[ad_1] A lawsuit accusing Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, a Republican contender for governor, of using her office to pursue her political agenda — and illegally spending public funds to do so — over the needs of the state survived its second legal challenge Tuesday when Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chip Welch refused to dismiss the

[ad_1] Publicly, progressives say they need a Senate vote on reconciliation in order to back BIF. But they are also signaling they might accept a framework with a top-line number and ironclad commitment to back key provisions they like. | Alex Wong/Getty Images ABOUT LAST NIGHT — The Democrats’ “two-track” process is no more. After

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee will consider Emergency Powers Legislation, House Bill 325.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 325. House Bill 325 declares firearm possession, transportation, carrying, commerce, training range access, as well as hunting and fishing, to be life sustaining, essential activities.  Both local and state

[ad_1] We recently wondered about our favorite anti-gun billionaire, Mike Bloomberg, and whether he would remain committed to buying the votes of legislators willing to promote his gun-ban agenda. We didn’t have to wait long for an answer. The new trend in Virginia seems that the election season doesn’t really kick in until Bloomberg starts

[ad_1] Back in 2015, then President Obama misleadingly sought to describe the “availability of guns” by proclaiming that “you can go on into some neighborhoods, and it’s easier for you to buy a firearm than it is for you to buy a book, there are neighborhoods where it’s easier for you to buy a handgun

[ad_1] CNN’s anti-gun bias, including a willingness to fake stories to push gun control, has been apparent for decades. The self-styled “most trusted name in news” further diminished what’s left of its tarnished reputation this week when it parroted the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) line on Second Amendment rights. In a piece titled, “China and

[ad_1] Think of the foremost applications of a firearm. Self-defense and protection have become the primary motivation for Americans’ acquisition of firearms, but the prevalence of defensive gun use remains disputed. New research, conducted in support of a brief for the Supreme Court, offers more evidence that a large number of Americans have used a

[ad_1] On September 21, the Biden Administration filed an amicus brief in the pending U.S. Supreme Court case of New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, supporting New York’s draconian and unconstitutional restrictions on the right to bear firearms in public for self-defense. This NRA-supported challenge to New York’s “may-issue” licensing scheme for public

[ad_1] The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense bill that directs funding for our nation’s military. Unfortunately, this year’s bill contains two anti-gun provisions opposed by NRA-ILA. The first provision, included in the bill by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), would ignore due process

[ad_1] COLUMBIA — To combat a startling rise in violent crime, South Carolina officers need the ability to arrest more convicted felons illegally carrying a gun, according to the state’s top law enforcement officer.  State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel said he will push for legislation next year to align state law to what’s already

[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer On September 19th, the Rhode Island Fish and Game Protective Association ran the club’s annual Ladies Day event.  This year had a very high attendance at 100+ women looking to experience the outdoor shooting sports. At the inception of the Ladies Day event many years ago the day hosted

[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer On September 19th, the Rhode Island Fish and Game Protective Association ran the club’s annual Ladies Day event.  This year had a very high attendance at 100+ women looking to experience the outdoor shooting sports. At the inception of the Ladies Day event many years ago the day hosted

[ad_1] I always enjoy “analysis” pieces like this one, which says, “Democrats should write off the midterms.” The problem is that Democrats, who admittedly have a predisposition toward pessimism, sometimes turn these silly attacks into self-fulfilling prophecies. Before the Texas abortion law, I just wanted to hold the House. Now, I want more seats. What I

[ad_1] Abortion is a Jewish value, and the US House of Representatives’ vote to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) is a crucial step in protecting abortion rights across the US, National Council of Jewish Women CEO Sheila Katz said on Friday. The House approved legislation on Friday to protect abortion services against growing

[ad_1] A member of the National Rifle Association’s board of directors says the only way to clean up the gun-rights group is to replace the current board and top executives — including CEO Wayne LaPierre, new court papers show. In a Friday court filing, NRA board member Roscoe Marshall Jr. asked to intervene in New

