Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined her three-pronged approach to gun reform in what was her fifth State of the State address on Wednesday, saying “The time for only thoughts and prayers are over.” Addressing the full Legislature in the House chamber, Whitmer called for enacting universal background checks, safe gun storage laws, and extreme
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Editor: In the Jan. 25 Aspen Daily News, columnist Eugene Robinson makes many of the same, tired, old arguments for destroying our rights. Imagine if he had said that the only way to stop drunk or stoned drivers from killing on the highway was, “the car, the car, the car.” Take away our cars and
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia House Republicans have voted down a range of bills that would have added new restrictions on firearms, including a ban on assault-style weapons, a college campus gun ban and a gun-storage bill that were priorities for Democrats. The Thursday evening votes underscore that major action on gun laws is unlikely
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the public shouldn’t read anything into the high court’s historically slow start to releasing opinions. Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh joins other members of the U.S. Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait at the Supreme Court building Oct. 7, 2022, in Washington. J. Scott
Multiple Oklahoma sheriffs, including those in Oklahoma and Logan counties, say they will not enforce a recent U.S. Department of Justice ruling on firearms. In January, the Justice Department formalized a rule to address “stabilizing braces” and accessories used to “convert pistols into short-barreled rifles” to be fired from the shoulder, ordering that any weapons
Virginia House Republicans have voted down a range of bills that would have added new restrictions on firearms, including a ban on assault-style weapons, a college campus gun ban and a gun-storage bill that were priorities for Democrats. The Thursday evening votes underscore that major action on gun laws is unlikely this year, given the
On January 31st, the Senate Ways & Means Committee will hear Senate Bill 5078, to allow anti-gun zealots to bankrupt the firearm industry with frivolous lawsuits. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 5078. In addition, NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to oppose SB 5078 by noting their position
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Flags are lowered, sorrowful statements are issued, pleas to lawmakers are made, again. In the wake of two mass shootings in California this week, President Joe Biden has followed a heartfelt and familiar script of outrage and grief over gun violence in America, coupled with a renewed call for Congress
State Rep. Niemerg, local sheriffs push back on assault weapons ban A downstate Republican is joining area sheriffs in pushing back against Illinois’ new assault weapons ban. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A downstate Republican is joining area sheriffs in pushing back against Illinois’ new assault weapons ban. Sheriffs in Crawford, Jasper and Lawrence counties are among
Andrew Wegley The police chiefs of two of Nebraska’s three largest law enforcement agencies testified in opposition to Sen. Tom Brewer’s latest “constitutional carry” bill, while dozens of residents traveled as long as four hours to the Capitol to support the proposal during a hearing that lasted more than four hours Thursday. The Gordon senator’s
On Friday, January 27th, NRA members and Second Amendment supporters in the Granite State are invited to attend, and participate in, public hearings on two anti-gun bills being heard by the House State-Federal Relations & Veterans Affairs and the House Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committees. Please contact committee members now and ask them to
BISMARCK — North Dakota has among the least restrictive gun laws in the country, but some conservative lawmakers believe the state Legislature should lift nearly all limits on where weapons can be carried. The Legislature approved a bill in 2017 to allow most law-abiding adult residents to carry a concealed gun in public without a
On February 2nd, the Senate Law and Justice Committee will hear Senate Bill 5232, the companion to House Bill 1144, which imposes a firearm permit requirement, creates a 10-day waiting period scheme, and allows indefinite delays on firearm transfers. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 5232. Senate Bill 5232 requires an individual to
Polling suggests that Americans broadly support gun control measures, yet legislation is often stymied in Washington, and Republicans rarely seem to pay a political price for their opposition. The calculation behind Republicans’ steadfast stonewalling of any new gun regulations — even in the face of the kind unthinkable massacres like in Uvalde, Texas — is
With a focus on gun safety and not on gun use, I now see this education in schools as necessary. If we won’t put our children first, we need to teach them to put themselves first. Lindsay Karp | Opinion contributor Show Caption Hide Caption Administrators warned 3 times on the day boy shot teacher
Newsmax has compared its ratings to Vice TV in an ongoing war of words about the channel’s carriage on cable provider DirecTV. The conservative news broadcaster ceased to air on cable TV at 11.59 p.m. ET on January 24, after a row between the two over a new deal went unresolved. DirecTV said it would
Your Santa Fe City Council voted 7-2 on Wednesday in favor of a resolution requiring certain city-controlled properties that can be used for school-related or school-sanctioned events to be posted off-limits to firearms, including those carried by concealed handgun licensees. These would include the Santa Fe Community Convention Center and its underground garage (including personal vehicles, presumably), public libraries in the
How California got tough on guns By Ben Christopher | CalMatters The modern American gun debate began in 1967, when 30 protesting members of the Black Panther Party marched into the California Capitol with loaded handguns, shotguns and rifles. In California there were few restrictions on carrying loaded weapons in public. That soon changed. The