[ad_1] The gun-homicide rate jumped by a whopping 35% in 2020 against the backdrop of the pandemic while gun-involved suicides remained steady but alarmingly high, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report Tuesday. The alarming report underscored the ripple effects of COVID-19’s impact on America and the agency’s decision to
[ad_1] Senate Republicans on Tuesday addressed growing fears that the Biden administration may curtail hunting and fishing on national wildlife refuges after opting to settle rather than fight an environmental lawsuit. A letter signed by 26 Senate Republicans urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stand firm against the lawsuit challenging the historic 2020
[ad_1] For all the attention given to the recent rise in homicides across the United States, more Americans die each year as the result of self-inflicted gunshot wounds than from gun-involved homicides. In 2020, for example, 54% of 45,222 gun deaths were classified as suicide, while 43% were murders, and the remaining 3% were accidental,
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and Fiscal Oversight voted to advance House Bill 1462, to reduce areas where law-abiding citizens are left defenseless. It is now eligible for debate on the Senate floor. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT HB 1462. House Bill 1462 repeals arbitrary “gun-free zones” that
[ad_1] Until recently, the only advocacy group speaking for women regarding gun rights in Delaware was in favor of strict gun control. When I learned of new legislation I considered to be unconstitutional in restricting gun rights, I gathered together a group of trailblazing women, now known as the Women’s Defense Coalition. As a mom
[ad_1] An often-repeated story about W.C. Fields holds that as he approached the end of his life, a friend was surprised to find him reading a Bible. “Looking for loopholes, m’boy,” he reportedly explained. “Looking for loopholes.” That scene comes to mind these days as I hear the standard response given by the National Rifle
[ad_1] California has long played a pivotal role in the study of gun violence, maintaining a unique repository of detailed information on gun owners that it shares with researchers. The National Rifle Assn. and other gun rights groups have filed lawsuits challenging that long-established practice. The lawsuits — which come as researchers confront an uptick
[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One year after YouTube removed from its site a video in which an Ohio attorney touted lies about COVID-19, eight Republicans approved a bill to counter what they called Big Tech’s suppression of free speech. In an 8-4 vote Thursday, the Civil Justice Committee approved House Bill 441 to prohibit
[ad_1] A conference committee has been put together to look at the Firearm Discrimination Prevention Measure, House Bill 3144. Having received amendments that damage the intention of the legislation, NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to contact committee members and ask them to pass HB 3144 with Rep. Kevin West’s language fix. House Bill
[ad_1] Things got ugly Monday when former Rep. Allen West announced he was challenging National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre at the organization’s annual meeting later this month. Mr. West, a conservative champion who recently lost his GOP primary bid for Texas governor, told The Washington Times that he had been drafted to
[ad_1] Allen West has been pretty busy the last couple of years. The former Florida congressman ran for chairman of the Republican Party of Texas in 2020 only to resign about a year later to run for governor of Texas. West lost to Greg Abbott, only getting about 12.3 percent of the vote in the Republican
[ad_1] Posted on May 9, 2022 by – Local News Mitchell, S.D.(Press Release) — On Friday, the National Rifle Association (NRA) endorsed candidate for U.S. Congress, Dusty Johnson, in the June 7th South Dakota Republican Primary. Johnson received an A+ rating by the NRA and has the highest pro-Second Amendment rating in the primary race for South Dakota’s lone
[ad_1] Second Amendment advocates scored a string of victories in recent years to expand to 25 states the right to carry a concealed handgun without a permit, or what is known as “constitutional carry.” The trend is poised to continue and tip the balance to more than half the U.S., with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,
[ad_1] Second Amendment advocates scored a string of victories in recent years to expand to 25 states the right to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or what’s known as “constitutional carry.” The trend is poised to continue and tip the balance to more than half the U.S. with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a
[ad_1] YOU’RE INVITED! Join us for the North Carolina NRA State Conference, on Saturday, May 21st, 2022, in Raleigh! Hosted by NRA-ILA, this FREE conference will feature various speakers covering topics such as North Carolina legislative and legal updates, panel discussions on the growth of our Second Amendment community, and the upcoming 2022 elections. You’ll
