[ad_1] February 1, 2025 – On Friday, Senator Mike Lee released the following: WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) have introduced the Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing (SHUSH) Act in the Senate and House, a bill to eliminate the excessive regulation of firearm suppressors. The bill seeks to simplify the purchase
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[ad_1] By BETH KINNEY I commend Dr. John Taylor for writing the column “Seeking common ground on gun violence” which was in the Courier on Jan 8, 2025. He stated that the US has a very high rate of gun violence compared to the rest of the developed world. He conjectured why that is even
[ad_1] A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled a nationwide ban on handgun sales to young adults is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found a federal law that prohibits adults aged 18-20 from buying handguns violates the Second Amendment. The ruling comes as key firearms
[ad_1] As Pam Bondi awaits Senate confirmation to be US attorney general, one part of Trump’s coalition isn’t happy about her nomination: second amendment activists. Bondi, a longtime Trump ally, was attorney general of Florida when 17 high school students and staff members were killed in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. After the shooting, she banned
[ad_1] A US appeals court has ruled that a federal law stopping young adults under 21 from buying handguns is unconstitutional, saying it goes against the Second Amendment. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans made the decision on Thursday, stating that 18-to-20-year-olds have the same right to own firearms as older
[ad_1] A conservative US appeals court on Thursday ruled that a ban on handgun sales to people between the ages of 18 and 21 violates the second amendment. The ruling, handed down by a panel of three judges on the fifth US circuit court of appeals in New Orleans, comes amid major shifts in the
[ad_1] Baton Rouge (US), Jan 31 (AP) A US appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it violated the Second Amendment. The ruling, handed down by a panel of three judges on the conservative 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans,
[ad_1] Citing concerns about gun owners’ rights, the Alamance County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to postpone deciding on new safety regulations on shooting ranges. Vice Chair Steve Carter made the motion to table the proposal. “As I believe all of our citizens are aware, our board takes a very conservative view of our
[ad_1] It will be a few months before Florida fills two vacancies in its congressional delegation. But the most likely candidates to fill the seats will be the winners of Republican Primaries in Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional districts today. Republicans in the Florida Panhandle will choose between 10 candidates vying to replace former U.S.
[ad_1] A Republican House member introduced a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow President Donald Trump — and any other future president — to be elected to serve a third term. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee introduced the measure days after Trump was sworn in for a second nonconsecutive term in the White
[ad_1] Last week, the Press Herald editorial board published a piece lambasting Republicans and the “gun lobby” for their work to protect and uphold Mainers’ constitutional rights (“Maine Republicans hellbent on keeping gun lobby happy,” Jan. 19). The editorial was chock full of oversimplifications and clichéd attacks. We have no interest in these types of
[ad_1] Anyone attempting to visit the site for the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention began seeing a “404 page not found” message shortly after President Trump was sworn in to his second term. U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost confirmed that the office, which he helped spur the Biden Administration to create in 2023, had
[ad_1] Gun violence prevention activists are outraged after President Donald Trump shuttered an office set up by former President Joe Biden to promote common sense gun reforms at the federal, state, and local levels. The website for the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was active prior to Trump’s inauguration, now directs to
[ad_1] From left, Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., Reps. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., and Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., talk in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol before Johnson won the speakership for the 119th Congress on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A
[ad_1] (The Center Square) – As Washington state grapples with an operating budget shortfall upwards of $16 billion through 2029, House Democrats are proposing a tax on firearms and ammunition to take the total combined rate as high as 33%. The state already levies its 6.5% sales and use tax on firearms, ammunition and parts, with
[ad_1] The website for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, previously hosted on the White House site, is now offline. Visitors attempting to access the page are met with a 404 error message. The Office of Gun Violence Prevention was established by the Biden administration to address gun violence and expand legislative and executive actions
[ad_1] Former President Joe Biden’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention has been scrubbed from President Trump’s White House website. This has led some to presume the office has been disbanded. Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety posted to X: Moms Demand Action noted: Just hours after being sworn into office, it appears the Trump Administration
[ad_1] WASHINGTON D.C. — Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) is an original co-sponsor of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. This bipartisan legislation would provide nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license holders and for residents of Constitutional Carry states. “The right to keep and bear arms is enshrined in our nation’s Constitution; this legislation is a
[ad_1] Few Americans will miss the irony that Donald Trump’s inauguration is taking place on Martin Luther King Day. Trump might even use the occasion to offer disingenuous lip service to King’s achievements, but is difficult to imagine two public figures who are more different than the social justice warrior and the billionaire autocrat. If
[ad_1] Few Americans will miss the irony that Donald Trump’s inauguration is taking place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Trump might even use the occasion to offer disingenuous lip service to King’s achievements, but is difficult to imagine two public figures who are more different than the social justice warrior and the billionaire autocrat.
[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.