SAN ANTONIO – Gov. Greg Abbott appeared at Alamo Plaza Thursday to sign seven pieces of legislation related to firearms, including so-called constitutional carry. Abbott was joined at 11 a.m. by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dade Phelan and several other Republican lawmakers who authored the legislation he signed into law. Abbott was also
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Florida Today A situation wrongly handled from start The issue of fluoridation of the water in Mims is being debated by dentists, residents and politicians choosing sides. The base issue here is not about whether fluoridation is effective or not. The issue is the fact that Commissioner Pritchett didn’t have the authority to remove it on
© AP Photo / Eric Gay, File The Republican-dominated legislature of Texas voted on 24 May to approve the bill that would allow people to carry handguns without a license or a certification that they are qualified to own and use a weapon, with the bill sent to Governor Greg Abbott, who vowed to sign
Show Caption Hide Caption Texas gun laws: What’s required for a license to carry a handgun? The Texas Senate is weighing ending the need for a license to carry a handgun. What does exactly does it require? Nate Chute, Wochit Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Wednesday to allow holstered handguns to be carried in
Matt Salmon (Capitol Media Services 2014 file photo by Howard Fischer) Matt Salmon, who came within 11,819 votes of becoming governor nearly two decades ago, is making another bid for the office. But the former state legislator, congressman and lobbyist first has to survive what is becoming an increasingly crowded Republican primary. And Salmon, in
Tomorrow, the House could hear Senate Bill 6, to ban most ammunition magazines in common use. Yesterday, the Senate voted 13-8 to pass House Bill 125, to essentially end the centuries-old practice of home-built firearms for personal use and to restrict free speech on firearms design. It now goes to Governor John Carney for his
A conservative group is launching a new effort to create a “Big Family” lobby to pressure politicians to vote for families’ interests in Washington D.C. and across the country — the same way the National Rifle Association fights for gun owners. The American Principles Project (APP) is launching an effort to get a million members
The recent increase in mass shooting incidents across the country comes as no surprise to anyone with an ounce of common-sense. The ease of purchase, and relatively low-cost, of assault-style weapons, particularly AR-15 semi-automatics with large-capacity magazines, makes it possible for anyone to become a mass murderer. And make no mistake about it, the purpose
Virtually nothing has been “open” in New York for over a year, including the work of politicians in Albany. For months, lawmakers have huddled in obscurity, working on legislation at a Statehouse which remained shuddered to the public for the duration. Fortunately, late last week, the New York Legislature wrapped up its regular 2021 session,
I was a liberal once upon a time and supported the American Civil Liberties Union when it defended Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan. A lot of liberals understood that even vile members of our society have First Amendment rights. And that if you deprive them of their rights, then no one is safe. Skokie,
The American Principles Project announced on Wednesday it is rolling out a membership program aimed at voters who hold conservative family values in an effort to address cultural issues. The conservative group is championing the program, known as “APP’s Big Family,” as an “NRA for families,” with the hope of replicating the National Rifle Association’s
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A lawsuit that accuses Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge of using her office to promote her political career and of illegally using public money to do so survived its first legal challenge last week. Back up: What does the lawsuit allege? The lawsuit makes three main allegations: • Rutledge has illegally involved herself and Arkansas
Dr. John Lott, Jr. of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) recently released a paper written while he was a Senior Advisor for Research and Statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy. His paper, Corrections to the FBI’s Reports on Active Shooting Incidents (May 31, 2021), examines the FBI’s previously released reports on “active shooter
Tomorrow, at 2:00PM, the San Jose City Council Rules & Open Government Committee will discuss ROGC 21-616, to direct the City Attorney to begin drafting Mayor Liccardo’s requested proposal to tax gun owners and mandate that they purchase liability insurance. For information on participating in the meeting, which will be held remotely by video conference,
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A shooting in downtown Austin that killed one person and injured 13 others early Saturday morning has renewed calls from Democratic lawmakers and gun safety groups for the Legislature to take action to reduce gun
House Bill 562, to make it harder to obtain a FOID, and to place onerous restrictions on private transfers, has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. This bill could be heard at any time. House Bill 1092, to expand Illinois’ program of seizing firearms without due process, is back in the Senate for further
The Los Angeles Times editorial page is less a journalistic enterprise than it is a partisan grievance noticeboard. The editorial board’s descent into trivial activist messaging was on full display in a pair of recent pieces lamenting the federal judiciary’s recognition of the Second Amendment. In both, the editorial board denied the core rulings in