[ad_1] New York Senate Democrat Leadership in Albany continues to prove just how out-of-touch they are with reality.  On Tuesday, amidst a pandemic that continues to rage, the Senate Majority passed “ghost gun” legislation on an almost straight party line vote.  S.13, by Sen. Anna Kaplan, and S.14, by Sen. Brad Hoylman, would attach felony penalties to anyone who sells, transfers

[ad_1] Recently, House Speaker Pro-Tem John Wiemann introduced House Bill 1068, to ensure Second Amendment rights remain protected during states of emergencies. Please contact your state representative and ask them to SUPPORT HB 1068. House Bill 1068 designates firearm businesses as “essential” and prohibits the state, government officials and agencies, or local governments from prohibiting,

[ad_1] Today, the New Hampshire House Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committee voted to pass House Bill 334.  Thanks to your strong support, this bill will advance this session. House Bill 334: “ATV Carry” – Allows the carry of a loaded firearm on an Off-Highway Recreation Vehicle (OHRV) or Snowmobile. HB 334 also helps to clean up

[ad_1] Yesterday afternoon, the Mississippi Senate passed NRA-backed Senate Bill 2107, which makes important reforms to the state firearms preemption law.  SB 2107 enhances Mississippi’s preemption law by adding state agencies to the list of entities that are prohibited from restricting the Second Amendment rights of Mississippi citizens.  Preemption laws serve to prevent localities, and with this bill, state

[ad_1] ^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Miami and help keep the future of New Times free. South Florida’s own Dan Bongino, angry Fox News contributor and pro-Trump firebrand, has found himself in a legal bind: After filing a meritless defamation suit against the Daily Beast, Bongino may be on the

[ad_1] Legislators hostile to Second Amendment rights are not going to rest this session. Last month, the Senate passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 declaring “gun violence” as a public health crisis along a mostly partisan vote. The General Assembly is currently in recess to hold budget hearings, but if SCR 8 passes the House as

[ad_1] Tomorrow at 10:00am, the Senate State Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider two pro-gun bills, Senate Bill 100 and Senate Bill 111, outlined below.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 100 and Senate Bill 111. Senate Bill 100 provides protections for gun stores, ranges, or any other entity that

[ad_1] The election for the seat, which is currently held by Republican Rep. John Reilly, will occur in 2022. Reilly has held the seat since 2017 and is prohibited by Michigan law from running for a fourth term, according to his office. At least one other Republican, Josh Schriver, is expected to run for the

[ad_1] Today, the House General Laws Committee referred House Bills 52 and 212 to the Rules – Legislative Oversight Committee for further consideration. These bills reduce arbitrary boundaries where law-abiding citizens are left defenseless. Please contact committee members and ask them to hear and pass HB 52 and HB 212. House Bill 52 removes the

[ad_1] Tomorrow, February 10, at 11:00am, the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to consider two pro-gun bills outlined below.  Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 307 and House Bill 334. House Bill 307: Over recent years, numerous local governments have attempted to enact gun control ordinances in violation of the

[ad_1] One of Washington’s leading conservative constitutional lawyers publicly broke Sunday with the main Republican argument against convicting former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, asserting that an ex-president can indeed be tried for high crimes and misdemeanors. In an opinion piece posted on The Wall Street Journal’s website, the lawyer, Charles J. Cooper,

[ad_1] Attorney and lifelong Greene County resident Jeff Grimes on Monday announced his candidacy for judge of the Court of Common Pleas. With over two decades of broad-based legal experience that includes running his own law practice, Grimes pledged to be a fair and trusted judge who will serve with integrity and work to protect

[ad_1] Today after 10:00am, the House will vote on legislation that strengthens Mississippi’s firearms preemption law, House Bill 634.  HB 634 serves to prevent state agencies from enacting their own differing gun laws across the state.  It is extremely important that you contact your State Representative and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 634. House Bill 634 includes stronger

[ad_1] In fact, as our colleague Jeff Stein scooped yesterday, senior Democrats are today set to unveil a key plank aimed at “making a major dent in child poverty.”  With millions of Americans set to be cut off from unemployment benefits in March, top White House officials are eyeing the first week of March to

[ad_1] Today, February 8th, the Utah House concurred on the Senate amendments for House Bill 60, clearing the final hurdle prior to enrollment and presentation to Governor Cox for his consideration. The NRA applauds both the Utah House and Senate for passing this important legislation. HB 60 had more than three dozen sponsors and co-sponsors, passing both

[ad_1] This week, the Hawaii Legislature will be considering anti-gun legislation in three separate committee hearings. It’s important that gun owners stay engaged and let their voices be heard. Please consider submitting testimony against SB 301, SB 307, HB 31 and HB 1366 through the Hawaii Legislative website. For help creating an account and submitting testimony, click here. Tuesday February 9th Senate

[ad_1] Those who stay involved in the efforts to defend the Second Amendment have always known President Joe Biden is, to put it lightly, no friend to gun owners. During his campaign for the White House last year, the legacy media did everything they could to conceal that fact. The Las Vegas Sun recently revealed

[ad_1] Having tried and failed to impose a national firearm licensing and registration scheme on an unwilling American public for more than half a century, gun control advocates have spruced up the policy for the 21st century. In a paper titled “A Decentralized and Encrypted National Gun Registry,” a group of Brown University researchers working

[ad_1] Last November, Bill Blair, the federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, refused to answer questions about the costs associated with the Liberal Government’s gun ban and confiscation program imposed by Order-in-Council on May 1, 2020. Minister Blair’s department is responsible for implementing the ban and overseeing the confiscation of previously lawful firearms

[ad_1] The first issue that will be debated in the opening hours of former President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday will be the question of whether it is constitutional to put an impeached former president on trial. The politics around the question are significant. Republicans have argued that the proceeding is unconstitutional, and

[ad_1] Several of the House impeachment managers wanted firsthand testimony to help prove their case that Donald Trump incited the Jan. 6 riot, our sources tell us. But leaders and Biden administration officials have been eager for the process to move quickly, we’re told. | Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP Democrats who’ve struggled for years to

[ad_1] Last week, Senator Todd Johnson (R-35) introduced Senate Bill 43 to expand the ability of citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones while attending religious worship. Last year, a similar bill, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, passed both chambers with bipartisan majorities after stalling the year before. It moved through the legislative process

[ad_1] Dear New Mexico NRA Member: On Tuesday, February 9, the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee will meet at 1:30pm (or upon final adjournment from the House floor) to hear two gun control bills and take testimony from the public virtually on the measures.  You can access the committee’s Zoom meeting and give testimony here.  Please

[ad_1] A federal judge in South Dakota was blunt last summer when she sentenced Paul Erickson, a seasoned Republican operative who had pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. “What comes through is that you’re a thief, and you’ve betrayed your friends, your family, pretty much everyone you know,” federal District Judge Karen Schreier

[ad_1] As previously reported, Senate Bill 5078 and Senate Bill 5038 were heard in the Senate Law and Public Justice Committee in January.  During that hearing, these anti-gun measures were substituted, passed, and have been sent to the Senate Rules Committee. Senate Bill 5078, bans the manufacture, possession, sale, transfer, etc., of magazines that “are capable of holding”

[ad_1] In December, The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) partnered with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association and asked the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York’s restrictive process for issuing concealed carry licenses. Today, the NRA-ILA applauds the 23 Attorneys General who filed an amicus brief in support of that