[ad_1] Senate Democrats are preparing for a fight over Steve Dettelbach’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), against the backdrop of the November election. President Biden tapped Dettelbach this week, stepping into a proxy battle over gun control months before the midterms, with Republicans eager to paint both Biden
[ad_1] The NRA announced its endorsement of Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday for reelection, praising her support of the permitless carry bill that passed a month ago. “Gov. Ivey’s commitment to the Second Amendment has never been in question,” said NRA lobbyist Art Thomm. “Nowhere has that support been more evident than when, earlier this
[ad_1] Many states have been loosening their gun laws in recent years. This year Ohio allowed people to carry handguns without a permit — a move that enjoys the support of just 20% of Americans, the Pew Research Center reports. When Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 215 last month, he joined 23 other states,
[ad_1] Maine’s two U.S. senators stand to play an outsized role in determining whether President Joe Biden’s second pick to lead a key federal law enforcement agency is confirmed, but they gave little indication of how they might lean after he announced his nominee. The Democratic president announced Monday that he was nominating Steve Dettelbach,
[ad_1] Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill into law that immediately allows permitless handgun carry for most residents in the state. The measure, Senate Bill 319, dubbed the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act, passed the legislature April 1 mainly along party lines. It allows residents to carry a concealed a firearm without a
[ad_1] AUSTIN — Texas pro-gun activists and political leaders are condemning President Joe Biden’s announcement of a new effort to regulate “ghost guns.” Biden announced Monday that his administration would set more strict regulations for unregulated, untraceable weapons made from kits. Known as “ghost guns,” these weapons are particularly frustrating to policymakers and gun regulators
[ad_1] Today, Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 319, constitutional carry, into law. Georgia is now the 25th constitutional carry state, and the fourth to join that group in 2022. Half of the country now recognizes the right of a law-abiding adult who is legally allowed to carry a concealed firearm, to do so without
[ad_1] People who want to drive a car, go fishing or shampoo peoples’ hair at a blow dry bar typically have to obtain a government permit or license. But an increasing number of states no longer require residents to obtain a permit from a local law enforcement agency to carry a concealed gun. Twenty-five states now
[ad_1] (The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 319, a “constitutional carry” measure allowing Georgians to carry guns without the need for a state-issued license. “There is no doubt that we are living in challenging times,” Kemp said during a Tuesday bill signing ceremony. “Across the country, we’re witnessing liberal states
[ad_1] Today, the Senate Insurance and Banking Committee voted 5-2 to advance Senate Bill 1048, to discourage banks from discriminating against the firearm industry. It will now advance to the full Senate for further consideration. Please contact Senate President Dave Schatz and the Senate Majority Floor Leader Caleb Rowden, and ask them to schedule SB
[ad_1] On Monday, NRA-ILA in partnership with Safari Club International (SCI) appealed a judge’s decision vacating a federal rule that turned wolf management over to the states. This is the next step in the two-decade-long process to return wolf management to the states. After multiple attempts to delist gray wolves from the endangered and threatened
[ad_1] Last weekend a far-right group called America First held a political rally in Orlando. At one point, organizer Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist also involved in the 2017 Charlottesville rally, invited attendees to cheer for Russia. Soon the audience was chanting “Putin! Putin!” Without context this may seem puzzling. Why would a group of
[ad_1] The Minden Lions Club will hear from two guest speakers on two different topics during its regular club meeting this Thursday at noon. Joey Miguez, head instructor at DavTac Custom Arms and Ammo, will speak about the Bossier City indoor shooting range, concealed carry courses, and firearms training. Miguez is retired from the United
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Biden said Monday that Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Expolsives (ATF) nominee Steve Dettelbach is “immensely qualified” and the kind of person who was confirmed unanimously to be a U.S. attorney in 2009. But amid increasing partisanship, particularly over gun issues, the ATF hasn’t
[ad_1] Last night, the Maryland General Assembly adjourned sine die from its 2022 legislative session. During this session, they continued Maryland’s attacks on Second Amendment rights by passing two more anti-gun bills. Senate Bill 387, to ban Marylanders from manufacturing their own firearms for personal use, became law without Governor Larry Hogan’s signature. Gov. Hogan
