[ad_1] On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed permitless concealed carry legislation into law, making Florida the 26th state to allow permitless carry of firearms. According to Fox News, the law allows eligible citizens 21 years and old without asking the government for a permit and without paying a fee.  In a statement to Fox

[ad_1] Moms Demand Action March to Florida Capitol Protesting Florida Republican lawmakers’ efforts to pass permitless concealed carry legislation, Moms Demand Action marches to Florida’s Capitol on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Douglas Soule, USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA Florida tipped the advantage to states with more permissiable gun laws Monday. Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signed

[ad_1] Now that Republican lawmakers have repealed the need for a handgun permit, a concealed carry license could be the next to go. GREENSBORO, N.C. — On Tuesday, North Carolina republicans overrode the governor’s veto to pass a new law eliminating the need to get a permit from the sheriff before buying a handgun. As

[ad_1] Republican North Carolina lawmakers overrode Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill repealing the state’s pistol purchase permit system, enabling the repeal effort to proceed. The Republican-controlled North Carolina House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 41 earlier this month. The bill, which passed in both the House and Senate on party-line votes, repeals

[ad_1] As the Senate prepares to pass a permitless carry bill, many hard-line conservatives say Gov. Ron DeSantis should reject it. “This bill is a half-measure and is not what gun owners were promised,” said gun activist Matt Collins. “It isn’t true Constitutional Carry because it doesn’t include an open carry provision. This bill is

[ad_1] Republican Florida lawmakers Wednesday heard eight amendments from their Democratic colleagues aimed at reducing the potential negative impacts of a bill that would allow most Floridians to carry concealed firearms without a license. One by one, they shot them down. The next vote on the bill will be the last. The bill (HB 543)

[ad_1] North Carolina Republicans scrapped the state’s long-lived pistol permit requirement Wednesday, aided by the absence of several key Democrats, which gave Republicans the numbers they needed to overturn Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto for the first time since the GOP lost their veto-proof super majorities in the 2018 elections. No longer will North Carolinians buying

[ad_1] Jim Camden is a columnist with the Spokesman-Review in Spokane. Photo When a person wants to score points in a political argument, they often quote someone who commands respect from those on both sides of the debate. Whether that person agrees with their position, took a position on their issue or even said what

[ad_1] A bill passed in the Florida House would allow Floridians to conceal carry a weapon without a license. TAMPA, Fla. — A bill to do away with concealed carry licenses passed in the Florida House Thursday. Under House Bill 543, Floridians can conceal carry a gun without a safety course. It’s a bill favored

[ad_1] Many valuable lessons in life are learned in the hardest way possible. On Feb. 14, 2018, Republicans in Florida learned what almost two decades of loosened laws around responsible gun ownership truly meant for the state when my daughter was one of 17 people murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by a 19-year-old

[ad_1] The first public hearing surrounding a package of firearms bills supported by House Speaker Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, and the Oregon Attorney General is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The three bills would ban ghost guns, raise the age of purchase and possession, and allow local governments to adopt rules restricting firearms and concealed carry in

[ad_1] The largest United States gun safety organization is the latest group to give its input in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race ahead of the general election, releasing a $500,000 ad targeting the conservative candidate in the contentious race. Everytown for Gun Safety, a giant nonprofit group among gun control activists, is releasing a 30-second

[ad_1] The largest gun safety group in the U.S. is launching a $500,000 ad campaign in the closely watched Wisconsin state Supreme Court race targeting conservative candidate Daniel Kelly over his stances on abortion rights and guns. The campaign by Everytown for Gun Safety, the massive gun control nonprofit founded in part by former New

[ad_1] Content warning: Mentions of gun violence. The first school shooting I heard about was Sandy Hook. In December 2012, a gunman opened fire on the Connecticut elementary school, leaving 27 people dead. Several years later, another gunman murdered 17 more students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In 2021, yet another school

