[ad_1] For decades, America’s gun violence researchers fought an uphill battle against the National Rifle Association to obtain the data and funding they need to study the effects of US gun laws. But researchers in California say they are now facing a different, unexpected hurdle: the state’s outgoing Democratic attorney general. Under Xavier Becerra, who

[ad_1] Today the NRA-ILA and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association filed a reply brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. This case challenges New York’s requirement for applicants to demonstrate “proper cause” to carry a firearm. New York regularly uses this requirement to deny

[ad_1] On Thursday, March 11, the Senate Law & Public Safety Committee will hold a hearing on S.568.  The bill, by Sen. Fred Madden (D), would require that “certain law enforcement officials be notified when a person applies to the court to have a mental health record expunged for the purposes of purchasing a firearm.”

[ad_1] Yesterday, two anti-gun measures were not brought up on the floor before the official deadline to pass.  Senate Bill 5078 and House Bill 1283 failed to get passed out of their chamber of origin and are considered dead for the session. Senate Bill 5078, bans the manufacture, possession, sale, transfer, etc., of magazines that “are capable of

[ad_1] Vermont, like the entire country, is still in the middle of a generational pandemic, and anti-gun politicians in Montpelier have recklessly prioritized gun control at the top of their legislative agenda for 2021.  Even though the Statehouse remains closed, Vermont’s elected officials continue to huddle online and attack your Second Amendment rights, voting in relative

[ad_1] On Monday, March 15, the Colorado House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider the pro-gun measures outlined below.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bills 1038, 1070, and 1082. House Bill 1038 allows those with a concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds. House Bill 1070 repeals the

[ad_1] Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 141 by a vote of 3-2. Senate Bill 141 cleans up New Hampshire’s handgun purchase process, bringing it in line with the same process used for long guns in the Granite State. Thanks to your strong support, this important legislation will advance this session.

[ad_1] An elementary school in northwest Las Vegas apologized to parents Monday after a political cartoon video representing conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices as “terrifying monsters” and the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a superhero was shown to students. Vassiliadis Elementary played a YouTube video from the series “Museum of Human History” on Monday,

[ad_1] Ten years after a tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan, controversy and doubts over its clean-up efforts continue to dog the industry. And the voices calling for the government to embrace alternative, greener forms of energy and to decommission its nuclear reactors have only grown louder. After Fukushima was swamped

[ad_1] Earlier today, the Colorado House passed heavily debated Mandatory Storage Legislation, House Bill 1106.  Despite thousands of emails and phone calls in opposition, the measure was passed by a 40 to 25 vote after evoking a heated exchange on the House Floor.  HB 1106 now heads to the Senate for further consideration.  Please contact

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the Assembly Judiciary Committee will hear Assembly Bill 42, legislation that expands prohibited persons in Nevada. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE AB 42. Assembly Bill 42 is a bill that, on its face, focuses on the procedural process for those accused of misdemeanor domestic violence. However, the bill also contains an expansion of

[ad_1] Today, Senator Randy Price (R-13) introduced Senate Bill 308, to create a new lifetime carry permit option for state residents. A similar bill was introduced in the House last week, but pressure by the sheriffs resulted in a house committee increasing the cost from $200 to $500. In SB 308, the cost for a

[ad_1] Today, Senator Jeffrey Timberlake, introduced Legislative Document 1033, which would create Sunday hunting opportunities for Maine sportsmen and women by allowing Sunday hunting on private property with written landowner permission.  Maine is one of just two states that does not allow any form of hunting on Sundays, due to an antiquated blue law left

[ad_1] Yesterday, the House passed House Bill 52 by an overwhelming majority of 124-32, to ensure law-abiding citizens may carry firearms for self-defense on public transit. It now goes to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT HB 52. House Bill 52, sponsored by Representative Adam Schnelting

[ad_1] After hours-long debate last night, the Colorado House passed mandatory storage legislation, House Bill 1106, on Second Reading.  This measure places undue burden on law-abiding gun owners, while touting “crime prevention.”  Littleton, CO recently passed a similar storage ordinance for gun dealers, mandating certain storage procedures and devices that have created huge financial restrictions for business

