[ad_1] Today, Governor Larry Hogan issued a veto on Senate Bill 208 and House Bill 4.  Gov. Hogan knows that restricting law-abiding citizens will do nothing to stop criminals.  In his statement on the veto, he reaffirmed his priority to “hold violent criminals accountable” for their actions.  Please click the button below to thank Gov.

[ad_1] Last week, NRA joined the Gun Owners’ Action League and filed an Amicus Brief in support of federal court action taken in response to Gov. Baker’s decision to close gun shops in Massachusetts. Governor Baker’s administration has used the COVID-19 pandemic as a means to brazenly threaten our Second Amendment rights by failing to designate gun

[ad_1] LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — Every day, John and Maria Castillo drive to the Seven Stones Botanical Gardens Cemetery in Littleton to be with their only child, Kendrick. Maria cannot kiss her son anymore, so she kisses his smiling, bespectacled prom picture perched atop his grave. John Castillo plants a kiss on the grave stone,

[ad_1] We are a species of hunter-gatherers but for many, easy access to food at the grocery stores has taken away that instinct … until now. It is amazing how fast we return to our roots and to a focus on life’s essentials when that food supply is suddenly tough to come by. If there

[ad_1] The Second Amendment declares that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” For nearly 250 years, these words have held up. Despite numerous wars, changing cultures and economies, our Second Amendment has remained strong. The directive “shall not be infringed” is powerful; there are no footnotes, exceptions,

[ad_1] RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post John and Maria Castillo visit the grave site of their son Kendrick at Seven Stones Botanical Cemetery on April 28, 2020, in Littleton. Kendrick was the lone teen killed during the STEM School shooting last May. Every day, John and Maria Castillo drive to the Seven Stones Botanical Gardens

[ad_1]   Update – May 6: Fayetteville police said the man shot and killed on May 3 after reportedly attempting to enter a residence on Habersham Drive was 33-year-old Anthony C. Vorholzer of Middleport, New York. Police said Vorholzer was shot from inside the home. Update 3:55 p.m.: No charges are expected in the death of a

[ad_1] DATE:  May 6, 2020 TO:      USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM:  Marion P. Hammer   USF Executive Director   NRA Past President After two years of stalling by the Florida Solicitor General’s Office, it looks like we will finally get our day in court.  Having run out of preliminary, technical motions, the State

[ad_1] One year, three months and five days after the United States Supreme Court decided to hear a Second Amendment challenge to a New York City law that prohibited residents from taking their handguns outside of the city, even if the destination was a shooting range or a second home, the Court dismissed the case

[ad_1] Protesters at the Michigan Capitol. (Screen capture via YouTube) My vision of America has no room for treating any group of people as expendable. In this I am at odds with much of our history. Expendability has not usually consisted of literally throwing people overboard, except for the “ghastly arithmetic” of slaves being brutally

[ad_1] DATE:  May 5, 2020 TO:      USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM:  Marion P. Hammer   USF Executive Director   NRA Past President   DICTIONARY.COM  says “whiner” is a noun and lists some words related to “whiner” as wimp, complainer, sorehead, crybaby, and sniveler.  Further, it defines “whine” as: to snivel or complain in

[ad_1] (CNN) — The FBI conducted nearly 3 million background checks associated with the sale, transfer or permitting of firearms in April, making it the fourth highest month for background checks since the bureau began keeping statistics in 1998, according to new data released by the agency. Figures from April were down from the record-shattering

[ad_1] Recently, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and 18 of his pro-gun colleagues in the U.S. Senate called upon the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve, and Small Business Administration (SBA) to protect law-abiding firearm businesses against political discrimination from banks and other financial institutions that administer the recently-enacted COVID-19 SBA loan programs. In a letter dated April 28th, the

[ad_1] (WOWT) — Get a quick look at today’s local, state, and national developments in the COVID-19 outbreak. —TODAY’S CASES: Nebraska | Iowa RELATED: More coverage | Case map | Metro exposure sites | INFO— Today’s developments 8:30 p.m. — Three Rivers Public Health has confirmed 6 new COVID-19 cases. 6:43 p.m. — Three people

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association (NRA) laid off dozens of workers and slashed staff pay after the coronavirus pandemic forced the gun advocacy group to cancel its annual convention and a slew of fundraising events, according to a leaked internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. The pandemic threatens to weaken the NRA’s influence ahead of the

