CASPER —A series of bills could eliminate gun-free zones in government buildings and meetings for those with concealed carry permits and introduce an “enhanced” permit that would allow firearms in the Wyoming Capitol. One of the three bills introduced at this year’s legislative session seeks to repeal gun-free zones in government and legislative meetings; it

When a gunman with a weapon of war stormed into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and gunned down 20 small children and six adults, many people thought our nation might finally come to its senses about gun violence. But, no. Here we are, a decade later, and cold-blooded gunslingers continue to burst

History is full of horrific events in which we shake our heads and ask, “How did that happen? What were they thinking?” The Holocaust and slavery are two prime examples. It begs the question of what is transpiring today that will be regarded by future generations as deplorable. That historians will record with the hope

RICHMOND — A Democrat-led Virginia Senate panel voted Monday to advance a range of gun control bills, including legislation meant to address recent campus shootings at the University of Virginia and a Newport News elementary school. In an hours-long hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee signed off on measures that would tighten Virginia’s gun storage regulations and ban most

Campus carry is back. The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced SB 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act with only minimal opposition, and now it goes to the full Senate.  The bill would allow individuals who possess a concealed carry permit to have a pistol or handgun on college campuses in the state.  Individuals must be at

The US is in the grip of a surge in gun violence, a necessary result of political polarization. With the ringing of New Year bells all over the world, the US ushered in the New Year amidst violence. On January 1, 2023, the sound of gunshots, cries for help, and screams pierced the sky. On

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) tried to make hay with Republicans by starting the 118th Congress with a move to defund 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents, but Second Amendment groups see the new Congress as a mixed blessing at best. While McCarthy was touting efforts to rein in the IRS, Gun

The Illinois General Assembly moved closer to a so-called “assault weapon” ban when the state House of Representatives passed the Protecting Illinois Communities Act on a vote of 64-43. HB 5855 is now headed to the State Senate as SB 2226, where it is expected to pass before going to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who has

Alabama on Jan. 1 became the latest state to allow residents to carry concealed firearms without a permit. The new state law means that a person would not need to get a permit that requires a background check to legally carry a concealed handgun in public. A person can still choose to get a permit if

Half of the states in the U.S. no longer require residents to hold a concealed carry permit to carry firearms in public after Alabama, Indiana, Georgia and Ohio passed laws in 2022 removing permit requirements. On Monday, Alabama began enforcing its permitless carry law, becoming the 25th state to do so, while Indiana, Georgia and Ohio

A law to allow Alabamians to conceal a firearm without a permit went into effect on Sunday. As a result, the legal requirement for residents to obtain a concealed carry permit for pistols before hiding them on their person is now null and void, with the only need for a pistol permit now being to

A change in Alabama law that was a decade in the making starts today: No permit is required to carry a concealed handgun or to carry one in a vehicle. The Legislature passed a bill to repeal the permit requirement in March and it takes effect with the start of the new year. The bill

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama on Sunday will become the latest state to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a state permit that requires a background check. The new state law ends the requirement for a person to get a permit to legally carry a concealed handgun in public. A person can still choose

Alabama on Jan. 1 will become the latest state to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a state permit that requires a background check. The new state law ends the requirement for a person to get a permit to legally carry a concealed handgun in public. A person can still choose to get

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Jan. 1 will become the latest state to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a state permit that requires a background check. The new state law ends the requirement for a person to get a permit to legally carry a concealed handgun in public. A person can

Mark Lee was an NRA-certified instructor who associates said specialized in teaching how to conceal a gun. Concealed carry permits climb in Palm Beach County Roughly 1 in 9 adults in Palm Beach County has a concealed carry license, according to state data. The number’s only growing. Hannah Phillips, Palm Beach Post WEST PALM BEACH

Having read the New York Times articles as well as the “Unequal Futures” coverage by Sentinel reporters Annie Martin and Leslie Postal, neither article captures history. When Brown vs. Board of Education struck down Plessy v Ferguson the reaction was to develop “neighborhood schools. ” The Civil Rights Act in 1964 triggered an enhanced strategy

Impact of a self-defense shooting can be felt long after the incident is over, experts say Kevin Michalowski has some unequivocal and sincerely held views on the purpose of the Second Amendment. “You have the right to stay alive and not live in fear of [evil people]. You have the right to defend yourself as

Governor Phil Murphy from New Jersey signed bill A4769 into law on Thursday, tightening gun restrictions in the state and triggering a lawsuit from the National Rifle Association (NRA). Back in June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal to require New York applicants to show “proper cause” for carrying a handgun in

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law on Thursday strengthening restrictions on who can obtain a public carry permit for handguns and where those guns can be carried, and in response, the National Rifle Association has filed a lawsuit against the state. Murphy introduced the proposal in June after the U.S. Supreme Court

Beginning Jan. 1, Alabama residents will not be required to obtain permits to carry concealed handguns in most places in the state. After lengthy debate during the 2022 legislative session, Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 272 in March, putting Alabama on track to become a permitless carry state in 2023. “It guarantees to the

AUSTIN, Texas ― Few people are more enthusiastic about carrying handguns than Mike Cargill. The owner of Central Texas Gun Works often carries three ― two concealed, plus one holstered outside his belt. He’s also enthusiastic about handgun education. Even after the Republican-dominated state legislature passed a “constitutional carry” law, which allows Texans to carry

Since the horrific murders at Sandy Hook Elementary a decade ago, America has seen hundreds more mass shootings, a sharp rise in gun deaths generally, and an alarming turn toward gun-glorifying political extremism. Yet we still depend on hundreds of laws that keep guns out of crowded public places, stop teenagers from buying handguns, and

HARRISBURG — The 2021-22 Legislative Session closed on Wednesday. There were more than 4,000 bills and 600 resolutions proposed in the state House and Senate, the two chambers that constitute Pennsylvania’s General Assembly. What follows is a look back at the outcome of legislation proposed by area lawmakers. Rep. Aaron Bernstine Rep. Aaron Bernstine represented

There’s been sort of an unwritten rule the past several years in Springfield to stay away from doing things like ban assault weapons. The votes to pass one have seemingly been there in both chambers, but the will of past Democratic leadership seemed to be to not overtly poke any big, cash-rich bears, like the

Del. Brewer proposes allowing concealed carry in Capitol Square Published 1:08 pm Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Brewer (File photo) Del. Emily Brewer, R-Isle of Wight, has proposed legislation that would allow concealed-carry permit holders to bring firearms into Richmond’s Capitol Square and surrounding state government buildings. Brewer announced the legislation, filed as House Bill 1407,

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The General Assembly will return to Richmond in the new year with a renewed focus on gun control after Virginia suffered two high-profile mass shootings in less than two weeks. With a Republican-controlled House of Delegates and a Democratic majority in the state Senate, the debate is likely destined for gridlock.

An Albany legislator in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s hometown is taking aim at the NRA — but not for promoting gun sales. Instead, state Sen. Sean Ryan (D-Buffalo) is pushing to stop the group from promoting gun safety in New York. Newly-introduced legislation would do that by stripping the group of its near monopoly over certifying

Parents, students, and activists say stricter gun laws are needed after the killing of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry. Photo courtesy of University of Virginia. by Aziah Siid Head to the University of Virginia’s athletics website, and the pearly white smiles of three football players — Lavel Davis Jr., 20; Devin Chandler, 20; and D’Sean Perry,

This article first appeared on The Daily Yonder and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. A higher prevalence of gun ownership in rural America has contributed to increased suicides, raising the overall gun-death rate in rural areas above that of urban communities. Experts say some legal interventions that have broad public support could