[ad_1] Governor Laura Kelly has vetoed two pro-gun bills that were previously passed with an overwhelming majority from both chambers of the Kansas Legislature. Both measures will head back to the legislature where your lawmakers will vote to OVERRIDE Governor Kelly’s veto. It is imperative that you contact your Lawmakers and ask them to OVERRIDE
[ad_1] On April 27th, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee is hearing House Bill 3094, to legalize the open carry of handguns. Please contact subcommittee members and ask them to SUPPORT HB 3094. House Bill 3094 allows citizens who hold a concealed weapons permit, to carry a handgun in the manner they choose. Currently, South Carolina is one of
[ad_1] Written by John Cole, Managing Editor and PoliticsPA Staff State Rep. Leanne Krueger has been reappointed to serve as the chair of the Pennsylvania HDCC. Here is the Playbook. Krueger Reappointed as HDCC Chair: State Reps. Tim Briggs and Dan Frankel will serve as Finance Co-Chairs for the HDCC this cycle under Krueger.
[ad_1] DATE: April 23, 2021 TO: USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President Local governments in Florida continue to violate Florida’s Firearms Preemption law and force citizens to bring lawsuits to protect their statutory and Constitutional rights. In an action brought
[ad_1] In 2020, there were over 43,000 deaths related to gun violence, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The United States has a gun problem that defines our nation. Students who attend schools are taught at an early age what to do if there is an assailant on the loose. Going to movie theaters, restaurants,
[ad_1] Yesterday, the General Assembly recessed from its 2021 legislative session. During this session, the House passed House Bill 1369, to ensure that law-abiding adults can exercise their right to self-defense without first having to obtain government permission. Unfortunately, the Senate did not even give this critical bill a committee hearing, resulting in it failing
[ad_1] Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee heard House Bill 1091, to ban private transfers and make it harder to obtain a FOID, and House Bill 1092, to expand Illinois’ program of suspending Second Amendment rights without due process. Please contact your state representative and ask them to OPPOSE HB 1091 and HB 1092. House Amendment
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[ad_1] By Becki Gray Raleigh, NC – We are a generous and giving people. We exercise our First Amendment rights to support causes and ideas we believe in by donating our hard-earned money. But some actions by the federal government threaten those rights and state lawmakers are prepared to act now to protect North Carolinians’
[ad_1] Ross K. Baker, Opinion columnist Published 3:00 a.m. ET April 23, 2021 So strong is the constituency for firearms ownership in Congress that a law is on the books immunizing gun manufacturers from lawsuits arising out of the use of their products for mass shootings. Let’s start with the fact that there are enough
[ad_1] The National Rifle Association is set to lobby Congress against gun-control plans, despite being in the middle of a bankruptcy trial. After another spate of mass shootings in America, Democrats are again attempting to tighten gun-control measures including universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons. On Wednesday, the NRA announced a $2million
[ad_1] With Daniel Lippman and Theodoric Meyer CONVICTED MUELLER WITNESS DROPPED $4M ON CLEMENCY LOBBYING: One filing that caught PI’s eye this week was the reported $4 million that Robert Stryk’s Stryk Global Diplomacy (formerly known as Sonoran Policy Group) brought in from a consulting firm called ZAMZAM on behalf of George Nader. It was
[ad_1] Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed two Republican-backed education bills on Thursday, including one that would have required high school students to pass a civics test to graduate and another that would have allowed districts to incorporate gun safety courses into their curriculums.The Republican-controlled Legislature approved the bills this month, but not by large enough
[ad_1] On Wednesday, April 28, the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 141 which fixes the handgun purchase process in the Granite State. Please act now! Contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 141. Senate Bill 141 resolves New Hampshire’s longstanding problem with
[ad_1] Yesterday, the Arkansas House passed pro-gun legislation, Senate Bill 573. After receiving an amendment in the House, the measure will be sent back to the Senate for a concurrence vote sometime early next week. Please contact your State Senator and ask them to concur on Senate Bill 573. Senate Bill 573 clarifies existing law to prevent
[ad_1] On Monday, April 26, the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold a public hearing on Legislative Document 1138, which strengthens Mainers’ fundamental right to self-defense. Please act now! Contact members of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee and ask them to SUPPORT LD 1138. Legislative Document 1138 would strengthen Mainers’ fundamental right to
[ad_1] The Washington Post reported that the National Rifle Association is about to drop $2 million to attack President Joe Biden for trying to eliminate ghost guns, calling for an assault weapons ban and implementing background checks to all sellers at gun shows. The suggestions are small but any gun safety laws are seen as
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[ad_1] Today’s announcement nearly doubles a target set by President Obama in 2015 as part of the Paris climate accord, “by vowing that the nation will reduce its emissions between 50 and 52 percent by 2030 compared with 2005 levels. Biden plans to formalize the new goal in a submission to the United Nations, the
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The nation’s top gun rights advocacy group is pushing back on President Biden’s efforts to rein in gun rights following a series of mass shootings, pledging to spend millions on “fighting and educating lawmakers” in Washington. The National Rifle Association said it will spend $2 million on TV
[ad_1] Within the last month, there have been 45 reported mass shootings and 147 mass shootings since the beginning of 2021; that is more than one mass shooting per day. In 2020, there were 610 recorded mass shootings, and many speculate this number would be higher if it were not for quarantine. How many deaths
[ad_1] More than $400,000 will be spent in Maine, West Virginia and Montana on television ads that say “Stop Biden’s gun grab.” The ads are designed to influence senators whose votes may be in play as the gun-control debate unfolds. Story continues below advertisement “Tell Joe Manchin to reject President Biden’s extreme gun-control agenda,” the
[ad_1] CNN’s supposed to be breaking news, not reopening old controversies. On Tuesday morning’s Newsroom, CNN host and former Obama PR guy Jim Sciutto asked former Senator and CNN commentator Jeff Flake why Republicans don’t embrace gun control even after they’re the ones getting shot. After a leftist shot up a GOP baseball practice in June
[ad_1] (The Center Square) – State lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would ban Mainers from packing firearms in polling stations, but gun rights groups say the changes are unnecessary. LD 805 would authorize municipal officials to prohibit firearms in polling stations on Election Day. Under the proposal, firearms would be prohibited from being within
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — After West Hempstead on Tuesday joined the growing list of cities with a recent multiple-victim shooting, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to bring up gun safety legislation for a vote. But it could be several weeks before that happens. Schumer, New York’s senior Democratic senator, on Tuesday called the grocery store
[ad_1] Days after the Texas House passed a landmark bill that would allow permitless carry of handguns, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said that there currently aren’t enough votes in the Republican-led Senate to pass the measure. “If we have the votes to pass a permitless carry bill off the Senate floor, I will move it,”
[ad_1] After 19-year-old Brandon Hole killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis last week, questions arose about the state’s “red flag” law, which should have prevented Hole from having a gun in the first place. “Red flag” laws, found in more than a dozen states across the US, are also known as Extreme
[ad_1] By Pepper Fisher OLYMPIA — The Washington Legislature has approved a measure, introduced by 24th District State Rep. Mike Chapman, that would ban the open carry of guns at the Capitol and surrounding grounds and at or near any permitted public demonstration across the state. The bill now heads to Gov. Inslee’s desk for
[ad_1] As we previously reported, anti-preemption legislation, SB 554, was scheduled for 2 Public Hearings and a possible Work Session, starting today. With less than 20 hours before public hearings were set to begin, Senate President Peter Courtney (D – 11) submitted an extensive proposed amendment to SB 554, Amendment 20 (A-20). A-20 would combine anti-preemption legislation with the mandatory storage