R.I. Governor Sneaks AWB In Proposed Budget
What do you do if you’re the chief executive of a state and you want to ban so-called “assault weapons,” but you’ve never managed to get the legislature to do your dirty work for you?…
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GOA, GOF Target N.J. Hollow Point Ban
A cadre of gun-rights organizations has set its sights on New Jersey’s ban on the possession of common hollow-point ammunition outside the home for self-defense. The Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF)…
Tennessee Lawmakers Threaten Memphis State Funding Over Gun Ordinances
We’ve covered the ongoing controversy of Memphis, Tennessee, city leaders making an end-run around Tennessee’s firearms preemption law by putting a three-part gun control question on the November ballot. Voters approved the ballot measure, and, despite…
Virginia Gun Owners Facing Dozens Of Bad Bills
The Virginia General Assembly reached its important crossover deadline on February 4, signifying the date by which legislation must pass out of its chamber of origin or be deemed dead for the session. Unfortunately for…
Missouri Senate Bill To Defend The Second Amendment
Missouri’s “Second Amendment Preservation Act” has returned to the state’s general assembly after previously being ruled unconstitutional, a statement so full of irony that it is difficult to type. How could a law intended solely…
Bill In Congress Would Outlaw Gun Taxes, Insurance Requirements
We’ve chronicled over the past few years how anti-gun politicians in some liberal states have attempted—sometimes successfully—to bolster their state budget on the backs of lawful gun and ammunition purchasers. In fact, California now levies…
Trump Executive Order Seeks To Overturn Biden Admin’s 2A Infringements
President Donald Trump on Friday took his first executive action on firearms, backing up his campaign promises to protect the Second Amendment rights of American gun owners. “The Second Amendment is an indispensable safeguard of…
Surprise: Venezuelan Gangsters Trafficking Guns In U.S.
The Biden Administration’s open-border policy over the past four years has been dangerous to our country in several different ways. Of course, one of the most obvious is that Biden’s policy encouraged hardened criminals, including…
Will N.C. Be The 30th Constitutional Carry State?
If there’s one thing that gun-ban proponents really seem to hate, it is constitutional, or “permitless” carry. They like to describe such laws as “expanding Second Amendment rights” or “letting anyone carry a dangerous weapon.”…
Blind Man Gets Carry Permit To Push For Qualification Requirements
A blind man from Indiana who obtained his concealed carry permit is using that experience to advocate for stricter laws regarding who may carry a concealed firearm for self-defense. And he is also attracting considerable…