Within days of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) issuing its regulation for pistol braces, a senator from Kansas has reintroduced a bill to protect the legal status of firearms and rein in some of the ATF’s power. “The SHORT Act will protect Americans from the anti-Second Amendment gun registry that the

SAN ANTONIO — Tuesday is the last day and fifth anniversary of National Gun Violence Survivors Week, a remembrance of those who’ve died violently in ordinary places while going about their ordinary lives in what amounts to domestic terrorism. They were at school, at church, work, or a movie theater. They were shopping, having a

A demonstrator holds a placard while taking part in the ‘March for Our Lives’, one of a series of nationwide protests against gun violence, in Washington. Reuters Stephen J. Lyons, Tribune News Service Some advice to clear up any confusion you might have over recent events in the land of the red, white and blue:

The recent slowdown in gun sales reversed last month, likely the result of new threats from President Joe Biden to ban some guns and tax others, according to industry officials. After record-setting sales turned slightly lower last year, January saw a 6.5% spike in FBI gun sales background checks, according to new data. HOW BIDEN

Days after provoking backlash for circulating inert 40-millimeter grenades inside the U.S. Capitol, House Republicans are again facing fierce criticism for their latest stunt to own the libs — donning assault rifle lapel pins, despite there being over 58 mass shootings in 2023 alone so far. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA),who came under fire late Thursday

Sixteen-and-a-half years after her brother, Ben, died by gun suicide, Mary Miller attended Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address.  As she heard the governor call for gun reform — “the time for only thoughts and prayers is over,” Whitmer said during the Jan. 25 speech — she thought of her older brother, a

“California has the strictest gun laws in the U.S.” That’s what CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell reported as she walked with Gov. Gavin Newsom through Monterey Park, the site of a horrific recent shooting during Lunar New Year celebrations. O’Donnell and Newsom were not walking alone. In addition to the camera crew, they were accompanied

Valentine’s Day can conjure visions of romance, but for some it brings back memories of relationships that didn’t take off. Falling into the latter category is my hot blind date when I, an avowed pacifist, found myself on a deserted mountainside two hours from civilization with a man I feared might kill me. At 28,

Gadfly | February 4th, 2023 By Ed Raymond fargogadfly@gmail.com Can a Sick Society Recover from Plagues, Pandemics, and Pandemonium? I wanted to check the dictionary definition of “pandemic”: Widespread; general; universal. In medicine: Epidemic over an especially wide geographic area. A pandemic disease. Just under pandemic was the word “pandemonium”: “Any place characterized by uproar

An Illinois judge issued a second temporary restraining order on Thursday against a ban on so-called “assault weapons” and magazines that hold more than 12 rounds. The lawsuit (pdf), filed by 1,690 plaintiffs against Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) in January, argued that the Protect Illinois Communities Act (HB 5471) violated multiple clauses in the Illinois Constitution,

Hands off! Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images Earlier this week, congressional Democrats and media folk noticed that Republican U.S. House members, including trouble magnet George Santos, were sporting lapel pins made in the shape of an assault weapon. Where are these assault weapon pins coming from? Who is passing these out? pic.twitter.com/CVtzNHX9k2 — Rep. Jimmy Gomez

When Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the assault weapon ban law, Delphine Cherry, 55, of Hazel Crest, raced to Springfield to be by his side when he signed it. “I did not know he was going to sign the assault weapon ban that quick because I was just in Springfield at the inauguration. I get a

After a string of mass shootings, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif) is tightening the reigns on California residents’ Second Amendment rights.  On Wednesday, Newsom expressed his support for Senate Bill 2, which calls for more gun restrictions, limiting where people are allowed to carry concealed guns.  If passed, residents would no longer be able to carry

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! The fear of gun violence pervades all of our lives. Who doesn’t feel a heightened degree of anxiety when in public spaces these days? There is no place or venue where the need to be vigilant is not required. This is the milieu of madness we

