[ad_1] (The Center Square) – As Washington state grapples with an operating budget shortfall upwards of $16 billion through 2029, House Democrats are proposing a tax on firearms and ammunition to take the total combined rate as high as 33%.  The state already levies its 6.5% sales and use tax on firearms, ammunition and parts, with

[ad_1] The website for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, previously hosted on the White House site, is now offline. Visitors attempting to access the page are met with a 404 error message. The Office of Gun Violence Prevention was established by the Biden administration to address gun violence and expand legislative and executive actions

[ad_1] OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state lawmakers proposed new stricter gun bills that are aimed at reducing gun violence across the state. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon inside the Washington State Capitol Building, several state lawmakers and leaders of the Alliance for Gun Responsibility announced six bills, including a new permit-to-purchase system (HB 1163/SB

[ad_1] Former President Joe Biden’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention has been scrubbed from President Trump’s White House website. This has led some to presume the office has been disbanded. Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety posted to X: Moms Demand Action noted: Just hours after being sworn into office, it appears the Trump Administration

[ad_1] WASHINGTON D.C. — Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) is an original co-sponsor of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. This bipartisan legislation would provide nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license holders and for residents of Constitutional Carry states. “The right to keep and bear arms is enshrined in our nation’s Constitution; this legislation is a

[ad_1] Few Americans will miss the irony that Donald Trump’s inauguration is taking place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Trump might even use the occasion to offer disingenuous lip service to King’s achievements, but is difficult to imagine two public figures who are more different than the social justice warrior and the billionaire autocrat.

[ad_1] Few Americans will miss the irony that Donald Trump’s inauguration is taking place on Martin Luther King Day. Trump might even use the occasion to offer disingenuous lip service to King’s achievements, but is difficult to imagine two public figures who are more different than the social justice warrior and the billionaire autocrat. If

[ad_1] With celebrations marking the start of a new Legislature with a new governor capturing most of the attention around the Capitol last week, advocates of gun rights and gun safety measures were probably more focused on something else. Across the flag circle from the domed Legislative Building, the Washington Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday

[ad_1] A three-judge panel of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals this week reversed an order by a district judge in Pittsburgh affirming Pennsylvania laws that prohibit adults under the age of 21 from receiving firearms carry permits. Two of the appeals court judges in a majority opinion — Kent A. Jordan and D. Brooks

[ad_1] Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are pushing a bill that would override state gun safety laws and allow anyone who can legally carry a concealed weapon in their home state to do so when visiting any other state. The legislation, long a priority for the National Rifle Association and others in the

[ad_1] TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined a dozen Democratic attorneys general Thursday in defending two federal gun regulations now being challenged in court, including one banning devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more quickly. New Jersey Democratic Attorney General Matt Platkin said his state and others with Democratic attorneys

[ad_1] On our latest Trade To Black podcast, Shane Pennington, a partner at Porter Wright Morris and Arthur LLC, joins us explain ALJ Hearing Judge John Mulrooney’s ruling from earlier this week, which included cancelling next week’s DEA hearing for the rescheduling of cannabis. We’ll also be examining how this impacts cannabis legislation under a

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association warns that court rulings challenging the federal gun ban for marijuana users have created a confusing legal landscape for cannabis users and gun owners alike. While nearly half of all U.S. states have some form of legal cannabis and nearly 40 states have legal medical marijuana, the NRA noted that

[ad_1] TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general said Thursday they plan to defend two gun regulations now being challenged in court, including one banning devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more quickly. New Jersey Democratic Attorney General Matt Platkin said his state and others with Democratic attorneys general,

[ad_1] Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, now seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, joined a crowd of activists at the Virginia Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action rally on Wednesday at Capitol Square’s Bell Tower in Richmond.  A mother of three, Spanberger underscored the urgency of tackling gun violence, calling it “the number one

[ad_1] Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi told the U.S. Senate Wednesday she will respect marriage equality protections in U.S. law. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate’s email newsletter. California Sen. Adam Schiff questioned Bondi during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing and asked President-elect Donald Trump’s

[ad_1] Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi told U.S. Senators she would work with lawmakers regarding gun policy mirroring Florida’s Parkland bill. But she didn’t commit to any specific proposal and stressed her own support for the Second Amendment. She made remarks to Democratic Senators during a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

[ad_1] Republicans in the U.S. Senate and House introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which President-elect Donald Trump has said he will sign. Companion legislation was filed by senators and congressmen led by Texas and North Carolina Republicans with multiple cosponsors. U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Republicans from Texas, Thom Tillis,

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) lobbying arm says that recent court decisions calling into question the constitutionality of the federal government’s ban on gun ownership by marijuana consumers has “led to a confusing regulatory landscape” that’s impacted Americans’ Second Amendment rights. “Marijuana use is no longer limited to the domain of indigenous religious customs

[ad_1] Second Amendment advocates are raising eleventh-hour concerns about past gun-control efforts pushed by former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department. Leading up to this week’s two days of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, questions have been raised about her past support for red flag laws and

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 42 Senate Republicans in introducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The bill would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges to exercise those rights in any state that allows concealed carry, within the limits of each

[ad_1] Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. Gun bills have often lived or died in the Senate Judiciary Committee in past sessions. So attention turned to which senators Ruggerio appointed to the Judiciary Committee last week, when the 2025

[ad_1] – The information provided in the weekly U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley column is provided from the press office of the senator. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 42 Senate Republicans in introducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The bill would allow individuals with

[ad_1] House Republicans are taking another shot (pun intended) at working a concealed-carry reciprocity bill into the agenda of the new Congress. This is something that pro-Second Amendment activists (like me) have been pushing for years; the current practice, while arguably unconstitutional under the 2nd Amendment and Article 4 of the Constitution, sets up