[ad_1] Virginia gun owners need to wake up to what is coming in 2026. Anti-gun legislators in Richmond have wasted no time filing bills that threaten both your rights and the very industry that supports your ability to exercise them. Their actions leave no question that the aim is not public safety, but political control.

[ad_1] On Monday, Virginia’s Democrat-controlled Senate Courts of Justice Committee passed legislation containing a ban targeting semiautomatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns. The Virginia Mercury reported that the legislation, SB749, passed by a vote of 9-5. The legislation aimed toward banning firearms which Democrats refer to as an “assault firearm,” and it defines said firearms in a

[ad_1] In the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on January 24, officials in the Trump administration rushed to paint the 37-year-old ICU nurse as a “domestic terrorist” who intended to inflict “maximum damage” on law enforcement.  The reason: He had a gun holstered in his

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – A proposal to restrict the future sale and transfer of certain assault-style firearms has advanced in the Virginia Senate after clearing the Senate Courts of Justice Committee on a party-line vote. Senate Bill 749, sponsored by Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim, D-Fairfax, was reported from committee after lawmakers adopted a substitute

[ad_1] by Brandon JarvisDemocrats in the Virginia Senate advanced legislation Monday that would outlaw the sale of assault weapon-style firearms in Virginia. During the debate, Republicans and Democrats sparred after Sen. Mark Peake, R-Rockingham, brought up the Second Amendment and standing up to a “tyrannical government.” The bill, sponsored by Sen. Saddam Salim, D-Fairfax, does not

[ad_1] As a former South Floridian, the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School hit very close to home. On February 14, 2018, nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire at teachers and students in Parkland, Florida. Cruz killed 17 people, injured 19, and traumatized a community forever. One student survivor of the shooting, Cameron Kasky,

[ad_1] Sherrod Brown isn’t the only former senator with the name abbreviation “S. Brown” seeking a comeback in the 2026 midterm elections. The Ohio Democrat is joined by, among others, former Sen. Scott Brown of New Hampshire, who was, briefly, an Obama-agenda-thwarting Republican hero a dozen years ago. The Browns, along with former Sen. John

[ad_1] Sid Allen, wearing his signature wizard hat, holds his product: an AR-15 magazine speedloader, 3D-printed in his detached garage. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer) Sid Allen did not set out on his 3D printing journey to manufacture firearm accessories in his garage. Last year, he was printing custom Dungeons and Dragons figurines. For a

[ad_1] You’re in a Publix checkout line with a cartful of groceries. The customer ahead of you has a three-year-old in her cart. A man walks in the front door in a tactical vest with bulging ammo pockets and an AR-15 slung over his shoulder. He’s only showing off — you hope. Maybe he’s looking

[ad_1] If you oppose “common-sense gun safety legislation,” politicians and activists who favor new restrictions on firearms often suggest, you have blood on your hands. Both Jay Jones, the Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general, and Joshua Bregy, the former Clemson University faculty member who was fired for sharing a Facebook post about the late

[ad_1] I’ve had close to 50 jobs in my lifetime, and the worst was as a tire jockey one summer for a mobile truck repair service. And it wasn’t because of the actual work involved, though it was no walk in the park, either. I’d sit all day in a van at a truck stop

[ad_1] The Trump Justice Department’s top civil rights official on Monday rejected a federal appeals court’s past decision to uphold Illinois’ assault weapons ban, arguing in court that the AR-15 and similar guns are “clearly” protected by the Second Amendment. But Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon also found herself being questioned by Judge Frank Easterbrook,

[ad_1] Facebook Tweet Email Link Five federal agents entered the gun store on the busy highway in central Minnesota that Chris Mercadante manages and gave him a serial number. Unfamiliar, he flicked through the book that keeps a record of every gun that passes through Frontiersman Sports gun shop until he spotted it. It belonged

[ad_1] One mass shooting after another, one accidental child death after another tears through this country on an almost daily basis. Once again, lawmakers hide behind “thoughts and prayers,” while clinging to an amendment that has been twisted beyond recognition. But to understand why the Second Amendment exists at all, we must strip away the

[ad_1] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Cross posted to the MRC’s NewsBusters blog On Friday afternoon’s Deadline: White House, MSNBC was back to promoting incendiary rhetoric against Republicans as State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-TN) appeared as a guest and claimed that President

[ad_1] In the wake of recent events, the topic of gun violence in the U.S. has risen again.  On Wednesday, Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of right-wing group Turning Point USA, was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University. Just minutes later, one state over, a school shooting occurred at Evergreen High

[ad_1] Americans today own between 350 million and 450 million guns — more than one gun per person, though only about one American in three owns them. On a per capita basis, no other nation, developed or developing, has more guns. This is also a nation with few gun laws, especially at the national level.

[ad_1] LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Manual High School students walked out of class today to take action against gun violence. Dozens of students walked out of class on Friday, September 5, carrying signs and wearing shirts that read “students demand action.” The demonstration comes in the wake of the deadly shooting in Minneapolis. Two kids

[ad_1] A judge has ruled that a Delaware law tightening gun regulations for residents under the age of 21 violates the… A judge has ruled that a Delaware law tightening gun regulations for residents under the age of 21 violates the state Constitution. House Bill 451, which was signed into law in 2022 by former

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[ad_1] Why Should Delaware Care?The enactment of stricter hunting supervision and firearm purchase rules prompted pushback from many Southern Delaware hunters. A state court ruling that the more stringent regulations are unconstitutional is a victory for hunters, but a loss for gun violence prevention advocates across the state.  A judge ruled last week that a

[ad_1] Vance also visited 12-year-old student Lydia Kaiser, who is recovering from surgery at Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis. Harry Kaiser, Lydia’s father and a gym teacher at Annunciation, thanked Vance for visiting. “I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for my kids to meet a vice president,” he said, quoting from a letter he read to

[ad_1] Yet again. Yet again. Yet again. Yet again. Yet again … Killing our kids in school? No problem! It happened yet again, this time at Anunciation Catholic School and Church in Minneapolis. Last year, almost to the day, it happened at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia, as I wrote about then. And it

[ad_1] “We’ve never practiced it in church and it’s way different.” That’s a quote from a 10-year-old survivor Annunciation church shooting in Minneapolis. He was talking about the active shooter drills they do every month. Our country is perfectly OK with our youngest citizens having active shooter drills as a regular part of their curriculum.

[ad_1] Actress Mia Farrow didn’t wait long before blaming Republicans and the National Rifle Association (NRA) after a mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that resulted in the death of two children and at least another 17 wounded. “Today Children Gunned down Two dead children 7 children in critical condition. High velocity

[ad_1] New York Times reporter Peter Baker appeared disappointed Wednesday that a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school wouldn’t cause “a lot to change” on gun control. An active shooter opened fire during an all-school mass held by the Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday morning, killing two children and wounding at least 17 other people.

[ad_1] CNN senior justice correspondent Evan Perez inaccurately claimed Wednesday that semiautomatic firearms could fire “dozens of bullets” with a single pull of the trigger while covering a Minneapolis shooting. An active shooter opened fire during an all-school mass held by the Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday morning, killing at least two children and injuring

[ad_1] In the decade since I first asked one of my reporters to cover America’s Gun Violence Epidemic, I can say with zero hesitation and immense frustration that The People have seen no progress. If anything, the two “Camps” on gun violence causality have dug in their heels even harder, and the resultant intransigence has