[ad_1] Virginia has provided a stark example of how gun control is aimed at harassing law-abiding gun owners rather than improving public safety. As part of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the General Assembly’s sweeping attack on gun rights in 2020, anti-gun lawmakers enacted legislation that made it more difficult for gun owners to obtain

[ad_1] Joe Biden wants Americans to believe that he will focus on what he calls “the renewal of a politics that’s about solving problems – not stoking the flames of hate and chaos.” Yet what “problem” is Biden promising to “solve” before he even takes office? Why the “defeat” of the National Rifle Association, a group of over 5 million Americans of

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the House Committee on Privileges and Elections will hear House Bill 2081 to mandate all polling places be gun-free zones. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE HB 2081. House Bill 2081 prohibits firearms within 40 feet of a polling place. It dictates to private property owners what they must do

[ad_1]   Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider Permitless Carry Legislation, House Bill 102.  Please contact committee members and ask that they SUPPORT House Bill 102. House Bill 102 will strengthen Montana’s self-defense laws by allowing law-abiding Montana gun owners to carry a firearm for self-defense throughout the state without first having to obtain

[ad_1] Ah, the glitz and glamour of a Hollywood premiere: a constellation of stars shining in the Angeleno night, everyone dressed to the nines for handshakes, back-slaps, photo ops, popped corks, and a few pro forma speeches about how hard they all worked. The human @-replies running far-right opinion web site The Daily Wire staged

[ad_1] Categories: -The Daily Gazette, Business, Fulton Montgomery Schoharie, News On Jan. 6, the nation watched as a mob stormed its way into the U.S. Capitol building, hell-bent on disrupting the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over incumbent President Donald Trump. The next morning, when John Havlick arrived to open up Frank’s

[ad_1] Tomorrow, Senate Judiciary B Committee will take up preemption legislation, Senate Bill 2107.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT SB 2107. Senate Bill 2107 enhances Mississippi’s preemption laws by adding state agencies to the list of entities that are prohibited from restricting the Second Amendment rights of Mississippi citizens.  Preemption laws serve to

[ad_1] He gave an interview in which he described the chief of staff as a “paranoid schizophrenic” and said Bannon was wasting time trying to “suck his own c–k”. It was reportedly Trump’s wife, Melania, and daughter, Ivanka, who insisted he go.   The strength of the Trump marriage was a source of tabloid speculation:

[ad_1] Reprinted with permission from DailyKos The Republican Party has a brand problem it hopes will simply go away: 147 House members and eight GOP senators branded themselves with a scarlet ‘S’ for sedition when they cast votes on Jan. 6 objecting to congressional certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. In other words, even after

[ad_1] Tee Roy Savoy has announced the date for the 2021 Big Bass Classic as April 17, which means Acadiana’s many competitive bass anglers can circle that Saturday on a calendar and get their entry forms in in plenty of time to Savoy. The Coteau Holmes outdoorsman, who has served as the BBC’s director since

[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been

[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been

[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been

[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been

[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been

[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been

[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been

[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been

[ad_1] Sign up for the Guardian’s First Thing newsletter A major donor to the National Rifle Association is poised to challenge key aspects of the gun group’s bankruptcy filing, in an attempt to hold executives accountable for allegedly having defrauded their members of millions of dollars to support their own lavish lifestyles. Dave Dell’Aquila, a

[ad_1] Sign up for the Guardian’s First Thing newsletter A major donor to the National Rifle Association is poised to challenge key aspects of the gun group’s bankruptcy filing, in an attempt to hold executives accountable for allegedly having defrauded their members of millions of dollars to support their own lavish lifestyles. Dave Dell’Aquila, a

[ad_1] Under the cloud of a lawsuit from state Attorney General Letitia James, the NRA is relocating to Texas from New York, where it has been incorporated as a not-for-profit, charitable membership organization since 1871. Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the right-wing gun advocacy group, called the relocation necessary for the group to

[ad_1] Making matters worse, the GOP’s fundraising prospects have taken a distinct hit from the business community as some of its most ardent financial backers are either faltering or fleeing. For starters, the National Rifle Association just filed for bankruptcy, GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson just died, the Koch fundraising behemoth appears to be reevaluating its giving,

[ad_1] By KARA SWISHER  01/16/2021 09:50 AM EST Updated 01/16/2021 11:00 AM EST 2021-01-16T11:00-0500 Amid all the entirely avoidable destruction, there has been a relentless and bizarre focus by some in the GOP and elsewhere on perhaps the most pointless part of the crisis: Their loss of Twitter followers and gnashing of teeth over censorship

[ad_1] Axios: The post-Trump GOP, gutted The big picture: The losses are stark and substantial. They lost their congressional power. Their two leaders, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy, are hamstrung by corporate blacklisting of their election-denying members. The GOP brand is radioactive for a huge chunk of America. The corporate bans on giving to the 147 House and Senate Republicans who voted

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans are worried that a corporate backlash stirred by the deadly Capitol insurrection could crimp a vital stream of campaign cash, complicating the party’s prospects of retaking the Senate in the next election. The GOP already faces a difficult Senate map in 2022, when 14 Democratic-held seats and 20 Republican ones

[ad_1] Coming never to an iPhone near you. Getty Images Here’s your daily evening roundup of the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to The Stranger to keep it comin’!) The federal vaccine reserve is “apparently barren”: Yikes. Gov. Inslee accused the Trump administration of “deception” for

[ad_1] The Second Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees the right to keep and bear arms. Last August, New York state Attorney General Letitia James sued to dissolve the NRA, alleging senior leaders of the nonprofit group diverted millions of dollars for personal use and to buy the silence and loyalty of former employees. The

[ad_1] Oregon’s COVID vaccination schedule goes topsy-turvy after Trump Administration lies about non-existent doses. Pool / Getty Images Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Let’s start with yet another colossal Trump administration failure:

[ad_1] Here’s what you need to know: Video transcript Back transcript Pelosi: Security Requires ‘Truth and Trust’ Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that if any House members had acted as accomplices to the attack on the U.S. Capitol, they would face consequences. When we’re talking about security, we have to talk about truth and