Month: April 2023

By Sid Schwab / Herald columnist So Donald Trump was indicted (or, as he spelled it, “indicated”) and now we know the particulars. And we know that he reveled in it, was fundraising over it; even, having been deprived of an official mugshot, created one printed on a T-shirt he’ll send you “free of charge”

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Democrats and gun control advocates rallied around a trio of bills on Thursday that amplified calls for gun regulation while recalling the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that became the deadliest in U.S. history. More than five years after a shooter killed scores of people at a country music

Remind your state lawmakers where you stand on this issue! Yesterday at a press conference in the Roundhouse, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her intention to press forward with a ban on so-called “assault weapons” in the 2024 legislative session. Even-numbered year sessions are normally reserved for budget deliberations, but governors have the authority to “message” bills and make

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Recognizing Innovators, Disruptors, and Reformers Who Improve the Civil and Criminal Justice System’s Status Quo – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Friday, April 7, 2023 · 626,632,355 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson (D) called out Republican lawmakers following their vote on Thursday to expel him and another Democrat from the state House of Representatives for their participation in anti-gun violence protests following a school massacre in Nashville. “We can never normalize the ending of democracy,” Pearson told reporters on Thursday evening after

A trio of bills seeking to prevent gun violence through new restrictions on access to firearms sparked backlash from Second Amendment proponents and brought out stark partisan disagreements among Democratic backers and Republican opponents. The bills, heard Thursday in a rare joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate judiciary committees, propose prohibiting access to certain

Yesterday, Governor Brad Little signed the NRA-backed House Bill 295, to prohibit payment processors from requiring the use of a firearms-specific MCC to distinguish purchases at a firearms retailer from a general merchandise retailer or a sporting goods retailer, and to prohibit the misuse of payment card processing systems to surveil, report, or disclose these legal transactions. NRA thanks Gov. Little for

A group of gun owners in New York and New Jersey is suing the NYPD division that reviews applications for firearm permits and licenses, arguing that the NYPD’s application requirements are “impossible to meet.” The class-action lawsuit, filed in federal court last month, argues that a lengthy backlog in the licensing division “paralyzes” people who

Oregon Senate Democrats disinvited economist and gun rights advocate John Lott from a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing based on criticism from anti-gun online publications. Democratic State Sen. Floyd Prozanski “had read something from Media Matters attacking me and said I didn’t have the credentials to be an expert,” Lott told The Epoch Times. Lott had

After several hours of debate, two Tennessee Democrats were expelled from the Tennessee General Assembly by the Republican supermajority-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday. The third state representative facing expulsion held her seat by a margin of only one vote on a historic day in the Tennessee legislature. The close vote came as a shock,

AG Reyes Supports Right to Free Speech, Calls on U.S. Supreme Court to Reverse Lower Court Decision – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Friday, April 7, 2023 · 626,603,382 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters

Yesterday, April 5th, a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee amended Senate Bill 109 to address the NRA’s concerns and adopt our preferred language. After amending the legislation, the subcommittee reported out S. 109 to the full Senate Judiciary Committee on a 3-2 vote. This bill recognizes the fundamental right of law-abiding adults to carry firearms for self-defense

Board Member Response Editor: My husband and I have been educators in Worcester County Public Schools for 26 years, and our two children went through Worcester County Public schools from pre-kindergarten until 12th grade. For several decades Worcester County Public Schools have earned accolades and attracted the best teachers in the region. This did not

New Jersey Continues to Lead Nation in Gun Safety Laws, Earning an “A” Rating From Giffords Law Center NJDSC Chairman applauds Governor Murphy and Democratic legislators for their work to curb the epidemic of gun violence TRENTON, NJ – The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence released the latest edition of its Annual Gun