[ad_1] Story Highlights 52% of Americans want stricter gun laws, lowest since 2014 Independents’ support for stricter gun laws down 15 points since 2020 Record-low 19% favor handgun ban in U.S., down from 25% last year WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans’ support for stricter gun control has fallen five percentage points to

[ad_1] CASPER — Wyoming Republican leaders voted this weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of their party. The resolution, which does not strip Cheney of any tangible power, passed the Wyoming GOP Central Committee by a vote of 31-29 during a Saturday meeting Buffalo. The symbolic move came after roughly

[ad_1] The Keystone State is one final step away from joining 21 other states that have constitutional carry.  Earlier this evening, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed SB 565 by Sen. Cris Dush, on a 107 to 92 vote.      The bill was offered to the House today by Rep. Aaron Bernstine, who was also the

[ad_1] In recent weeks, Americans have rightly become concerned over a somewhat obscure ATF recordkeeping regulation that has a profound impact on gun rights. If gun control advocates get their way in changing this federal regulation for the worse, altering how ATF maintains these records, and are successful in criminalizing the private transfer of firearms, American gun

[ad_1] Wyoming Republican leaders voted this weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of their party. The resolution, which does not strip Cheney of any tangible power, passed the Wyoming GOP Central Committee by a vote of 31-29 during a Saturday meeting Buffalo. The symbolic move came after roughly nine county

[ad_1] In recent weeks, Americans have rightly become concerned over a somewhat obscure ATF recordkeeping regulation that has a profound impact on gun rights. If gun control advocates get their way in changing this federal regulation for the worse, altering how ATF maintains these records, and are successful in criminalizing the private transfer of firearms,

[ad_1] The NRA calling research papers “anti-gun” may sometimes come across as dismissive or reflexive, or both. Some researchers work to keep their papers sterile, no matter their findings. Others grant themselves leeway to be more bombastic, particularly when it comes to developing theories that explain their findings. Researchers from the University of Central Missouri

[ad_1] Kenosha County attorneys Thomas Binger and James Kraus were figures in a “clown show” of a prosecution against defendant Kyle Rittenhouse, most notably with their overt lack of basic understanding of firearms, gun rights advocate and radio host Dana Loesch said Monday. Loesch, a former spokesperson for the Virginia-based National Rifle Association, told “Fox

[ad_1] Tomorrow, November 16th, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security will be holding a public hearing at 11:00 AM, to discuss numerous bills pertaining to firearm laws in the state.  Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE anti-gun measures that would place further burdens on law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen.  Some of the

[ad_1] The future of democracy may well be decided in a drab office building on the outskirts of Vilnius, alongside a highway crammed with impatient drivers heading out of town. I met Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya there this spring, in a room that held a conference table, a whiteboard, and not much else. Her team—more than a

[ad_1] At first glance, Rep. Kim Banta may seem like a standard Republican lawmaker. Pro-gun. Anti-abortion. Fiscally conservative. Except for one issue.  She is the primary sponsor of two LGBTQ-related bills pre-filed for the upcoming legislative session in Kentucky.  Banta, of Fort Mitchell, is the only Republican sponsor of the bills, which will be discussed during the legislative session that will

[ad_1] A gun-control group alleges that the National Rifle Association made illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton years ago as part of a larger scheme using shell companies to support Republican candidates. The allegation was outlined in a Nov. 2 federal lawsuit from the advocacy group founded by former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabby

[ad_1] By St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board Back in 2000, actor Charlton Heston helped rally the conservative base behind the embattled National Rifle Association with a convention speech asserting that then-Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore was planning to demonize NRA members as “gun-toting, knuckle-dragging, bloodthirsty maniacs.” Heston concocted a scenario in which a President Gore

[ad_1] On November 15th, the City Council of Conway will consider banning open carrying of firearms during public events and in city buildings. Please contact council members and ask them to OPPOSE Ordinance #2021-12-06 (C). While the text of proposed Ordinance #2021-12-06 (C) is not yet available, city leaders have announced that the open carry ban

