Yesterday, Governor Pete Ricketts signed pro-gun omnibus legislation, Legislative Bill 236 into law. The measure was unanimously passed out of the legislature last week after being amended to include language from three separate pro-gun bills. Legislative Bill 236 is pro-gun omnibus legislative that accomplishes the below: Requires Nebraska State Patrol to provide notice of expiration of
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Yesterday, the House voted 66-43 to pass House Bill 4030 and 67-42 to pass House Bill 4498. These bills reduce both the application fee and the renewal fee for a Concealed Pistol License (CPL). They will now go to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT HB
CLOSE A rack of rifles are shown inside a New Jersey gun shop in July 2020. A two-year set of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives records found many of the weapons dealers recommended to lose their licenses instead kept them. The New Jersey shop was not cited in the records reviewed by reporters. (Thomas P.
Gun control advocates are confident they can secure the Senate confirmation of David Chipman to become the first permanent director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in more than six years, a key first step in President Joe Biden’s plan to revitalize the gun regulation agency amid a spike in violence in
Gun Rights Rallies Texas – Credit: Eric Gay/AP Texas is on the verge of becoming the most-populous state in the nation to allow permit-less carry of handguns, meaning any adult who can legally obtain a gun can take it to town, without any training or certification. It’s the firearms equivalent of abandoning drivers licenses. The
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for several Biden administration nominees, including professional gun control activist David Chipman for director of the federal agency that enforces the nation’s gun control laws (commonly referred to as ATF). Chipman’s evasive, contradictory, and dishonest testimony disqualified him from further consideration for the position.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for several Biden administration nominees, including professional gun control activist David Chipman for director of the federal agency that enforces the nation’s gun control laws (commonly referred to as ATF). Chipman’s evasive, contradictory, and dishonest testimony disqualified him from further consideration for the position.
The would-be head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a “notorious gun-grabber” who wants to ban “tens of millions of firearms,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) claimed Wednesday night. Hours earlier, Cotton tried to pin down David Chipman at his confirmation hearing on the question of which “assault weapons” he would
Many U.S. cities were already grappling with historic increases in gun violence when President Joe Biden took the oath of office in January, ratcheting up pressure on the new president to fulfill his campaign promises on gun reform. In March, Biden proposed spending $5 billion on community-led gun violence prevention programs, setting the stage for
On Main Street in Man, West Virginia, a woman marched through the front door of Uncle Sam’s Loans, a cavernous pawn shop packed with hunting bows, fishing lures and camping supplies for the residents of this small Appalachian town. Behind the counter hung the linchpin of Uncle Sam’s business: guns. The woman flashed her credentials,
President Biden’s choice to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) struggled under questioning from Republican senators at his confirmation hearing Wednesday, declining to identify which guns he would want banned as assault weapons. “You have called for an assault weapons ban,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told David Chipman during the Senate
President Biden tapped David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in part because the two-decade bureau veteran has few qualms about taking on the gun lobby in blunt, confrontational and unapologetic terms. On Wednesday, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee seized on Mr. Chipman’s scathing comments — including an interview
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been without a director for 13 of the last 15 years. That’s because 2006 was the year when Congress passed a law, pushed by gun rights advocates, requiring the agency’s director to be confirmed by a majority in the Senate. Since then, only the Obama administration
Today, the Kansas Legislature adjourned from its 2021 Legislative Session. Thanks to NRA Member and Second Amendment supporters, the legislature passed and then overrode the Governor’s veto of pro-gun omnibus legislation, House Bill 2058. Proposed by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, House Bill 2058 does the following: Recognizes all out-of-state concealed carry permits, and allows those who have been
This week, anti-gun legislators continued to push gun control measures through the legislative process, despite thousands of calls and emails from NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters in opposition. These measures only have a handful of steps before they go to the Governor, so it is very important that you continue to contact your lawmakers in opposition
The United States has the highest homicide-by-firearm rate of any of the world’s most developed nations. The mass shooting Wednesday morning that killed nine people and injured others at the Valley Transportation Authority light rail yard in San Jose follows 12 mass shootings across the United States last weekend. All told, as of Wednesday, according
Reports that Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has convened a special grand jury as part of his probe of his probe of the Trump Organization has sparked anxiety in the former president’s inner circle, reports suggested Wednesday. Trump aides are concerned that Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg will flip on the ex-president and are nervous
One of the greatest 2A enhancements for self-defense rights in the Sportsman’s Paradise, Senate Bill 118, passed out of committee earlier this week and needs your help to be considered before the Legislative Session ends! NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are strongly encouraged to contact House Speaker Clay Schexnayder at (225) 473-6016 and respectfully ask him
On May 21, ATF published a new proposed rule in the Federal Register entitled Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms. That publication triggered the opening of the proposed rule to public comments. The comment period will remain open until August 19, 2021. While the Justice Department has focused on the impact that
Lin Loftus: Eastman: Fact and reason In response to Charlie Danaher’s letter to the Editor (May 24th) asking for fact and reason for the signed petition to oust Mr. Eastman. There are many, but one stands out in particular. Eastman was at the Insurrection on the Capitol Jan 6th. He gleefully clapped as he shared
David Chipman, President Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, faced withering criticism during his confirmation hearing Wednesday from Republican senators over his history of scathing comments about gun ownership. Mr. Chipman, a two-decade veteran of the A.T.F. who has served as an adviser to gun control groups, was chosen
Soon residents in the Lone Star State will be able to carry handguns without a permit or license. The measure, which has been long sought after by conservative activists, is on the cusp of becoming law after it passed the Texas Senate approved a compromise on the bill on Monday. The deal was approved behind
Several national organizations representing law enforcement officers are applauding President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ahead of his confirmation hearing Wednesday, according to correspondence obtained by CNN. In a series of letters addressed to the Senate Judiciary Committee, national policing groups endorsed the nomination of David Chipman
A Luzerne County Council majority voted Tuesday to ask the county District Attorney’s Office to investigate the May 18 primary election. A council majority also declined to vote on terminating county Manager C. David Pedri, approved an amendment declaring the county a Second Amendment sanctuary and granted a tax break that is less generous than
A bill that will allow Texans to carry concealed handguns without any permit – or the background check and training that come with it – passed the state’s legislature on Monday and headed to the desk of the governor, who has promised to sign it. When Governor Greg Abbott signs the measure into law, Texas
Former President Donald Trump raged against Manhattan prosecutors for conducting a ‘purely political’ investigation after it was revealed that a grand jury had been convened to consider whether to indict him with criminal charges. Manhattan prosecutors have convened the grand jury that will weigh criminal charges against Donald Trump, according to reports on Tuesday. The grand
Stephen Willeford, the hero who stopped a gunman that murdered 26 congregants of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, from committing further carnage, gave an emotional testimony Tuesday to the United States Senate speaking against proposed restrictions on gun owners. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing organized by Chairman Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
David Chipman, President Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, will emphasize his experience fighting gun violence when he appears Wednesday before skeptical Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee. In opening his remarks, obtained by The Washington Times, Mr. Chipman will highlight his 24-year career in the ATF to head
Tomorrow, the House is hearing House Bill 4030 and House Bill 4498, to reduce both the application fee and the renewal fee for a Concealed Pistol License (CPL). Please contact your state representative and ask them to SUPPORT HB 4030 and HB 4498. House Bill 4030, sponsored by Representative Michele Hoitenga (R-102), reduces the initial
The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislation Action is applauding Texas lawmakers for passing Constitutional Carry this week. Constitutional Carry, also called permitless carry passed the Texas House over the weekend and was given final approval in the Texas Senate on Monday. If signed by the Governor, and the Governor has said he will sign