[ad_1] Today, House Study Bill 254 was introduced to greatly improve self-defense in Iowa. Please contact your state representative and ask them to SUPPORT HSB 254. House Study Bill 254 allows a law-abiding adult to carry a concealed firearm, without first needing to obtain government permission. This ensures that citizens have their right to self-defense without government

[ad_1] Sometimes history tries to teach us a lesson. The Indiana House of Representatives just voted to allow Hoosiers to carry firearms without securing permits. If the measure becomes law — it must pass the Indiana Senate and be signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb before it does — it will mean, for all practical purposes,

[ad_1] Last week, the Club for Growth put out scorecards measuring the Alabama Legislature on two metrics: attendance and a grade on members’ voting records for what it deemed to be pro-growth legislation. It is one of several ways the organization has exerted its influence over Alabama politics. Many are probably aware of its entree

[ad_1] Stores such as Academy Sports in Tallahassee allow the purchasing of guns in Florida. Photo by Paulette Jordan The Florida Senate has introduced a bill, SB 1052, which is titled the Self Defense Restoration Act. This will delete provisions in the controversial Stand Your Ground law relating to people using or threatening to use

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association (NRA) in a new lawsuit is accusing New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) of “weaponizing” her power against the group. The NRA filed a counter lawsuit against James in the New York State Supreme Court on Tuesday accusing James of seeking to dissolve the group for political purposes. The counter complaint was first

[ad_1] Dear Texas NRA Member: COVID-19 and uncivil disorder have illustrated that in times of crisis or uncertainty, Americans buy guns.  Last year, as concerned citizens across the country lined up outside gun stores to exercise their constitutional right to purchase and own firearms, state and local officials – including those in a number of Texas cities and counties – refused to designate firearms retailers as

[ad_1] February 19th was the bill filing deadline for the California State Legislature. A few more bills to place restrictions on your already diminished rights, as well as one to protect your rights, have been filed. Anti-Gun Assembly Bill 1223 taxes firearms at $25 each, and ammunition at a certain percentage yet to be determined, in order

[ad_1] Gun control activists who are looking for bold, decisive action from the Biden administration have been disappointed so far in the president’s lack of policy on the issue. But Biden is about to change that with a flurry of executive orders targeting law-abiding citizens who choose to own a

[ad_1] Last night, the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee defeated House Bill 279 on a party-line vote.  The measure, filed by Rep. Stefani Lord (R-Sandia Park), would have prevented future executive or Department of Health emergency orders from shutting down firearm manufacturers, retailers and shooting ranges, and denying law-abiding citizens their right to purchase, own and use firearms.  ​The committee

[ad_1] Yesterday, Senate Bill 5038 was pulled from the Senate Rules Committee and sent to the Senate Floor where it can be heard at any time.  NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to contact their State Senator and ask them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 5038 in any form. Senate Bill 5038 makes it a crime to

[ad_1] Today, the Arkansas House marked the final vote on Stand Your ground Legislation, Senate Bill 24.  This important self-defense measure now heads to the desk of Governor Asa Hutchinson for his signature.  Please contact Governor Hutchinson and ask him to sign Senate Bill 24 into law. This important legislation is a huge step forward for

[ad_1] A second attempt to get a controversial “stand-your-ground” bill out of the House Judiciary Committee succeeded Tuesday, after members of the committee beat back an attempt to amend the bill in a way to appease gun owners. The vote sends Senate Bill 24, which would eliminate the duty to retreat from Arkansas’ self-defense laws,

[ad_1] The bill would also prevent a political subdivision of the state from enforcing federal firearms regulations enacted after Jan. 1 if the state has not also adopted that law. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hundreds of pro gun proponents gather at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 8,

[ad_1] This week, the House is expected to vote on pro-firearm related legislation.  Use the “Take Action” button below to contact your state representative and encourage their support of HB 2840, HB 2827, and HB 2551.  House Bill 2840 allows law-abiding citizens to store their loaded firearms in their locked personal vehicles while parked on school grounds.