[ad_1] The most crucial element of the infrastructure of our country is its people. The White House and congressional leaders have reached a deal on the “Build Back Better” economic recovery plan. This plan is a transformative step forward in helping tens of millions of Americans get on their feet after the pandemic. This plan

[ad_1] Cover design by Derek Carlisle There was hope. There was cynicism. And now there’s reality. The decennial task of redistricting is out of the people’s hands, and the Utah Legislature is now to determine how much gerrymandering

[ad_1] For better or worse, the nine unelected elite lawyers who hold lifetime tenure as Justices of the United States Supreme Court have the last word on the interpretation of the Constitution. They and they alone get to pass final judgment on fundamental issues that touch all of our lives. It is critically important, therefore,

[ad_1] Mrs Winsome Earle Sears, Jamaican-born Trump supporter

[ad_1] In his more than 20 years in the Mississippi Legislature – six years in the Mississippi House of Representatives and 15 in the Mississippi Senate – Sen. Joey Fillingane has always gone above and beyond to help his home town of Sumrall, including procuring $500,000 to assist the Pearl & Leaf Rivers Rails-To-Trails Recreational

[ad_1] NRA official Jim Land: “I got to tell you, we got to think this thing through, because if we tuck tail and run, we’re going to be accepting responsibility for what happened out there.” PR Consultant Tony Makris: “That’s one very good argument, Jim. On the other side, if you don’t appear to be

[ad_1] On Tuesday, NPR revealed new tapes of a meeting of National Rifle Association executives in the wake of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting — and their political calculus for surviving public anger and continuing to push pro-gun policies. “‘Everything we do here has a downside,’ NRA official Kayne Robinson says on the tapes,”

[ad_1] A lawsuit filed against U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale and the National Rifle Association lays out an elaborate scheme through which the political arm of the gun group allegedly provided the Montana Republican nearly $400,000 in illegal, in-kind contributions in 2018. Giffords, a non-profit gun-control group founded by former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, accuses

[ad_1] This story originally published online at N.C. Policy Watch. The Giffords gun safety organization has sued the National Rifle Association and the campaigns of U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, alleging the gun rights group used shell corporations to improperly aid the Republican lawmakers in 2018. Two NRA affiliates made up to $35

[ad_1] With Daniel Lippman DEFI GROUP LOBBIES UP: An industry advocacy group looking to shape the debate in Washington surrounding decentralized finance, or DeFi, policies has hired four lobbying firms as it looks to gain a foothold in D.C., with lawmakers and regulators signaling growing concern about the technology. The DeFi Education Fund, which formed

[ad_1] NY Times: Mark Glaze, Influential Gun Control Advocate, Dies at 51 As the executive director of Everytown for Gun Safety, he took on the National Rifle Association and helped make gun violence a winning issue. x Biden key selling points on infrastructure bill: — Millions of union jobs— Transform transportation system— Biggest roads/bridges investment in

[ad_1] As legacy press outlets have lost much of their ability to manipulate public opinion, these institutions have resorted to increasingly desperate tactics to shape public discourse. Enter tattletale “journalism.” This genre of article consists of identifying something that offends the delicate sensibilities of the prestige press and the elites they cater to and then

[ad_1] In early 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his so-called “assault weapon” ban along with a temporary amnesty period that allows the owners of newly-banned firearms to possess their property without incurring criminal liability. Canadians affected by these Orders-in-Council were advised they would have the option of “complying through grandfathering” or surrendering the

[ad_1] November 3 was a historic day for constitutional rights in the United States, as the U.S. Supreme Court delved into a detailed and sophisticated exploration of the meaning and scope of the Second Amendment’s right to “bear” arms in public places, in a case brought by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association

[ad_1] It seems like we will continue writing pieces on David Chipman—Joe Biden’s failed nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)—on a regular basis. Not because we like to gloat (although that can be fun), but because Chipman keeps making public statements that further emphasize he was always supremely unqualified