Month: April 2021

Monday night was a busy night for the Senate Judiciary Committee as the panel heard testimony on nearly two dozen gun bills.  As previously reported, there were a few pro-gun bills discussed, however most of the attention was focused on legislation, which if passed, would present a historic assault on the Second Amendment rights of

Thursday morning, Gov. Phil Murphy held a press conference to unveil yet another gun control package in the Garden State.  Every time he reverts back to the same playbook, it is nothing more than an admission that years of gun control have been a failure.  But because he has no real ideas about how to

On Wednesday, April 21, the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee is holding a public hearing on several Sunday hunting bills, including Legislative Document 1033, which would allow Sunday hunting on private property with written landowner permission. This bill creates more hunting opportunities for Maine sportsmen and women. Maine is just one of two states that

Washington President Joe Biden announced limited measures to tackle gun violence in the United States last week, but more ambitious steps will be harder to enact despite widespread public support. The president’s actions delivered on a pledge he made last month to take what he termed immediate “common-sense steps” to address gun violence, after a series

President Joseph Biden’s executive actions on gun control are a shot across the bow for the gun industry, but his more ambitious plan for an assault weapon ban faces long odds in Congress. “There’s no doubt that the president faces a steep challenge,” said Nick Suplina, managing director for law and policy for Everytown for

Tomorrow, April 15, the Judiciary Committee will hold a work session to vote on Legislative Document 1068. Please contact MEMBERS OF THE Judiciary Committee and ask them to OPPOSE this gun confiscation measure. Legislative Document 1068 creates two new sections of Maine law, which outline the power of the court in issuing orders or consent agreements for

Newly released court documents allege that in 2018, the National Rifle Association and its CEO Wayne LaPierre approved a $1.5 million dollar contract to keep then-NRATV host Dan Bongino on for the 2019 calendar year at the NRA’s failing TV outlet. This came as the gun rights organization was falling deeper into financial troubles over the course of 2018.  A legal document obtained by Salon and filed by Ackerman McQueen, the NRA’s

Big business has ratcheted up its objections to proposals that would make it harder to vote, with several hundred companies and executives signing a new statement opposing “any discriminatory legislation.” The letter, published Wednesday in The New York Times and The Washington Post, was signed by companies including Amazon, Google, Starbucks and Bank of America,

Joe Biden recently announced he would nominate gun control activist and lobbyist David Chipman for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Chipman’s hostility towards the Second Amendment and his work for a national gun control organization disqualifies him from serving as the Director of the ATF. Make no mistake, David

Washington — US President Joe Biden announced limited measures to tackle gun violence in the US last week, but more ambitious steps will be harder to enact despite widespread public support. Here are some facts about gun violence in the US. How many Americans own guns? With about 121 firearms in circulation for every 100

Joe Biden recently announced he would nominate gun control activist and lobbyist David Chipman for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Chipman’s hostility towards the Second Amendment and his work for a national gun control organization disqualifies him from serving as the Director of the ATF. Make no mistake, David