[ad_1] As NRA-ILA recently pointed out, gun control researchers and their establishment press lapdogs propagate misleading “science” to advance their political agenda. Sometimes this involves sophisticated statistical modeling, other times it involves the crude mischaracterization of data. The anti-gun advocates’ longest-running version of the latter involves conflating firearm-related deaths among children and those among juveniles
[ad_1] LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Early voting began Monday for Arkansas’ primary election, which features crowded races for a Senate seat and some of the state’s top offices. Voters can begin casting ballots early for the May 24 election, which will also include nonpartisan races for state Supreme Court and other judicial seats. The
[ad_1] Eric Adams, who was elected as mayor of New York City last November, appeared at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s red carpet event last week in a tuxedo jacket emblazoned with “End Gun Violence” and a “no guns” logo. “Bringing a little swagger back to the Met Gala,” he tweeted, telling Bloomberg
[ad_1] MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has received the endorsement of two more major law enforcement groups, according to two letters obtained by ABC News. The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the world’s largest group for police
[ad_1] On Jan. 12, the Indiana House of Representatives referred House Bill 1077 to the Indiana State Senate for consideration. The bill repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Paul Helmke, professor of practice at IU, said the bill allows more people to carry loaded
[ad_1] There are countless people in our community who have experienced serious physical harm. Sometimes, they want a prosecution to occur, and sometimes they don’t. Some-times they want a prosecutor to seek a long sentence, and sometimes, they just want an apology and an admission of wrongdoing. Victims are, after all, not a monolith. But
[ad_1] After two years of stymied Mother’s Day celebrations, demand for restaurant tables is booming. Bookings at restaurants across the country are up 13% from 2021, according to data from OpenTable Inc. And they’re 39% higher than in 2019. “Mother’s Day reservations are well outpacing pre-pandemic levels, with some U.S. cities seeing triple-digit dining demand,”
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s sway over the Republican Party is on display in this year’s U.S. Senate race as John Boozman leans on the former president’s endorsement. The 71-year-old senator is the only candidate in the race with Trump’s endorsement. But Boozman’s primary opponents are casting doubt on his conservative credentials, aiming to paint
[ad_1] By Michael Warren, CNN David Perdue and Donald Trump often say that Gov. Brian Kemp has irrevocably divided Georgia Republicans. “He has alienated a good part of the Republican Party,” Perdue said on a humid evening in late April to a group of voters in Oconee County, a short drive from the University of
[ad_1] Vista Outdoor, the parent company of Camelbak, Giro, BlackBurn, and Bell – along with shooting sports and ammunition brands – has decided to split into two distinct companies to separate its shooting and its non-shooting categories. In today’s release announcing the split, the company cited wanting to increase strategic focus and capital allocation for
[ad_1] May 6-31 – Spring turkey season continues for upstate New York. www.dec.ny.gov. May 6-15 – Spring Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derby continues. $15,000 grand prize for the largest salmon. Register online or at weigh stations and other outlets. www.loc.org. May 7-13 – Wilson Salmon and Trout Slam/$1K a day fishing events. Contact
[ad_1] On social media, Richard Whitehead is a warrior for the American right. He has praised extremist groups. He has called for public executions of government officials he sees as disloyal to former President Donald Trump. In a post in 2020, he urged law enforcement officers to disobey COVID-19 public-health orders from “tyrannical governors,” adding:
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[ad_1] Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. KELLER — As Tarrant County continues moving away from its perch as one of America’s reddest urban counties and public schools increasingly serve as battlefields for culture wars, school board races in four North
[ad_1] U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Windsor, landed a coveted endorsement Wednesday from the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund entering the Republican primary election. “I am proud to once again be endorsed by the NRA,” Buck said. “Coloradans know that I will always be a steadfast and ardent defender of our 2nd Amendment right to