[ad_1] South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill into law this week that will make it legal in the state for concealed weapon permit holders to open carry their firearms. McMaster announced on Twitter that he had signed into law the Open Carry with Training Act, which goes into effect on Aug. 15. “I

[ad_1] This story was first published in The Progressive. Don’t be fooled by the Supreme Court’s rejection of former President Donald Trump’s baseless challenges to the results of the 2020 election. The high tribunal is no friend of liberals and progressives. With the addition of three Trump appointees—Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett—conservatives

[ad_1] On Wednesday, despite the thousands of calls, emails, and other communication from Second Amendment supporters, Senate Bill 5038 advanced out of the legislature and was signed into law. In response to the signing, NRA State Director Aoibheann Cline wrote: “By signing SB 5038, Gov. Inslee yet again displays a blatant disregard for the safety and freedoms of law-abiding Washingtonians. The right

[ad_1] In the run-up to the 2020 election, most of the Democratic candidates were united in pushing for a national “gun buyback” program. Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted, “The federal government must ban assault weapons and implement a buyback program to get assault weapons off the streets.” Candidate and now Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned on a promise to

[ad_1] The firearms industry and its GOP allies have taken a more inclusive approach to fighting Democrat-led efforts to pass stricter gun laws this year. The once-mighty National Rifle Association, whose bankruptcy bid was shot down by a federal judge on May 11, has played a much less-active role in the current gun control debate

[ad_1] Louisiana’s powerful gun lobby is opposing legislation that would make it easier for domestic violence victims to obtain protective orders barring abusers from possessing firearms. Instead, lobbyists are pushing a proposal that would reopen the so-called “boyfriend loophole” — a move that would allow certain abusive dating partners to hold onto their firearms. What

[ad_1] The facts of the Parkland school shooting are by now so well branded on the national consciousness it barely requires recap: on Valentine’s Day 2018, a teenage gunman killed 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in six minutes; students documented their fear and disbelief in real time. Overnight, some became characters in

[ad_1] The Missouri Senate has passed a contentious gun rights bill. The “Second Amendment Preservation Act” attempts to invalidate federal gun regulations. Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo of Independence spoke in favor of an amendment that would have closed a loophole letting convicted domestic violence abusers own a gun. The amendment to the overall bill

[ad_1] The Jefferson County Commission approved a resolution Wednesday to make the county a Second Amendment sanctuary, a symbolic gesture to support the gun rights of residents. Commissioners said the action is intended to publicly state their position and assure residents the county will not put any resources toward efforts to restrict Second Amendment rights.

[ad_1] Over 1,000 people gathered at a rally for the protection of gun rights in front of Legislative Mall in Dover, Delaware, on May 8. Organized by the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association (DSSA), more than 20 people from different organizations spoke at the rally to oppose unconstitutional infringement on law-abiding citizens’ rights to bear arms.

[ad_1] “I was thinking about how we were going to get out… Was I going to die? Was I going to bleed out? Where did I get shot? Why am I bleeding from my face? Why can’t I see out my eyes?” This is Sam Fuentes speaking; she’s a survivor of the 2018 school shooting

[ad_1] In recent years, we’ve become accustomed to headlines about powerful men abusing their power and invading women’s right to securing, privacy, and safety. #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein, Donald Trump. These very words have become synonymous with violations of women’s rights and safety. Women’s voices have been silenced and berated for revealing their experiences, and our

[ad_1] From the moment the National Rifle Assn. filed for bankruptcy in January, it looked like a dodge. Financially solvent despite internal disputes and dwindling donations from some wealthy patrons, the NRA clearly did not need protection from creditors. So why file? Well, as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harlin D. Hale ruled Tuesday in rejecting the

[ad_1] OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Openly carrying guns and other weapons are now prohibited at the Washington state Capitol and public protests statewide, under a measure signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Jay Inslee. The new law, which had an emergency clause and took effect immediately upon Inslee’s signature, bars people from carrying weapons, either

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association’s attempt to flee a civil lawsuit by the New York attorney general was foiled Tuesday when a federal judge denied its efforts to file for bankruptcy protection in Texas. “The Court finds, based on the totality of the circumstances, that the NRA’s bankruptcy petition was not filed in good faith

[ad_1] A federal judge dismissed the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case Tuesday, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of financial abuses and aims to put it out of business. The judge was tasked with deciding whether the NRA should be allowed to incorporate in Texas instead

[ad_1] A federal judge has dismissed the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a lawsuit from New York state that accuses it of financial abuses. The judge sitting in Dallas was tasked with deciding whether the NRA should be allowed to incorporate in Texas instead of New York, where

[ad_1] IMage by James Yang / The Chronicle Work in the Legislature continues, as bills are coming out of the committees and advancing in both the House and Senate chambers. This session we have been focusing on many immediate needs of Oregonians, stemming from the pandemic and last year’s record wildfire season. HB 2289 relates

[ad_1] CLOSE The National Rifle Association has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas, as part of an attempt to restructure the organization. USA TODAY A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the National Rifle Association’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, forcing the nonprofit to defend itself against the state of New York’s lawsuit against the organization – a

[ad_1] I went online this morning and Googled “How to Make a Glock at Home.” In a trice, I came up with 26.4 million hits for websites offering all the component parts, together with assembly directions. Some of the companies offering do-it-yourself kits accept payment in Bitcoin or some other crypto currency. It is perfectly

[ad_1] Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) has signed into law legislation that designates gun stores as essential businesses allowed to remain open during an emergency—a move that will further protect gun stores, manufacturers, and trade associations from lawsuits. The new law, Senate Bill 1382, introduced by Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers, applies to any store selling

[ad_1] Hundreds of abandoned or illegal guns are stored in a secure state facility. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger I have spent my 76 years fighting impulses — impulses to jump into quarries, impulses to ride uninspectable motorcycles, and impulses to binge on food — I once weighed 485 pounds. The ensuing years have taught me

[ad_1] Gun manufacturers, the NRA and the Republican Party share the blame for so much violence. (Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) In this May 4, 2013, photo, National Rifle Association members listen to speakers during the NRA’s 142 annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. By Ron Molen

[ad_1] Elected officials, regardless of party, are there to protect the American people, not put them in harm’s way. The U.S. is a violent country where mass shootings are too common. We witnessed 45 mass shootings in just one recent one-month period. U.S. gun homicides are approximately 31 per 1 million people, according to Small

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association, long a feared power broker, will learn its fate this week in a court ruling that has the potential to hobble the gun-rights group and imperil the three-decade reign of its boss, Wayne LaPierre. A judge is weighing several options. He could let the NRA’s bankruptcy case go forward, giving

[ad_1] The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new “ghost gun” rules Friday, which include requiring a background check for “kits that contain the parts necessary for someone to readily make a gun at home.” A DOJ press released noted the new regulatory proposals would also “require that manufacturers include a serial number on the firearm ‘frame

[ad_1] New York’s stringent laws make it a ‘fat target’ The Supreme Court will take on a case that might result in a change in New York’s gun laws. (Mark Thomas | Pixabay) The right to keep and bear arms took a major advance in the 2008 Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller.

[ad_1] A maxim that was familiar to many Americans in the early twentieth century came from the newspaper columnist Peter Finley Dunne, in the voice of his creation, Mr. Dooley—an imaginary Irish-American barstool philosopher talking through the night at an imaginary Irish-American bar, in Chicago. (Though Dunne’s stuff is hard to read now, with the