The Texas Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow eligible residents 21 years and older to carry a handgun openly or concealed without a permit, also known as constitutional carry. House Bill 1927 passed the Republican-led Senate in an 18-13 vote following a lengthy debate and will now head back to the House to debate amendments and
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On May 4th, the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas ruled in favor of Attorney General Alan Wilson, agreeing that the City of Columbia’s anti-gun ordinances violate the state’s preemption law. Back in 2019, Columbia passed ordinances to ban home-built firearms, to allow for Second Amendment rights to be suspended and property to be seized
For nearly a month, attorneys have argued over whether the National Rifle Association’s petition to file for bankruptcy in Texas should be dismissed, and whether its business dealings should be overseen by a court-appointed trustee or an examiner. The virtual trial in a North Texas bankruptcy court included testimony from top current and former NRA
Today, the Senate debated adding a constitutional carry amendment to House Bill 3094, the open carry bill. Unfortunately, the amendment failed to be adopted. If your state senator supported the constitutional carry amendment, you may click the button below to thank them. Senators who supported the constitutional carry amendment: Brian AdamsWes ClimerTom DavisStephen GoldfinchDwight LoftisRex
A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James argued a United States bankruptcy judge should reject the National Rifle Association’s Chapter 11 filing to ‘prevent bankruptcy from becoming a haven for wrongdoers’. The National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy filing was part of a brazen attempt to escape legitimate oversight in the NRA’s home state of
Today, the Senate Democrats gave final approval to anti-gun legislation, Senate Bill 554, sending the measure to the desk of Governor Kate Brown. Please contact Governor Brown and ask that she veto SB 554, a measure that only targets law-abiding gun owners. Senate Bill 554 detrimentally impacts law abiding gun owners in Oregon by: Allows more than
The New York attorney general’s office argued in court on Monday that top officials at the National Rifle Association (NRA) declared bankruptcy in January to avoid oversight, saying that the bankruptcy case should be dismissed. ABC News and Bloomberg reported that Gerrit Pronske, an attorney with Attorney General Letitia James‘s (D) office, argued that the filing from the NRA is a “poster child of
By Larry Keane When The New York Times tells America they publish “All the News That’s Fit to Print,” what they’re really saying is that it’s only the news that fits their narrative. The New York Times ran a recent piece that attempted to broad-brush paint the entire firearm community as trying to do everything
Recently, the Louisiana House passed Constitutional Carry legislation, House Bill 596. Its passage, as well as the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 118, mark the success of a Constitutional Carry measure passing in both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature, all but ensuring a version will hit Governor Edwards’ desk. At the same time, the House also
The National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy filing should be dismissed because it was part of a brazen attempt to escape legitimate oversight in the NRA’s home state of New York, a lawyer for the state said Monday during closing arguments in a trial. Its Chapter 11 filing in January is a “poster child of bankruptcy filed
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Second Amendment rights are under attack once again in Delaware. Senate Bill 6, to ban most magazines in common-use, and Senate Bill 3, to impose Maryland-style handgun licensing and registration, are still moving through the legislative process in the Delaware House of Representatives. Please join with other law-abiding gun owners and the Delaware State Sportsmen’s
It’s pretty hard to take seriously the ability of hard-fought gun control laws in Colorado when you look at the monolith industry that local reformers are up against. While passionate gun-law shapers like Democratic state legislators Rep. Tom Sullivan and Sen. Rhonda Fields continue to nudge ideas into bills and sometimes into laws, consider the
The NRA’s efforts to depart New York and reincorporate Texas has hit a potentially fatal snag, according to a new report from The Washington Post. Though the gun lobby is headquartered in Fairfax, Va., it has long been incorporated in New York. Last August, New York’s democratic attorney general, Letitia James, sued to dissolve the
Sid Salter | Guest columnist Taking an ironic cue from the “sanctuary” movement used by mostly liberal communities that decided to take stands against enforcement and implementation of federal and state immigration laws and policies with which they disagreed, the Second Amendment Sanctuary movement was born in recent years. The original sanctuary community movement on
Two anti-gun measures, House Bill 1298 and House Bill 1299, have been scheduled for committee hearings tomorrow and Friday, respectively. Please click the below “Take Action” buttons and ask committee members to OPPOSE House Bill 1298 and House Bill 1299. House Bill 1298 allows for the indefinite delay of firearm transfers. Current state law allows licensed firearm
Southlake Families, a political action committee that says it is “unapologetically rooted in Judeo-Christian values,” is claiming victory for the outcome of Saturday’s city and school board elections. Every candidate backed by the group, which has raised more than $200,000 since last summer, according to an NBC report, won with about 70% of the vote.
The U.S. Trustee’s office is calling for the dismissal of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) bankruptcy filing or for the appointment of an outside monitor, a further hit to the gun rights organization amid scrutiny into its financial practices. Attorney Lisa Lambert from the U.S. Trustee’s office, the division of the Department of Justice responsible