Month: February 2023

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The shooting that killed a man in Boulder Creek on Jan. 28 followed two mass shootings in California, which themselves came amidst a flurry of gun violence across the U.S.  In response, several Democratic lawmakers have teamed up with Gov. Gavin Newsom to craft legislation that would make obtaining a Carry a Concealed

By Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A coalition of primarily GOP-led led states sued the Biden administration Thursday in an effort to block a new federal rule that subjects pistol-stabilizing braces to additional regulations, including higher taxes, longer waiting periods and registration. The rule, announced earlier this year by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

The NRA and 25 states filed a challenge against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) pistol brace rule on Thursday. Breitbart News reported that the ATF pistol brace rule places pistol stabilizer braces under the auspices of the National Firearms Act (NFA) and mandates that current owners of said braces take one of the

Yesterday, in a bipartisan collaborative effort, Speaker of the House Cathy Tilton and Senator Scott Kawasaki introduced House Bill 61 and Senate Bill 63. These companion bills, which are similar to legislation considered in previous years, ensure that Second Amendment rights remain protected for Alaskans during emergencies. They have been assigned to the Community and Regional Affairs Committees of

A group of women responded Wednesday in a video posted by the NRA after President Joe Biden demanded millions of Americans be disarmed during his State of the Union address. Tuesday, Biden proposed a massive gun grab, and naturally, he did so as he politicized a tragedy. Biden recounted the actions of a young man

Republican James Lankford wants to exempt the stabilizers from National Firearms Act Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) has reintroduced his Pistol Brace Protection Act that would exempt the stabilizers from the National Firearms Act (NFA). Lankford’s bill, first introduced in 2022, would nullify the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recently announced rule on

Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association announced today the filing of an NRA-backed and supported lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) unlawful rule on stabilizing braces. “ATF’s new definition for stabilizing braces is arbitrary. The bureau is declaring that they will effectively decide on a case-by-case basis whether a

Two companies that sold ammunition to the accused Santa Fe High School shooter have reached a settlement with families of victims of the May 2018 massacre. Online ammunition seller Luckygunner, LLC and a related company, Red Stag Fulfillment, LLC, in 2020 were sued by Santa Fe families, who accused the companies of enabling “illegal and

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Gun safety bills are advancing at the Minnesota Legislature, backed by Democrats who are hoping their new control of both chambers will help them pass proposals that Republicans were able to

In January 2023, in the space of about two weeks, there were five markedly similar mass murders. Each featured gun violence, and in each the victims included at least one child and one woman. In four of the five events, the shooter took his own life. And in every case the killer was a relative,

FIRST ON FOX: America’s largest and longest-standing gun rights group is suing the Biden administration to stop new federal regulations on pistols with stabilizing braces, gun accessories that President Biden has called “especially dangerous” after they were used in two mass shootings.   The National Rifle Association (NRA) is challenging a move by the Bureau

State senator Joshua Bryant (R-Rogers) filed a bill Wednesday that would place a constitutional amendment on the 2024 general election ballot to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas.  The bill, SJR13, would legalize marijuana for adults and allow for craft and home grow. The bill does not define craft growing. Advertisement The operative language of the

How much should taxpayers spend subsidizing political advocacy groups? If you answered “nothing,” you have more sense than the government. Many public employers pay their employees to work for government unions instead of the taxpayers who pay their salaries while on the clock. They also collect dues for unions from employees’ paychecks. Both practices are