[ad_1] Yesterday, the General Assembly adjourned from its 2021 legislative session. Thanks to NRA members and other Second Amendment supporters contacting their lawmakers, this was a good session for law-abiding gun owners in Illinois, in that no anti-gun measures are going to the governor’s desk. Once again, anti-gun lawmakers tried to pass legislation to make
[ad_1] Do Black people have full Second Amendment rights? That’s the question historian Carol Anderson set out to answer after Minnesota police killed Philando Castile, a Black man with a license to carry a gun, during a 2016 traffic stop. “Here was a Black man who was pulled over by the police and the police
[ad_1] Less than a week after the Texas Legislature passed constitutional/permitless carry, yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature passed its own constitutional carry bill. Louisiana Senate Bill 118 will go to Governor John Bel Edwards for his consideration. Texas and Louisiana may become the 21st and 22nd constitutional carry states, depending on their governors actions. Though Alabama
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature gave final approval to Constitutional Carry Legislation, Senate Bill 118. This important self-defense measure now heads to the desk of Governor John Bel Edwards for his signature. Please contact Governor Edwards and ask him to sign Senate Bill 118 into law. Senate Bill 118 removes the requirement for law-abiding individuals to
[ad_1] Donald Trump Jr has spoken out against the investigations into his family’s business dealings that are costing his father a fortune. Trump Jr spoke to Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday – weeks after New York Attorney General Letitia James announced last month that her civil probe into the Trump Organization’s business dealings
[ad_1] Throughout much of his two-decade-long congressional career, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan has been fond of saying he’ll “fight like hell” for his constituents. Today as Ryan campaigns as an official Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022, he’s belting out that same familiar refrain. We, however, would suggest a change of tune and
[ad_1] CLOSE Photo illustration by Getty Images (Photo: Getty Images) A bill to allow people to carry a concealed handgun in Louisiana without a permit or training secured final legislative passage Tuesday, though Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has promised to veto the bill. Senate Bill 118 by Republican Sen. Jay Morris of Monroe is part of a
[ad_1] This week, the Maine Legislature will vote on numerous pro-gun and anti-gun measures. Please act now! Contact your State Lawmakers and ask them to SUPPORT LD’s 666, 884, 1052 and 1033, and to OPPOSE LD’s 976 and 805! Pro-Gun Legislation: Legislative Document 666: allows a person who holds a junior hunting license, has completed
[ad_1] Last night, the Nevada Legislature adjourned sine die from its 2021 legislative session. Senate Bill 452, the bill to expand arbitrary areas where law-abiding citizens are left defenseless, was defeated in the Assembly without receiving a vote. Assembly Bill 286, passed and enrolled to Governor Sisolak on May 27th, is still awaiting his consideration. Continue contacting
[ad_1] After a surprise 2018 win that made her a leading Democratic voice in Florida and a pandemic spent as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ chief antagonist, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Tuesday she will try to unseat the governor in 2022. As a young, female elected official who has made pro-marijuana policies central to her political brand, Fried is not the typical contender
[ad_1] Thanks to your constant contact with lawmakers, the prioritization of key bills by House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R-Houston), and the support of pro-Second Amendment legislators, we saw unprecedented movement during the 87th Regular Session to restore our rights and demonstrate that the Lone Star State is a leader in the fight to protect and preserve our firearm freedoms. Your NRA-ILA is
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump is telling people that he will be reinstated as president by August according to a report, after his original National Security Advisor Michael Flynn said a Myanmar-style coup ‘should happen.’ The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman commented Tuesday on a CNN story that showed Trump supporters expressing support for a
[ad_1] Founded and funded by rabidly anti-gun billionaire and failed Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, the deceptively named Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) was created in 2006 to lobby for gun control, including increased restrictions and bans on completely legal firearms. Among its activities, the group continues to highlight a misguided “No More Names Bus Tour”
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of House Bill 344, which allows an individual to carry a loaded firearm on an Off-Highway Recreation Vehicle (OHRV) or snowmobile. Thanks to your strong support, this important legislation will advance to the full Senate for consideration this session. The Senate Judiciary Committee also voted to
