Texas is poised to remove one of its last major gun restrictions after state legislators approved allowing people to carry handguns without a licence or the background check and training that go with it. The Republican-dominated legislature approved the measure on Monday, sending it to governor Greg Abbott, who has said he will sign it
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© AP Photo / Eric Gay, File Texas, which allows rifles to be carried in public without a license, has some of the loosest gun laws in the country. The state’s Governor Greg Abbott said in February that he sought to “erect a complete barrier against any government official anywhere from treading on gun rights
For quite some time, law enforcement has utilized the extremely sensitive sense of smell dogs possess to help with their work detecting illicit, and often quite dangerous, items. Most people are familiar with the concept of drug-sniffing dogs, which have been utilized to try to diminish the flow of illegal drugs across our border and
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In enemy territory: Trump arrives at Trump Tower in Manhattan amid city’s criminal probe into his business Former President Donald Trump was captured arriving at Trump Tower in Manhattan Monday morning He’s back in New York on the heels of an announcement from the NY attorney general’s office that it is conducting a criminal investigation
On May 18, Bloomberg Law reported that the Biden Administration was in the “final stages” of drafting a regulation to curb the use of pistol stabilizing braces. These commonly-owned items attach to the rear of many configurations of popular semi-automatic pistols and help stabilize the pistol on a shooter’s arm so that they may effectively
Trump says he is now CERTAIN COVID came from the Wuhan lab and US intelligence agencies have NOT ruled out that it was a leak Former President Donald Trump told Fox News there is ‘very little doubt’ the virus came from a Chinese lab His comment comes after the Wall Street Journal reported on intelligence
J.D. Vance at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018.Photo: Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch (Getty Images) The Hillbilly Elegy guy and right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel are teaming up to invest big money in a conservative alternative to YouTube called Rumble, the Wall Street Journal reported last week. Why would these ghouls want a piece of one of
Texans will soon be allowed to carry handguns without a permit, background check or training. State lawmakers approved a controversial bill Monday that would lift some of the remaining gun-carry restrictions in the Lone Star state – and Gov. Greg Abbott has said he plans to sign it into law. “This is a simple restoration
On May 21st, the Senate voted to pass Assembly Bill 286, to end the centuries old practice of making firearms for personal use. It now goes back to the Assembly for concurrence and could be voted on as soon as today. Please click here to ask your Assembly member to OPPOSE AB 286. On May 22nd,
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is poised to remove one of its last major gun restrictions after lawmakers approved allowing people to carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that go with it. The Republican-dominated Legislature approved the measure Monday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott, who has said he will sign
Enlarge this image The dome of the Texas State Capital is seen through trees in Austin. Lawmakers there have passed a measure that would allow people to carry handguns without a license. Gov. Greg Abbott has said he would sign it. Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is poised to remove one of
FAIRFAX, Va. - The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) today applauded the final passage of House Bill 1927, NRA-backed legislation that allows law-abiding Texans to carry a handgun for personal protection without paying a tax or obtaining a license from the state. “A right requiring you to pay a tax or obtain a
Somehow, we have made it to June and all the month brings with it — the summer solstice, graduations, Father’s Day, vacations and, traditionally, weddings. After a year of postponed celebrations, and with a CDC advisory that fully vaccinated people can walk around unmasked, this June seems extra celebratory. So let’s celebrate celebrations. What are
Even in rough-and-tumble 21st century Washington politics, the confirmation process for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can be brutal. One former ATF agent once likened it to walking into a buzz saw. Now, that same former agent, David Chipman, is President Biden’s nominee to lead the ATF. Chipman’s nomination has
In 1969, Chester Dombrowski, an off-duty Chicago police officer, had a single-vehicle accident while driving under the influence. Officers who responded to the scene did not find his service firearm on him. After the intoxicated (and later comatose) Dombrowski was taken to hospital and the wrecked car was towed, police searched the car for the
In modern times, the N.R.A. has reframed its mission as a defense of liberty.Illustration by Wenkai Mao “You came through for me, and I am going to come through for you,” Donald Trump said. It was 2017, and he was in Atlanta, speaking at a meeting of the National Rifle Association—the first time in more
Topline Popular podcaster and Fox News pundit Dan Bongino is set to host his first radio show in the time slot previously held by conservative icon Rush Limbaugh this Monday, adding yet another sphere of influence to a man who has become one of social media’s most powerful personalities through his ardent support for former