[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court embarks Monday on what could be an extraordinarily controversial term, with its justices on the defensive, its actions and structure under a political microscope and abortion – the most divisive issue of them all – taking center stage. Before the term ends next summer, the justices will have weighed
[ad_1] A judge in the US state of Texas has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in three defamation lawsuits brought by the parents of two children killed in the Sandy Hook school massacre. Key points: The judge ruled against Jones for failing to turn over critical documents in the
[ad_1] Mountain State Republicans face dramatically different challenges since they last held the majority in a redistricting cycle exactly a century ago. State lawmakers today are drawing the maps amid a nearly 2-year-old pandemic that delayed the release of census data by four months, and they are compensating for the highest rate of population loss
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association on Saturday said its board of directors reelected controversial CEO Wayne LaPierre. The gun-rights group tweeted that Charles Cotton was elected president, Ret. Lt. Col. Willes K. Lee was elected first vice president, and David Coy second vice president. The votes took place at a board meeting in Charlotte, N.C.,
[ad_1] The law enforcement officers described what they could offer the Oath Keepers: “I have a wide variety of law enforcement experience, including undercover operations, surveillance and SWAT,” one wrote on the membership application. “Communications, Weapons, K9 Officer for local Sheriffs office 12 years to present,” wrote another. “I am currently working as a deputy
[ad_1] South Carolina wisely strips people of the right to vote when they’re convicted of a felony. We’re not nearly so wise when it comes to another constitutional right: the right to possess guns. This despite the fact that there’s a connection between a history of committing serious crimes and the propensity to kill or
[ad_1] In 2020, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 118 expanding the definition of “assault weapon” to include a category of “other assault weapons.” Recently, the California Department of Justice announced the opening of a registration period to run from October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 for those individuals who wish to remain in lawful possession of those
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19, but has no symptoms, according to a court statement that said he would miss Friday’s investiture ceremony for Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Kavanaugh, 56, tested positive just days before the court is scheduled to open its new term and resume in-person
[ad_1] Milwaukee, UNITED STATES: Troy Bacon (L) and Ken Schiedemeyer (R) look over the Smith & Wesson hand … [+] gun display 19 May, 2006 at the 135th National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The show runs through 21 May. AFP PHOTO/JEFF HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images)
[ad_1] PIERRE, S.D. — At the end of a week of heightening scrutiny of Gov. Kristi Noem, South Dakota’s attorney general says his office will not investigate Noem’s use of a state aircraft to ferry her and family members to political and personal events. In a letter sent from Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg to Sen.
[ad_1] After being vaulted into office two months ago, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is preparing to run for the job in her own right next year. But as she works to sculpt her reputation in the wake of Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, a cohort of fellow Democrats is making moves to potentially challenge her in
[ad_1] A federal judge on Thursday said that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) must look into and take action on allegations that the National Rifle Association illegally carried out a shell entity campaign to coordinate with the election races of former President Donald Trump and other candidates. Judge Emmet Sullivan for the U.S. District Court
[ad_1] STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s new nine-month term, which begins on Monday, promises to be among the most momentous in generations. The justices are poised to decide major cases that could roll back abortion rights and broaden gun and religious rights. Here is a look at some
[ad_1] On Tuesday, September 28th, the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee heard bill sponsor testimony on House Bill 325, Emergency Powers legislation. Sponsored by Representative Scott Wiggam (R-1), House Bill 325 declares firearm possession, transportation, carrying, commerce, and training range access, as well as hunting and fishing, to be life sustaining, essential activities. Both local and state government
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry heard Senate Bill 516 and no action was taken at that time. Your NRA-ILA will continue to monitor this bill and will inform you when it advances from Committee and is eligible for action on the Senate floor. Senate Bill 516 grants universal recognition of concealed
