[ad_1] To the Editor:Let’s start with a woman’s right to have a choice in determining her future and what happens to her body. I’m referring to the right to an abortion specifically. The decision to have an abortion or not should always be solely the choice of a woman. No man should ever interfere with
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee passed Assembly Bill 173, and the Assembly amended Senate Bill 173 to contain the same provisions. Both AB 173 and SB 173 were empty budget trailer bills that recently received significant amendments to resurrect the goals of AB 1237; legislation that was previously held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, making available to
[ad_1] As we’ve previously reported, the Biden Department of Justice is threatening to upend the U.S. firearm industry and how Americans exercise their Second Amendment rights. On June 10, ATF published a new proposed rule in the Federal Register entitled Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces”. The rule seems aimed at making nearly
[ad_1] The North Carolina Republican Senate primary is set to be an early barometer of the power of former President TrumpDonald TrumpTrump to offer commentary at heavyweight fight on 9/11 Trump schedules rallies in Iowa, Georgia USDA to provide 0M in COVID-19 relief for farm and food workers MORE’s endorsement as he seeks to be
[ad_1] Getty; Adam Maida / The Atlantic Updated at 12:50 p.m. ET on September 8, 2021. A dozen years ago, a deadly virus was spreading around the world, and authorities in New York issued a mandate that all health-care workers in the state get vaccinated. The American Civil Liberties Union objected. Forced vaccination against the
[ad_1] Mr. Barry W. Mallory Sr. 75, of Pleasantville, passed away after a brief illness on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Barry was born on Nov. 11, 1945 in Titusville, to the late Glenn W. and Norma J. Ritchie Mallory. He married Rebecca Helen Gilliland on July 10,
[ad_1] Americans’ trust in the federal government has been in a decades long decline. According to Pew Research polling data, in 1964 77 percent of Americans reported that they trusted the federal government to do what is right “just about always” or “most of the time.” In April 2021, less than a quarter of Americans shared that
[ad_1] Today, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee is hearing Assembly Bill 173 after the conclusion of the Senate floor session, in an effort to ramrod this invasive bill through with only days left in the 2021 legislative session. AB 173 was an empty trailer that was amended over the weekend to resurrect the goals of AB 1237; legislation
[ad_1] Today, the Herndon Town Council will hold a public hearing at 7PM on an ordinance to restrict firearms in certain public places. Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to OPPOSE the proposed Ordinance 21-O-10. If you wish to attend the hearing, you may find information here. Please click the “Take Action” button below to contact
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 19 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, James White, joint-authored and voted for House Bill 1927,
[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 83 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. As chairman of the Committee on Calendars,
[ad_1] Ida leaves a path of death and destruction from the Gulf Coast to New England. Texas clinics that provide abortions face a new reality. The NRA cancels its annual meeting because of the pandemic. A MARTINEZ, HOST: Ida has left behind a path of death and destruction from the Gulf Coast all the way
[ad_1] Today, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is considering File 210540, an ordinance further restricting the centuries old practice of home-building firearms for personal use. If you are interested in viewing or participating in the meeting, you may find the agenda with instructions here. In addition, you may click here to find contact information for your board member in order to
[ad_1] The FBI usually released crime data in September. Researchers and policy wonks would pour over the data, looking for any hint of a chance for a policy intervention or investigating long-term trends. This year will be different. The FBI announced in 2015 that the underlying reporting system for crime data would change by 2021
[ad_1] Most will remember the devastation that hit Louisiana, as well as several neighboring states, when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. New Orleans was dealt a particularly hard blow, and some may feel it will never completely recover. Certain losses, especially those who lost their lives, can never be restored, but the region covered by
[ad_1] In June, ATF published a new notice of proposed rulemaking on its website entitled Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces.” If implemented, the new rule could impact millions of law-abiding gun owners. If you want to help stop the biggest gun grab in American history, submit your comments on or before this Wednesday,
[ad_1] Today, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief in support of a petition to the United States Supreme Court challenging ATF’s 2018 rule that classified bump stocks as machine guns. This is the second time NRA-ILA has filed an amicus curiae brief in a case challenging this rule in as
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Assembly voted 51-21 to pass Senate Bill 264, previously amended by the Assembly Appropriations Committee to narrow the scope of the bill to prohibit firearm, ammunition, and parts sales in the 32nd District Agricultural Association (Orange County/Costa Mesa). It will now head back to the Senate for concurrence. Please contact your state Senator and
[ad_1] Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole unveiled his crime strategy today — a plan that calls for tougher criminal sanctions on gun-toting gang members in order to curb a troubling spike in urban violence. But he also doubled down on a promise he made last night in the first French-language leaders’ debate, when he vowed that a
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The effort to get people out of Afghanistan includes a man working all night, every night, on a farm in Missouri. He’s a congressional staffer talking with upwards of 100 Afghans stranded in Kabul.
