[ad_1] Maryland State Police have released the state crime statistics from 2021, and unsurprisingly, homicides and shootings have continued to follow an upward trend since 2013. This is despite former Governor, and brief presidential candidate, Martin O’Malley’s so-called “Firearm Safety Act” (FSA), which passed and was signed into law in 2013, and other anti-gun laws

[ad_1] Current law requires Ohioans to undergo eight hours of training and a background check to obtain a CCW permit. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Editor’s note: The above video originally aired Oct. 30, 2021. The state House is teeing up a final passage vote on legislation to remove training and background check requirements to carry a

[ad_1] The Solicitor General of Virginia, Andrew Ferguson, of the office of Attorney General Jason Miyares, stated in a letter to the U.S. Supreme Court that the Commonwealth of Virginia now supports the right to keep and bear arms outside the home in the NRA-backed NYSRPA v. Bruen case. Previous Attorney General, Mark Herring, had

[ad_1] Yesterday, the House General Laws committee voted to pass House Bills 1462 and 1660, to ensure law-abiding citizens may carry firearms for self-defense on public transit. They will now go to the House Rules-Legislative Oversight Committee for further consideration. House Bill 1462 and House Bill 1660 remove the prohibition on law-abiding citizens carrying firearms for self-defense on

[ad_1] Yesterday, the Senate State Affairs Committee passed Emergency Powers legislation, Senate Bill 1262.  The measure now heads to the Senate Floor where it could receive a vote by the end of the week. Please contact your State Senator and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 1262. Senate Bill 1262 provides protections for gun stores, ranges, or any

[ad_1] Until very recently, “book bans” seemed like a term out of the past, or a phenomenon that erupted sporadically in a small school or library district in the most conservative areas of the country. But over the last several years, parents’ groups aggrieved by the left’s alleged influence K-12 education have been working tirelessly

[ad_1] Exclusive: NJ Gov. Murphy on gun legislation, criminal justice reform Fresh off inauguration for his second term in office, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy talks with the USA TODAY Network about what lies ahead. Ed Forbes and Michael V. Pettigano, NorthJersey.com Amid a sharp increase in gun violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy

[ad_1] Today, the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee will hold a fourth hearing and vote on House Bill 325, to guarantee that Second Amendment rights remain protected during emergencies. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT HB 325. House Bill 325 declares firearm possession, transportation, carrying, commerce, training range access, as well as hunting

[ad_1] 2/11/22 Thursday SF Rally At SF Japanese Consulate! No More Fukushimas! Stop Restartinng NUKES in Japan 99th Action of NNA Committee Thursday February 11, 2021 3:00 PM San Francisco Japanese Consulate 275 Battery St/California St. San Francisco Sponsored by No Nukes Action Despite the fact that the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdowns still has not

[ad_1] Today, the Washington Senate amended an already extreme magazine ban bill to limit magazine capacity in the state to 10 rounds.  This measure is expected receive a vote ​at any time. Please contact your State Senator and ask them to STRONGLY OPPOSE Senate Bill 5078. Senate Bill 5078, bans the manufacture, possession, sale, transfer, etc., of magazines that “are

[ad_1] Liberal Bronx Democratic state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi — a champion of “defunding” the police, who once called cops “soulless” — is running for Congress in a new gerrymandered third congressional district that takes in the leafy suburbs of Long Island, Queens, Westchester and parts of the Bronx. Biaggi’s anti-police funding tweets — many of

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the House Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs will hear House Bill 2075, to make changes to Hawaii’s pistol permitting and registration system in an effort to comply with the recent Yukutake v. Connors court case decision. This is the companion to Senate Bill 3043, which was deferred in committee last week. The hearing will be held

[ad_1] For years, Fred Culp cast his vote for President without difficulty—until Republicans in North Carolina pushed through voter ID restrictions in 2013. Culp, who is Black, was born in South Carolina on the eve of World War II. He grew up during a time when Black people could enter white restaurants only through side

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the House Public and Behavioral Health and Human Services Committee is scheduled to consider Constitutional Carry legislation, House Bill 22-1033.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT this important self-defense measure. HB22-1033 allows any law-abiding adult who is legally eligible to obtain a carry permit, to carry a handgun without first

[ad_1] Last Friday, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief in support of a petition to have the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rehear a challenge to ATF’s 2018 rule that classified bump stocks as machineguns. A three judge panel of the Fifth Circuit upheld ATF’s rule in December, and this

