[ad_1] Fairfax, Va. – The NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) applauds Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine for signing Senate Bill 215, NRA-backed legislation that allows law-abiding gun owners to carry a firearm without a permit from the state. “Any right requiring a fee or government permission slip isn’t much of a right at all. That’s why

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the Assembly Committee on Public Safety will hear Assembly Bill 1869, to impose excessive penalties for violating California’s law regarding firearm markings. Please contact Members of the Assembly Public Safety Committee and urge them to oppose AB 1869.  Assembly Bill 1869 increases penalties for violating California’s law on serializing home-built firearms and buying, disposing, possessing, etc., any

[ad_1] On Saturday night, the Legislature adjourned sine die from its 2022 session. During this session, they passed House Bill 4048, the WV Keep, Bear and Drive with Arms Act, and sent it to Governor Jim Justice for his signature. On March 9th, Governor Jim Justice signed HB 4048 into law. It will go into effect

[ad_1] Tomorrow, the Senate Committee on State, Veterans, and Military Affairs is scheduled to consider “The Vote Without Fear Act,” House Bill 22-1086.  Please contact committee members and respectfully ask them to OPPOSE this unnecessary measure. House Bill 22-1086 “The Vote Without Fear Act” – The title itself is enough to know that sponsors and supporters

[ad_1] This was originally published in The Daily Brief, our Maine politics newsletter. Sign up here for daily news and insight from politics editor Michael Shepherd. The Legislature is defined in part by bills brought back every two years with little chance of passage. For a long time, repealing Maine’s ban on Sunday hunting was one of

[ad_1] This week, the New Hampshire House is expected to hold floor votes on two anti-gun bills.  Please act now and urge your State Representative to OPPOSE House Bills 1096 and 1668! House Bill 1096 imposes bans on the open carry of firearms within 100 feet of a polling place.  These arbitrary bans are simply

[ad_1] It’s a well-known fact: NRA’s formidable power comes directly from its committed members and supporters, working on the FrontLines to protect and promote our Second Amendment! There are, however, special, dedicated patriots that go well beyond the call as grassroots warriors:  Meet Lisa Bingenheimer of West Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lisa has served at the very

[ad_1] Mar. 12—ST. PAUL — Bids on a project to replace the Drayton Dam on the Red River at Drayton, North Dakota, with a rock-riffle structure that accommodates fish passage and is safer for recreational users opened Wednesday, March 9. Prospective contractors must submit their bids to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul

[ad_1] Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed a constitutional carry bill into law that allows permitless concealed carry in the Yellowhammer State. Alabama House Bill 272, also known as the Constitutional Carry Bill, eliminates certain restrictions on concealed carry of pistols and transporting a handgun in a private vehicle. The bill also established a

[ad_1] As Kirchick explains, Putin’s deliberate cultivation of the American right-wing—and ultimately most of the Republican Party—through the efforts of Russian intelligence, began in earnest in 2013: [T]hey made a keen study of the American political scene and realized that, during the Obama years, the conservative movement had become ripe for manipulation. Long gone was

[ad_1] Today, the House voted 94-57 to pass House Bill 1358, constitutional carry. It will now go to the Senate for further consideration. The Senate has already passed their own constitutional carry bill, Senate Bill 319. Governor Brian Kemp has stated his support for constitutional carry, so the General Assembly just has to send a

[ad_1] Today, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee issued a favorable report to Senate Bill 387, to ban Marylanders from building so-called “ghost guns,” with amendments. The legislation has been adjusted with amendments, including changes to avoid federal prohibitions for a possession violation. While a mechanism to keep currently lawful homemade firearms alleviates the impact of the restriction for

[ad_1] After years of messy partisan fights and failures, Congress on Thursday finally reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act and expanded its protections for particularly vulnerable groups of people, including Native American women and LGBTQ survivors of violence. Lawmakers tucked the VAWA bill into a massive, fast-moving $1.5 trillion government spending package that sailed through

[ad_1] Congress has renewed a 1990s-era law that extends protections to victims of domestic and sexual violence, updating the landmark Violence Against Women Act nearly three years after partisan disagreements caused it to lapse. It passed this week as part of a $1.5 trillion government funding package and capped years of work by members of

[ad_1] This year, anti-gun Washington Legislators placed law-abiding gun owners in their sights and made it their priority to pull no punches infringing on our Second Amendment rights.  While this session saw the passage of numerous anti-gun measures, it was not without its victories as well.  Thanks to the calls and emails from NRA Members

[ad_1] Today, the Legislature passed Nebraska’s Constitutional Carry legislation, Legislative Bill 773, through the first round. This is great news, but we aren’t across the finish line yet.  The measure will still face more votes before it is officially passed out of the legislature.  NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to continue contacting their

[ad_1] An Assembly Committee is meeting Monday, March 14 to do what New Jersey politicians do best, pass more gun laws.  The world might be turned upside down with record high gas prices, inflation and war, but topping the agenda for Trenton Democrats is yet another gun law.  The Garden State has some of the

[ad_1] On Monday, March 14th, the Joint Committee on the Judiciary will be holding a public hearing at 10:00am, to discuss numerous pro-gun and anti-gun bills.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT S.B. 388, H.B. 5412, H.B. 5415 and to OPPOSE S.B. 16 and H.B. 5416! Pro-Gun Bills: Senate Bill 388 strengthens the right

[ad_1] On Thursday, March 17, the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to consider a pro-safety and hunting measure, House Bill 22-1168.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 22-1168. House Bill 22-1168 allows local education providers, upon entering into an agreement with an individual or entity that offers hunter education

[ad_1] Yesterday, the House passed House Bills 5187 and 5188, to ensure that Second Amendment rights remain protected during a state of emergency, and House Bill 4003, to reduce the penalty for law-abiding citizens who forget to renew their Concealed Pistol License in certain instances. They will now go to the Senate for further consideration. Please

[ad_1] On Monday, March 14th, the Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Committee will hold a public hearing on pro-hunting legislation, LD 2014, at 11:30 AM. LD 2014 allows Sunday hunting in northern Maine, and on private property with written landowner permission statewide. This important legislation creates more hunting opportunities for Maine sportsmen and women. Maine is

[ad_1] The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee has rescheduled the hearing for Senate Bill 522 to Monday, March 14th, at 10:30AM. This bill expands access to firearm safety education for schools. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 522. Similar to a measure vetoed last year by the Governor,

[ad_1] Putin figured out it was easier to infiltrate the Republican Party than it is to conquer Ukraine. It started with funding the NRA with Russian oligarch money and sending his red bird spy, Maria Butina, to promote gun worship here in the U.S. by “fraternizing” with multiple Republicans. Ironically, Russian citizens are banned from