[ad_1] President Biden wants Congress to enact a federal ban on “assault weapons and high-capacity magazines” just like the one he helped pass in 1994. Biden said on Twitter Wednesday evening that he was “determined” to see through such a ban and called on Congress to “finish the job.” “I am determined to once again

[ad_1] LINCOLN — Students at the Nebraska State Capitol on Thursday demanded action on gun safety and called on the Legislature to halt efforts on a “permitless” concealed carry bill. Jayden Speed, the founder of the Nebraska chapter of Students Demand Action, addresses the need for gun reforms on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Lincoln,

[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers began circulating a bill Thursday that would designate a lever-action rifle produced in northwestern Wisconsin as the state’s official rifle. The bill from state Reps. Dave Armstrong, Treig Pronschinske and James Edming and Sen. Romaine Quinn would designate the Henry All-Weather .45-70 as Wisconsin’s official state rifle. The bill

[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers began circulating a bill Thursday that would designate a lever-action rifle produced in northwestern Wisconsin as the state’s official rifle. The bill from state Reps. Dave Armstrong, Treig Pronschinske and James Edming and Sen. Romaine Quinn would designate the Henry All-Weather .45-70 as Wisconsin’s official state rifle. The

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[ad_1] Montana lawmakers are considering advancing a constitutional ballot referendum that, if approved by voters, would provide for “constitutional carry” of concealed firearms in the state. House Bill 551 is carried by Rep. Casey Knudsen, R-Malta. It proposes amending the state Constitution’s language on the “right to bear arms.” Currently, the document states that any person

[ad_1] President Biden’s gun control advocacy led him to a “virtual gun-free zone” still wracked with violent crime, where he announced his latest executive order, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Tuesday. Biden traveled to Monterey Park, Calif., to stump for the directive, which — in his words — will take “every lawful action possible to

[ad_1] As the National Rifle Association gears up for annual events next month in Indianapolis, another group is speaking out about rightful handgun ownership and accessibility as gun-related crimes increase. In advance of the NRA get-together, the group Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence will hold a “Teach-In,” to help shift the dialogue to focus on

[ad_1] A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida law passed following the mass school shooting in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that raised the minimum age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21. “Tragically, under-21-year-old gunmen continue to intentionally target others—now, with disturbing regularity, in schools,” Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum wrote

[ad_1] Minnesota’s famed high school state hockey tournament is underway, and there is another statewide competition which does not involve a puck. Younger students are competing in math in an event organizers said has short and long-term benefits. Through Saturday this weekend, 125 middle school students are gathering for the Minnesota MATHCOUNTS state competition. Finalists

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE — An emotional, three-hour showdown at the Capitol on Thursday featuring gun control advocates, open carry supporters and backers of a bill to allow permitless carry of concealed weapons in Florida ended with a high noon vote. The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted 13-6 along party lines to repeal Florida’s concealed carry permit

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE – A Senate panel on Thursday moved Florida one step closer to allowing people to carry concealed firearms without licenses, as critics on opposite sides took aim at the proposal. The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted 13-6 along party lines to approve the bill (SB 150), which is now ready for consideration by

[ad_1] Content warning: This story contains references to hate crimes. I first met Dina Simone last December, at the west-side house venue VCR, where they were playing bass in Starter Wife, the perfect name for “a band of homosexuals in Chicago” who came of age in the 90s. (When I saw their band name printed

[ad_1] A trio of GOP gun measures won approval from lawmakers Wednesday, including a measure that would allow people with concealed weapon permits to bring firearms onto Arizona school campuses.  The Judiciary Committee in the state House of Representatives passed three bills put forward by pro-gun advocates. The committee is chaired by Rep. Quang Nguyen,

[ad_1] Many college students balance family and work responsibilities with academics, and it can make nontraditional higher education the path to a future degree and career. More students are now attending community and online colleges, despite some high school counselors who push them toward traditional four-year schools. Sue Subocz, associate president and provost of online