The recent escalation in Israeli military violence and Palestinian shootings in Jerusalem and the West Bank has been depressingly familiar. Over the past week, the Israeli army raided the Jenin refugee camp, killing 10 people including a 61-year-old woman; a Palestinian shot dead seven Israeli Jews in the East Jerusalem settlement of Neve Yaakov; a

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has consistently resisted the government’s efforts to classify firearms with braces under the National Firearms Act. However, when the latest regulation was suggested, the NRA provided remarks, which can be accessed here. On December 20, 2022, NRA-ILA representatives met with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to review

CLAIM: In the lead-up to his February 1 push for more gun control, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) claimed, “Permitless carry does not make you safer.” VERDICT: Partly False. On June 7, 2017, Breitbart News relayed FBI data published by the NRA that showed two of the earliest permitless carry states, hereafter called constitutional carry

WalkUp Foundation founder Ryan Petty, who lost his daughter in the Parkland, Florida, shooting, told California Gov. Gavin Newsom that more gun control would not have saved his daughter’s life. Petty was responding to Newsom’s claims that a new bill endorsed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on concealed carry of firearms would put Floridians in

Five mass shootings in California. Forty in the country overall. That’s just in the first weeks of 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, announced this month that she plans to step away from leadership at the organization she started in 2012, the day after the Sandy Hook

Florida legislators have taken the first step toward allowing any adult Floridian without a criminal record to carry concealed weapons free of any need to take gun-safety classes or register with the state. They wouldn’t be allowed to openly pack handguns, as in the Wild West. Still, opponents warned that bills introduced Monday in the

Re “Virginia reacts to Tyre Nichols video release: ‘We need reform and systemic change’” (Jan. 28): After watching the video released by the Memphis Police Department of the attack on Tyre Nichols, it appeared he was attacked by a gang of hoodlums. Those men do not have the right to be called “police officers.” No

The state of Illinois lost an appeal on Tuesday after a lower court judge issued a restraining order on a newly enacted ban on some semiautomatic rifles as well as high-capacity magazines. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the gun control law on Jan. 10, which bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high capacity

The NRA, which has shown signs of declining influence in recent years, reported lobbying on a range of topics in its fourth quarter disclosure, including on background checks and on firearm bans and sales.  Nominee defeated in 2021 “While others focus on inconsequential benchmarks, the NRA focuses on results for our members and gun owners,”

Military veterans from Texas and Wisconsin are suing the Biden administration over a new rule from the Biden Administration which recategorizes up to 40 million pistols with stabilizing braces as “short-barreled rifles.”  The rule, implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), would reclassify many pistols used with stabilizing braces as short-barreled

A conservative law firm challenged new federal regulations on guns with stabilizing braces Tuesday, suing to block a gun-control action touted by President Joe Biden after the accessories were used in two mass shootings. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, challenges the move to treat the guns like short-barreled rifles, a weapon like

Following last summer’s horrific mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, which left seven people dead, nearly fifty others wounded, and a 2-year-old orphaned, the Illinois General Assembly swung into action. The result is the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA), which on January 10 was passed by both houses of

Legislative Republicans have taken the first step toward allowing any adult Floridian without a criminal record to carry concealed weapons free of any need to take gun-safety classes or register with the state. They wouldn’t be allowed to openly pack handguns, as in the Wild West. Still, Democrats warned that bills introduced Monday in the

DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick will not face censure after comments earlier this month in which he said his department would not enforce some components of the state’s ban on assault weapons. According to a joint statement, the decision was reached after conversations involving Mendrick, DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy and DuPage County State’s

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Calling the proposal an effort to “remove the government permission slip,” House Speaker Paul Renner on Monday announced legislation that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without licenses. Renner, R-Palm Coast, was flanked by Republican lawmakers and county sheriffs who backed the 63-page proposal, which would create what supporters call “constitutional

Florida lawmakers introduced legislation on Monday to allow people to carry a concealed firearm without having to get a government-issued permit – a move that could make the majority of U.S. states permitless-carry territory. “Our right to bear arms, of course, is enshrined in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” Republican state Rep. Chuck