Second Amendment

[ad_1] Congress advanced two bills this week aimed at expanding the rights of law-aiding gun owners.  One of them, according to a legislative expert from the National Rifle Association, would mark the “most monumental” win for Second Amendment rights in more than 20 years, if signed into law.  H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Cary Reciprocity
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[ad_1] Howard owns 617 Defense, a company that offers firearms training throughout Greater Boston. He’s also president of the Massachusetts chapter of the National African American Gun Association, an organization that boasts 45,000 members nationwide, nearly half of them women. And he’s one of several local Black entrepreneurs serving a growing market niche: Black people
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[ad_1] Sen. Dan Lonowski (Unicameral Update) Unicameral Update The Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee heard testimony March 17 on a measure that would prohibit implementation of merchant category codes in Nebraska that identify firearm retailers. Hastings Sen. Dan Lonowski, sponsor of LB686, said the measure is intended to protect the privacy of Nebraska firearm owners and retailers from
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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: While all candidates for each race are listed, only those who are in contested races received questionnaires. Their replies are printed below if they responded by the deadline. Party affiliations are marked as follows: Republican (R), Democrat (D), Libertarian (L), Better Party (BP), Green (G) and Constitution (C). Incumbents are marked with
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[ad_1] Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) announced he would support Sen. John Kennedy‘s (R-LA) bill to protect veterans’ Second Amendment rights.  Paul joined Kennedy’s proposed “Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act,” which would prevent veterans from being denied their constitutionally-protected rights to purchase guns in the country legally after receiving assistance in managing their Department of Veterans
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[ad_1] After promising for years to expand Second Amendment rights, President Donald Trump appears to be making good on his pledges by hiring pro-gun officials and signaling an end to liberal firearms regulations. The latest indication came on Monday when Attorney General Pam Bondi’s chief of staff said the department was reconsidering past anti-Second Amendment
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[ad_1] The Trump administration is signaling it could shift its positions on several pending Second Amendment cases, including one asking the courts whether ownership of suppressors should be protected by the Constitution. Attorney General Bondi’s chief of staff says the Department of Justice will re-evaluate recent litigation on the topic of firearms rights and has
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[ad_1] Over twenty years ago, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Food Bank of Iowa and the Department of Corrections forged a plan. The idea was simple: hunters would hunt overpopulating deer, and the public would receive processed venison through food banks and prisons. And it worked. In 2007, more than 8,000 deer were donated
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[ad_1] Article content Not my experience Regarding Nancy Stewart’s letter to the editor Elder care poor (March 15). I feel it is harsh to state hospital workers “are horrible and don’t care.” In my three-year term at Victoria Hospital, I found the doctors, nurses, PSWs, physios, technicians, porters, and cleaners had tremendous compassion and dedication.
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[ad_1] On March 10, the respondents in the successful challenge to Minnesota’s ban on issuance of pistol carry permits to persons aged 18 to 20, Jacobson v. Worth, agreed with the state petitioner that the Supreme Court should grant certiorari in the case.  The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, the petitioner, asked the
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[ad_1] A contentious proposal to implement some of the strictest gun-ownership rules in the country is up for debate in the state House of Representatives Friday. The measure is ultimately expected to get widespread support from the Democratic majority, but will likely also face a long filibuster from Republicans, who argue the measure is outright
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[ad_1] Legislation that lowers the age to buy firearms, reversing restrictions implemented after the Parkland shooting, is moving to the House floor. The House Judiciary Committee on a 16-6 vote advanced a bill (HB 759) that would allow 18-year-olds to purchase or take legal ownership of firearms, including the type used in the 2018 mass
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[ad_1] Trump calls for impeachment of judge weighing Alien Enemies Act deportation case Donald Trump has called for the impeachment of the judge handling lawsuits over his administration’s deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, a significant escalation of rightwing attacks on the judiciary. While allies of the president such as Elon Musk have repeatedly said
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[ad_1] The Trump administration has removed former surgeon general Vivek Murthy’s advisory on gun violence as a public health issue from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ website. This move was made to comply with Donald Trump’s executive order to protect second amendment rights, a White House official told the Guardian. The “firearm
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