Erin Bell Welborn on Tuesday announced that she is running as a candidate for Shelby County District Court Judge Place 1. The incumbent Judge James “Jim” Kramer has served the residents of Shelby County for 17 years in this position, is not seeking re-election for a fourth term. The Shelby County District Court Judgeship has
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – The National Rifle Association on Wednesday went to a federal appeals court after a judge last month upheld a Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying guns. The NRA, which challenged the constitutionality of the law after it passed in 2018, filed a notice of appealing the ruling by
Today, NRA-ILA appealed a federal judge’s ruling that begrudgingly upheld the state’s ban on transferring firearms to young adults between the ages of 18-20. The NRA is pursuing the appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to protect the constitutionally guaranteed rights of all law-abiding adults. There is no question
In order to override Governor John Bel Edwards’ veto of Senate Bill 118, Constitutional Carry, your state Senator AND Representative must first vote to have a veto session. A ballot has been mailed to all the Louisiana legislators asking if they want to have a veto session. This is where your help is more important than
Celebrate Women’s Equality Day with a good book: “Victory with Valor,” a novel about suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Wednesday, July 7, 2021 · 545,663,020 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics
Professional “fact checkers” at the Washington Post and elsewhere aren’t notable for their pro-gun bias. In the past, for example, these propagandists have condemned as incorrect claims that Hillary Clinton doesn’t believe in the right to keep a gun at home for self-defense, and that Joe Biden supports gun confiscation, while using the same framework
By Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact reporter President Joe Biden’s plan to curb rising violence relies on several steps: more aid to local police departments, expanding job programs for young adults, more violence intervention programs, and tougher measures to shut down gun sellers who break federal laws. “Rogue gun dealers feel like they can get away with
Documentary films ‘We have to break through that wall’: inside America’s battle for gun control A new documentary undermines the National Rifle Association’s myths of gun control as antithetical to American values and traces the movement to loosen its grip Adrian Horton @adrian_horton Wed 7 Jul 2021 07.32 BST Last modified on Wed 7 Jul
Hawaii Gov. David Ige, a Democrat, has signed into law two new gun control bills, tightening firearm storage requirements and expanding the existing ban on ghost guns. At a signing ceremony last week, Ige said the measures are “focused on increasing the safety and well-being of our community.” One of the bills, called HB31, imposes more stringent
Please join us at the Annual National Firearms Law Seminar to be held on Friday, September 3, 2021 as part of the NRA Annual Meetings. The Seminar will be held at the Hilton Americas-Houston. This all-day seminar provides legal instruction for attorneys and all others interested in Second Amendment law. CLE credit for all states
Remember when Gov. Andrew Cuomo told everyone the SAFE Act was going to make New York streets safer? Well that didn’t work out too well and neither will his latest attempt to deflect attention from years of failed criminal justice policies. Today, the Governor announced he is declaring a gun violence state of emergency. How
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said he has declared “a disaster emergency on gun violence” amid a spate of homicides and shootings in New York City and other metropolitan areas in the state. Describing the shootings as a “public health crisis,” Cuomo said the “declaration will allow us to give this crisis the full attention
By Josh Campbell and Jason Kravarik, CNN As Americans across the country celebrated the nation’s independence and its freedom from the apparent worst of the coronavirus pandemic, an epidemic of a different kind remained on familiar display: the surge in shootings. It was an incredibly violent weekend across the country. According to the Gun Violence
Earlier this session, the New Hampshire House and Senate passed pro-gun legislation which fixes the handgun purchase process in the Granite State and authorizes ATV Carry. This legislation will head to the Governor’s desk for consideration this session. Please act now! Call and email Governor Sununu and respectfully request that he sign Senate Bill 141 and
On June 7th, ATF published a new notice of proposed rulemaking on its website entitled Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces”. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on June 10th, 2021, giving interested parties until September 8th, 2021 to file comments. The rule seems aimed at making nearly all configurations of firearms
After wrapping up their final cases for the 2020–2021 session last week, the Supreme Court’s nine justices will not reconvene again until October — but when they do, they are expected to issue major rulings on abortion and gun rights that will be influential for years to come. While more cases could still be added,
LAWMAKER COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN USING VETERANS MEN’S CLUBS AS MEDICAL ADVISERS WHILE VA HAS BEEN REMOVING POLICE OVER THEM – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · 545,545,021 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News
If you guessed a Republican governor from an unrelated state sending National Guard troops to another GOP-led state to “defend” the southern border was a political stunt, turns out, you were right! South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that she would be sending 50 National Guard troops to Texas to lend a hand with