[ad_1] On April 11, the Biden Administration announced the finalization of a new firearm rule, and a new nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”). The rule, ATF 2021R-05, is substantially the same as when it was proposed last May. There has been a fair bit of confusion about what

[ad_1] “Community safety for everyone,” Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan said, as he introduced his proposal to rewrite his state’s gun laws, adding that it was important to ensure “[we] prevent guns from getting into the wrong hands.” According to a government statement, “Western Australians now own more than 349,000 guns – a 60 per

[ad_1] Friday morning, Tim Ryan’s campaign released a new tv ad in the Ohio congressman’s bid for the U.S. Senate. The Youngstown area Democrat stands on the hardwood of a basketball gym addressing people lining the bleachers. He talks inflation, supply chain, middle class tax cuts. Ohioans are getting hammered by rising costs at the

[ad_1] TEHRAN – Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, says many American citizens are of the opinion that carrying guns is necessary for self-defense and protecting democratic rights. “Many Americans believe that bearing arms and having the right to organize militias is necessary to retain the peoples’ democratic rights and

[ad_1] TEHRAN – American political analyst Martin Love is of the opinion that the recent shooting in the New York subway station mirrors anger and violence entrenched in American society. “The facts include witnessing a society in the U.S. that is suffused with anger and violence,” Love tells the Tehran Times. “It’s exactly what the

[ad_1] This week, the Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee passed firearm discrimination prevention legislation, House Bill 3144.  The measure now heads to the Senate floor for a full vote.  Please contact your State Senator and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 3144. House Bill 3144 provides that a governmental entity may not enter into a contract

[ad_1] This week, Governor Laura Kelly signed pro-hunting legislation, House Bill 2456, into law.  The measure will go into effect on July 1, 2022. House Bill 2456 establishes the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license.  As amended, such a license shall be issued to children who are five-years-old or younger, and the price of a license

[ad_1] POCATELLO — A pair of Republicans will battle for the House Seat 28A, which is to be vacated by three-term incumbent Randy Armstrong. With Armstrong not registered to run for re-election his seat will be filled by a new representative, either Rick Cheatum or Dawn Morrell. As there are no opposing party candidates, the

[ad_1] On Tuesday, April 19th, the Senate Transportation Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on ATV Carry legislation, House Bill 1636.  The hearing will be held at 1:45pm, in Room 101 of the Legislative Office Building.  NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to attend this public hearing and voice their support

[ad_1] The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed claims brought against Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge in a lawsuit that challenged Rutledge’s spending of taxpayer money on TV commercials and legal filings in out-of-state federal litigation. The court’s opinion concluded that the attorney general has sovereign immunity and cannot be enjoined because plaintiffs failed to

[ad_1] LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Reps. Lucy McBath and Carolyn Bourdeaux flipped two longtime Republican congressional districts in Atlanta’s northern suburbs by running against then-President Donald Trump and his divisive brand of politics. But as they fight to keep their House seats this year, they’re competing against each other. After new congressional maps approved by the

[ad_1] Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls: welcome to Uncle Sam’s Shootin’ Gallery. Step right up — don’t be shy. The name’s Wayne LaPierre and this here’s my franchise. Let me tell ya, I couldn’t ask for a sweeter gig. Not only that, I own real estate inside pretty much every Republican’s head. Yessir, they

[ad_1] In four months, Boca Raton likely will approve the lease that would allow construction of a performing arts center at Mizner Park. After a surprisingly short debate during Monday’s workshop meeting, city council members and representatives of the Boca Raton Arts District Exploratory Corporation (BRADEC) worked out their two remaining differences. Barring something unexpected,

[ad_1] Ivey has been running a series of ads trying to cultivate the far-right vote by embracing the Big Lie and attacking “[t]ransgender sports,” but now she’s hitting another topic. This time, the governor tells the audience, “If Joe Biden keeps shipping illegal immigrants into our states, we’re all going to have to learn Spanish.”

