[ad_1] A shooting occurred at a lake party at Arcadia Lake in Edmond, Oklahoma, around 9:00 pm CDT on Sunday night, leaving 15 injured. A post from the Edmond Police Department’s X account reveals that the Edmond Police, working alongside the Oklahoma City Police and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, responded to the scene after receiving

[ad_1] In previous primary elections, Assemblyman Heath Flora, R-Ripon, has faced only a few challengers in the race to retain his 9th District seat. This year, he will face five opponents — the most to file against him since he took office — in local residents Tami Nobriga, Jim Shoemaker and Matthew Adams, as well

[ad_1] In my ethics class last Thursday we began our final unit of the semester: Gun violence. First up was an essay by Simone Gubler called “Philosophizing with Guns.” She wrote it while she was a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Texas, reflecting on a Texas “campus carry” bill signed into law

[ad_1] Background For decades, the fight for full health freedom—as defined by a system in which full informed consent replaces the legislative reality and culture of vaccine mandates—has been an arduous one. However, there are important parallels between the fight for health freedom and the success that advocates of a constitutionalist view of the Second

[ad_1] An owner points to rifles for sale at a store in Miami Beach, Florida, Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Louis Keene April 17, 2026 Capitalizing on heightened anxieties and surging Jewish interest in gun ownership, the National Rifle Association this week announced a partnership with a national

[ad_1] With the April 21 referendum just weeks away, Virginia gun owners have no time left—vote early today—to stop a power grab that would hand more influence to politicians already hostile to the Second Amendment. On February 21, Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the most aggressive map overhaul in Virginia

[ad_1] Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, handed out vetoes for two pieces of legislation that passed through the Kentucky General Assembly, allowing adults under 21 years old to carry concealed firearms with a license and another that would shield gun sellers and manufacturers from civil liability. Beshear is in his veto period, which lasts 10

[ad_1] Defending the Second Amendment In 2026 during the recently concluded Virginia General Assembly session, Democrats sent to the Governor 26 anti-gun bills to curb our Second Amendment rights. Court challenges are likely to follow. One bill I find perplexing is HB 110, requiring lawful gun owners to store their handguns in a special storage

[ad_1] BOISE, Idaho — House Republicans voted against a bill that seeks to require counties in Idaho to allow citizens to carry firearms into courthouses — but still ban them from courtrooms — and sent it along for possible amendment, leaving its prospects in doubt. House Bill 621 aims to grant gun owners the ability

[ad_1] The former president of the National Rifle Association allegedly tossed water at an attorney during a deposition in her lawsuit against her former organization, reported Lee Williams of The Gun Writer. Marion Hammer, a towering figure in firearms politics for years, “filed suit against her former employer on May 8, 2025, alleging that the

[ad_1] Editor’s note: This is a two-part article with anticipated publishing dates one week apart. There are five shooting disciplines or domains discussed and the focus that should be kept for training in each. Due to the length of the article, we’ve broken it into two parts with three domains in the first and two

[ad_1] The 2026 Utah General Legislative Session, which ended March 6, produced one of the most wide-ranging sets of changes to the state’s public university system in recent years — touching campus gun policy, religious accommodations for students, trustee governance, research funding, immigration status and tuition, and the ongoing $60 million strategic reinvestment process that

[ad_1] For the sixth consecutive Session, legislation to mandate background checks for ammunition sales has failed to garner a single Committee hearing. Companion bills (SB 88, HB 41) again remained inert this year as lawmakers crossed the Session midpoint, with neither proposal scheduled for debate. The measures, filed by Boca Raton Sen. Tina Scott Polsky and Coral

[ad_1] In rural Ohio, more liberals are seeking gun training By: Abbey Marshall | Ideastream Public Media Posted on: Friday, March 13, 2026 < < Back to SHELBY, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — An abundance of Trump flags dotted the cornfield-lined state route through Richland County on a dreary February day. But inside an unassuming