[ad_1] Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 173 into law, giving researchers access to a host of information on gun owners, including personal identifying information. Because AB 173 was passed as a budget trailer bill, the legislation takes effect immediately.  Governor Newsom is still considering SB 264, legislation to place further restrictions on Gun Shows in Orange County.  Please contact

[ad_1] After two known incidents in the past six months in which young children in West Bath fired their parent’s unsecured firearm, gun control advocates are calling for public education on safe gun storage — and for Maine lawmakers to adopt stronger firearm regulations. Last week, Stephen R. Ambrose, 24, of West Bath was charged

[ad_1] Police respond to ‘active shooter’ at Tennessee grocery store At least one person was killed and another 14 shot in a mass shooting near Memphis, Tennessee. At least four were in a critical condition, while five were non-critical. The shooter is deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The shooting occurred at a

[ad_1] On Sunday night, CNN put on a special from its CNN Films unit titled The Price of Freedom, which was a nasty dig at the National Rifle Association. The liberal news network gave the kind of slanted presentation one would expect, with the addition of swelling, dramatic music. Most of the soundbites were harsh critics

[ad_1] Newswise — On Wednesday, September 22, the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy is hosting a virtual panel discussion about the gun violence epidemic in the U.S. and specific calls to action state policymakers can take to address the issue. The Center is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of

[ad_1] The Pavilion at Old School Square The Old School Square for the Arts executive committee meets today. Members face big decisions. First is whether the group intends to compete for the job that it just lost. Last month, Mayor Shelly Petrolia and city commissioners Juli Casale and Shirley Johnson terminated the lease that Old

[ad_1] Kenneth F. Schoen, a former probation officer who helped shift the nation’s criminal justice agenda for nonviolent offenders from fixed sentences in faraway prisons to flexible alternatives in their own communities, died on Sept. 1 in Duluth, Minn. He was 89. The cause was bone marrow cancer, his daughter, Carrie Schoen, said. In a

[ad_1] The Supreme Court will grapple with the right to bear arms outside the home during the upcoming term in a case court watchers are calling significant because it’s been more than a decade since the justices weighed the limits of the Second Amendment. Democrats are concerned the 6-3 conservative majority on the high court

[ad_1] In a blow to the tired stereotypes perpetuated by gun control supporters, a recent academic survey found broad diversity among recent first time gun buyers. The findings bolstered what many observers had anecdotally discovered, the last year-and-a-half’s pandemic and civil unrest-fueled record-breaking gun sales. Provided with the preliminary survey results, the Wall Street Journal

[ad_1] The Mayor of Richmond rejected a plan to reduce violence by focusing on gangs, instead prioritizing a costly “public health” approach that conflicts with the reality on the ground. Pastor Ralph Hodge and an organization called “Richmonders Involved to Strengthen Communities” (RISC) asked Mayor Levar Stoney to fund a focused deterrence program that aims

[ad_1] Long a slogan of defiance and independence, it is little wonder that the phrase “Come and take it” now finds itself falling into disfavor with a new generation of busybodies and penny-ante authoritarians. The latest is Taylor Eighmy, president of the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA). Eighmy announced to the campus community on

[ad_1] Last year, the Brennan Center for Justice requested under California’s freedom of information law, that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) provide records relating to the Department’s “social media monitoring” activities. The request was based on the lack of public “information about the capabilities and limitations of the LAPD’s social media monitoring operations” and

[ad_1] Speaking to the county commissioners, the local man accused the commissioners of having their “strings” pulled by someone more powerful. “Look around you,” the man said to the commissioner meeting. “These people and God will be the ones judging you. You should thank God that we live in a Republic because if we lived

[ad_1] Opinion: The practice of removing potential jurors without cause shows how racial bias works in the criminal justice system. Will other states follow Arizona’s lead and end it? Jeffrey Abramson  |  opinion contributor Arizona is taking a bold step toward reforming jury selection — specifically, how potential jurors may be removed from service for no given

[ad_1] Seasoned administrator Raninder Singh was on Saturday re-elected as the president of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) for an unprecedented fourth term. He beat Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Shyam Singh Yadav 56-3 in the elections in Mohali. (More Sports News) Raninder, son of incumbent Punjab chief minister and Congress leader Capt.