[ad_1] Florida’s six-week abortion ban In April, DeSantis signed into law a ban on abortions after six weeks. The six-week ban will only take effect only if the state’s current 15-week ban is upheld before the state Supreme Court. The ban allows for exceptions for victims of rape and incest if they provide evidence such

[ad_1] Local political and civil rights leaders gathered in Severn Wednesday morning to condemn the young man whose neighborhood walks with a semiautomatic rifle have garnered national attention this past week. Together, they called for the armed demonstrations to stop, saying they’re inciting fear in the community, and suggested his actions may inspire further gun

[ad_1] Maine legislative committees are scheduled to consider bills LD 1557, to allow concealed weapons on school property, and LD 1696, which would allow lawsuits against the gun industry from persons harmed by “abnormally dangerous” firearms. While he supports one bill but not the other, John Merrill, president of the Pine Tree State Rifle and

[ad_1] As a Louisiana grandmother, I am so confused. I was surprised to read that proposed House Bill 131 would enact a right of citizens to carry concealed weapons without a permit. Here in Louisiana, we need a permit to drive a car because cars can be dangerous, especially without operator training. The Legislature even

[ad_1] In response to the letter from Rich Wieland (“Delaware needs to do more about gun safety”), May 2), I offer the following. Mark Twain, in 1907, is often attributed with the following: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” The numbers used by Mr. Wieland are just statistics that don’t

[ad_1] New You can now listen to Insurance Journal articles! The National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm sued to block Maryland from enforcing new gun-control measures that enhance requirements for obtaining concealed-carry permits and restrict firearms in sensitive areas including school grounds and hospitals. The suit was filed in federal court in Baltimore on Tuesday, hours

[ad_1] The wife of Anne Arundel County Del. Nic Kipke has joined a gun rights organization suing Gov. Wes Moore, challenging Maryland’s new laws that will restrict where licensed gun owners can carry firearms. The case filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore has as plaintiffs the Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc.

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association (NRA) promptly sued Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday, after he signed into law several new gun control measures. The state arm of the NRA, the Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Association, alleged in the suit that the new laws violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments by placing “unconstitutional

[ad_1] Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, brought what he said was a “constitutional carry” bill before the committee Tuesday. BATON ROUGE, La. — A House committee on crime advanced a bill 8-1 that would allow permitless concealed carry for individuals 18 and older. Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, brought what he said was a “constitutional

[ad_1] BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would remove concealed carry permits in Louisiana. HB131, authored by state Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, proposes removing the requirement for a person to have a permit to conceal carry a handgun. Louisiana State Director of the National Rifle Association Kelby

[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — The National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm sued to block Maryland from enforcing new gun-control measures that enhance requirements for obtaining concealed-carry permits and restrict firearms in sensitive areas including school grounds and hospitals. The suit was filed in federal court in Baltimore on Tuesday, hours after Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the

[ad_1] At his final bill-signing ceremony of the year Tuesday, Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, finalized Maryland lawmakers’ efforts to put further limits on who can carry guns and where they can carry them — including prohibitions on firearms in public spaces such as schools, bars, restaurants, performance venues, polling places and more. Spurred to

[ad_1] During his Wednesday town hall on CNN, former President Donald Trump told moderator Kaitlan Collins that the U.S. needs a strong focus on mental health and hardening schools, not gun control. Collins asked Trump if there were “any new gun restrictions” he would sign into law if he wins in 2024. Trump responded, “I would

[ad_1] Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | 2 a.m. In a nation of emotionally fragile men armed to the teeth with weapons of war, merely existing in public has become a life-and-death gambit. The most recent incident involving trigger-happy men incapable of controlling their rampant and overwhelming fear of everything in the world resulted in the

[ad_1] “In remembrance of the victims.”  That’s the template phrase routinely inserted in statements from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine whenever he orders flags flown at half-staff after a mass shooting. He did the same Sunday after the latest slaughter in Texas over the weekend – the second deadliest shooting in a year already filled with

