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WASHINGTON — Republican support for gun restrictions is slipping a year after Congress passed the most comprehensive firearms control legislation in decades with bipartisan support, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. President Joe Biden signs into law S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, on
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On Friday, September 1st, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird signed an executive order banning the possession of firearms on all city property, including all buildings and parks operated by the city. The executive order was issued to maintain the ordinances previously in place in the city, which would have been nullified on Saturday with statewide preemption
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A federal court on Friday rejected a long-fought effort by environmental groups to force a ban on lead ammo in a national park, providing a key win for hunters, the National Rifle Association, and the United States Forest Service. In a 25-page decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a bid by the Arizona-based
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The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Gordon L. Weil formerly wrote for the Washington Post and other newspapers, served on the U.S. Senate and EU staffs, headed Maine state agencies and was a Harpswell selectman. Us
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On Wednesday, August 30th, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert signed an executive order banning all firearms on city property, which the order defines as “…all City managed buildings/facilities/parks/public spaces and surrounding areas such as sidewalks, driveways, and parking lots under the City’s control.” Signs prohibiting the possession of firearms will be conspicuously placed at entrances to
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A large percentage of “active shooter” incidents are thwarted by armed citizens who sometimes don’t even fire their weapons, but those cases are no longer counted under President Joe Biden’s pro-gun control policies. According to just-released data from the Crime Prevention Research Center, 41% of active shooting incidents were stopped by armed civilians. TRUMP’S GOP
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On Saturday, September 2nd, constitutional carry and statewide preemption laws will take effect in Nebraska. Thanks to the significant victories from this year’s legislative session, law-abiding citizens can exercise their Second Amendment right to carry firearms for self-defense without unnecessary government interference and can exercise their rights freely across the state without having to navigate
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SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE CLUB DEBUTS NATIONWIDE – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Friday, September 1, 2023 · 653,260,387 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds
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There are many things I could write about the First Extraordinary Session of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly, called by Gov. Bill Lee ostensibly to address public safety. I could write about the House’s restrictive rules package, or that Lee was missing in action, or the dysfunction between the Republican-dominated House and Senate. But the
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Only four bills passed Tennessee’s special session. The move proved a victory for gun-rights groups while many others — House Republicans, Democrats and Covenant families — left deeply frustrated. A feud between chambers. An ostrich egg prank. A challenged signs ban. A House member silenced. Covenant families heartbroken. A physical confrontation on the House floor.