[ad_1] With celebrations marking the start of a new Legislature with a new governor capturing most of the attention around the Capitol last week, advocates of gun rights and gun safety measures were probably more focused on something else. Across the flag circle from the domed Legislative Building, the Washington Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday

[ad_1] A three-judge panel of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals this week reversed an order by a district judge in Pittsburgh affirming Pennsylvania laws that prohibit adults under the age of 21 from receiving firearms carry permits. Two of the appeals court judges in a majority opinion — Kent A. Jordan and D. Brooks

[ad_1] Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are pushing a bill that would override state gun safety laws and allow anyone who can legally carry a concealed weapon in their home state to do so when visiting any other state. The legislation, long a priority for the National Rifle Association and others in the

[ad_1] TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined a dozen Democratic attorneys general Thursday in defending two federal gun regulations now being challenged in court, including one banning devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more quickly. New Jersey Democratic Attorney General Matt Platkin said his state and others with Democratic attorneys

[ad_1] On our latest Trade To Black podcast, Shane Pennington, a partner at Porter Wright Morris and Arthur LLC, joins us explain ALJ Hearing Judge John Mulrooney’s ruling from earlier this week, which included cancelling next week’s DEA hearing for the rescheduling of cannabis. We’ll also be examining how this impacts cannabis legislation under a

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association warns that court rulings challenging the federal gun ban for marijuana users have created a confusing legal landscape for cannabis users and gun owners alike. While nearly half of all U.S. states have some form of legal cannabis and nearly 40 states have legal medical marijuana, the NRA noted that

[ad_1] TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general said Thursday they plan to defend two gun regulations now being challenged in court, including one banning devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more quickly. New Jersey Democratic Attorney General Matt Platkin said his state and others with Democratic attorneys general,

[ad_1] Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, now seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, joined a crowd of activists at the Virginia Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action rally on Wednesday at Capitol Square’s Bell Tower in Richmond.  A mother of three, Spanberger underscored the urgency of tackling gun violence, calling it “the number one

[ad_1] Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi told the U.S. Senate Wednesday she will respect marriage equality protections in U.S. law. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate’s email newsletter. California Sen. Adam Schiff questioned Bondi during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing and asked President-elect Donald Trump’s

[ad_1] Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi told U.S. Senators she would work with lawmakers regarding gun policy mirroring Florida’s Parkland bill. But she didn’t commit to any specific proposal and stressed her own support for the Second Amendment. She made remarks to Democratic Senators during a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

[ad_1] Republicans in the U.S. Senate and House introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which President-elect Donald Trump has said he will sign. Companion legislation was filed by senators and congressmen led by Texas and North Carolina Republicans with multiple cosponsors. U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Republicans from Texas, Thom Tillis,

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) lobbying arm says that recent court decisions calling into question the constitutionality of the federal government’s ban on gun ownership by marijuana consumers has “led to a confusing regulatory landscape” that’s impacted Americans’ Second Amendment rights. “Marijuana use is no longer limited to the domain of indigenous religious customs

[ad_1] Second Amendment advocates are raising eleventh-hour concerns about past gun-control efforts pushed by former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department. Leading up to this week’s two days of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, questions have been raised about her past support for red flag laws and

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 42 Senate Republicans in introducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The bill would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges to exercise those rights in any state that allows concealed carry, within the limits of each

[ad_1] Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. Gun bills have often lived or died in the Senate Judiciary Committee in past sessions. So attention turned to which senators Ruggerio appointed to the Judiciary Committee last week, when the 2025

[ad_1] – The information provided in the weekly U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley column is provided from the press office of the senator. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 42 Senate Republicans in introducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The bill would allow individuals with

[ad_1] House Republicans are taking another shot (pun intended) at working a concealed-carry reciprocity bill into the agenda of the new Congress. This is something that pro-Second Amendment activists (like me) have been pushing for years; the current practice, while arguably unconstitutional under the 2nd Amendment and Article 4 of the Constitution, sets up

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – Two North Carolina Republicans are among the 44 cosponsors of Sen. John Cornyn’s proposal for federal concealed-carry reciprocity among the states. North Carolina Sen. Tillis, Texas Sens. Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa together brought the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act to the

[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging Maryland’s strict handgun licensing law. Why It Matters Gun violence has become a major concern across the nation with mass shootings in schools, nightclubs and homes more prevalent. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were 16,680 fatal shootings in 2024. In

[ad_1] U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are working to ensure that Americans practicing their Second Amendment rights are not discriminated against while traveling from state to state. In an attempt to solve a dilemma centered on the use of concealed carry permits, the pair of Alabama lawmakers, along with a group of fellow

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC (LOOTPRESS) — Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) has joined Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) and over 120 other lawmakers in introducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, a bipartisan effort to establish nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license holders and residents of Constitutional Carry states. The legislation, introduced as the 119th Congress begins its

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D. C. – Less than two weeks before leaving the office where he led national efforts to crack down on gun crimes as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Cleveland’s Steve Dettelbach hadn’t begun to pack. Photos of the U.S. Attorney offices in Cleveland, Akron, Toledo and Youngstown, which

[ad_1] Texas lawmakers are pushing to repeal a gun ban that prohibits Americans from carrying firearms at the Texas State Fair in Dallas. According to Houston Public Media, Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain, a Republican, has proposed legislation that would make it illegal for licensed gun owners to be prohibited from carrying firearms on government-owned

[ad_1] Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and other GOP senators introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act on Thursday. According to Kennedy’s office, the legislation would “allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home states to exercise those rights in any other state that allows concealed carry so long as one

[ad_1] WASHINGTON DC – A bipartisan bill introduced into the 119 Congress would provide nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license holders and for residents of Constitutional Carry states, one of its supporters said Thursday. After being sworn into the 119th Congress, U.S. Carol Miller, R-WV, joined U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., and over 120 of

[ad_1] Gun owners with state-issued concealed carry permits would be allowed to carry those weapons in any state in America regardless of local gun control laws if legislation now before Congress is passed and signed by President-elect Trump. Congressman Richard Hudson, a Republican from North Carolina, has convinced 120 of his colleagues to sign on

[ad_1] A Republican state senator backed by a coalition of gun rights advocates plans to file a suite of bills this month that attempt to repeal a major firearms law Gov. Maura Healey approved last year. Sen. Peter Durant of Spencer said he is preparing six different pieces of legislation that target a gun law

[ad_1] Earlier this week, my longtime coauthor Dr. Joanne D. Eisen passed away. In this post, I’d like to describe one part of her admirable life: her scholarship and writing in support of human rights, particularly self-defense. Joanne Dale Eisen was a wife, a mother, and a dentist. For most of her career, she lived