Month: January 2024

CNN  —  Wayne LaPierre, who over the course of three decades became the face of the US gun rights movement, testified at a civil corruption case Friday that the National Rifle Association paid for his travel on private jets to the Bahamas, destinations in Europe and Asia, and to drop off his niece and family

On Monday, January 29th, the Senate Law and Justice Committee will hold a public hearing for Senate Bill 5963, a bill that would require gun owners to have a home insurance policy if they own a firearm, even renters. This bill will not reduce crime but will only price law abiding gun owners out of home

Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association’s longtime leader, confirmed under oath in a New York City courtroom Friday that he used the organization’s financial resources on chartered private jets, family trips, black car services and high-end gifts for friends. LaPierre, 74, other NRA leaders and the organization itself are fending off a lawsuit brought by

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks at Congregation Rodeph Shalom. Photo by Stephen Silver Stephen Silver What’s the way forward in dealing with the gun violence crisis when lawmakers in both Harrisburg and Washington, D.C., are blocking changes in current laws? Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) visited Philadelphia on Jan. 24 to discuss on that subject at

On Thursday, January 25th, House Bill 1018 was introduced by Rep. Jason Ridley (R, H-6) and read on the House floor. HB 1018 prohibits the use of firearm/ammunition specific merchant category codes by payment processors. This is an important protection for gun owners, protecting private purchasing information from abuse by third parties. Please contact your representative and

On Monday, big-hatted agriculture commissioner Sid Miller posted a furious text he presumably received from state representative Glenn Rogers goading him to engage in a good old-fashioned duel. A duel! Like Alexander Hamilton or Wyatt Earp. His grievance? Miller’s endorsement of Rogers’s primary challenger, as part of Miller’s “RINO hunt” campaign to retaliate against lawmakers

Former President Donald Trump has penciled in a stop at the National Rifle Association’s annual Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, next month to reiterate his support for the Second Amendment and gun rights. While Trump has long been supportive of the NRA and a regular speaker at their more formal annual convention, his

Feature / January 26, 2024 It may seem like there’s little to cheer, but these leaders and activists can show us how to keep fighting the good fight in what promises to be a challenging 2024. This article appears in the January 2024 issue, with the headline “The Nation’s 2023 Progressive Honor Roll.” The year

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — A new bill filed on Thursday would temporarily remove guns from Kentuckians who are deemed an immediate threat to themselves, or others. The Crisis Aversion and Rights Retention bill, also known as CARR, was filed with Sen. Whitney Westerfield, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as lead sponsor.

Three bills that would ramp up statewide firearms restrictions shot out of their first legislative committee Thursday night with support from Democratic lawmakers. The House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee recommended passage of the bills—all of which are also backed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham—on party-line votes of 4-2 after a mixed bag of charged

President Joe Biden is coming for your guns— if you needed any more of a reason to vote him out of office.  On Thursday, the White House announced that Biden would use executive action to further restrict law-abiding American citizen’s right to the Second Amendment.  Advertisement However, this time, the president’s actions will be designed

Last month, former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) did something he’s been wanting to do for a decade: launch a campaign for governor of New Jersey. Sweeney, a union ironworker from South Jersey, is one of several Democrats who hopes to fill the seat that will be vacated by term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy in

State and federal agencies routinely issue “guidance” in the form of public statements and private letters that are actually veiled commands and threats of adverse consequences for failure to obey. Interpretive regulations, which supposedly only express an agency’s opinion and are non-binding, may serve the same function. Such communications may be beyond the agency’s legal

Gay actor Wilson Cruz spoke alongside LGBTQ+ ally and actress Melissa Joan Hart at a Wednesday congressional roundtable to discuss the GOSAFE Act, a bill to prevent gun violence. “I am a nephew and a family member devastated by gun violence. My aunt, Brenda Marquez McCool, was murdered at the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting while

On Wednesday, January 24th, the House State Affairs Committee passed House Bill 415, relating to firearms on school property, out of committee with an 11-2 vote. Please contact you Representative and urge them to SUPPORT HB 415 when it arrives on the House floor by using the Take Action button below. HB 415 allows K-12 school employees with

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