[ad_1] Leftist dark money groups such as the Sixteen Thirty Fund, New Venture Fund, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), and others have remained silent on calls to disclose their donors even though they have publicly backed legislation that would provide for the disclosure of dark money groups’ donors and made public statements calling for

[ad_1] Good morning from Augusta. The Maine Legislature will convene at the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday. Here’s your soundtrack. QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It kind of reminded me of this idea when I was in grad school of helicopter money — which was basically dropping money from the air and seeing if it raised

[ad_1] This Wednesday, House Bill 786 is scheduled for a hearing in the House Criminal Justice Committee.  Its companion bill, Senate Bill 786, isn’t currently calendared for a hearing but is expected to be brought up soon.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 786/Senate Bill 765. House Bill 786 /Senate

[ad_1] Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) seems to have forgotten that the last Republican to hold statewide office, former Gov. George E. Pataki, supported gun safety, women’s reproductive rights, gay rights, and environmental protection [“Zeldin exploring run for governor,” News, March 3]. This is in stark contrast to Zeldin’s legislative record. He has voted against: the

[ad_1] Dear Texas NRA Member: Last week, Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake), and Sen. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown), filed House Bill 2558, and Senate Bill 19, NRA-backed bills that discourage banks, payment processors, insurers, and other financial services providers from discriminating against members of the firearm and ammunition industries.  The legislation prohibits businesses that engage in this practice from contracting with governmental entities in the Lone Star State. 

[ad_1] EDEN VALLEY, MINN. – Rick and Tammy Kirkpatrick woke up one day and discovered their house was going to be on the target end of a gun range. They haven’t always slept well since. “We’ve had such a nice, peaceful life,” Rick Kirkpatrick said of the home where they’ve lived for 32 years, on

[ad_1] Today, the South Dakota Senate passed important self-defense legislation, House Bill 1212, by a 21 to 14 vote.  The pro-gun measure now heads to the desk of Governor Kristi Noem, who supports the measure.  Please contact Governor Kristi Noem and ask her to sign House Bill 1212 into law. House Bill 1212 clarifies the use of

[ad_1] The U.S. House is scheduled to vote on two restrictive gun control bills this week, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446. Please contact your U.S. Representative today and urge them to oppose this misguided legislation! H.R. 8 would impose so-called “universal” background checks on law-abiding gun owners. So-called “universal” background checks will never be universal, because criminals do not comply with

[ad_1] President Biden’s nominee to serve as United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM), is yet another cog Biden hopes to fit into his administration’s anti-gun machine. Perhaps it would be more newsworthy if we only reported on Biden nominees that don’t support gutting the Second Amendment, but then we might

[ad_1] Should the government be able to deny your right to obtain a firearm, simply by failing to complete a mandatory background check? Anti-gun Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) apparently thinks so. On March 1st, Clyburn introduced H.R. 1446, the so-called “Enhanced Background Checks Act.” Under the bill, the FBI could indefinitely block federally licensed dealers

[ad_1] Having lived in Virginia most of his life, Larry Sabato can remember racially segregated schools and systematic efforts to stop Black people voting. Now 68, he observes a state that has diversified, embraced liberal values and shifted from symbol of the old south to symbol of the new. “I have to admit, as a

[ad_1] Having lived in Virginia most of his life, Larry Sabato can remember racially segregated schools and systematic efforts to stop Black people voting. Now 68, he observes a state that has diversified, embraced liberal values and shifted from symbol of the old south to symbol of the new. “I have to admit, as a

[ad_1] Having lived in Virginia most of his life, Larry Sabato can remember racially segregated schools and systematic efforts to stop Black people voting. Now 68, he observes a state that has diversified, embraced liberal values and shifted from symbol of the old south to symbol of the new. “I have to admit, as a

[ad_1] Andrew Cuomo has found himself in a heap of trouble over long-term care facility residents’ COVID-related deaths and sexual harassment allegations. Although Cuomo is not going to resign, his cases may have repercussions for his political future and hit Democratic governors who issued similar nursing home orders during the pandemic. On 5 March, New

[ad_1] The background check gun controls which were introduced in the House last week bring back Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) 2013 gun control push and make his support for the current legislation crucial to Democrat success. Manchin was elected to the Senate in 2010 with an A-rating from the NRA. But following the December  14,