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[ad_1] First they were coming for your guns. That didn’t work, so now they’re coming for your bullets. As part of U.S. sanctions against the Russian Federation for using a “Novichok” nerve agent in the August 2020 poisoning of Russian opposition leader Aleksey Navalny, the U.S. is effectively banning “permanent importation of firearms and ammunition manufactured or located in
[ad_1] One way the National Rifle Association projects its power is through the image of tens of thousands of members in a convention center, in front of the politicians who back the powerful gun rights organization. But this weekend, for the second year in a row, the NRA’s chosen convention center will stand empty, after
[ad_1] The federal government has rarely made a habit of covering itself in glory, but in recent weeks it seems determined to engender mistrust among the American public. In only the last month, three fresh examples of the federal government’s inability to secure sensitive data have come to light. These examples of official incompetence have once again made clear
[ad_1] Mandatory Gun Storage and Magazine Capacity Limits Proposed for 2022 Session Dear New Mexico NRA Member: Even though their so-called “universal background check” and “red flag” laws have been abject failures, anti-gun state lawmakers are continuing their war on law-abiding gun owners by calling for mandatory firearms storage proposals and limits on magazine capacity
[ad_1] Gun reform advocates, frustrated that President Joe Biden has put on the back burner his campaign vow to finally address America’s gun violence epidemic, are calling for the creation of a new top-level office to spearhead the issue. That would be an appropriately high-profile approach to a national crisis that has been allowed to
[ad_1] Texans can now openly carry a handgun in public without a permit or firearms training. The permitless carry law, along with a slew of other new firearms legislation, went into effect this week as the Lone Star State joined around 20 other states as a “Second Amendment sanctuary,” Houston Public Media reported. “Politicians from
[ad_1] Photo Credit: Marc Gronich State Senator Brian Benjamin, Governor Hocul, and the Reverend Al Sharpton. Since taking the reins of power on Tuesday, August 24, Governor Kathy Hochul has been from Manhattan to Syracuse with little time spent in Albany. She has had a full plate of agenda items to contend with, including an
[ad_1] NRA-ILA Texas State Director Tara Mica presented State Sen. Brandon Creighton with NRA’s Defender of Freedom Award this week at the Texas Capitol. Sen. Creighton sponsored HB 1500, protecting the operations of firearms manufacturers and retailers during future emergencies or disasters, and was an early and vocal advocate of HB 1927, the landmark Constitutional
[ad_1] NRA-ILA Texas State Director Tara Mica presented State Rep. Cole Hefner with NRA’s Defender of Freedom Award this week at the Texas Capitol. Rep. Hefner authored and passed HB 1500, protecting the operations of firearms manufacturers and retailers during future emergencies or disasters. He also sponsored SB 20, prohibiting hotels in Texas from adopting “no
[ad_1] NRA-ILA Texas State Director Tara Mica presented State Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler) with NRA’s Defender of Freedom Award this week at the Texas Capitol. Rep. Schaefer authored and passed House Bill 1927, the landmark Constitutional Carry bill, during the 87th Regular Session. This is a massive victory for Texas gun owners! Dear Texas House District 6 NRA