The Washington Supreme Court has agreed to review a City of Edmonds challenge to a Washington State Court of Appeals ruling that negated the city’s gun storage ordinance. Following the Edmonds City Council’s passage of an ordinance in July 2018 requiring safe gun storage, the NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation — along with Edmonds
OLYMPIA — The city of Edmonds will get a chance to convince the state Supreme Court that its law prescribing how residents store their guns is legal. On Sept. 3, a court majority agreed to hear a case that could further delineate the ability of local governments to adopt rules related to firearms. “I am
Join NRA-ILA for the annual 2021 NRA-ILA Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium on Saturday, October 23rd, at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. RSVP is required; space is limited. Focusing on recent developments in our nation’s courts and legislatures regarding the Second Amendment, speakers will discuss a variety of topics among multiple panels. The
Congressman Barry Moore, R-Alabama, on Thursday celebrated as the Biden administration withdrew the controversial nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “Biden is planning to withdraw his anti-gun nominee, David Chipman, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF),” Moore said. “Praised by gun control activists,
WASHINGTON D.C.: At the start of its new session on 4th October, the Supreme Court will again hear in-person oral arguments, for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. When its building was closed to the public in March 2020, the justices heard oral arguments via teleconferencing for the first time in
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Editor’s note: This is one in a series examining the Constitution and Federalist Papers in today’s America. Click HERE to read the series. One of the more troubling evasions of constitutional protections in the arena of environmental issues is the use of supplemental environmental projects in settlements of government enforcement actions. In these projects,
With days to go until the September 20 snap election called by Justin Trudeau, the Liberal Party leader and current Prime Minister, face the possibility of losing seats. As of early September, the Conservative Party had overtaken Trudeau’s Liberals as the favored party in polling. For Trudeau himself, opinion polls indicate he has dropped in
The absurdity and dysfunction of the Biden Administration have become so pervasive that it’s easy to become numb to it all. But some things it does are still so outrageous and inconceivable – touching on the very identity of the nation itself – that it is worth pausing to take stock of just how far
A once-reputable magazine used gunshot victims as a lever in the debate over medical treatment, using the claims of an untruthful doctor who would, apparently, say anything to advance his public health agenda. “Gunshot victims left waiting as horse dewormer overdoses overwhelm Oklahoma hospitals, doctor says” was the headline run by Rolling Stone on September
Canadian-born political commentator and George W. Bush-era speechwriter David Frum has taken a break from promoting actual wars in the Middle East to advocate for a culture war on gun ownership here at home. Now a staff writer at the stultifyingly establishment Atlantic magazine, Frum authored a piece for the October 2021 issue titled, “How
How do you solve a problem like Joe Manchin? This is the question angry Democrats have been asking themselves ever since the senator from West Virginia said it was time to take a “strategic pause” on plans to pass a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package. Manchin is the rarest of lawmakers — he’s a Democratic
Desstoni Johnson is the founder of Fearless Firearm Instruction LLC: a firearms academy in central Arkansas created with women in mind. LITTLE ROCK, Ark — After her husband bought seats to a concealed carry class as a gift for her 21st birthday, Desstoni Johnson left the class feeling like she didn’t learn a thing. Many
BEVERLY, W.Va. – The Mountaineer Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) held a shooting event on Saturday morning specifically tailored for children. Chapter President Ray Mearns said the morning began with children shooting downrange with air rifles, which fired pellets. By early afternoon, Mearns said, they had transitioned to real guns. Participant
The California Department of Justice has announced that they will reopen the registration period of “bullet button assault weapons” from January 13, 2022 until April 12, 2022, due to a federal court order. This time period is reserved for gun owners who had wished to comply with the original registration period that ended in 2018, but
Dear Texas Senate District 30 NRA Member: The Texas Legislature passed groundbreaking legislation to restore and protect your Second Amendment rights in the Lone Star State during its 2021 Regular Session. As NRA-ILA reported to you last week, a dozen new pro-Second Amendment bills took effect on September 1. Your State Senator, Drew Springer, co-sponsored and voted for House Bill 1927, NRA-backed
