Gun Rights

HARRISBURG – PennLive is reporting… Former President Donald J. Trump, the Republican candidate for president, plans to hold a rally in Harrisburg next week, his campaign announced Thursday.  The event, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, will take place at the farm show complex, according to a press release. The New Holland Arena

Originally written by Larry Keane for NSSF. Republished with permission.  Someone at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) believes it is easier – or more politically convenient – to roll over to gun control activists and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit than it is to defend a federal

When 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks took his father’s AR-15 and made his way to the site of Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13, he had not yet committed a crime under Pennsylvania law, even though he did not have a license to carry it. That’s because the AR-15, the semiautomatic assault rifle

3 hours ago BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed major gun safety legislation this week, bringing a range of protections to the Bay State. House bill 4885, or an act “modernizing firearms laws” aims for a wide-ranging approach to gun safety, with everything from red flag laws to 3D printing. “There’s no

The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is holding its 51st Annual Meeting in Denver this week at the four-star Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. ALEC state lawmakers, right-wing operatives, and corporate lobbyists are descending on the Rocky Mountain state to hear presentations and vote on model policies and resolutions that impact the

TOWN OF ERIN — Jim Piwowarczyk, a candidate in the 98th Assembly District Republican primary election, announced on We d n e s d ay that he has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund. Piwowarczyk, a former law enforcement officer and cofounder of conservative news site Wisconsin Right Now, is running

WASHINGTON — The gun safety group Giffords is rolling out a $15 million campaign to help de facto Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris defeat Republican rival Donald Trump, as well as help House candidates in battleground districts who favor tougher gun laws. The new spending blitz, first reported by NBC News, will cover paid TV

PHILADELPHIA— Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton spoke about the impact of gun violence at a church in Southwest Philadelphia on Thursday, and touted their support of Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign for president.  “Vice President Kamala Harris has been a fierce defender and protector of our communities, standing against gun

A Claymont High School teacher died in a farming accident on Tuesday afternoon in rural Carroll County. Luke S. Logan, 44, was run over by a wagon at a farm in the 1100 block of Aster Road SE in Perry Township, authorities said. The incident was reported at 5:07 p.m. A deputy sheriff arrived at

I am writing this letter because most Americans do not seem to realize how close they are to losing democracy. In this letter I will attempt to point out the reasons for concern. First of all, the mainstream media appears to be afraid to criticize Donald J. Trump for the misogynist, authoritarian, racist, traitor he

Barely a month out from an August Primary, Johnnie “Buck” Lloyd has withdrawn from a House District 84 race. Lloyd had been challenging incumbent Rep. Dana Trabulsy, a Fort Pierce Republican. “This decision has not been made lightly,” Lloyd wrote in an email to the Division of Elections. “I firmly believe that our party and

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Whole Foods intends to settle a lawsuit filed by a former worker who alleged the company retaliated against her for protesting its policy of disciplining workers who wore masks that bore the “Black Lives Matter”

March for Our Lives has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 race for the White House. It’s the first time the youth-focused gun reform group has endorsed a political candidate. “The stakes couldn’t be higher,” March for Our Lives wrote in a statement provided to Rolling Stone. “As one of the largest youth-led movements

click to enlarge It was going to be a normal election year in Eastern Washington. U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican, seemed poised to run for reelection again, and win, as she always has. But then, in early February, McMorris Rodgers abruptly announced that she would be stepping down after two decades representing the

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its 51st Annual Meeting in Denver this week at the four-star Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. ALEC state lawmakers, right-wing operatives, and corporate lobbyists are descending on the Rocky Mountain state to hear presentations and vote on model policies and resolutions that impact the environment,

In the blizzard of profiles of Thomas Matthew Crooks following the July 13 shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump, one of the many mysteries has been: Did the accused shooter try out for his high school rifle team? Former classmates have told media outlets that Crooks — who was 20 at the

The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) scorecard on Florida candidates gives almost every Republican who filled out a questionnaire an “A.” But only a half dozen candidates earned the endorsement of the organization’s political arm. The NRA Political Victory Fund is endorsing Reps. Fabian Basabe, James Buchanan, Dana Trabulsy and Brad Yeager and for re-election. The

Good Thursday morning. Merry Christmas in July! Johnston & Stewart Government Strategies is adding experienced legislative and executive branch staffer Lauren Lange to its lobbying team. Lange, a double alumna of FSU, comes to the firm from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office, where she served as the Health and Human Services Policy Chief overseeing a portfolio