[ad_1] Due to the coded legalization of racial discrimination and the nefariousness of coded polarization of Black Americans, the backlash is America’s labor shortage. Labor is just another step in the process of excluding and eliminating Blacks from mainstream society. The first step stated in November of 1865 in Mississippi with a law that kept

[ad_1] On Tuesday, February 8th, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee is scheduled to consider pro-gun legislation, Senate Bill 338. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 338. Senate Bill 338, sponsored by Senator Michael Hough, allows an applicant to obtain preliminary approval for a wear and carry permit before obtaining the required

[ad_1] Mexico has long had the unfortunate reputation of being a violent country where drug cartels operate with seeming impunity. The country’s homicide rate has reached stratospheric levels, and shows little evidence of slowing down. In 1990, murders in Mexico occurred at a rate of roughly 17 per 100K of the population. An unsettling number,

[ad_1] The House select committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is ramping up roughly seven months after the panel was formed. The committee, which is composed of seven Democrats and two Republicans, has subpoenaed at least 82 people and organizations thus far as part of its probe into the facts, circumstances

[ad_1] This week, thanks to your continued calls and emails, pro-gun measures House Bill 2316 and House Bill 2414 were approved in committee.  Also, another pro-gun measure, House Bill 2489, has been scheduled for a committee hearing on Monday.  Please continue to use the RTS system to contact committee members in support of HB 2489.

[ad_1] Today the Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 115 1st Substitute by a 20 to 5 vote.  The measure now heads to the House for further consideration. Introduced by Senator Chris Wilson and Representative Cory Maloy, SB 115 enhances Utah’s existing firearm preemption statute by providing a mechanism to ensure compliance. Firearm preemption occupies the field of firearm laws and regulations with

[ad_1] On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed yet another important pro-Second Amendment piece of legislation.  Only a couple months ago, the Governor struck down constitutional carry after both chambers passed the bill.  This time, it was a preemption bill which passed with bipartisan support in both chambers.  HB 979 had recently passed the Senate on

[ad_1] Committee to Elect PK ONeill Today, Nevada Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill officially announced that he would seek re-election to his Assembly seat. O’Neill, a Republican who has served two previous terms, will now seek his third and has been formally endorsed by the Republican Assembly Caucus. “It’s been one of my life’s greatest honors to

[ad_1] The White House on Thursday spoke about taking action to reduce gun violence. The Biden Administration is pushing for funding interventions like community policing, street outreach, hospital-based intervention and youth programs. It’s also working with law enforcement to stop the illegal flow of weapons from some southern states with weaker laws into states like

[ad_1] By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN A bipartisan group of senators are moving closer to a long-sought deal to renew and modernize the lapsed Violence Against Women Act, after a series of hangups stalled progress on the landmark legislation that expired more than three years ago. “We had a meeting on it this

[ad_1] This week, State Senator Todd Lakey (R-12) introduced NRA-Backed Emergency Powers Legislation, Senate Bill 1262.  The measure will be first considered in the Senate State Affairs Committee on Monday, February 7, at 8:00am.  Please contact your State Senator and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 1262. Senate Bill 1262 provides protections for gun stores, ranges, or any

[ad_1] Yesterday, the House voted 52-48 to pass House Bill 827, to restore and advance Virginia’s firearm preemption law to prevent localities from restricting Second Amendment rights.  It will now move to the Senate for further consideration. House Bill 827 prevents localities from passing their own restrictions on lawful carry. Ever since the General Assembly

[ad_1] Yesterday, lawmakers introduced House Bill 272, the final version of constitutional carry legislation. NRA thanks lead sponsor Representative Shane Stringer, and co-sponsor Rules Chairman Mike Jones, for their tireless efforts drafting HB 272, as well as co-sponsors Speaker Mac McCutcheon, Representative Andrew Sorrell, and Public Safety and Homeland Security Chairman Allen Treadaway, for their hard

[ad_1] Thanks to calls and emails from NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters, anti-hunting legislation, SB22-031, was voted down in committee by a 4 to 1 vote. SB22-031 sought to prohibit the hunting, trapping or otherwise taking of a bobcat, lynx, or mountain lion except under very specific circumstances.  Historically, measures like these are drafted based on

[ad_1] On February 8th, the San Jose City Council will hold the final vote for File 22-045, to require gun owners to pay an annual tax and purchase liability insurance. The council previously voted to pass this ordinance on January 25th, but it still requires a final vote for adoption. If passed, it will become effective