Month: February 2024

The Alamo Letter Society Announces Ellis County Judge Todd Little to Receive the Capt. Albert Martin Award – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Thursday, February 29, 2024 · 692,172,766 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters

Dive Brief: The National Rifle Association’s long-time general counsel and corporate secretary John Frazer got off relatively easy last week in the closely watched civil corruption trial against the gun-rights group, but he still faces a possible penalty that could impact his standing in New York state. In its ruling, the jury hearing the NRA

Trump supporters holding a Gadsden flag at protest across the street from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York in April 2023. The flag, which has become a symbol of individual liberty favored by Libertarians and conservatives, could become a new Iowa license plate design available to vehicle owners. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah) DES MOINES

On Thursday February 28th at 10:30 am, House File 601 and House File 4300 will be heard in Room 200 of the State Office Building by the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee and the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee. These bills would penalize gun owners for failing to report a lost or stolen firearm and would

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to consider the legality of a federal ban imposed under former President Donald Trump on “bump stock” devices that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns in a case targeting another firearms restriction after a major gun rights expansion in 2022. The justices will hear

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments on whether the federal government had the authority to ban “bump stocks,” a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly. A bump stock and handguns collected during a buyback event in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 4, 2023. Jill

Kyle Rittenhouse, the man acquitted of killing two people with a gun, has continued his feud with a Republican who wants to change Texas’ AR-15 laws. Rittenhouse once again took aim at Texas state representative Justin Holland on X, formerly Twitter, even though the lawmaker has blocked him on the platform and recently claimed not

Middletown, NJ Deployed Kennel, Pet Shop, and Shelter License Module With GovPilot – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Wednesday, February 28, 2024 · 692,122,696 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences

On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on the crowds at a music festival in Las Vegas from the 32nd floor of a hotel across the street. It lasted just 10 horrific minutes. Yet in that time, the shooter fired more than 1,000 rounds, killing 60 people and wounding at least 413. He was

Today, the House voted 75-28 to pass Senate Bill 1, the NRA-backed constitutional carry legislation that passed the Senate last week. With that, Louisiana has taken another significant step towards becoming the 28th constitutional/permitless carry state. The bill is now headed to the desk of Governor Jeff Landry, who has pledged to sign the bill into law. Senate

CNN  —  For Michael Cargill, the thorny dispute over bump stocks is only partly about the controversial devices themselves. It’s also about what Cargill views as government overreach. “It’s the principle of it,” said the 54-year-old Texas gun store owner who six years ago sued over a federal ban on the devices, which allow people

More than​ 43,000 people were killed with guns in the United States in 2023. That’s around one death every twelve minutes. More than half of those deaths were suicides or accidents, almost 19,000 were homicides, and guns were among the leading causes of death among children and teenagers. According to the Gun Violence Archive, which

On Monday, February 26th, the Senate passed Senate Bill 1291 by a floor vote of 28-7. NRA thanks all Senators who voted in favor of this critical legislation. The bill now moves to the House State Affairs Committee for consideration. Please contact committee members now and urge them to SUPPORT SB 1291 by using the Take

ERIC MILLSAPS When casting a ballot in North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District, you can consider it a 20-year vote. The previous two congressmen from the district were Patrick McHenry and Cass Ballenger. Both served 20 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. McHenry announced his retirement in December, leaving no incumbent in a district where

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments on whether the federal government had the authority to ban “bump stocks,” a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly. A bump stock and handguns collected during a buyback event in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 4, 2023. Jill

Federal lawmakers have blocked the ATF from releasing almost all information about the sale of guns in the U.S., including those used to commit crimes. Six Greater Akron gun shops are on a 2023 list of 1,300 stores nationwide that each sold at least 25 guns traced to crimes during a single year. All of

On Tuesday, February 27th, the House passed House Bill 357 by a wide margin of 78-18. HB 357 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.  For more information click here.  The bill is championed