by: Web Staff, The Associated Press, CNN, Rachel Skytta Posted: Aug 29, 2020 / 02:45 PM MDT / Updated: Aug 29, 2020 / 06:07 PM MDT LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado-based gun rights group said it is raising money to defend the 17-year-old boy accused of killing two people during demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin

A gun rights group based in Colorado is raising money for the legal defense of a teenager accused of killing two people during racial unrest in Wisconsin this week. The National Foundation for Gun Rights announced Friday that it is raising money for 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Illinois. The NFGR is the legal arm of

On Saturday, Aug. 22, Jeff Stroud taught a class for law-abiding Yoopers looking to receive their concealed pistol licenses (CPL). Stroud teaches his classes on not only the legalities of CPLs, but how to be a responsible, and, in his words, exemplary carrier. Stroud is a fully-licensed instructor and expert marksman, certified as a chief

Content warning: gun violence, abuse As gun sales continue to surge across the country, California voters watched a 2016 gun safety measure get tossed out by a federal appeals court. On Aug. 14, a three-judge panel voted 2-1 to strike down a law restricting large-capacity ammunition magazines. The law was originally adopted by the California

To the editor, Gun violence has plagued this country for many years and seems to increase daily in these stressful times. This November we have the opportunity to cast our ballots for candidates who will support efforts to reduce gun deaths. I am excited to be able to vote for such a person. Melissa Winker

Andrew Pollack, the father of a student killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., praised President Trump at the opening night of the Republican National Convention, saying “he took action” after the massacre in 2018. Pollack’s daughter, Meadow, was one of the 17 people killed in the shooting. “She was just months

Last week at the Democratic National Convention, Parkland victim Jaime Guttenberg’s father, Fred, was the Floridian to cast his state’s delegate votes for Joe Biden during the roll call. Before the 2018 shooting, Andrew Pollack wasn’t a political activist, and neither was Fred Guttenberg. But in the face of unspeakable tragedy, after 17 people were

Campaign Beat: Greens, Guns And Preexisting Conditions Montana’s Secretary of State loses his battle to keep Green Party candidates on the ballot. New campaign ads focus on family and gun rights. The two candidates for governor release their health care plans. The national party conventions may hold little sway over Montana races. And Governor Bullock

Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential election riding on one simple phrase: “Make America Great Again”. As he seeks a second term, he faces a country struggling with challenges from the coronavirus and the pandemic’s economic aftershocks – and an electorate that will weigh his record from his four years in office. His 2020

It’s hard to get good survey data on firearms related issues for a number of reasons, which we’ll detail below, but new data indicates that gun owners are a diverse community and provides more evidence that the recent surge in gun sales was not restricted along partisan, racial, or gender lines. The latest data from Rasmussen Reports shows a

Nearly 10 years after she was shot in the head in an attempted assassination, former U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — still struggling with her speech — delivered a powerful call for gun control to the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night. In a prerecorded video message during the virtual convention, Giffords stood in front of an

A former top National Rifle Association (NRA) official in a new tell-all book describes a culture of greed and corruption as well as a willingness to poison American political discourse at the organization. CEO Wayne LaPierre‘s former chief of staff, Josh Powell, writes in “Inside the NRA: A Tell-All Account of Corruption, Greed and Paranoia Within

Republican Florida Rep. Ross Spano lost his primary Tuesday night in an upset to Scott Franklin, a city commissioner in Lakeland. Spano trailed Franklin by 2.6% when the race was called, The New York Times reported, becoming the eighth House incumbent to lose his primary this cycle. Though Spano had touted endorsements from congressional leadership

Josh Powell’s book to be published September 8, “Inside the NRA: A Tell-All Account of Corruption, Greed and Paranoia Within the Most Powerful Political Group in America,” was first reported by the New York Times. CNN received quotes from the book from the publisher Twelve, a division of Hachette Book Group, and has not reviewed

ANALYSIS/OPINION: Joe Biden is struggling. His capacity seems to be so diminished that whenever he leaves his basement he has an episode his campaign regrets. Recognizing the varied weaknesses of candidate Biden, his handlers know he won’t be able to cross the finish line in this year’s election without lots of help. The left is

In 2019, Democratic legislators gained a majority in both Virginia’s state House and Senate for the first time in decades. After polls had closed, a survey of 600 swing district voters commissioned by gun control advocacy group Everytown For Gun Safety (Everytown) found that the issue that had most impacted their votes wasn’t related to

Earlier this month, the National Rifle Association was sued by the New York attorney general, who is seeking to dissolve the organization and said top executives had “looted” it. Now the N.R.A., which has faced two years of turmoil and infighting, is confronting a new adversary from within its own senior ranks. Josh Powell, one

Doubts about the viability of New York Attorney General Letitia James‘ lawsuit to dissolve the National Rifle Association are extending even to NRA dissidents who have long clamored for major overhauls at the gun rights group but call the legal action a massive unforced error. Ms. James said the lawsuit over the misuse of charitable

The two major Republicans in the campaign leading to the Sept. 8 primary for the 1st Congressional District U.S. House seat share similar views on a wide range of issues, but have taken far different paths to their candidacies.>> Download the free WMUR appMatt Mayberry of Dover finds irony in the perspective that after being

On Friday, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals handed down a decision of immense importance. In Duncan v. Becerra, the Court struck down California’s ban on firearm magazines of more than ten rounds, holding that the ban violated the Second Amendment. It was a major legal battle, with

WASHINGTON — Democrat MJ Hegar is 44 going on 70, according to a recent ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee that transforms Sen. John Cornyn’s opponent so her hair looks gray and her skin sallow and gaunt. Hegar was not amused with the photo, which she originally tweeted in June in support of National

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s protection of the right to bear firearms. “Even well-intentioned laws must pass constitutional muster,” appellate Judge Kenneth Lee wrote for the panel’s majority. California’s

In a victory for the gun lobby, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has invalidated California’s law limiting gun magazines to 10 bullets, saying that the law violates the Second Amendment. In a ruling published today in the case known as Duncan v. Becerra, Circuit Judge Kenneth Lee

In these times of left-wing mobs filling the streets, assaulting civilians and police officers, destroying property with apparent impunity, flagrantly defying coronavirus social distancing rules, and even seceding from the Union, one of the few consolations for conservatives is the notion that gun rights appear to be safe for a generation to come. Gun sales

California’s ban on high-capacity magazines violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. In a split decision, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit gave several reasons for rejecting the state’s ban. Among them, the court said that high-capacity

A federal appeals court rejected California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying the state’s rule violated the Second Amendment. Judge Kenneth Lee, part of a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruled that California’s ban on magazines holding more than 10 bullets “strikes at the core of the Second Amendment —

President Trump wants to call himself a “law and order” president, but in response to New York Attorney General Letitia James’ most recent action, a lawsuit against the National Rifle Association for blatantly criminal acts, he called her action a “terrible thing.”The NRA is the most influential pro-gun organization in the nation –but it’s also,

Wyo4News staff, [email protected] CHEYENNE, WYOMING (August 13, 2020) — Citing her commitment to our veterans and protecting our liberties, President Donald J. Trump endorsed former Congressman Cynthia Lummis for the U.S. Senate today. “Cynthia Lummis is a friend of mine and a great woman. She is running for Senate in the very Special State of

WASHINGTON — Gun safety advocates applauded the Democratic vice presidential pick of Sen. Kamala Harris, while gun rights groups said her plans would “dismantle Second Amendment rights.” The issue of gun control is expected to be an issue in the presidential election, a topic that can galvanize base voters in both major political parties and