[ad_1] Despite the thousands of letters the Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee members received to oppose HB23-1165, the committee passed the bill on a party-line vote. HB23-1165 allows counties the authority to ban shooting on private property within their jurisdiction. Please contact your representative today respectfully asking them to vote NO on HB23-1165. Banning shooting
[ad_1] Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email There’s something allegorical about a particular portrait in Rep Maxwell Frost’s office. The landscape, created by The Highwaymen, a collective of Black painters native to his home state of Florida,
[ad_1] A coalition led by the National Rifle Association this week sued to stop the Biden administration’s bid to regulate AR-style “pistols,” an effort that could prompt the Supreme Court to finally define what is allowed under the 231-year-old Second Amendment. While its suit is specifically aimed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
[ad_1] U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt joined Sen. Kevin Cramer and 35 of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Fair Access to Banking Act, a bill to protect fair access to financial services by preventing banks and financial institutions from discriminating against law-abiding businesses. The legislation would bar financial institutions from refusing or limiting banking services for political purposes. “Banks
[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment As Gov. Ron DeSantis prepared for an election night party in downtown Tampa last year, city officials received a surprising — and politically sensitive — request. The Republican governor’s campaign wanted weapons banned from his victory celebration at the city-run Tampa Convention Center, a city official said in emails
[ad_1] Today, two cases challenging California laws were appealed to the Ninth Circuit. The first case challenges Assembly Bill 173. That bill allows the state to disclose gun owners’ highly sensitive information to universities for “research” purposes. That information includes the individual’s name, address, place of birth, phone number, occupation, driver’s license or ID number,
[ad_1] More Anti-Gun Bills Up for Hearings on Friday & Saturday On Thursday afternoon, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed House Bill 9, firearms owner liability legislation, on a 37-32 vote. The measure now moves to the New Mexico Senate for committee referrals and hearings. Please begin calling your State Senators in opposition to HB
[ad_1] When Castle Rock graphic artist and comic creator Michael Sincavage talks about his new zine, Tactical Hand Cream, he does so with a slight glint in his eye — maybe because the title is purposefully coy. After all, the memoir narrative has nothing to do with hand cream, tactical or otherwise. “I’m a fan
[ad_1] Should attorneys have the right to bring a gun into an Arkansas courthouse? That is the question presently before the Arkansas Supreme Court in a lawsuit filed by Conway attorney Chris Corbitt. Corbitt attempted to take his gun into a courthouse but was denied entry. His argument, which trial court Judge Herb Wright soundly
[ad_1] The NRA and 25 states filed a challenge against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) pistol brace rule on Thursday. Breitbart News reported that the ATF pistol brace rule places pistol stabilizer braces under the auspices of the National Firearms Act (NFA) and mandates that current owners of said braces take one of
[ad_1] SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The shooting that killed a man in Boulder Creek on Jan. 28 followed two mass shootings in California, which themselves came amidst a flurry of gun violence across the U.S. In response, several Democratic lawmakers have teamed up with Gov. Gavin Newsom to craft legislation that would make obtaining a Carry a
[ad_1] By Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A coalition of primarily GOP-led led states sued the Biden administration Thursday in an effort to block a new federal rule that subjects pistol-stabilizing braces to additional regulations, including higher taxes, longer waiting periods and registration. The rule, announced earlier this year by the Bureau of Alcohol,
[ad_1] Gun sales and ownership have been hotly debated topics in the U.S. for decades, with many interested parties vying to be heard. The 1994 federal assault weapons ban was vigorously lobbied against by the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups, which argued that the legislation violated the Second Amendment. When the ban
[ad_1] BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced new litigation against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Tobacco over a new rule involving pistol braces. The suit against the two involves more than 20 states. On Jan. 13, Attorney General Garland signed ATF final
[ad_1] Yesterday, in a bipartisan collaborative effort, Speaker of the House Cathy Tilton and Senator Scott Kawasaki introduced House Bill 61 and Senate Bill 63. These companion bills, which are similar to legislation considered in previous years, ensure that Second Amendment rights remain protected for Alaskans during emergencies. They have been assigned to the Community and Regional Affairs Committees
