Month: March 2022

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday signed legislation that repeals all concealed carry permit fees in the state. “Three years ago, I took a bold stand by signing constitutional carry into law to ensure there were no barriers between South Dakotans and their rights,” Noem

Yesterday, the Kansas Senate passed a measure that creates the option of a lifetime hunting and fishing license for children.  The measure will soon head to a conference committee that will consider amendments made in both chambers. House Bill 2456 establishes the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license. As amended in the House,

INDIANAPOLIS (WLS) — Indiana’s governor on Monday signed a bill that eliminates the state’s permit requirement to carry handguns in public while vetoing a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb’s decisions come after both measures faced intense opposition before being approved by the GOP-dominated legislature that embraced

Congressman Billy Long, trailing several of his major rivals in this year’s Republican Senate primary, received a boost – but not an endorsement – Wednesday from former President Donald Trump. The statement, issued Wednesday afternoon, came after a Tuesday evening call that was initiated by Trump to ask Long about allegations of child and spousal

Today, Washington Governor Jay Inslee turned his back on law-abiding gun owners in the Evergreen State,​ ignored overwhelming public opposition, and has once again snubbed our Second Amendment Right to self-defense.  This morning, the Governor signed anti-gun measures, Senate Bill 5078, House Bill 1705, and House Bill 1630.  The NRA, our members, and Second Amendment

Tomorrow, the New Jersey Assembly is scheduled to vote on A.2426, legislation which would create a rebuttable presumption of no bail for gun offenses.  Earlier this month, an Assembly committee heard our concerns over the mandatory rejection of bail for purely possessory charges.  Fortunately, most of the offenses which were simply possessory were removed by

On March 11th, the Wyoming State Legislature adjourned from its 2022 Budget Session. Throughout the session, your NRA-ILA continued to monitor legislation and proceedings to ensure that no gun control was brought up during that time.  Thankfully, the legislature successfully adjourned without any anti-gun legislation having been passed. Please continue to follow www.NRAILA.org and your email inbox

A Republican bill that would require a National Rifle Association gun safety course for Arizona middle and high school students is now one vote away from Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk.  The measure would require all Arizona schools to teach students about firearms safety at least once between sixth grade and the end of high school.

Today, the Idaho Senate passed important Emergency Powers Clarification Measures, House Bill 705.  The bill will soon head to the desk of Governor Brad Little for his signature.  Please contact Governor Little and ask him to Sign House Bill 705 into law. House Bill 705 (Rep. Monks) enhances protections for firearms, ammunition and component parts and accessories during “declared

Constitutional carry, or permitless carry legislation, could be brought to a vote on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives as early as Tuesday afternoon. If passed by both chambers and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey, the legislation would allow law-abiding citizens to possess and carry firearms without first having to purchase

Last week, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed a trio of pro-gun measures that strengthen our right to self-defense in the Mount Rushmore State.  These measures will go into effect on July 1, 2022. Senate Bill 195 clarifies South Dakota’s current Stand your Ground law by establishing that the burden of proof, by clear and convincing

After the Legislature passed constitutional carry, the greatest pro-gun legislation in Alabama history, proven anti-gun Representatives Neil Rafferty and Allen Farley have refused to back down and, once again, seek to prove their loyalty to the gun ban lobby extremists. Next week, the House will consider House Bill 462, to create a state registry of

For the first time in eight years, the election for land commissioner is wide open, with the outgoing Commissioner George P. Bush running for attorney general against incumbent Ken Paxton. Bush has come under fire for not taking his post seriously, and treating it merely as an audition for more prestigious elected offices. In 2015,

Tomorrow, the Senate Finance Committee will hear House Bill 2473, to discourage banks from discriminating against the firearm industry. Please use the Request to Speak application (RTS) on the Arizona State Legislature website to ask them to SUPPORT HB 2473. RTS is the most efficient and effective way to contact committee members regarding Second Amendment legislation. It is