[ad_1] This past weekend, as warmer weather and a post-pandemic mood called crowds out to Beale Street, bullets crashed the party. And the ones firing them seemed to be more driven by the invincibility of their weapons and the urge to settle a grudge than in the power of the police. Which isn’t surprising –
[ad_1] On August 25, 2020, in my hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin, seventeen-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse joined several other white vigilantes with AR-15-style rifles. They came purportedly to defend businesses from people protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a twenty-nine-year-old Black man. A few days earlier, a police officer had shot Blake seven times in the
[ad_1] Biden announced that he will tap Steven Dettelbach, who served under President Obama as the US attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, at a Rose Garden event Monday afternoon, seven months after being forced to withdraw the nomination of Biden’s first choice, David Chipman. Get Today in PoliticsA digest of the top political
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Biden has had incremental success at implementing gun control through executive action, rolling out a rule last year to regulate pistol-stablizing braces, directing his Justice Department to target gun traffickers, and announcing a new crackdown on “ghost guns” Monday. While the president touted his administration’s
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s crackdown on untraceable, do-it-yourself firearm kits could push gun regulations back to the political forefront in Texas and across the country ahead of this fall’s elections. President Joe Biden used a Rose Garden event on Monday to announce new regulations targeting so-called “ghost guns” that can be assembled at
[ad_1] Guns are on display at the Dallas Gun Show in Parker, a suburban city of Dallas, Texas, the United States, Jan. 22, 2022. (Photo by Lin Li/Xinhua) Last year alone, there were approximately 20,000 suspected ghost guns reported to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as having been recovered by law enforcement
[ad_1] A bill allowing Nebraskans to carry concealed weapons without a permit missed the mark Monday in the Legislature. Lawmakers voted 31-9 in favor of a filibuster-ending cloture motion on Legislative Bill 773, two short of the 33 needed to succeed. The vote means the measure is dead for the year. All six western Nebraska
[ad_1] A bill allowing Nebraskans to carry concealed weapons without a permit missed the mark Monday in the Legislature. Lawmakers voted 31-9 in favor of a filibuster-ending cloture motion on Legislative Bill 773, two short of the 33 needed to succeed. The vote means the measure is dead for the year. All six western Nebraska
[ad_1] President Joe Biden announced new executive actions Monday restricting ghost guns and has made another nomination for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register Monday a final rule on ghost guns—unregistered firearms that can be built using
[ad_1] Illinois is poised to become the first state in the Midwest to ban “ghost guns,” as Democrats respond to election-year pressure to curb violent crime and President Joe Biden wages a national war on the “do-it-yourself” firearms. Holding up a ghost gun in the White House Rose Garden on Monday and warning that “anyone”
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Biden on Monday announced that the Justice Department issued its long-awaited final rule to rein in the proliferation of “ghost guns,” making it illegal for a business to manufacture firearms without serial numbers. Ghost guns are unserialized, privately-made firearms that law enforcement are increasingly recovering
[ad_1] Steve Dettelbach, President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, has a long history of issuing statements and backing measures opposing gun rights. Dettelbach supported a number of gun control measures during a failed campaign to be Ohio’s attorney general in 2018, including bans on so-called “assault weapons”
[ad_1] Tomorrow, the House Criminal Justice Committee and the Senate Judiciary C Committee have queued up a number of gun bills for consideration. NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to click on both “Take Action” buttons to contact each committee. House Criminal Justice Committee: Pro-Gun: House Bill 37 removes the requirement for law-abiding
[ad_1] Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is proud to announce its endorsement for the reelection of Kay Ivey as governor of Alabama. “Kay Ivey has long demonstrated an unwavering support for our Second Amendment freedoms,” said Jason Ouimet, chairman, NRA-PVF. “She is the strongest candidate in this race and
[ad_1] On Friday, Governor Larry Hogan vetoed House Bill 1021, to impose unreasonable burdens on gun stores and drive them out of business. On Saturday, the General Assembly voted to override the veto, showing their continued determination to punish gun stores and law-abiding gun owners for the actions of criminals, rather than holding the criminals