Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry voted to pass Senate Bill 619, the constitutional carry bill. It is now eligible for floor debate in the full Senate. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT SB 619. Senate Bill 619 ensures that law-abiding adults who are legally eligible to possess a firearm,

The legislature only just gaveled in this week and anti-gun legislators and gun control groups couldn’t wait to reintroduce their extreme gun ban legislation – an “assault weapons” ban, Senate Bill 5217.  Having failed to gain any traction in the 2021 Regular Session, the measure has now been re-filed and scheduled for a public hearing and executive

Yesterday, the Judiciary Committee held a work session on gun confiscation legislation carried over from last year. Thanks to the strong support of NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters, the majority of the Committee voted “ought not to pass” on LD 1068. The bill will move to the House and Senate for consideration later this

So-called smart guns that only verified users can fire will become available commercially in the U.S. this year, shaking up an industry excited to court first-time gun owners but concerned about keeping the government from mandating the technology. Gunsmiths such as SmartGunz LLC in Kansas, LodeStar in Pennsylvania and Biofire in Colorado are manufacturing 9

VOL. 46 | NO. 2 | Friday, January 14, 2022 Having made it a couple of weeks into 2022 without any major new attacks on democracy (fingers crossed), let us briefly turn our attention to 2024 politics: How does the prospect of tens of thousands of ardent Republicans or Democrats swarming through Nashville strike

Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. A week before the ninth anniversary of her son’s murder, Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) discovered that Republicans had radically redrawn her district to oust her from Congress.   A political novice, McBath had became a leading

Things are bad enough in Vermont that the Legislature had to resort to meeting virtually instead of in-person.  However, that hasn’t stopped them from wasting their time attempting to solve problems that don’t exist in one of the safest states in the country – like people carrying guns in hospitals.  This is the very definition

On Thursday, January 20, the Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider Constitutional Carry legislation, Legislative Bill 773.  NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to contact members of the Judiciary Committee and ask them to SUPPORT Legislative Bill 773. Legislative Bill 773 allows a law-abiding adult who is legally allowed to carry a concealed firearm, to do

Today, January 12th, the Virginia General Assembly begins the 2022 legislative session. The anti-gun majority in the House of Delegates, previously bought and paid for by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is no longer in power. Once again, there is a pro-Second Amendment majority in the House. Lawmakers have already filed a number

Yesterday, the House voted 64-29 to pass House Bill 1077, the lawful carry bill. It will now go to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your state senator and ask them to SUPPORT HB 1077. House Bill 1077 allows any law-abiding adult who is legally eligible to obtain a carry permit, to carry a

Today, the Washington Supreme Court heard oral arguments against the City of Edmunds’ attempt to simultaneously curtail firearm rights within the home, while expanding firearm liability outside the home. In 2021, a lower court agreed with NRA-ILA’s argument that Washington state law prohibited the City of Edmunds’ efforts to (1) impose compulsory lock requirements; and (2)

Tomorrow, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety will hear Assembly Bill 498, to ensure that all law-abiding adults may apply for a concealed carry permit. Then, on Thursday, January 14th, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety will hear Senate Bill 484, to ensure that law-abiding citizens who are licensed to

Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Source: David Dee Delgado / Getty Ex-President Donald Trump and the Trumpanzees…sorry, the Trump Organization are big mad that New York Attorney General Letitia James is moving forward with her civil investigation into the former commander-in-lying-about-literally-everything’s finances, and they’re scrambling like rust-colored rats to put an end to it. So

The 2021 legislative session officially ended this week, as the Legislature gaveled out of the old session and immediately transitioned into the 2022 proceedings on Tuesday.   This year’s changing of the guard is noteworthy for a couple of reasons.  First, not a single, significant gun bill from the Governor’s 2021 lame duck session gun bill

Last week, NRA-ILA filed a lawsuit challenging AB-173, a newly enacted California law that directs the California Department of Justice  (“Cal DoJ”) to turn over the personal information that it has on gun owners, including their name, address, place of birth, phone number, occupation, driver’s license or ID number, race, sex, height, weight, hair color,

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media (CBM) – Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D-Carson), a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus, joined forces with two other legislators to craft a bill that holds gunmakers liable for injuries or death caused by weapons they manufactured. On Jan. 4, Gipson, Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), and Chris Ward

Thursday, January 13th, the Judiciary Committee will hold a work session, and possibly vote, on gun confiscation legislation carried over from last year.  It is imperative that NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters immediately contact members of the Judiciary Committee and urge them to oppose Legislative Document 1068! Legislative Document 1068 creates two new sections

Jeff BezosJeffrey (Jeff) Preston BezosFree speech, Whole Foods, and the endangered apolitical workplace Space: One important thing that might retain bipartisan focus Virtual realities may solve Fermi’s paradox about extraterrestrials MORE has always told his staff to “start with the customer and work backward.” That could now change in a dispute between Amazon-owned Whole Foods and both

Today, January 11th, the South Carolina Legislature begins the 2022 legislative session. House Bill 3096, the constitutional carry bill that the House passed last year, remains active this session. Currently, 21 states allow law-abiding adults to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense without having to go through government red tape or pay fees. Of these,

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh is on a short-list to host the 2024 Republican presidential convention. But some local leaders say it’s an economic winner for the region while others worry about the politics. Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Nashville and Milwaukee are on the Republican short-list to host the next presidential convention and those who promote

MARSHFIELD – A Republican has entered the race for Wisconsin’s 23rd State Senate District. Brian Westrate, of Fall Creek, announced last week his candidacy for the seat currently held by Kathy Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls. Bernier, who has held the seat since 2018, announced last week she would not seek a new term in the November election. The 23rd

On December 23, ATF launched a new system for applicants to complete various forms that ATF is responsible for administrating. For most gun owners, this change will primarily impact how applications for firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act (“NFA”) are processed. Anyone who has submitted an NFA application in recent years is familiar with

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Today is a big day for CNN. No, no, no — the age of consent didn’t just get lowered. It’s the one-year anniversary of Jan. 6, or as they see it, Pearl Harbor meets 9/11 with a Watergate shooter. Yeah, it’s worse than the worst thing ever,