[ad_1] By Rick Pezzullo A third Republican has entered the race for the Putnam County Legislature District 5 seat being vacated by Legislator Carl Albano. Greg Ellner, a resident of Carmel, announced last week he was throwing his hat in the ring to primary for the GOP line and hopes to secure the Conservative line
[ad_1] Escambia, Santa Rosa graduation rates steady despite pandemic Escambia, Santa Rosa graduation rates steady despite pandemic Brandon Girod, Wochit The Escambia County School Board is looking to close a “loophole” that allows adult students to bring guns onto school campuses. Board members are expected to discuss the policy change next week at their next regularly scheduled
[ad_1] Ohio’s Mike DeWine became the latest GOP governor to dramatically roll back his state’s gun laws Monday when he signed a bill allowing all Ohioans 21 and older, who can legally purchase a gun, to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, training or background check. It was a gift to pro-gun groups, and
[ad_1] TULALIP — For years, Tulalip leaders fought to affirm tribes’ ability to protect native people from non-native violent offenders. On Wednesday, Tulalip Chairwoman Teri Gobin sat alongside survivors and advocates in Washington, D.C., as President Joe Biden touted the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. VAWA was first enacted in 1994, with the
[ad_1] When the Violence Against Women Act was first authorized, it had an immediate and quantifiable effect on prosecution of these crimes and also devoted substantial resources toward prevention. From 1994 through 2010, rates of intimate partner violence declined by 64% , according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Still, more than 35% of
[ad_1] Attorney Tim Berkley of Wood River announced he will be a Republican candidate for circuit judge in the election of 2022. Berkley, a lifelong resident of Madison County, has more than three decades of experience as an attorney. He attended Lewis and Clark Community College and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, graduating with a
[ad_1] This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. There are only a handful of challenges that can unify Washington. Hurricane-relief packages and tornado-rescue plans are up there. Wildfires and earthquakes, too. The opioid epidemic bled across Red States
[ad_1] Today, the Senate unanimously voted to pass NRA-backed Emergency Powers Legislation, Senate Bill 136. The measure will now be referred to the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee for further consideration. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 136. Senate Bill 136, sponsored by Senator Myers, and co-sponsored by seven other pro-2A legislators,
[ad_1] At the direction of the Biden administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) appears to be revoking the licenses of firearm dealers for even minor paperwork violations. On June 23, 2021, the “Biden-Harris Administration” announced a new policy of “zero tolerance for rogue gun dealers that willfully violate the law.” The
[ad_1] Yesterday, the New Hampshire House held floor votes on two anti-gun bills. Thanks to the strong support of NRA members and Second Amendment supporters, both bills were defeated and will not move forward this session. NRA would like to thank all of those Representatives who defended the Second Amendment for law-abiding citizens in the
[ad_1] Politics is about math, and the math always dictates the outcome. Anti-gun Democrats in the Vermont House simply don’t appear to have the votes to override the Governor’s veto of S.30. As a result, Montpelier politicians, who are determined to pass a gun bill this session, have had to devise a workaround. S.30 originally began as a “location restriction” for hospitals,
[ad_1] COLUMBIA — Columbia will move forward with repealing a series of gun-control measures after bowing from a court battle with S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson and avoiding a fight with state lawmakers who could balk on funding much-needed city projects after the National Rifle Association got involved. Columbia, with the backing of then-Mayor Steve Benjamin,
[ad_1] COLUMBIA — Columbia will move forward with repealing a series of gun-control measures after bowing from a court fight with S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson and not wanting a fight with state lawmakers who have the power to fund much-needed city projects. Columbia, with the backing of then-Mayor Steve Benjamin, passed a series of gun
[ad_1] My first therapist was someone my parents picked, and I went because they made me, in a sweet if misguided attempt to make sure I had someone to talk to after they separated. The doctor was an elderly woman who analyzed my doodling and asked open-ended questions I didn’t want to answer. I stopped
[ad_1] Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill on Monday that permits residents to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. Senate Bill 215 permits individuals aged 21 or above to carry a concealed gun unless the state or federal law prohibits them from doing so. As per National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action,