[ad_1] Joaquin Rafael Roces  |  Reno Gazette Journal This opinion column was submitted by Joaquin Rafael Roces, candidate for Reno mayor.  In 2021 Judge John P. Schlegelmilch of the Third District Court in Nevada nullified part a new state law banning untraceable firearms assembled from kits. Schlegelmich sided with a Dayton-based gun kit manufacturer in finding that

[ad_1] BOISE — Some are positive, some are negative, but all the TV campaign commercials running now ahead of the May 17 primary election have lots for Idaho voters to unpack. “It can be important to do a little bit more information-gathering, beyond the claims sometimes made in advertising,” said Boise State University political scientist

[ad_1] Opinion: They’ve been busy pleasing the anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ, anti-education and anti-voting lobbies. Will the gun lobby get a present? What do you think? I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking – what about the gun lobby? When do they get their annual handout, their piece of the legislative pie, from the Republicans who control

[ad_1] Nearly 40 years ago, the NRA began its crusade to get every state to issue concealed-carry permits to anyone who could legally own a firearm. When they began, nearly no state did so. Now, all but eight states do so. To get a permit, many states have required applicants to have a specific need for

[ad_1] Many states have been loosening their gun laws in recent years. This year Ohio allowed people to carry handguns without a permit — a move that enjoys the support of just 20% of Americans, the Pew Research Center reports. When Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 215 last month, he joined 23 other states,

[ad_1] Maine’s two U.S. senators stand to play an outsized role in determining whether President Joe Biden’s second pick to lead a key federal law enforcement agency is confirmed, but they gave little indication of how they might lean after he announced his nominee. The Democratic president announced Monday that he was nominating Steve Dettelbach,

[ad_1] AUSTIN — Texas pro-gun activists and political leaders are condemning President Joe Biden’s announcement of a new effort to regulate “ghost guns.” Biden announced Monday that his administration would set more strict regulations for unregulated, untraceable weapons made from kits. Known as “ghost guns,” these weapons are particularly frustrating to policymakers and gun regulators

[ad_1] Today, Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 319, constitutional carry, into law. Georgia is now the 25th constitutional carry state, and the fourth to join that group in 2022. Half of the country now recognizes the right of a law-abiding adult who is legally allowed to carry a concealed firearm, to do so without

[ad_1] People who want to drive a car, go fishing or shampoo peoples’ hair at a blow dry bar typically have to obtain a government permit or license. But an increasing number of states no longer require residents to obtain a permit from a local law enforcement agency to carry a concealed gun. Twenty-five states now

[ad_1] Today, the Senate Insurance and Banking Committee voted 5-2 to advance Senate Bill 1048, to discourage banks from discriminating against the firearm industry. It will now advance to the full Senate for further consideration. Please contact Senate President Dave Schatz and the Senate Majority Floor Leader Caleb Rowden, and ask them to schedule SB

[ad_1] On Monday, NRA-ILA in partnership with Safari Club International (SCI) appealed a judge’s decision vacating a federal rule that turned wolf management over to the states. This is the next step in the two-decade-long process to return wolf management to the states. After multiple attempts to delist gray wolves from the endangered and threatened

[ad_1] Last weekend a far-right group called America First held a political rally in Orlando. At one point, organizer Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist also involved in the 2017 Charlottesville rally, invited attendees to cheer for Russia. Soon the audience was chanting “Putin! Putin!” Without context this may seem puzzling. Why would a group of

[ad_1] Last night, the Maryland General Assembly adjourned sine die from its 2022 legislative session. During this session, they continued Maryland’s attacks on Second Amendment rights by passing two more anti-gun bills. Senate Bill 387, to ban Marylanders from manufacturing their own firearms for personal use, became law without Governor Larry Hogan’s signature. Gov. Hogan

[ad_1] On August 25, 2020, in my hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin, seventeen-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse joined several other white vigilantes with AR-15-style rifles. They came purportedly to defend businesses from people protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a twenty-nine-year-old Black man. A few days earlier, a police officer had shot Blake seven times in the

[ad_1] President Joe Biden announced new executive actions Monday restricting ghost guns and has made another nomination for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register Monday a final rule on ghost guns—unregistered firearms that can be built using