Dear Texas House District 16 NRA Member: The Texas Legislature passed groundbreaking legislation to restore and protect your Second Amendment rights in the Lone Star State during its 2021 Regular Session. As NRA-ILA reported to you last week, a dozen new pro-Second Amendment bills took effect on September 1. Your State Representative, Will Metcalf, co-authored and voted for House Bill 1927, NRA-supported constitutional
Attorney General Paxton Takes Hard Line on Compliance with New Texas Law Prohibiting Government Contracts for Companies Discriminating Against the Lawful Firearms Industry As NRA-ILA reported to you last week, a dozen new pro-Second Amendment bills took effect on September 1, including Senate Bill 19 sponsored by State Sen. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) and State Rep. Gio Capriglione
Yesterday, the Senate passed Assembly Bill 173, and the Assembly concurred with the amendments. It makes available to certain researchers a litany of information on gun owners, including personal identifying information. AB 173 now heads to Governor Gavin Newsom for his consideration, joining Senate Bill 264, the gun show restriction bill, which passed last week. The legislature
Dear Texas Senate District 25 NRA Member: The Texas Legislature passed groundbreaking legislation to restore and protect your Second Amendment rights in the Lone Star State during its 2021 Regular Session. As NRA-ILA reported to you last week, a dozen new pro-Second Amendment bills took effect on September 1. Your State Senator, Donna Campbell, authored and passed Senate Bill 20, which protects
Dear Texas House District 98 NRA Member: The Texas Legislature passed groundbreaking legislation to restore and protect your Second Amendment rights in the Lone Star State during its 2021 Regular Session. As NRA-ILA reported to you last week, a dozen new pro-Second Amendment bills took effect on September 1. Your State Representative, Gio Capriglione, was the lead House author
The National Rifle Association celebrates a major victory for our members and law-abiding gun owners. Image for illustration purposes. – Advertisement – Texas Border Business Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association celebrates a major victory for our members and law-abiding gun owners as news reports indicate the nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of
In New York City, ghost guns constitute a small but growing percentage of the thousands of guns seized over the last two years, according to Deputy Inspector Courtney Nilan, who leads a police unit charged with taking guns off the street. She said that in 2020, the police recovered about 150 ghost guns, as compared
Your browser does not support the audio element. In a blockbuster session under a newly-united Republican government, the Montana Legislature passed a series of bills promising sweeping changes to life in the state. One of the first signed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, House Bill 102 seeks to permit the carrying of firearms nearly anywhere
Daily Political Briefing Sept. 9, 2021Updated Sept. 9, 2021, 8:22 p.m. ET Sept. 9, 2021, 8:22 p.m. ET “The Department of Justice has a duty to defend the Constitution of the United States, and to uphold the rule of law,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said at a news conference.Credit…Yuri Gripas for The New York
In a setback for President Joe Biden’s agenda, the White House has withdrawn its nomination of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Biden picked Chipman, a former ATF agent who has become a gun control advocate and now works for the gun violence prevention group Giffords, to helm the
Biden made big promises on gun control, but has he made progress? Major gun control legislation is still pending after a slew of mass shootings at the beginning of 2021, so what has the Biden administration done? USA TODAY WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Thursday withdrew David Chipman as his nominee to lead the Bureau of
Joe Biden said in a Thursday afternoon statement that he was no longer proposing David Chipman, a 25-year veteran of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) who has worked to tighten gun laws, as the agency’s next director, confirming an earlier Washington Post report. The gun reform group Brady says Biden’s decision
FAIRFAX, Va. — The National Rifle Association today celebrates a major victory for our members and law-abiding gun owners as news reports indicate the nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will be withdrawn. “This critical win is thanks to NRA members who flooded their senators’ offices
FAIRFAX, Va. — The National Rifle Association today celebrates a major victory for our members and law-abiding gun owners as news reports indicate the nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will be withdrawn. “This critical win is thanks to NRA members who flooded their senators’ offices
Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across NYC The White House has withdrawn President Joe Biden’s nomination of gun control advocate David Chipman to head the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, according to three people with