[ad_1] Colorado Gov. Jared Polis repealed the state’s preemption laws on firearm regulations following a mass shooting in Boulder. Preemption laws have faced challenges in recent months, with several states partially repealing them and a number of lawsuits contesting their constitutionality. Gun control groups applaud these challenges, while gun rights groups view them as infringing

[ad_1] SAN DIEGO — A federal appeals court panel today put an indefinite hold on a San Diego federal judge’s ruling that overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons. The one-page order by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel came in response to a challenge to the ruling filed earlier this month by

[ad_1] A federal appeals court panel on Monday put an indefinite hold on a San Diego federal judge’s ruling that overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons. The order by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel came in response to a challenge to the ruling filed earlier this month by the state. “This

[ad_1] SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A federal appeals court panel Monday put an indefinite hold on a San Diego federal judge’s ruling that overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons. The order by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel came in response to a challenge to the ruling filed earlier this month by

[ad_1] Six years ago this week our community changed forever when a white supremacist walked into a Bible study at a historic AME church in downtown Charleston and slaughtered nine people. As a community, we wept, mourned and asked ourselves how this could happen here. Then we swore we’d never let something like this happen

[ad_1] Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on June 19 signed several gun-control bills into law, including one that allows cities and municipalities in the state the set their own gun regulation. Previous state law prohibited local governments from enacting an ordinance, regulation, or another law that prohibited the sale, purchase, or ownership of a gun. The

[ad_1] Conservatives have a special purgatory for uppity black women who dare question America’s founding myths. New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones — her Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project” centralized slavery in America’s origin story, a heresy that inspired laws banning her work from classrooms — now lives there. And she’s about to have company. In

[ad_1] Gov. Greg Abbott signed multiple new gun-related bills into law Thursday. But do they work the way you would think? TEMPLE, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott signed a slew of new gun-related legislation on Thursday. But how those laws were described, and how they will actually affect Texans, may not be exactly the same. 

[ad_1] Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com. The new sanctuary cities Sanctuary cities, in their original sense, are a communal response to the perceived immorality of some laws. In the sense of saving people from unconscionable abuse — such as dubiously legitimate deportation. The people who

[ad_1] COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri’s Republican governor and attorney general said in a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday that they stand by the state’s new law that would ban police from enforcing federal gun rules. Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Eric Schmitt wrote that they still plan to enforce the

[ad_1] Despite House Bill 1927 being signed into law on Wednesday holster your handgun enthusiasm — there are still rules to follow when carrying. Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Wednesday what many have sought after — allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license. After the Senate approved a compromise to the bill on

[ad_1] It was a productive legislative session for advocates of the Second Amendment, according to attorney Dan Zelenka, president of the Louisiana Shooting Association. “Overall, the 2021 session was quite good,” Zelenka said. “Four of the five bills our statewide organization supported — HB 48, HB 124, HB 597 and SB 118 — are now

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — “Florida deserves better.” U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist said that’s why he is again seeking the governor’s office next year. But the Democrat faces a divided party and popular incumbent, not to mention he’s lost his last two statewide races. Is Crist the right person to take the reins in 2022? WHO

[ad_1] The Los Angeles Times editorial page is less a journalistic enterprise than it is a partisan grievance noticeboard. The editorial board’s descent into trivial activist messaging was on full display in a pair of recent pieces lamenting the federal judiciary’s recognition of the Second Amendment. In both, the editorial board denied the core rulings

[ad_1] click to enlarge Sanford Nowlin Their master’s voice: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Gov. Greg Abbott listen intently as NRA chief Wayne LaPierre praises their work. Surrounded by a pro-gun crowd, Gov. Greg Abbott appeared Wednesday on the

[ad_1] The Texas governor has signed a bill to take people away hidden guns without any permission, joining 20 other states that already have such measures. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, promulgated the law, saying it would turn Texas into a “Second Amendment sanctuary” where new federal gun restrictions will not go into effect. Abbott

[ad_1] SAN ANTONIO – Gov. Greg Abbott appeared at Alamo Plaza Thursday to sign seven pieces of legislation related to firearms, including so-called constitutional carry. Abbott was joined at 11 a.m. by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dade Phelan and several other Republican lawmakers who authored the legislation he signed into law. Abbott was

[ad_1] SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is holding a bill signing ceremony for several bills related to guns in the state on Thursday in San Antonio. A press release from his office said Abbott, along with other Texas lawmakers and representatives from the National Rifle Association will start the ceremony from

[ad_1] The Republican-dominated legislature of Texas voted on 24 May to approve the bill that would allow people to carry handguns without a license or a certification that they are qualified to own and use a weapon, with the bill sent to Governor Greg Abbott, who vowed to sign it as an affirmation of 2nd

[ad_1] Texas gun laws: What’s required for a license to carry a handgun? The Texas Senate is weighing ending the need for a license to carry a handgun. What does exactly does it require? Nate Chute, Wochit Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Wednesday to allow holstered handguns to be carried in Texas without a

[ad_1] Matt Salmon (Capitol Media Services 2014 file photo by Howard Fischer) Matt Salmon, who came within 11,819 votes of becoming governor nearly two decades ago, is making another bid for the office.  But the former state legislator, congressman and lobbyist first has to survive what is becoming an increasingly crowded Republican primary. And Salmon,

[ad_1] A conservative group is launching a new effort to create a “Big Family” lobby to pressure politicians to vote for families’ interests in Washington D.C. and across the country — the same way the National Rifle Association fights for gun owners. The American Principles Project (APP) is launching an effort to get a million

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and 14 of her Senate colleagues this week reintroduced the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). The legislation would reclassify suppressors to regulate them like a regular firearm, which the 15 Senators said will benefit recreational gun users and sportsmen and women by providing better access to

[ad_1] Dr. John Lott, Jr. of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) recently released a paper written while he was a Senior Advisor for Research and Statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy. His paper, Corrections to the FBI’s Reports on Active Shooting Incidents (May 31, 2021), examines the FBI’s previously released reports on “active

[ad_1] Gun violence is on the rise, thanks to the leniency and idiocy of conservatives placing more value on packing iron than respecting life. More Gun Violence, Does Anybody Care? – By Ed Kociela – So, we had another rash of mass shootings just before the weekend, but instead of the outrage at the senseless

[ad_1] President Joe Biden supports a ban on assault weapons like the one that has been in place in California since 1989. On June 4, however, the Hon. Roger Benitez, United States judge for the Southern District of California, ruled that California’s ban is unconstitutional. The judge is probably correct. Judge Benitez’s ruling is a

[ad_1] Using flag as a weapon is worst desecration June 14 is Flag Day. On numerous occasions, but more frequently in recent years, I have listened to people of all ages and backgrounds express their disappointment and, in some cases, their anger over witnessing acts that desecrate and disrespect our American flag. While I understand

[ad_1] In a no-holds-barred rebuke of the federal judge who recently overturned California’s assault weapons ban, Gov. Gavin Newsom lambasted U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez on Thursday as a “wholly-owned subsidiary of the gun lobby and the National Rifle Association.” “We need to call this federal judge out,” the Democratic governor told reporters as he

[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday filed an appeal to a federal court decision that overturned the state’s ban on assault weapons, arguing that the law is needed “to protect the safety of Californians.” The appeal seeks to reverse Friday’s decision by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, who said the

[ad_1] Yesterday, amid a flurry of high-profile, highly controversial bills, the Wisconsin state assembly passed new gun legislation. The bill’s Republican authors argue that the legislation will protect Wisconsinites’ second amendment rights — Democrats say it’s a clear violation of federal law. The legislation would change a number of policies for Wisconsin’s gun owners and