[ad_1] In March, when the face of a mass-shooting suspect in Boulder, Colorado, flashed across CNN, my dentist shook his head: No, not again. “I hope he’s not Middle Eastern and it’s not some racist thing,” he lamented. The moment someone who looked like him — had an Arabic surname like him — was alleged
[ad_1] Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Rather than gun laws,focus on mental health Re. “9 dead in mass shooting at San Jose VTA rail yard,” Page A1, May 27: Another mass shooting. For me, gun prohibitions are no deal. Fixing the “why” societal issues that
[ad_1] Today, the last day of session, the Senate has scheduled a vote for House Bill 1092, to expand Illinois’ program of suspending Second Amendment rights without due process. Please contact your state senator and ask them to OPPOSE HB 1092. House Amendment 1 to House Bill 1092 widens the definition of “family members” who
[ad_1] Cleveland Plain Dealer. May 30, 2021. Editorial: Honor our fallen but also remember those who mourn them still, or still feel the guilt Memorial Day — that hallowed day when we remember and honor the men and increasingly women who gave their lives in service during hundreds of years of U.S. wars — carries
[ad_1] Senate Bill 7, which includes provisions to limit local voting options and further tighten voting by mail, is part of a Republican-led push for stricter voting laws in the aftermath of allegations of widespread voter fraud during the 2020 election, despite a lack of substantive evidence to support the claims. After hours of heated
[ad_1] First it was tighter restrictions on voting. Then stringent limits on abortion. Then a relaxation of gun laws. And that was just May. Texas, a state famed for its independent streak and doing everything bigger, is staking an early claim as the bulwark of Republican opposition to Joe Biden’s administration. It is a mirror
[ad_1] Murder and suicide rates in the US will likely soar if the Supreme Court rules to allow the “concealed carry” of weapons, gun control advocates and former police chiefs have warned. The highest court in the country has agreed to review a New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside the
[ad_1] AUSTIN — Hotel guests could soon pack a gun in with their luggage. School marshals could carry one in the classroom. And firearm-criticizing companies could forget about doing business with Texas. Gun rights in Texas are poised for a major expansion under a series of measures that have gone barely noticed as a bill
[ad_1] Washington — Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo, who used to lead the Houston Police Department, called a new measure approved by the Texas state Legislature that would allow people to carry handguns without a license “ridiculous” and urged Governor Greg Abbott to veto the bill. “There’s something that God gave us and that is
[ad_1] Heston was president of the National Rifle Association in May 2000 when he spoke at the group’s national gathering in Charlotte. The actor described gun owners as patriots and said owning a gun was “something that gives the most common man the most uncommon of freedoms.” As the crowd cheered, Heston then raised a
[ad_1] Yesterday, the House voted 60-50 to pass House Bill 1091. It now goes to the Senate for further consideration. With two more days left in the session, anti-gun lawmakers are determined to ram it through. HB 1091 bans private transfers and makes it harder to obtain a FOID. Please contact your state senator and
[ad_1] (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Caroline Phinney, left, and Chiemi Maloy join a rally at the Utah Capitol for a mid-session report card on the progress of gun violence and public safety bills in the Utah Legislature on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. The rally took place the day after the anniversary of
[ad_1] One of Charlton Heston’s greatest performances came not in a Hollywood film but on a convention stage where he electrified a crowd of gun-rights enthusiasts. Heston was president of the National Rifle Association in May 2000 when he spoke at the group’s national gathering in Charlotte. The actor described gun owners as patriots and
[ad_1] NYPD officers stand guard after two women and a four-year-old girl were injuring by gun fire in Times Square, New York – AFP Murder and suicide rates in the US will likely soar if the Supreme Court rules to allow the “concealed carry” of weapons, gun control advocates and former police chiefs have warned.
[ad_1] It appears the country is racing to get back to normal: to life as it was pre-pandemic. On Wednesday a Northern California man walked into his San Jose workplace and shot to death nine people. Yet one more mass shooting in this country. Depending on how you define them it is the 232nd mass
[ad_1] Published: 5/24/2021 8:00:25 AM It seemed funny at first when following then President Trump’s inauguration there was a squabble concerning whether he or former President Obama had the larger crowd. Kellyanne Conway resolved the dispute by declaring that the Trump Administration used an alternate of facts. What I thought was a clever comment at