[ad_1] Ever since Disney failed to put the screws to DeSantis over the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” hard enough last week, GLAAD has taken it upon itself to hold the movie industry more accountable for how it treats the LGBTQ community. Be prepared to see a whole lot more gay on and offscreen in Tinseltown because
[ad_1] Gun rights groups and GOP legislators argue that the new law, set to take effect in mid-June, removes costs and barriers for law-abiding people to exercise their constitutional right to bear arms and for self-defense, while critics argue that it will increase gun violence. When stopped by police, a person will no longer have
[ad_1] Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal to expand Connecticut’s gun control laws received pushback Monday from some opponents who argue it’s a “kneejerk” reaction to combatting crime – a key issue in this year’s election. During a daylong public hearing on Lamont’s bill, numerous gun rights advocates and supportive state legislators argued more needs to be
[ad_1] Today, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief in a case pending before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals concerning how the police may respond when presented with a concealed carry permit. This case began when a Connecticut police officer approached a man who pulled over to fix his phone’s
[ad_1] The Legislature has adjourned from its 2021-2022 session. This session, the legislature passed three pro-gun bills that will soon go to Governor Tony Evers for his consideration. Please continue to contact Gov. Evers and ask him to sign Senate Bill 570, Assembly Bill 518 and Assembly Bill 495 into law. Senate Bill 570, sponsored by
[ad_1] Today, President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act into law, a nearly 3000-page bill that funds all government programs. Included in the large bill was a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA). VAWA is a law that focuses on, among others, domestic violence and sexual assault survivor programs. Originally
[ad_1] It’s a path the supporters of so-called “constitutional carry”—particularly the Second Amendment absolutists of Gun Owners of America as well as the National Rifle Association (NRA)—have been treading state by state for the past 13 years with tremendous success despite the NRA’s recent financial and legal troubles. Even if the court chooses a more narrow ruling,
[ad_1] The former president keeps telling on himself. During an appearance Sunday on Jeanine Pirro’s radio show on WABC, Donald Trump expressed, yet again, his sympathy for Russia’s reigning kleptocrat. “He’s got a big ego,” Trump said of Vladimir Putin. “I think what’s going on now is hard. I understand he’s gotten rid of a
[ad_1] Ohio’s new law allowing adults to carry concealed firearms without training classes or background checks goes into effect June 12 – marking a major change to gun policy in the Buckeye state. Gun rights groups have pushed for a permitless carry law for more than 20 years. More: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed permitless carry.
[ad_1] Ohio’s new law allowing adults to carry concealed firearms without training classes or background checks goes into effect June 12. Gov. Mike DeWine signed the measure on Monday, which marks one of the most significant changes to Ohio gun policy and something gun rights groups have lobbied for more than 20 years. “The NRA
[ad_1] TOPEKA — Kansas senators are split once again over a bill requiring the Kansas State Board of Education to initiate a National Rifle Association gun safety program for all elementary and middle school students. The debate Monday in the Senate Federal and State Affairs committee mirrored past years for the most part but took
[ad_1] At a legislative hearing last month, something so unusual happened some in the room joked it should go down as an important moment in history: The NRA and gun-control groups agreed a Democratic gun bill was good enough to make it through a Republican committee. “So Jesus is coming any minute,” quipped Del. Nick
[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio—Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed Republican-backed legislation to allow people in the state to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or training and no longer require them to proactively tell law enforcement during traffic stops that they’re armed. Senate Bill 215, which takes effect in 90 days, will allow anyone 21
[ad_1] From the West Alabama Newsroom– Law enforcement officials in West Alabama say the new concealed carry gun law — is going to make people in the state less safe. The law eliminates the background check and gun permit requirement — to carry a loaded handgun — concealed under clothes — in a bag —
[ad_1] Today, Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 215 into law. This makes Ohio the 23rd constitutional carry state, and the second to join that group in 2022. Constitutional carry empowers law-abiding citizens who are already otherwise eligible to obtain a carry permit to exercise their right-to-carry without having to go through government red tape and delays.