[ad_1] An abundance of Trump flags dotted the cornfield-lined state route through Richland County on a dreary February day. But inside an unassuming farmhouse in Shelby, a small rural town just outside Mansfield, a group huddled under Palestinian, Ukrainian and rainbow pride flags. Their politics are demonstrably left leaning, but believe it or not, they’re

[ad_1] Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico is seeking to represent the Lone Star State in the Senate, but his views on Second Amendment rights seem more suited for New York or California. Talarico defeated Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the March 3 Democratic primary for the party’s nomination to challenge for the seat

[ad_1] After the killing of Alex Pretti, there has been a surge of new gun owners from the left side of the political spectrum, which has previously been known for advocating against gun rights. Pretti was an intensive care unit nurse working in Minneapolis who participated in protests against United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

[ad_1] Washington — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Monday in a Second Amendment dispute over a federal law that bars unlawful drug users from possessing firearms. The case, United States v. Hemani, is the second involving gun rights that the high court is hearing in its current term, joining a legal battle

[ad_1] The gun lobby pays a whole lot of money to its lawyers, but James Uthmeier is a bargain. He’s free — pro bono, as lawyers would say. Trouble is, he works for us — not the gun lobby. Uthmeier is currently being paid to fill the vacant attorney general position. His office alone represents

[ad_1] “Open carrying does cause a lot of concern with a lot of people, especially on campuses,” said Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George talks at the Capitol in this photo from Feb. 22, 2022. Brooks has updated his 2026 bill to prohibit open

[ad_1] The gun lobby pays a whole lot of money to its lawyers, but James Uthmeier is a bargain. He’s free — pro bono, as lawyers would say. Trouble is, he works for us — not the gun lobby. Uthmeier is Florida’s attorney general, not counsel to the NRA. His office alone represents the state

[ad_1] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) backtracked Tuesday after Gun Owners of America (GOA) posted screenshots on X of the denial of an application for items covered by the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA). The reconciliation bill signed into law by President Donald Trump in July 2025 contained provisions that reduced

[ad_1] The federal government’s recent messaging around gun holders has created a deluge of unlikely Second Amendment advocates — including those previously opposed to or disinterested in gun ownership. Gun groups across the country are seeing skyrocketing requests for firearm training from women, people of color and liberals, according to national gun coalitions and local

[ad_1] Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In January 2024, my wife and I agreed to host a birthday party for our friends’ 2-year-old in our child-free home. The scene was chaotic and joyful, with several young kids running around

[ad_1] Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman will tap an upstate sheriff known as tough-on-crime policies and a staunch pro-gun rights stance as his running mate, sources told The Post Sunday. Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino will be announced as the lieutenant governor candidate to run alongside Blakeman, who is now serving as Nassau County executive,

[ad_1] In what is becoming a troubling pattern from Trump officials, yet another White House deputy took to cable news to issue a full-throated attack on the God-given right to self-defense. This time, the offender was U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro.  “I don’t care if you have a license in

[ad_1] Mother Jones illustration; Abbie Parr/AP; Guns & Ammo; FN Herstal USA Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was co-published with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. On December 31, in the waning hours of

[ad_1] A fiery warning from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has ignited backlash from within her own party as Republicans accuse the former Fox News personality of stoking fear among gun owners. Pirro, Donald Trump’s top prosecutor for Washington, D.C., warned on Fox News on Monday that if anyone brings “a gun into the District, you

[ad_1] Utah tells the NBA: Allow concealed carry or kiss a billion in funding goodbye. PublishedFebruary 3, 2026 7:20 PM EST•UpdatedFebruary 3, 2026 6:33 PM EST Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link The Utah Jazz and the NHL’s newest franchise want roughly a billion dollars from taxpayers to remake downtown Salt Lake City into a shiny,

[ad_1] (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The National Rifle Association clapped back at former Fox News host-turned-U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro on Tuesday, following Pirro’s claim on Monday that if “you bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail.” Pirro was on Fox News on Monday, crowing about the reduction in crime