[ad_1] The Lockhart Post-Register recently asked all candidates to answer questions pertaining to the upcoming primary election. Here are the answers submitted by those who completed the questionnaire in the order they were returned to their respective offices.  Caldwell County Treasurer Gloria E Garcia 1. Describe your qualifications and experience for this office and explain

[ad_1] Facebook Bluesky Twitter LinkedIn The weekend after supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, then-East Lansing City Councilmember Dana Watson purchased her first gun. Watson told East Lansing Info she had earned her Concealed Pistol License the year before. “There was a line outside the door,” she said

[ad_1] Gov. Larry Rhoden, center, signs Senate Bill 2 on Feb. 10, 2026. From left to right are NRA State Director Brian Gosch, Sen. Casey Crabtree, Rhoden, Attorney General Marty Jackley, Rep. Drew Peterson and Silencer Central CEO Brandon Maddox. (Jonathan Ellis/The Dakota Scout) Proclaiming South Dakota the friendliest state in the nation to the

[ad_1] As eight men and one woman patrolled the streets of North Philadelphia on a below-freezing night in late January, they proudly modeled themselves on the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, a group founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in California in the 1960s.  The men were following Paul Birdsong, chairman of

[ad_1] Let’s talk about guns, because I think we have to right now. I’ve heard talk over the last 10 years about the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms. Let’s remember that things were very different in 1791 when the Constitution was originally drafted and that the amendment was included to provide for

[ad_1] This isn’t the initial occasion where a Trump administration official has mishandled their firearm rights messaging Jeanine Pirro apologized for comments made about how people who bring gun to Washington, D.C., will be arrested(Image: Getty Images) Jeanine Pirro seems to have backtracked on her warnings to arrest anyone bringing firearms into Washington, D.C., after

[ad_1] After federal immigration agents killed Veteran Affairs intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last month, President Donald Trump and senior administration officials blamed Pretti’s death on his possession of a firearm. “Certainly he shouldn’t have been carrying a gun,” Trump told reporters days after Pretti was fatally shot as he filmed immigration agents

[ad_1] SACRAMENTO — For my entire adult life, I’ve listened to self-described “constitutional” conservatives strut around like God’s gift to the nation’s conscience, as they lecture everyone on the importance of upholding the original intent of America’s founding document. They’ve been oddly silent as Donald Trump’s administration directly assaults the Constitution. He’s not the first one to

[ad_1] Say someone is breaking into your home. You have a gun. Can you kill them to protect yourself? Before 2008, in Wyoming, you had to try retreating before using lethal force. Things changed that year when then-Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed the state’s “castle doctrine” into law, granting an exception to a person’s legal “duty

[ad_1] The government is lying about what happened in Minneapolis last month, and it’s hurting our already-damaged democracy. Minneapolis citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti were shot and killed by federal immigration officers on Jan. 7 and Jan. 24, respectively. Following both incidents, federal officials gave speeches contradicting clear video evidence. To maintain a healthy

[ad_1] The U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro has since backtracked from her earlier remarks. Gun advocates and Second Amendment supporters are criticizing recent remarks by Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. The federal prosecutor stated that anyone who travels to the capital with a gun—even lawfully—can land in jail. After receiving backlash,

[ad_1] Bessent appeared before the Senate banking committee on Thursday to testify on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Annual Report for 2025. When Van Hollen began questioning Bessent, he first pressed him on his response to the January shooting of Pretti by multiple Border Patrol agents. BESSENT TAKES FLAK FROM DEMOCRATS OVER AFFORDABILITY IN SENATE

[ad_1] The governor of Colorado says his state should not have joined a lawsuit supporting the federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana that’s now before the U.S. Supreme Court—and he personally opposes the state attorney general’s “legal position on this.” It took some by surprise when Colorado’s top prosecutor, as well

[ad_1] This excerpt is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.  Donald Trump may not have been the first president to believe in conspiracy theories, but he was definitely the first candidate whose election was fueled by pandering to those who do. As his popularity soared among those on the fringe

[ad_1] It’s not often that I agree with the National Rifle Association or with President Donald Trump. But last week I found myself agreeing with both at the same time: After the shooting death of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis, Trump said, “You can’t walk in with guns. You can’t do that …

[ad_1] The killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis has sparked a thorny conversation among gun rights groups and Trump administration officials about the second amendment and the right to carry concealed firearms at protests and demonstrations. Among the questions is which cases the movement rallies behind – and which it doesn’t.

[ad_1] It’s not often that I agree with the National Rifle Association or with President Donald Trump. But I recently found myself agreeing with both at the same time: After the shooting death of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Trump said, “You can’t walk in with guns. You can’t do that. …