[ad_1] Popular wisdom holds that crisis reveals character –nothing brings out the true nature of a person more than having to rise to face the challenges of an unexpected disaster or emergency. Our current pandemic has already revealed a fair share of heroes and fools. On April 24, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the Mayor of Jackson,

[ad_1] Recently, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and 18 of his pro-gun colleagues in the U.S. Senate called upon the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve, and Small Business Administration (SBA) to protect law-abiding firearm businesses against political discrimination from banks and other financial institutions that administer the recently-enacted COVID-19 SBA loan programs. In a letter dated April

[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court last week took another pass on deciding a case that could have helped to clarify proper Second Amendment analysis and bring defiant lower courts into line.  An unsigned opinion issued on April 27 remanded the NRA-backed case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. v. City of New

[ad_1] In evidence law there is a concept known a statement against interest. Evidence is given further weight (an exemption to the rule against hearsay) if it consists of a statement made by a person that is against the person’s own self-interest. The logic behind the concept is that the person does not have an

[ad_1] Despite ongoing speculation as to whether a deteriorating Joe Biden will even be the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nominee, on April 28 failed 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton endorsed the former vice president’s White House bid. The endorsement took place during a socially distant “Women’s Town Hall,” where the lifelong politicians focused almost

[ad_1] DATE:  May 4, 2020 TO:      USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM:  Marion P. Hammer   USF Executive Director   NRA Past President    By Andrew Hay Reuters May 3, 2020  TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) – David Elliot first thought of shooting an elk to help feed family and friends back in January when the

[ad_1] As the U.S. death toll tops 66,000, the strain the coronavirus pandemic is placing on ordinary Americans has started to emerge. Aging grandparents are being robbed of spending precious time with their families while millions of people are forced to adjust to life without a stable income for the foreseeable future. As the number

[ad_1] “‘The most vicious political backstabber to come down the pike!'” this reporter said to Rep. Ron Marlenee, R.-Mont., during an interview in his Capitol Hill office in the fall of 1984. “Did you actually say that about [Montana’s Democratic Gov.] Ted Schwinden?” The question, to say the least, startled Marlenee. As staffer Kurt Christensen

[ad_1] DATE:  May 3, 2020 TO:      USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM:  Marion P. Hammer   USF Executive Director   NRA Past President Store owners explain why they defied coronavirus shutdown orders By Stephen GutowskiWashington Free BeaconMay 3, 2020  https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/meet-the-florida-firefighter-who-refused-to-close-his-gun-store/   On the afternoon of March 24, two Delray Beach, Fla., code enforcement officials

[ad_1] DATE:   May 2, 2020 TO:      USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM:  Marion P. Hammer   USF Executive Director   NRA Past President   On Guns, Joe Biden Is Full Of It by NRA-ILA StaffAmerica’s 1st FreedomMay 2, 2020 https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/articles/2020/5/2/on-guns-joe-biden-is-full-of-it/  Presumptive Democratic 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden is not one for clarity, tact or

[ad_1] Campaign Beat: Debates, Scheduling Conflicts And The Quickly Approaching Primaries Gubernatorial debates get testy as the primary gets closer. The race for attorney general features four experienced candidates. House Republican candidate Matt Rosendale emphasizes familiar themes in a new campaign ad. Democrat Kathleen Williams is the fundraising leader in the House race. And how

[ad_1] Joe Biden waited 37 days to directly address the allegation of sexual assault lodged against him from a former Senate staffer, CBS News campaign reporter Bo Erickson and CBSNews.com political reporter Grace Segers report. Tara Reade said on a podcast in March that in 1993, Biden penetrated her with his hand while in the U.S. Capitol complex, when she was a

[ad_1] It can’t be said often enough. The biggest political story of the year isn’t the 2020 election. It isn’t the pandemic. It isn’t its death toll (64,000 and counting). It isn’t the record-breaking number of unemployed (30 million). It isn’t Donald Trump making everything, and I mean everything, much worse than it needed to be. It

[ad_1] This week, NRA joined the Gun Owners’ Action League and filed an Amicus Brief in support of federal court action taken in response to Gov. Baker’s decision to close gun shops in Massachusetts.    Governor Baker’s administration has used the COVID-19 pandemic as a means to brazenly threaten our Second Amendment rights. On March 23rd,

[ad_1] DATE:  May 1, 2020 TO:      USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM:  Marion P. Hammer   USF Executive Director   NRA Past President   Nikki Fried, Florida’s anti-gun Commissioner of Agriculture clearly violated Florida law and pretended to have authority she is specifically denied by statute [f.s.790.06(15)].  She knew it. She was even formally asked