House Bill 1077, the constitutional carry bill, has received an assignment to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The House previously passed HB 1077 by an overwhelming majority on January 12th and sent it to the Senate. Last year, the House passed similar legislation, also by an overwhelming majority, but the Senate refused to hear it in
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Tomorrow, the House Public Safety Subcommittee is expected to consider multiple pro- and anti-gun measures, and committee members need to hear from you now! Please contact members of the House Public Safety Subcommittee and ask them to SUPPORT House Bills 10, 204, and 325, and to OPPOSE House Bills 399 and 590. Pro-Gun House Bill 10 reduces
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Close Well, it’s officially 2022. New year, same gig. If you’ve read my columns before, I tend to cover the news, but I also tend to pay attention to more institutional issues like the Senate and voting rights. Today, I’d like to continue on that theme by drawing your attention to a significant event: the
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-4 to pass Senate Bill 1, the constitutional carry bill. It now goes to the full Senate for further consideration. As expected, it faced heavy opposition from sheriffs who are looking to protect their revenue stream, and are teamed up with out-of-state anti-gun radicals. This is an important, initial
Kris Cole (back center), and the rest of the Wildlife Conservation Club at Seminole High School think the Florida scrub-jay should be the state bird. Sandy Falcon (front left) is the manager at the Lyonia Preserve. Photo by Amy Green UPDATE: CORRECTS that Seminole High School is in Sanford. Here’s a pop quiz: what is
By Maegan Vazquez, Peter Nickeas, Evan Perez and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN President Joe Biden heads to New York City on Thursday after a spate of headline-grabbing violent crimes, hoping to turn the politically fraught issue of crime into a new focus on combating gun violence. As Democrats grapple with how to tackle a problem that
Governor Hochul will likely sign off on a state redistricting map that will put in jeopardy the re-election prospects of four Republican members of New York’s House delegation — echoing a situation the Democratic lawmaker faced a decade ago. At the time, Ms. Hochul was finishing her first term in the House of Representatives after
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. For nearly 30 years, the Reel M Inn has occupied a squat, stucco building on a corner along Southeast Division Street in Portland, Oregon. Sleek condos and coffee shops have erased most of the neighborhood’s blue-collar
Help get these bills to the Governor Two important pro-gun bills are moving through the Legislature: House Bill 218, universal recognition, and Senate Bill 319, Constitutional Carry, and they need your help. Please use our TAKE ACTION buttons below to help ensure these bills keep moving all the way to the Governor’s desk. Last year,
Tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs will hear Senate Bill 3043, to make changes to Hawaii’s pistol permitting and registration system. This is in order to comply with the recent Yukutake v. Connors court case decision. The hearing will be held by video conference. For information on viewing the hearing
On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to do a “walk-through” of changes made to a gun bill which passed largely along party lines last week in the House. S.30 has now been approved by both the House and the Senate, but because the House significantly amended the bill, the Senate must approve it
Interim Montgomery Police Chief Ramona Harris ticked off a list of city crime statistics to the senators on Wednesday. Seventy-seven homicides in 2021, 69 with firearms. 330 assault with firearm. With those numbers, Harris said, the Alabama Legislature should pause before getting rid of concealed pistol permits in the state. “There’s a national spike in
ALBANY — The state Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined that a town court justice in the Southern Tier should be removed for posting several sexist memes on social media and fundraising for the National Rifle Association. The commission’s decision, released Wednesday, said Allegany County’s David R. Stilson, a justice of the Alma Town Court
On February 10th, the Queen Anne County Planning Commission is considering imposing one-size-fits-all restrictions on where shooting ranges can be located. The meeting is to start at 8:45AM and participation will be available by video conference. Please click here for the agenda and instructions on viewing or participating. Please ask the Planning Commission to OPPOSE
Tomorrow, February 2nd, is the last day for Joint Committees to make bill reports in the General Court. Currently, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security is considering numerous pro-gun and anti-gun bills that are of great interest to law-abiding citizens across the Commonwealth. Please contact committee members and ask them to stand
This week, four pro-gun bills are receiving hearings in four separate committees. Please use the Request to Speak application (RTS) on the Arizona State Legislature website to ask them to SUPPORT HB 2414, HB 2166, HB 2316, and SB 1252. RTS is the most efficient and effective way to contact committee members regarding second amendment legislation. It is
Yesterday, the Assembly passed Assembly Bill 311, to further restrict “precursor” parts from being sold at gun shows by licensed vendors. It now goes to the Senate for further consideration. Assembly Bill 311 prohibits the display or sale of any “precursor firearm parts” at gun shows on the Del Mar Fairgrounds of the 22nd District Agricultural