Second Amendment

[ad_1] FLORIDA – A federal appeals court has upheld Florida’s law prohibiting individuals under 21 from purchasing rifles and long guns, rejecting an NRA-backed challenge. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-4 that the law aligns with historical firearm regulations, citing legal traditions dating back to the nation’s founding. The law was enacted
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[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Saying the restriction is “consistent with our historical tradition of firearm regulation,” a federal appeals court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a Florida law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21. The 8-4 ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of
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[ad_1] Published 2025-03-14 11:05 11:05 March 14, 2025 am For almost three hours, Linda McMahon sat through a confirmation hearing last month in which senators pressed her on everything from teacher pay to transgender athletes. But none from either party asked her about school shootings. That’s a glaring oversight, according to some leaders working to
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[ad_1] With about $750,000 billed to former Gov. Kristi Noem’s state-issued credit card during her six years in office, there was no shortage of colorful excursions. From book tours to hunting trips, South Dakota taxpayers shouldered some of the expenses related to Noem’s travel, whether she was on official state business or not. The South
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[ad_1] March 12, 2025: Governor Larry Rhoden signed the following 19 bills into law: SB 15 expands the policy advisory committee for animal damage control; SB 25 clarifies the adoption and use of the plumbing code; SB 66 revises certain provisions related to capital improvements of state buildings; SB 76 repeals reporting and testifying requirements
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[ad_1] A bill moving forward this session would repeal a state law that prohibits the sale of firearms and ammunition during locally declared states of emergency. As Margie Menzel reports, a number of groups that support the Second Amendment are backing the measure. Spring Hill Republican Senator Blaise Ingoglia says he thinks a state law
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[ad_1] The Florida Legislature passed gun restrictions following the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, hoping to curb violence. But now, lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill that would undo one of the major changes they implemented. Republicans in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee approved legislation, HB 759, that would allow 18-year-olds
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[ad_1] Listen to this article Where the defendant, a New Hampshire resident, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of G.L.c. 269, §10(a), a judge’s decision to allow the defendant’s motion to dismiss should be affirmed because the commonwealth’s prior nonresident licensing scheme in effect at the time of the defendant’s arrest
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[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gun rights advocates have fought to overturn a Florida law banning gun purchases by people under 21 ever since the day the measure was signed in 2018 following the Parkland school shooting, one of the deadliest mass killings in the U.S. With new leadership in Florida’s Republican-controlled Capitol, conservative lawmakers
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[ad_1] (MANSFIELD, TEXAS) — Sellmark was honored to welcome Doug Hamlin, Executive Vice President & CEO of the National Rifle Association, to its headquarters in Mansfield, Texas, where he personally accepted the Sellmark Heritage Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made a lasting impact in conservation, hunting, shooting sports, and the preservation of outdoor traditions.
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[ad_1] Armed with an AR-style rifle, Jared Diesburg, center, of Albuquerque joins fellow gun rights advocates during a pro-Second Amendment rally on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Roundhouse, hosted by the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association and New Mexico Firearms Industry Association as state legislators debate placing restrictions on certain semi-automatic gas-powered guns. Jim
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[ad_1] After four long years of the Biden Administration making constant threats to ban “assault weapons” and shamelessly wielding executive agencies to infringe on the Second Amendment, millions of Americans are taking a sigh of relief with President Donald Trump back in office. Already, he’s working to undo Biden-era infringements as part of his overall
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