Month: March 2023

There is a familiar pattern after the mass shootings that have become a well-known feature of American life. The initial shock and grief gives way to demands for greater regulation of gun ownership by Democrats, while Republicans dismiss such measures and blame mental illness instead. But if we actually want to do something about it,

Earlier this week, the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs passed House Bill 2412, a bill that eliminates state agency fees for concealed carry permits, reducing the fee total to the applicant’s county sheriff fee of $32.50. Attorney General Kris Kobach has stated his support for this bill, which was introduced by Rep. Rebecca Schmoe (R-59). Please contact

President Biden wants Congress to enact a federal ban on “assault weapons and high-capacity magazines” just like the one he helped pass in 1994. Biden said on Twitter Wednesday evening that he was “determined” to see through such a ban and called on Congress to “finish the job.” “I am determined to once again ban

On March 23rd, at 8:00AM, the Senate Committee on Law & Justice will hear House Bill 1240, a comprehensive gun ban bill, and House Bill 1143, to impose a waiting period and training mandate for acquiring firearms. NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to oppose these bills by noting their position for the

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Image by Jason Gillman from Pixabay  March 17, 2023 – WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday introduced the Respect for the Second Amendment Act. The legislation is cosponsored U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas),

A Second Amendment advocacy group is calling on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to cancel his financial support of Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), arguing the Republican leader shouldn’t funnel money to lawmakers who have backed “anti-gun” legislation. Fitzpatrick was one of five Republicans to break with the majority of the GOP in June to vote

STATE CONSIDERS RESTRICTING PARKING TO RESIDENTS ONLY CITYWIDE — The state is considering a plan to establish residents-only parking zones in NYC, reports Gothamist, with the state Senate’s budget proposal granting the City Council authority to implement a permit parking program for whatever areas it wants, potentially easing parking for frustrated drivers in congested areas.

Young children and teenagers in Virginia have proved they can get their hands on guns and harm themselves and others. The firearms might have been right in their own homes.   Against this backdrop, lawmakers in the General Assembly passed almost no new gun legislation this year to stem the ongoing carnage. It was as if

Yesterday, March 15, the House of Representatives voted 70-44 to pass on Senate Bill 41, a bill that recognizes law-abiding citizens’ right to self-defense while attending a church with a school attached and, also, repeals the redundant permit-to-purchase system. SB 41 has been sent to Governor Roy Cooper’s desk to be signed into law. Gov. Cooper has vetoed similar

MADISON – Wisconsin would become the 10th state in the U.S. to designate an official state firearm under a new Republican bill, joining flowers, cheese and birds as having an official state symbol. Under the bill, the Wisconsin-manufactured Henry All-Weather .45-70 would be designated the state’s official rifle. Henry Repeating Arms, maker of the gun,

With help from Daniel Lippman TOP PELOSI TAX AIDE HEADS TO K STREET: The tax lobbying firm Capitol Tax Partners has snapped up Katherine Mongé, a longtime aide to House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, making her one of the top tax aides in Congress. — Mongé worked for Pelosi for nearly a decade, advising the