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[ad_1] During the 2020 Democratic primary, Sen. Elizabeth Warren made fighting corruption her number one priority. It may not have seemed that way in the press, which tended to characterize the senior senator from Massachusetts as a female Sen. Bernie Sanders. Most coverage focused heavily on her bold economic ideas, such as a wealth tax. But
[ad_1] Smith & Wesson is moving from blue Massachusetts to red Tennessee. The firearms company, which was founded in 1856, will move its headquarters from Springfield, Massachusetts, to Maryville, Tennessee. “The strong support we have received from the state of Tennessee and the entire leadership of Blount County throughout this process combined with the quality
[ad_1] PAWLET, Vt. (WCAX) – The owner of a shooting range and training center was in the Vermont Supreme Court Wednesday after refusing to comply with a judge’s order to dismantle the Slate Ridge Shooting Center. The paramilitary training center located in Pawlet has drawn concerns from neighbors about gunfire, noise and rhetoric. We have
[ad_1] Business The gunmaker is still keeping “over 1,000” jobs in Massachusetts. Attendees look over hand guns in the Smith & Wesson booth at a National Rifle Association event in Nashville. Bloomberg photo by Daniel Acker After nearly 170 years based in Massachusetts, the gun-making giant Smith & Wesson is moving its Springfield headquarters —
[ad_1] A leaked document has revealed the membership list of the secretive Council for National Policy (CNP), showing how it provides opportunities for elite Republicans, wealthy entrepreneurs, media proprietors and pillars of the US conservative movement to rub shoulders with anti-abortion and anti-Islamic extremists. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which monitors rightwing hate groups,
[ad_1] STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s failed nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said he faced death threats while the U.S. Senate was considering him but that the administration declined to provide him security. Longtime ATF agent and gun
[ad_1] Tennessee is in league with two dozen other red states to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and expand gun rights. Kenneth Jost | Guest Columnist Supreme Court shadow docket: What is it? The U.S. Supreme Court’s practice in handling emergency cases is drawing criticism from both outside the court and
[ad_1] Paul Adell stood in the shooting stall wearing earmuffs atop his Chicago Bulls baseball cap. He fired a Canik TP9 Elite Combat pistol a half-dozen times, hitting a target 10 feet away with almost surgical precision. He pressed the safety on the gun and placed it on a table in the stall before turning
[ad_1] David Chipman’s confirmation odyssey began with a short congratulatory buzz from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in April and ended, he said, with a long, rueful call from the presidential adviser Steve Ricchetti admitting the White House had fallen “short.” Mr. Chipman, a brash gun control activist whose nomination to head the Bureau of
[ad_1] Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin called out a Democrat-linked ad campaign targeting Republican voters that portrayed him as insufficiently pro-gun. An investigation by the Daily Caller News Foundation on Monday revealed two Democrat-linked consultant firms, Gambit Strategies and MBA Consulting Group, were behind a digital ad campaign portraying Youngkin, a Republican, as untrustworthy on gun
[ad_1] Circuit Judge Chip Welch today refused to dismiss a taxpayers’ lawsuit challenging Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s spending of public money on ads that promote her image and on out-of-state lawsuits. Here’s his order. Rutledge contends she’s immune from lawsuits and subject only to voters and in some spending decisions, the General Assembly. The lawsuit
[ad_1] Tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry is hearing Senate Bill 516, for Wisconsin to recognize concealed carry permits from all states. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT SB 516. Senate Bill 516 grants universal recognition to concealed carry permits held by non-Wisconsin residents issued by any other state.
[ad_1] A lawsuit accusing Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, a Republican contender for governor, of using her office to pursue her political agenda — and illegally spending public funds to do so — over the needs of the state survived its second legal challenge Tuesday when Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chip Welch refused to dismiss the
[ad_1] A political committee tied to Democratic strategists is reportedly posing as a conservative group to try to drive a wedge between Virginia gubernatorial nominee Glenn Younkin and Republican base voters in November’s closely watched election. During the past week, some voters in Virginia have been targeted with ads on Facebook, Instagram, Google and Snapchat