Month: April 2021

Today, the Kansas Senate passed pro-gun omnibus legislation, House Bill 2058, and Eddie Eagle Gun Safety legislation, House Bill 2089.  Having received multiple amendments, the House will soon consider the legislation again.  Please contact your State Representative and urge them to SUPPORT House Bill 2058 and House Bill 2089. Proposed by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, House Bill 2058 does the

© REUTERS / KEVIN LAMARQUE Calls to implement stricter measures to end gun violence in the United States have strengthened after a recent shooting in Boulder, Colorado, in late March. The killing took 10 lives and is one of the deadliest in the state’s history. The Biden administration on Wednesday announced six “initial actions to address the

President Joe Biden’s administration is slated to nominate gun control advocate David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the agency that attempts to prevent the trafficking of firearms. Chipman, who previously served in the ATF for 25 years, is a former adviser to the gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun

President Biden on Thursday announced a set of executive actions and legislative proposals on gun control, saying that gun violence is “a public health crisis” and the administration’s actions do not contravene Second Amendment rights.  The administration aims to “confront not just the gun crisis but what is actually a public health crisis,” Biden said in

Entrex Carbon Market Engages Net Zero Analysis for Roper Island Carbon Offset Futures – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Thursday, April 8, 2021 · 538,270,802 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events &

On Monday, April 12, the State and Local Government Committee is scheduled to consider legislation that would allow municipalities to impose a gun-free zone on polling locations across Maine.  Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE LD 805. Legislative Document 805 takes the first step in eliminating Maine’s current firearms preemption law by allowing

AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – The Texas House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety will consider a bill on April 8 requiring background checks on all private gun sales. House Bill 118, authored by State Representative Lina Ortega of House District 77 in El Paso, would close the loophole that allows people to buy guns in

Today, the Senate voted 34-0 to pass House Bill 2793, to create the option of a nonresident West Virginia concealed carry permit. Unlike most neighboring states, West Virginia does not have a nonresident carry permit option. Though visitors to West Virginia, who are legally eligible, may already carry a handgun without first applying for government

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Stand Your Ground legislation, House Bill 1498, by a 5 to 2 vote.  The measure now heads to the Senate Floor where it could receive a vote as early as tomorrow.  Please contact your State Senator and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 1498. House Bill 1498 would strengthen North Dakotans’ fundamental

US President Joe Biden will unveil his administration’s first steps to curb gun violence, including a plan to reduce the proliferation of “ghost guns” after a slew of mass shootings have put pressure on him to act. Biden will announce on Thursday that the Justice Department intends to issue a proposed rule within 30 days

Today, the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 308 to the House floor. This bill creates the option of a statewide, lifetime carry permit for a cost of $300. The original bill had a $200 fee. The sheriffs wanted to raise the fee to an exorbitant $500. The Senate

Wayne LaPierre, the embattled leader of the National Rifle Association (NRA), has admitted he put the powerful gun-rights group into bankruptcy without first informing most of its board members and top officials. Mr LaPierre took the witness stand in the NRA’s high-stakes bankruptcy trial over whether it should be allowed to incorporate in Texas instead