Val Zudans, is among three candidates who has have filed to run for the Vero Beach City Council. Two seats, currently held by Vice Mayor Rey Neville and Dick Winger, are up
[ad_1] Governor Roy Cooper, who is no friend to the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens, also ignores the recommendations of law-enforcement. Today, he vetoed House Bill 398, NC Sheriffs’ Association-backed legislation to repeal the pistol permit in favor of the federal NICS background check. This is the second piece of pro-Second Amendment legislation Gov.
[ad_1] As part of the campaign to stigmatize firearms and legitimate firearm owners, gun control advocates and their allies on the left have targeted anything that resembles or is used as a proxy for a gun – partially chewed pop tarts, fingers (a “level 2 lookalike firearm”), Halloween costume props, and ordinary toys. There are more examples than we could possibly list
[ad_1] OUTSIDE OF DALLAS – Dana Loesch strides with purpose in chunky black unlaced boots. Past the wrought-iron chandelier and red upholstered dining-table chairs that evoke some medieval castle. Alongside the “predator wall” of horned creatures (mostly fakes), then a leopard-print banquette that seems only slightly smaller than a compact car. She was once the
[ad_1] As part of the campaign to stigmatize firearms and legitimate firearm owners, gun control advocates and their allies on the left have targeted anything that resembles or is used as a proxy for a gun – partially chewed pop tarts, fingers (a “level 2 lookalike firearm”), Halloween costume props, and ordinary toys. There are
[ad_1] Before being declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden was unabashed in his support for restricting Second Amendment rights. A lengthy section of his campaign website described his ambitions for new gun control, with headings such as “Keep guns out of dangerous hands” and “Make sure firearm owners take on the
[ad_1] The federal government has rarely made a habit of covering itself in glory, but in recent weeks it seems determined to engender mistrust among the American public. In only the last month, three fresh examples of the federal government’s inability to secure sensitive data have come to light. These examples of official incompetence have
[ad_1] The Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium at the Rockefeller Institute of Government published a policy brief promising “Policy Solutions to Address Mass Shootings.” The Rockefeller Institute is a think tank within the State University of New York system and founded by the governors of northeastern states to offset the supposed lack of research from