This week, the legislature passed all the gun control bills heard before the Public Safety Committees and will continue their push next week to fast track a number of bills to the Governor. Additionally, the firearm and ammunition excise tax bill, formerly Assembly Bill 1223, which failed to meet deadlines earlier this year, was gutted and amended into Assembly Bill 1227. AB
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America may be the longest-standing democracy in the world, but it’s true to say the nations founding documents seem to be increasingly fraying against the relentless march of time. This is inevitable because change is the only constant, after all. There’s a world of difference between a musket that you have to manually reload after
A New York judge on Friday rejected the National Rifle Associations’ claims that New York Attorney General Letitia James was illegally gunning for them with her investigation into the organization. The pro-gun rights group had filed a counterclaim against the AG, accusing her of targeting it for political reasons as part of a “witch hunt”
With new surveys showing most Americans now prioritize gun safety over gun rights, a leading voice for stricter gun laws has endorsed two Democratic Florida congressional candidates Friday as “gun safety champions.” Jared Moskowitz and Maxwell Alejandro Frost both won praise from former Democratic Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt and went on
Yesterday, the House voted 22-19 to pass House Bill 450 with amendments, to ban many commonly-owned firearms. It will now go to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your state senator and ask them to OPPOSE House Bill 450. House Bill 450 House Amendment 1 imposes a ban on many commonly-owned rifles, shotguns, and
The Florida Supreme Court sought answers Thursday on whether the state has the authority to punish local lawmakers for passing ordinances that violate the state’s gun law preemption. Justices heard oral arguments in a case, led by Commissioner Nikki Fried’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services against the state, that challenges a 2011 state law
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NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images On Friday, a Manhattan judge rejected the NRA’s bid to throw out a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general. AG Letitia James can continue to seek to bar Wayne LaPierre from leading the gun group. James is also seeking an independent monitor,
Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. RECENT incidents of mass shootings in the United States have again brought into focus the need for more restrictive federal and state laws and regulations on gun ownership. Last weekend, for instance, there were 13 mass shootings in various cities in the US. These shootings resulted in
Days after a gunman murdered 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne La Pierre highlighted his organization’s efforts to bolster security at schools. He described schoolchildren as “our most treasured and precious resource” who deserve safety and protection. “That’s why the NRA launched our School Shield program, to help
I am a gun owner and have been since I was 12. I have a .22 pistol and a .22 rifle for “plinking” and shooting at targets, although it’s been a few years. I have a rifle I’ve had all my life for shooting big game – mostly wild pigs – and two shotguns
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Phil Harriman, a former town councilor and state senator from Yarmouth, is the founding partner of Lebel & Harriman, a financial services firm. Ethan Strimling, a former mayor and state senator
If you want to adopt a dog or cat from this Southern California animal shelter, you have to be 25, prove you can provide a pet with a good home — and support gun restrictions. Membership in the NRA is a deal breaker, said Shelter Hope Pet Shop owner Kim Sill. “We do not support
The National Rifle Association is a “social welfare organization” in the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service. Its 501(c)(4) designation means the NRA can endorse political candidates, engage in unlimited lobbying and allow its donors to remain anonymous. It also means it’s exempt from federal income tax. The social welfare organization designation is puzzling to
Since 2017, in South Carolina, there have been two Constitutional Carry bills filed and receiving an up or down vote in the state House of Representatives. Those bills are H.3930, from Rep. Pitts in 2017, and H.3096, from Rep. Cox in 2021. These are the only Constitutional Carry bills that have received a vote. Those
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To save her life after a gunman shot her teacher and classmates, Miah Cerrillo played dead. “I thought he was going to come back to the room so I grabbed the blood [of her murdered friend] and I put it all over me,” said the 11-year-old survivor of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde,
The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would expand background checks for buying guns, raise the age to purchase some semi-automatic weapons to 21 and outlaw high-capacity magazines, among other things. North Carolina’s congressional delegation split down party lines in the vote. The bill passed 223 to 204, with five Republicans joining the