[ad_1] Yesterday, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief supporting penalties against local officials who violate Florida’s preemption law with local infringements. This is the second amicus brief that NRA-ILA has filed to protect the Second Amendment freedoms affected by this important case, which is captioned as Fried v. State of

[ad_1] ANALYSIS: By Giacomo Lichtner, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington During the anti-lockdown protests at Parliament last year, I was told about a 15-year-old who stopped to ask someone why they were crying. The person replied they were Jewish and had been upset by Nazi imagery used by some protesters, including swastikas

[ad_1] North Carolina has a law requiring safe storage of guns, but it’s so narrow, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have only charged 12 people with the crime since 2016. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thieves, often preying on negligent gun owners, stole more than 1,000 guns from cars in Charlotte last year alone, some of which ended up in

[ad_1] Yesterday, the Assembly passed Senate Bill 570, to protect Second Amendment rights from frivolous lawsuits. It now goes to Governor Tony Evers for his consideration. NRA thanks the sponsor, Senator Julian Bradley (R-28), as well as all the other lawmakers who supported this bill along the way. Please contact Gov. Evers and ask him

[ad_1] Today, the House Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee passed Hunter Education Legislation, House Bill 22-1168.  The measure now heads to the House Floor for a full vote.  Please contact your state Representative and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 22-1168. House Bill 22-1168 allows local education providers, upon entering into an agreement with an individual

[ad_1] Over the past month, thousands of truckers and pedestrians occupied the Canadian capital, blockading parts of the city and blaring horns day and night, until officials arrested close to 200 people to clear the encampment. Offshoot convoys also snarled traffic at U.S. border points across the country, disrupting supply chains, driving up inflation and

[ad_1] “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.” –Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Lambert here: I hate to go all airport bookstore business section here and quote Sun Tzu, but nevertheless: “If you know the enemy and know

[ad_1] Today, the Senate voted 34-20 to adopt the House amended version of House Bill 218. This bill protects lawful gun owners during a declared state of emergency and further recognizes all out-of-state carry permits. It will now go on to Governor Brian Kemp, who is expected to sign it into law. House Bill 1358,

[ad_1] On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear a number of pro-Second Amendment bills previously passed by the House. These bills are an ongoing effort to roll back infringements upon Second Amendment rights passed during the last two years. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bills 204, 325, 509, and

[ad_1] Last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee destroyed the intent of House Bill 1077, constitutional carry, by removing the language of the original bill at the request of the Holcomb administration, and replacing it with a new process which still requires law-abiding citizens to obtain a License to Carry Handgun. The amended bill creates a new process by which a person

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the House Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee is scheduled to consider Hunter Education Legislation, House Bill 22-1168.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT HB22-1168. House Bill 22-1168 allows local education providers, upon entering into an agreement with an individual or entity that offers hunter education courses certified by the division of parks

[ad_1] Tomorrow, at 2:00PM, the House Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs will hear House Bill 2464, to improve the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones. Please consider submitting testimony in favor of HB 2464 through the Hawaii Legislative website. For help creating an account and submitting testimony, click here. House Bill 2464 empowers

[ad_1] Yesterday, House Bill 2489, to ensure that young adults are not deprived of their right to self-defense, failed to pass in the House. Bill sponsor Rep. Justin Wilmeth has already asked for the House to reconsider the bill. Please contact your state Representative and ask them to SUPPORT HB 2489 on reconsideration. House Bill 2489 creates

[ad_1] Today, the House voted 96-2 to concur with the Senate on House Bill 4048, the WV Keep, Bear and Drive with Arms Act. It will now go to Governor Jim Justice for his consideration. Please contact Gov. Justice and ask him to sign HB 4048 into law. House Bill 4048 affirms that it is lawful to possess

[ad_1] State and local prosecutors would have greatly expanded powers to pursue domestic abusers who possess firearms illegally, under a bipartisan proposal newly introduced in the U.S. Senate.  The measures, part of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022, come after an investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting found that domestic

