NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Mary Miller says former President Donald Trump’s endorsement is “huge” as she faces off on Tuesday in an Illinois congressional primary against fellow House Republican Rep. Rodney Davis. Miller is a first-term representative in Illinois’ 15th Congressional District, which has been dramatically redrawn in the once-in-a-decade
WHAT DOES IT CHANGE? The ruling struck down New York’s gun licensing laws and similar laws in California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and the District of Columbia denying concealed-carry gun permits to residents wanting a gun for self-defence unless they could prove they had “proper cause.” The ruling makes it much more difficult for
2. John Cornyn The cross-messaging that got a gun bill passed. Congress this week really did pass a bipartisan gun violence, mental health, and school safety bill that’s heading to President Joe Biden’s desk. The senators correctly called the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act the most significant such package Congress has passed in 30 years—which is
The Supreme Court’s decision today to overturn Roe v. Wade has evoked a massive response across the country. It will undoubtedly have major effects on reproductive rights locally and nationally, but there’s also another potential game-changer at the federal level in the form of a “red flag” gun law headed to the President’s desk. KCBX
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday directed all state agencies to look for ways to prevent gun violence, including designating certain areas as gun-free, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that expands the right to carry guns in public. “While the Supreme Court may have dispensed with common sense, it did affirm the
Former chair for Buerger As former chair of the Garfield County Democrats, I am happy we have, with redistricting, new opportunities in Colorado House District 57. The geographic area seems a more natural “fit” compared to the old “57.” For me it is also encouraging to have three good people running to represent us. That
Amid gun violence incidents continuing to torment US residents, the Senate has passed a gun control bill for the first time in 28 years, the media reported on Friday. Late Thursday night, 15 Republicans joined Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress to approve the measure by 65 votes to 33, the BBC reported. The
US Supreme Court’s ruling striking down New York state’s limits on carrying concealed handguns in public is likely to provide legal ammunition to challenge other regulations around the country even as Congress has passed modest reforms. Protesters hold up signs during a gun control rally outside City Hall in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 11,
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among 15 Republican senators who joined all 50 Senate Democrats Thursday to pass a gun safety bill that aims to stem mass shootings and school violence. The legislation will send more than $15 billion to communities to improve school safety and mental health services for young people. It also strengthens
Trenton Democrats desperately want to pass something, anything. They just are not sure what. So far, their approach has been to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. Make no mistake, Gov. Phil Murphy loaded them up with plenty of bad ideas, and now, they seem destined to intertwine their political fortunes (or misfortunes) with
The U.S. Senate voted 65-33 to approve bipartisan gun-safety legislation that is hailed as the biggest breakthrough on the issue in three decades. The vote came the same day the Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required people to show a special need to carry a handgun in public, ruling for the
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down New York’s restrictions on concealed carry licenses in the case New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the majority opinion that “the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense
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The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a New York law that placed restrictions on carrying concealed firearms in public for self defence has been met with outrage. The law was aimed at changing New York state’s limits on carrying concealed handguns outside the home. The court ruled that it violated a person’s right
Blue-state leaders are scrambling to draft legislative fixes in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that imperiled state laws requiring people to show “proper cause” to carry a firearm. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat in one of several states directly impacted, signed an executive order Friday directing all state departments and agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists. The Democratic-led chamber approved the election-year legislation on a mostly party-line 234-193 vote, capping
If your gun is spewing too much fire, a flash hider is the best solution. For the most part, you find most flash hiders on modern sporting rifles such as the AR-15 and other common semi-automatic rifles. These semi-auto rifles are typically available with barrels in the 16-inch range. While that is certainly long enough
After months of budget negotiations, an agreement has finally been reached and the Legislature is set to adjourn in the very near future. House Bill 2414 has been sitting in the Senate pending action for months awaiting a vote. Please contact your state senator today and urge them to bring HB 2414 up for a