[ad_1] A group of women responded Wednesday in a video posted by the NRA after President Joe Biden demanded millions of Americans be disarmed during his State of the Union address. Tuesday, Biden proposed a massive gun grab, and naturally, he did so as he politicized a tragedy. Biden recounted the actions of a young
[ad_1] CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday that he is leading a coalition of other attorneys general in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) new rule regulating stabilizing braces, commonly referred to as pistol braces. The rule in question is called Factoring Criteria
[ad_1] FIRST ON FOX: America’s largest and longest-standing gun rights group is suing the Biden administration to stop new federal regulations on pistols with stabilizing braces, gun accessories that President Biden has called “especially dangerous” after they were used in two mass shootings. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is challenging a move by the
[ad_1] MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — Another temporary restraining order issued Wednesday against the state’s semi-automatic weapons ban will shield another 2,100 citizens from the new law. The latest restraining order was issued in Macon County on Wednesday. Last week, a judge in White County issued the second restraining order against the weapons ban, which
[ad_1] Advocates for safe gun laws in the Granite State gave several hours of public testimony Wednesday, regarding a package of firearms-related bills moving through House committees. Many of those who testified are supporting bills to close background-check loopholes, create a waiting period between the purchase and delivery of a gun, and keep guns out
[ad_1] House Bill 453 would allow individuals to carry concealed weapons without the training or permits currently required by the state.ORACLE PHOTO/LEDA ALVIM Being a 5-foot-2-inch woman who is often on campus at night, senior environmental engineering major Aleyda Matamoros said she feels unsafe and as if anyone could hurt her. This prompted her to
[ad_1] (Photo by Bonnie Cash-Pool/Getty Images) It seems that “citing gun research without bothering to read it first” is no longer an affliction specific to Judge Ho! George Washington University Law School gadfly Jonathan Turley watched the State of the Union last night and has some thoughts on the prospect of an assault weapons ban
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Advocates, prosecutors and lawmakers fear a recent federal appeals court decision that allows domestic abusers to keep their guns rather than give them up while they are covered by protective orders will undermine efforts to keep their victims safe. Members of Congress say they’ll look at two avenues to respond — pass
[ad_1] Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) says Republicans’ push to make the Sunshine State the 26th constitutional carry state is “fascism.” Frost did not define fascism nor explain how constitutional carry is indicative of it, but on February 7, 2023, he did tell MSNBC’s Joy Reid that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is “abusing his power” in pursuit
[ad_1] Today and tomorrow, two senate committees will consider bills that will protect and enhance Second Amendment rights in Arizona. Please use the Request to Speak application (RTS) on the Arizona State Legislature website to ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bills 1331 and 1109. Today, starting 2:00PM, in the Senate Education Committee: Senate Bill 1331 exempts law-abiding
[ad_1] Women gun owners slammed President Biden after he called for the ban of so-called assault weapons during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, arguing that “guns save lives” and that AR-15s are wildly popular for self-defense. “Dear Joe Biden. We aren’t terrorists. We aren’t the enemy. We’re the good guys,” a group
[ad_1] Tomorrow morning, February 9, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law committee will meet in Capitol Room 120 to vote on HF 14, a universal background check scheme bill, and HF 15 a “red flag” bill. The so-called “Red Flag” orders, or Emergency Risk Protection Orders, are designed to empower the government to confiscate
[ad_1] The New Mexico House of Representatives will vote any day now on House Bill 9 by Rep. Pamela Herndon (D-ABQ), a bill that creates back-door storage requirements by imposing criminal penalties on gun owners if a third-party minor accesses and displays, brandishes or injures someone with their firearm. It is important that you keep contacting your State Representatives and keep urging
[ad_1] Among those attending the State of Union address on Feb. 7, 2022, was Brandon Tsay. Invited by President Joe Biden, the 26-year-old has been hailed as a hero for disarming a gunman who killed 11 people in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California. Biden mentioned Tsay by name as he launched into a
[ad_1] Rachel Sams Photo Credit: Facebook Rachel Sams has been named the new NRA-ILA Grassroots Coordinator for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Sams grew up in Florida and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from Bethel University. In 2013, she earned her Law Enforcement certification at the College of Central Florida. Sams was a police