WASHINGTON – Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed Thursday that the Justice Department would crack down on gun trafficking corridors as part of a comprehensive approach to combat surging gun violence that also includes funding community intervention programs and other neighborhood groups. Garland returned to his hometown of Chicago, where shootings have soared this year, as
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Daily Point Tied to the tracks The Village of Garden City has sent the Metropolitan Transportation Authority a letter that transit officials called a “ransom note,” seeking $10 million and additional improvements before it will issue a permit essential to completing the Long Island Rail Road Third Track project. The letter from the law firm
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday he hoped the Senate would confirm the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to help front the federal effort against gun violence. The nomination of David Chipman has been stalled as Republicans and the National Rifle Association work to sink it. Chipman is
Bookstore at the Summer White House to feature Joe Rothstein’s Presidential Thriller “The Salvation Project” – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Thursday, July 22, 2021 · 546,979,747 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases
Flag raising at the dedication of the Lee Kay Public Shooting Range on Sept. 28, 1981. Then-Utah Gov. Scott M. Matheson is standing near the middle, as members of the Utah National Guard raise the flag. Salt Lake City — The Lee Kay Center for Hunter Education. The “Lee Kay Center.” The Lee Kay Public
The Louisiana Legislature on Wednesday ended its first-ever veto session failing to override any vetos by Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards, including a bill that would have nixed the current permit and training requirements for carrying a concealed handgun. Just three votes shy of the two-thirds needed to overturn Edwards’ veto of the SB 118 “constitutional carry”
Researchers see rise of ‘Constitutional Sheriffs’ as threat to democracy. Lawmen say they are its defenders. Show Caption Hide Caption FBI chief Wray calls Jan. 6 ‘domestic terrorism’ FBI Director Chris Wray condemned the January riot at the U.S. Capitol as “domestic terrorism” Tuesday as he defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence indicating the prospect
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court decided to hear the NRA-ILA backed case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. NRA-ILA’s opening brief is located here. NRA-ILA applauds Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and the 24 other Senators who filed an amicus brief supporting the individual, fundamental right of self-defense outside the home. As detailed in the
Following a busy year, the Maine Legislature adjourned from its 2021 Legislative Session on Monday night. The legislature saw the introduction and advancement of multiple pro- and anti-gun bills. The below bills were a few that were passed into law: Pro-Gun Legislation: Legislative Document 884 prohibits the Department of Public Safety from retaining any information or
Eight years ago, Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry, a Republican, cruised to re-election with almost 70% of the vote. Yet this year, with just three weeks left for a candidate to produce the 3,000 petition signatures necessary to get on the ballot, it seems likely there won’t be a registered Republican running for the job for
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, led 24 other Republican senators to file an amicus brief, arguing that the New York state laws making it hard to carry a gun outside the home violate the Second Amendment. In regards to the New York State Rifle and Pistol
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court decided to hear the NRA-ILA backed case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. And just last week, NRA-ILA filed the opening brief in this crucial case, which is located here. Today, NRA-ILA applauds the 43 amicus briefs filed supporting this case. Among these groups, NRA-ILA is heartened to see
Gregg Brelsford, Former Bristol Bay Official, Challenges Incumbent Don Young For Alaska’s U.S. Congress Seat In 2022 – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Wednesday, July 21, 2021 · 546,868,721 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters
The “Voice of Louisiana” was heard on primetime national television Tuesday night! Newsmax’s “Stinchfield” runs in the 8/7 PM time slot as four-time Emmy award winning journalist-turned-anchor Grant Stinchfield hosts the popular show. Well, in a segment during which he focused on the four Louisiana Republicans who voted in favor of the Constitutional Carry bill
Yesterday, SB 118, Constitutional Carry, was defeated due to several Senators reversing their initial vote of support on the bill. Two of the Senators who flip-flopped were Senators Patrick Connick (SD-8) and Louie Bernard (SD-31). These two actually had the nerve to speak on the Senate floor to try to explain their reason for betraying
What does the typical Missourian think about the role of state government today? Ask that question in an unalloyed manner and most respondents would conjure a conservative, pro-gun, anti-tax, anti-abortion family-values voter. It is broadly presumed that the typical Missourian lives outstate and harbors at least some resentment of metropolitan elites sneering at traditional norms.
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the NRA-ILA backed case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. NRA-ILA’s opening brief is located here. Today, NRA-ILA applauds the 26 Attorneys General who filed an amicus brief supporting this important case. Led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Missouri Attorney General Eric S. Schmitt,
A Texas organization, Defense Distributed, has posted plans online to help anyone—including terrorists and criminals—make plastic guns that can’t be traced. The move came after a Trump-appointed federal Judge Ryan Nelson wrote an April decision for the three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals clearing the way for sales of the gun plans.