[ad_1] Here are your Fox Business Headlines. American gun sales remained strong in 2021, with nearly 19 million firearms sold legally in the U.S., the second-highest total over the past two decades, according to new research from the home and personal safety group SafeHome. Sales fell 13% from the high of 2020, but were still

[ad_1] For decades, Ginni Thomas, a top brass conservative activist, has devoted her life to advocating for right-wing causes, aligning herself with donor networks and advocacy groups that have and continue to play a key role in maintaining Republican authority. But Ginni Thomas is no ordinary Republican operative; she is also the wife of Supreme

[ad_1] Today, the House voted 65-37 to pass House Bill 272, the constitutional carry bill. This marks the first time that constitutional carry has passed the House. It will now move on to the Senate, which has passed similar legislation before and has also stated that they will act on it promptly. Please contact your

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the House General Laws Committee will hear House Bill 1607, to ensure Second Amendment rights remain protected during states of emergency, and House Bills 1698 and 1912, to reduce areas where law-abiding citizens are left defenseless. Please submit Witness Forms in support of House Bills 1607, 1698, and 1912. House Bill 1607 prohibits

[ad_1] On Feb. 14, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave Canadians a Valentine’s Day present, invoking the draconian “Emergencies Act” and suspending a wide range of civil liberties otherwise enjoyed by his countrymen. Lest Americans conclude that our constitutional republic is safe from such facially dictatorial actions, they should know that under existing federal laws and

[ad_1] On Tuesday, the Legislature’s signature attack on gun owners met its demise on the Governor’s desk.   Gov. Phil Scott vetoed S.30, legislation which started out as a “location restriction” for hospitals but evolved into an omnibus gun control bill, including everything from “red flag” expansion to indefinitely blocking delayed NICS checks. Thank you to

[ad_1] Contact Governor Cox and request he sign this important legislation Today, the Utah State Senate voted to concur with the House on Senate Bill 115, legislation to enhance Utah’s firearm preemption law. It will soon be transmitted to Governor Spencer Cox for his consideration. Please contact Gov. Cox and ask him to sign SB 115 into law. Senate Bill 115 enhances Utah’s

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear House Bill 1077, the constitutional carry bill. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT HB 1077 without amendments. House Bill 1077 allows any law-abiding adult who is legally eligible to obtain a carry permit, to carry a handgun without first having to obtain government permission. This

[ad_1] Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs held a hearing on the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act, Senate Bill 482.  No vote was taken at that time, but the committee could act on it at any point.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 482. Senate Bill 482 will address

[ad_1] Constitutional carry, or permitless carry legislation, could be brought to a vote on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives as early as Tuesday afternoon. If passed by both chambers and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey, the legislation would allow law-abiding citizens to possess and carry firearms without first having to

[ad_1] The $73 million settlement by gunmaker Remington with the families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre was unprecedented. President Joe Biden called it “historic.” That’s all true, but it’s also not nearly enough. “The settlement is a small payment on a very large bill that is long overdue,” said Josh Sugarmann,

[ad_1] In 2020, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extinguished the property rights of law abiding Canadians at the stroke of a pen. By a unilateral Order in Council – passed without parliamentary debate or a vote – he declared that thousands of previously lawful models of semiautomatic guns and variants were illegal “military grade assault

[ad_1] On Feb. 14, even as the ATF was encouraging jilted lovers to report their exes for firearm violations, Second Amendment champion Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent his own message to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, blasting the Department of Justice for mishandling the spike in violent crime. Grassley’s letter to Garland took the administration

[ad_1] The political activism of a Supreme Court spouse is the focus of a New York Times exposé titled “The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas.” The newspaper noted her work for the Council for National Policy, which it said “brings together old-school Republican luminaries, Christian conservatives, Tea Party activists and MAGA operatives, with

[ad_1] With help from Daniel Lippman   NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HIRES NEW CEO: The National Restaurant Association has hired Michelle Korsmo to be its next president and chief executive, as well as chief executive of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Korsmo has served as the president and CEO of the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of