Lawmakers in Illinois on Monday night approved a bill to ban the sale and manufacture of certain semi-automatic weapons, which critics say are commonly used for self-defense and recreation. The Protecting Illinois Communities Act passed the Illinois Senate on Monday night by a vote margin of 34–20. The legislation will now return to the state House of
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The Biden White House has for the most part worked hand-in-glove with gun control advocacy groups toward their shared goals of civilian disarmament. But a lawsuit against the government by survivors of the Sutherland Springs attack in 2017 is putting a strain on this harmonious relationship and causing embarrassment to all concerned. That’s because defending
Gov. JB Pritzker and his fellow state officeholders were sworn in Monday in Springfield. Monday’s inauguration, held at the Bank of Springfield Center, saw Illinois Democrats continue their hold over all executive offices — governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, comptroller and treasurer — in the state. In Illinois, the red wave hit
According to a recent story by Stephen Gutowski at The Reload, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported that 2022 saw 16.4 million queries run through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) that were related to firearms. While NSSF has not yet done a complete analysis of 2022 data—where it removes NICS checks
SPRINGFIELD — Seeking to build on the successes of his four years in office, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered a second-term agenda Monday that called for a state constitutional right to abortion, making preschool available to every family and making public college free for children in working-class families. The 57-year-old governor also vowed that Democratic
(Bloomberg) — Illinois lawmakers approved a bill that will ban the sale and manufacturing of certain assault weapons in the state. The state’s Democratic-controlled senate passed the legislation by a margin of 34-20 late Monday after deliberations that started on Sunday, with Governor J.B. Pritzker pushing for the ban at his inauguration speech in the
A federal judge granted a motion to temporarily strike down a recently passed New Jersey law that limits the concealed carry of firearms. Monday’s ruling marks a legal victory for the gun-rights groups who sued the state on the day of the law’s passage. The new measure prohibits the public from carrying firearms in certain
Today, Senator Don Harmon filed Senate Floor Amendments 1 and 2 to gut House Bill 5471 and replace it with language to ban commonly-owned firearms and magazines. The lame duck session has less than two more days. Please contact your state senator and ask them to OPPOSE HB 5471 SFA 1 & SFA 2. House Bill 5471,
A ban on so-called assault weapons could soon become law in Illinois. On Monday evening, the Illinois state Senate passed an assault weapons bill with some changes to the version passed by the House on Friday. The bill will now return to the House for a concurring vote before heading to the governor’s desk. Thanks
The Illinois Senate has passed a bill banning the sale and possession of assault weapons and extended magazines in the state, sending the measure back to the House for final approval. The Senate’s version of the legislation originally made several significant changes to the House version, which passed over the weekend, but after negotiations many
Shannon Watts, one of the country’s most influential gun-safety activists, says she will retire later this year from Moms Demand Action, the grass-roots advocacy group she began in her kitchen a decade ago and grew into a political juggernaut. “I have asked myself, honestly, every year since I started this organization: Is it time for
Today, January 9th, the Arizona State Legislature begins the 2023 legislative session. As in 2022, the Legislature can expect to see both pro and anti-gun agendas this year. Gun owners and sportsmen throughout the state must stay actively involved to defend freedom. Your NRA will continue to fight to promote and protect your right to keep and bear arms and hunting heritage. Our members
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Parkland, whose passionate speech following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 helped pass Florida’s first gun safety law in two decades, will serve as a Vice Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in Congress. On Monday, two days after being sworn into his first
On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, invalidated the ATF’s Rule classifying bump stocks as machine guns under the Administrative Procedure Act. In 2018—after determining that bump stocks were not machine guns on ten separate occasions—ATF changed its position and reclassified bump stocks as machine guns, thereby banning any bump stock
(Bloomberg) — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is pushing to expand child care, make college more affordable and ban assault weapons as the billionaire Democrat begins his second term. The heir to the Hyatt hotels fortune wants to pass a ban on certain assault weapons, a bill being weighed in the Illinois Senate this week. He
The tradition of excellence in the sport of target shooting is directly aligned with the funding of conservation programs in the U.S., of which payment of excise taxes by firearms manufacturers, makes it an economic boost for conservation in the U.S., says Adams Arms president, Jason East. He cites a record year for contributions to
Today, January 9th, the Arkansas State Legislature begins the 2023 legislative session. As in 2022, the Legislature can expect to see both pro and anti-gun agendas this year. Gun owners and sportsmen throughout the state must stay actively involved to defend freedom. Your NRA will continue to fight to promote and protect your right to keep and
People who supported or helped organize the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are now voicing their approval of Sunday’s violent attack on Brazil’s Congress after they spent months boosting conspiracies about stolen elections in the South American country. Former White house adviser Steve Bannon and Stop the Steal founder Ali Alexander were among