[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill that would allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit in North Carolina, which was poised to move forward in the General Assembly this week, appears to have stalled for now. House Bill 189, which would allow anyone age 18 or over to carry a concealed handgun without

[ad_1] In its 2023 session, the Kansas Legislature developed a set of priorities in the name of helping children, apparently without regard for what the children of Kansas need. Lawmakers myopically and dangerously focused on transgender children, with the likely potential for truly unimaginable consequences. When considering these priorities, we should ask ourselves why this

[ad_1] Guns do kill people Florida concealed carry goes permitless, and gun instructors hope for the best | April 9 I am a retired teacher with 41 years of experience teaching in the public schools of Hillsborough County. Thankfully, in all that time I never had to face an armed individual trying to shoot me.

[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment RICHMOND — Virginia Republicans will pick their nominees for two state Senate races on May 6, launching an election season that will be critical to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s legislative agenda and national political aspirations. The two nominating contests in newly drawn, rural districts — a firehouse primary in an area

[ad_1] A string of perplexing shootings across the United States has revealed a fearful society where firing first and asking questions later has become, for some, acceptable if not always legal. The incidents involve people, including children, who have been shot at for seemingly mundane acts and mistakes: ringing the wrong doorbell, pulling into the

[ad_1] By A. Marie Hamilton, Sidney Sun-Telegraph LINCOLN – Nebraska becomes the 27th state to pass a Constitutional Carry gun law which was presented to Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Platte County, on April 19 and was signed into law by Pillen on Tuesday, April 25. Nebraska lawmakers voted 33-14 to pass Legislative Bill 77 (LB77)

[ad_1] Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen signed a constitutional carry bill into law on April 25 that will allow law-abiding citizens to carry a firearm, either openly or concealed, without a permit. The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Tom Brewer, applies to any individual 21 years or older who can legally own a firearm. “Signing

[ad_1] The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill to provide more money to county sheriffs to offset the loss of funds caused by the repeal of the requirement for a permit to carry concealed handguns. The Legislature repealed the permit requirement last year over opposition from the Alabama Sheriffs Association and some others

[ad_1] If you’re under the age of 18 in Iowa, you already don’t have many rights of your own. You’re at the mercy of adults—including lawmakers, whom you’re not allowed to vote for. Yet. “Childhood is the one prison from which there’s no escape, the one sentence from which there’s no appeal,” wrote English author

[ad_1] Pensacola News Journal/USA TODAY NETWORK  |  Pensacola News Journal Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of our readers and not the Pensacola News Journal. In order for letters to be considered for publication, they must be 250 words or less and include name, a full address and phone number. Only your

[ad_1] Student organizers from Iowa WTF and March For Our Lives Iowa protest a bill that would allow guns on school grounds on April 24 at the Iowa Capitol. Photo by Starting Line staff Valley High School Senior Luke Rowley remembers what it was like going to school the day after the Uvalde, Texas, school

[ad_1] While Washington continues to be dysfunctional and our democracy is under daily attack, there is no time for on-the-job training or ineffective leadership in Congress. Congressional acrimony is creating real, life-and-death consequences for us here at home as our community suffers from gun violence, the impacts of climate change or even just accessing mental

[ad_1] Shame on Arizona Republicans in the Legislature for refusing to consider any proposed gun safety policies. Arizona, if you trust your military personnel, take a few lessons from us. (Deposit Photos) As a primary marksmanship instructor in the United States Marine Corps, I taught thousands of America’s warfighters how to safely handle dangerous weapons

[ad_1] One-fifth of U.S. households purchased guns during the pandemic, a national arming that exposed more than 15 million Americans to firearms in the home for the first time, academic studies show.  Americans purchased nearly 60 million guns between 2020 and 2022, according to an analysis by The Trace, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that

[ad_1] By Sid Schwab / Herald columnist Permit-less concealed carry and “stand your ground” laws: the deadliest possible combination. Yet, cahooting with the NRA, the Republican Party is doing everything it can to exacerbate it. It’s a party gone nuts. At this point, we may as well assume that everyone we encounter is packing and