[ad_1] Tomorrow, the House Public and Behavioral Health and Human Services Committee is scheduled to consider Constitutional Carry legislation, House Bill 22-1033.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT this important self-defense measure. HB22-1033 allows any law-abiding adult who is legally eligible to obtain a carry permit, to carry a handgun without first

[ad_1] Last Friday, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief in support of a petition to have the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rehear a challenge to ATF’s 2018 rule that classified bump stocks as machineguns. A three judge panel of the Fifth Circuit upheld ATF’s rule in December, and this

[ad_1] Due to the coded legalization of racial discrimination and the nefariousness of coded polarization of Black Americans, the backlash is America’s labor shortage. Labor is just another step in the process of excluding and eliminating Blacks from mainstream society. The first step stated in November of 1865 in Mississippi with a law that kept

[ad_1] On Tuesday, February 8th, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee is scheduled to consider pro-gun legislation, Senate Bill 338. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 338. Senate Bill 338, sponsored by Senator Michael Hough, allows an applicant to obtain preliminary approval for a wear and carry permit before obtaining the required

[ad_1] Mexico has long had the unfortunate reputation of being a violent country where drug cartels operate with seeming impunity. The country’s homicide rate has reached stratospheric levels, and shows little evidence of slowing down. In 1990, murders in Mexico occurred at a rate of roughly 17 per 100K of the population. An unsettling number,

[ad_1] The House select committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is ramping up roughly seven months after the panel was formed. The committee, which is composed of seven Democrats and two Republicans, has subpoenaed at least 82 people and organizations thus far as part of its probe into the facts, circumstances

[ad_1] This week, thanks to your continued calls and emails, pro-gun measures House Bill 2316 and House Bill 2414 were approved in committee.  Also, another pro-gun measure, House Bill 2489, has been scheduled for a committee hearing on Monday.  Please continue to use the RTS system to contact committee members in support of HB 2489.

[ad_1] Today the Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 115 1st Substitute by a 20 to 5 vote.  The measure now heads to the House for further consideration. Introduced by Senator Chris Wilson and Representative Cory Maloy, SB 115 enhances Utah’s existing firearm preemption statute by providing a mechanism to ensure compliance. Firearm preemption occupies the field of firearm laws and regulations with

[ad_1] On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed yet another important pro-Second Amendment piece of legislation.  Only a couple months ago, the Governor struck down constitutional carry after both chambers passed the bill.  This time, it was a preemption bill which passed with bipartisan support in both chambers.  HB 979 had recently passed the Senate on

[ad_1] Committee to Elect PK ONeill Today, Nevada Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill officially announced that he would seek re-election to his Assembly seat. O’Neill, a Republican who has served two previous terms, will now seek his third and has been formally endorsed by the Republican Assembly Caucus. “It’s been one of my life’s greatest honors to

[ad_1] The White House on Thursday spoke about taking action to reduce gun violence. The Biden Administration is pushing for funding interventions like community policing, street outreach, hospital-based intervention and youth programs. It’s also working with law enforcement to stop the illegal flow of weapons from some southern states with weaker laws into states like

[ad_1] By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN A bipartisan group of senators are moving closer to a long-sought deal to renew and modernize the lapsed Violence Against Women Act, after a series of hangups stalled progress on the landmark legislation that expired more than three years ago. “We had a meeting on it this

[ad_1] This week, State Senator Todd Lakey (R-12) introduced NRA-Backed Emergency Powers Legislation, Senate Bill 1262.  The measure will be first considered in the Senate State Affairs Committee on Monday, February 7, at 8:00am.  Please contact your State Senator and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 1262. Senate Bill 1262 provides protections for gun stores, ranges, or any

[ad_1] Yesterday, the House voted 52-48 to pass House Bill 827, to restore and advance Virginia’s firearm preemption law to prevent localities from restricting Second Amendment rights.  It will now move to the Senate for further consideration. House Bill 827 prevents localities from passing their own restrictions on lawful carry. Ever since the General Assembly

[ad_1] Yesterday, lawmakers introduced House Bill 272, the final version of constitutional carry legislation. NRA thanks lead sponsor Representative Shane Stringer, and co-sponsor Rules Chairman Mike Jones, for their tireless efforts drafting HB 272, as well as co-sponsors Speaker Mac McCutcheon, Representative Andrew Sorrell, and Public Safety and Homeland Security Chairman Allen Treadaway, for their hard

[ad_1] Thanks to calls and emails from NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters, anti-hunting legislation, SB22-031, was voted down in committee by a 4 to 1 vote. SB22-031 sought to prohibit the hunting, trapping or otherwise taking of a bobcat, lynx, or mountain lion except under very specific circumstances.  Historically, measures like these are drafted based on

[ad_1] On February 8th, the San Jose City Council will hold the final vote for File 22-045, to require gun owners to pay an annual tax and purchase liability insurance. The council previously voted to pass this ordinance on January 25th, but it still requires a final vote for adoption. If passed, it will become effective

[ad_1] Paths to power and winning elections inside the GOP are changing rapidly and radically, spawning a new generation of kingmakers while diminishing the clout of many who lorded over the party for years. Why it matters: Fourteen of the Republican Party’s top consultants and operatives across the country spoke in detail with Axios about

[ad_1] Maura Healey is pushing back on attempts to label her a “moderate,” saying instead that she’s a “proud progressive” in the running to be the next governor. “I am a proud progressive and I am incredibly proud of my record,” said Healey, speaking on WBUR’s “Radio Boston” on Thursday. “I was the one that

[ad_1] Yesterday, the California State Legislature saw the introduction of two more anti-gun bills that continue the assault on lawful gun ownership in the Golden State. On the heels of passing legislation to violate gun owner privacy during the 2021 legislative session, for which the NRA has already filed a lawsuit, legislators have now introduced Senate Bill 906, to require disclosure of firearm ownership

[ad_1] With Daniel Lippman   K STREET FUNDRAISES FOR DEMS: As Democrats fight to hold on to their majority in November’s midterms, several are turning to members of the downtown community to fundraise for them over the next few weeks, according to invitations for the events obtained by PI. — Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), who chairs

[ad_1] Thursday was just another day in the reverse reality that the coven of ABC’s The View occupies as they lashed out Republicans with false accusations that they were the ones “defunding the police” in (heavily Demcoratic) cities around the country, and they were “the real problem” with rising gun violence in cities. At the

[ad_1] PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota government accountability board on Thursday set an April deadline for Gov. Kristi Noem to respond to a pair of ethics complaints from the state’s attorney general, signaling it believes the complaints might have merit. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, who like Noem is a Republican, asked the board

[ad_1] House Bill 1077, the constitutional carry bill, has received an assignment to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The House previously passed HB 1077 by an overwhelming majority on January 12th and sent it to the Senate. Last year, the House passed similar legislation, also by an overwhelming majority, but the Senate refused to hear it

[ad_1] Close Well, it’s officially 2022. New year, same gig. If you’ve read my columns before, I tend to cover the news, but I also tend to pay attention to more institutional issues like the Senate and voting rights. Today, I’d like to continue on that theme by drawing your attention to a significant event:

[ad_1] Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. For nearly 30 years, the Reel M Inn has occupied a squat, stucco building on a corner along Southeast Division Street in Portland, Oregon. Sleek condos and coffee shops have erased most of the neighborhood’s

[ad_1] Governor Hochul will likely sign off on a state redistricting map that will put in jeopardy the re-election prospects of four Republican members of New York’s House delegation — echoing a situation the Democratic lawmaker faced a decade ago. At the time, Ms. Hochul was finishing her first term in the House of Representatives