[ad_1] Stand Your Ground legislation, Senate Bill 24, could be considered on the House Floor as early as tomorrow, and your State Representatives need to hear from you now!  Please contact your State Representative and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 24. This important legislation is a huge step forward for self-defense rights and law-abiding gun

[ad_1] DATE: February 23, 2021  TO:    USF & NRA Members and Friends  FROM:  Marion P. Hammer   USF Executive Director   NRA Past President Deception and fraud is alive and well among Democrats in the Florida Senate. At least one anti-gun Senator is blatantly engaging in out-right fraud by filing a massive unconstitutional gun

[ad_1] Today, the Senate Committee on Judiciary issued a favorable report for Senate Bill 43, to expand the ability of citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones while attending religious worship. They referred the bill to the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate for further consideration. Senate Bill 43 allows law-abiding citizens

[ad_1] The Statehouse in Montpelier remains shuddered under the continued protocols of COVID, however the business of the Legislature forges ahead on the Internet tomorrow morning.  On Wednesday at 9:00 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a “public hearing” on Zoom/YouTube.  In a normal year, an entire cadre of orange-clad Second Amendment supporters would have

[ad_1] Tomorrow, February 24th, the House of Representatives is scheduled to hold floor votes on self-defense legislation, House Bill 81 and House Bill 197. Please contact your State Representative and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 81 and House Bill 197. House Bill 81 is a common-sense clarification in the laws relating to the statute governing physical

[ad_1] Dear New Mexico NRA Member: On Monday night, the House Judiciary Committee advanced House Bill 193, which amends New Mexico’s red flag firearms surrender law to allow a police officer to petition for an extreme risk protective order (ERPO) directly, and to confiscate any firearms discovered when serving the order.  Owners of guns seized in this manner would no longer have the option of storing them

[ad_1] FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action applauds a decision by the Washington Court of Appeals today that upheld the state’s preemption law and struck down a pair of local ordinances that restricted the right of law-abiding gun owners. “Today’s ruling is an important victory for the people of Washington,”

[ad_1] Tomorrow, February 22nd, the House Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs is hearing House Bill 534 House Draft 1, to improve the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones. Please consider submitting testimony in favor of HB 534 HD 1 through the Hawaii Legislative website. For help creating an account and submitting testimony, click here.

[ad_1] Last week, anti-gun legislators filed bills to require registration for many common semi-automatic firearms, ban many firearm modifications, and increase the fee and red tape to apply for a FOID. Please contact your state representative and ask them to OPPOSE House Bills 3212, 3222, and 3245. House Bill 3212 bans, among other things, “any

[ad_1] Today, the House passed House Bill 1369 by a vote of 65-31 and sent it on to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your state senator and ask them to promptly support HB 1369. House Bill 1369 allows any law-abiding adult who is legally eligible to obtain a carry permit, to carry a

[ad_1] All but one state bordering Arkansas saw rates of gun deaths increase in the years after passing stand-your-ground legislation similar to a bill under consideration by the Arkansas General Assembly, a review of two decades’ worth of federal mortality data by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette found. In Mississippi, Oklahoma and Missouri, the number of people

[ad_1] Today, the Washington Court of Appeals struck two firearms-storage ordinances under the state’s preemption law in an NRA-ILA case. The City of Edmonds passed two ordinances that required firearms be locked at all times within the home, and imposed liabilities on gun owners if their firearms were ever accessed by a prohibited person. Edmonds passed these unlawful ordinances

[ad_1] Following a year filled with the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread civil unrest, Americans are in no rush to enact further gun controls. According to data from a January Gallup poll, 42 percent of Americans are satisfied with the current gun control laws. The poll also found that 9 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with current

[ad_1] even though the term is legally and factually meaningless. Against this backdrop, a depiction of the gun alone may be enough, given the vague language of the bill. Under the “red flag” confiscation provision in Section 4, any person may apply, ex parte, for an “emergency prohibition order” to prohibit another person from possessing

[ad_1] Last Friday, important emergency powers legislation, House Bill 504, was introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration.  The committee has scheduled this legislation for a hearing tomorrow and committee members need to hear from you now! Please contact members of the House Judiciary Committee and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill

[ad_1] Dear New Mexico NRA Member: It was a busy end of the week, and will be a packed week ahead on mostly-bad firearm-related bills, with one bright spot for pro-Second Amendment legislation. Senate Bill 224 by Sen. Sedillo Lopez (D-ABQ) The Senate Health & Public Affairs Committee advanced this bill on a 4-2 vote late Friday, after