Month: May 2021

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania’s effort to join 21 other states with Constitutional Carry officially launched as the House Judiciary Committee voted to report House Bill 659, by Rep. Aaron Bernstine, to the House floor for consideration.  This legislation removes the requirement for law-abiding individuals to obtain a concealed handgun permit before being allowed to carry concealed for

Texas becomes the 21st state to allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit after lawmakers pass ‘strongest Second Amendment bill in state history’ The Texas state legislature on Monday passed a bill that allows for residents to carry concealed handguns without a permit The bill will now go to Governor Greg Abbott, who

Ohio lawmakers will once again consider a bill to guarantee that state and local governments can’t seize guns or close gun stores or ranges during declared emergencies.  This new version comes as Ohio has seen three mass shootings in three days. The sponsors say the bill guarantees Second Amendment rights during emergencies, noting gun confiscations

‘This is purely political’: Trump rages at Manhattan prosecutors in criminal probe into the Trump Organization after they convene grand jury to consider whether to indict him while Michael Cohen gloats ‘no one is above the law’ The grand jury will sit three times a week for the next six months in New York  Grand

Tomorrow, the House is hearing House Bill 4030 and House Bill 4498, to reduce both the application fee and the renewal fee for a Concealed Pistol License (CPL). Please contact your state representative and ask them to SUPPORT HB 4030 and HB 4498. House Bill 4030, sponsored by Representative Michele Hoitenga (R-102), reduces the initial

If you fear the media is too dependent on experts, they can always just rely on 21-year-old leftists. CNN Newsroom host Alisyn Camerota welcomed Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg on to the Monday show like a Nobel Prize winner to discuss not only the need for gun control in response to gun violence over the weekend,

The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislation Action is applauding Texas lawmakers for passing Constitutional Carry this week. Constitutional Carry, also called permitless carry passed the Texas House over the weekend and was given final approval in the Texas Senate on Monday. If signed by the Governor, and the Governor has said he will sign

Yesterday, the Texas Legislature accepted the conference committee report for House Bill 1927, their constitutional/permitless carry bill. It will now go to Governor Greg Abbott for his signature. He has previously stated his intention to sign a constitutional carry bill. Once he signs it, Texas will be the 21st constitutional carry state, joining the other

Here we go again. Yet another mass shooting in America, this one leaving 7 dead in Colorado. This is the 191st mass shooting of the year. At this rate there will be another 406 or so by year’s end. Other countries would do something about this. Some prominent examples are Australia, Canada, Israel and the

COLUMBUS – Ohio lawmakers want to make sure that no one takes your guns during a statewide emergency, such as a COVID-19 pandemic. Bill proposed by Sen. Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster, and Rep. Scott Wiggam, R-Wooster, would prevent the state or local goverments from closing licensed firearm sellers during a statewide emergency declared by the governor. During such an emergency,

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gun control advocate and federal law enforcement veteran David Chipman is no stranger on Capitol Hill, where he has previously urged the U.S. Congress to ban assault rifles and fought against efforts to deregulate firearm silencers. On Wednesday, he will seek its support for his nomination by President

We all know that among modern firearm prohibitionists, the term “gun control” is out. As a writer for the New York Times recently explained, the word “control” has a “ring of repression” to it. True, he admitted, “It’s accurate: The legislation in question entails more government control over who can purchase guns and when and