[ad_1] ROBINSON, Texas (FOX 44/KWKT) — Gun safety has always been at the forefront of conversations for many Texans year round. Especially with the mass shootings the country has seen over the years. Laws concerning the second amendment are constantly being challenged. Heart of Texas Shooting Center Chief Officer Eric Nutt wants everyone to know

[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment The 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest has been mostly about former president Donald Trump. This has obscured ideological schisms within the conservative movement over the proper role of government, America’s place in the world and much more. The first GOP debate on Wednesday, in Milwaukee and airing on Fox News,

[ad_1] The California legislature is slated to hear a number of high-profile bills before the session ends in five weeks. Among those are a proposal to tax guns and ammunition, a ban on chemicals in food products including Skittles and other popular candies, and legislation to curb light pollution. All three bills were heard in

[ad_1] Louisiana, like most American states, has no law requiring guns to be stored safely, but it is here where the odds of getting accidentally plugged by a child are the highest. Why this should be is a matter of conjecture. Maybe our gun owners are particularly lackadaisical or our kids are unusually mischievous. Whatever,

[ad_1] Some of the more than 50 Laguna Beach residents urging President Biden to convene a Camp David gun summit. From left to right, Wayne Baglin, Cort Kloke, Patricia Twitty, Bob Mister, Susan Hough, Bob Jacob, Faye Baglin, Bob Borthwick, Al Oligino and Denny Freidenrich. More than 50 Laguna Beach residents recently bought two full-page

[ad_1] by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, commentary “I’ve found that common sense ain’t so common.” – Mark Twain (or 18th century Voltaire) Throughout the last 50 years there has been hysteria crisis after hysteria crisis. “We are entering an Ice Age!”.  We are depleting the ozone layer therefore we must ban freons, then the Acid Rain

[ad_1] Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) took some backlash on Wednesday after he attempted to define the “cultural identity” of Republicans during a campaign event at a church in Gilbert, Arizona. Gallego, who has announced a run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), claimed that Republican “culture” could ultimately be boiled

[ad_1] Candidates running to be Louisiana’s next top money manager discussed the role of the treasurer, social issues and investing, state debt and much more in an online forum Wednesday. The webinar was hosted by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research group. All three candidates in the Oct. 14 election

[ad_1] A long-standing bedrock conservative principle has been to minimize government interference in the free enterprise system. It’s a philosophy that holds any mingling between bureaucracy and business should be limited to activity that protects the public’s interests while also promoting commerce. Yet a group of 15 Republican U.S. senators have gone against the grain

[ad_1] The Second Amendment, adopted in 1791, justified replacing a standing army with properly controlled civilian militias responsible for defending certain inalienable rights held in common and derived from a self-evident, divinely ordained equality of all human beings. Inherent in human nature, these rights are nevertheless individual and have come to be understood as justifying

[ad_1] Maryland’s “one brief shining moment” (to use both an Arthurian and JFK-ish analogy) as a state that respected the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in general and armed citizens’ concealed carry rights, in particular, was nice while it lasted. Since Wes Moore replaced Larry Hogan as Governor of Maryland, the state has, perhaps

[ad_1] The first Republican presidential debate is fast approaching on Aug. 23, when candidates will hope to close the gap on former President Donald Trump and separate from the rest of the pack. In this series, Up For Debate, the Washington Examiner will look at a key issue or policy every day up until debate day and where key candidates stand.

[ad_1] LANSING — Michigan gun laws have changed, with new laws related to universal background checks, gun storage, and temporary removal of guns from people a judge deems dangerous, all expected to take effect in March 2024. The Michigan Legislature passed the new laws last spring after Democrats, who already controlled the governor’s office, flipped

[ad_1] One of failing presidential candidate Ron DeSantis’ most recent legislative victories was allowing Floridians to carry loaded concealed weapons without facing a pesky permit process. Meanwhile, a new study out of Rutgers University offers further proof that lax gun safety laws leads to more gun violence. The study, published in the Journal of Urban Health, looked

[ad_1] A ban on semiautomatic weapons was upheld Friday in the Illinois Supreme Court, as the state attempts to eliminate the types of guns frequently used in mass shootings across the country. The legislation, known as the Protect Illinois Communities Act, specifically bans the sale or possession of various models and types of rifles and