Presented by Facebook A reporter’s coverage ban and a year-old incident has stirred up internal divisions at The Washington Post this month. | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo DRIVING THE DAY It was supposed to be an upbeat town hall to rally the newsroom, as Washington Post leaders highlighted their moves to defend reporter SEUNG MIN
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Yesterday, the West Virginia Senate voted unanimously to pass Senate Bill 458, to protect Second Amendment rights during emergencies. It will now go to the House for further consideration. Please contact your delegate and ask them to SUPPORT SB 458. Senate Bill 458 prohibits the state, government officials and agencies, or local governments from restricting
When President Biden was asked about actions he would take on gun violence prevention and said “it’s a matter of timing,” and pivoted to talk about infrastructure, it wasn’t what Kris Brown had been expecting. “I am disappointed, I will say, at what I heard from him,” said Brown, who is president of Brady United
On Monday, the House General Laws Committee is hearing House Bill 1068, to ensure Second Amendment rights remain protected during states of emergencies. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT HB 1068. House Bill 1068 designates firearm businesses as “essential” and prohibits the state, government officials and agencies, or local governments from prohibiting,
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Monroe County is suing Iowa Firearms Coalition, an NRA state affiliate, along with one of its members, in retaliation for them asking the county to obey state law. Last year, the legislature passed House File 2502. Among other things, this NRA-backed law requires localities to provide measures, like screening and security guards, to keep its citizens safe
The Daily Beast Finally There’s Good News for the Giant Boat Wedged in the Suez Canal Satellogic/Handout via ReutersThe cargo ship that has blocked the Suez Canal since Tuesday—and epitomized the mood of a battered and exhausted public—could be freed on Saturday night, some optimistic reports suggest.But, as the ship’s calamitous journey has so far
In the 14 days after the death of George Floyd, 19 people across the country died in violent protests. Not all the deaths were gun-related, and some of the dead were engaged in criminal activity. Nonetheless, the nation responded with shock and talked of little else in the weeks that followed. This week, a single
Next week, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider Mandatory Storage legislation, House Bill 1106. It is extremely important that NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters contact their lawmakers in opposition to this anti-self-defense bill. House Bill 1106 imposes government-mandated standards for storing firearms, rendering a person’s firearm useless when needed for self-defense. This should be
Yesterday, despite overwhelming public opposition, the Oregon Senate passed anti-gun legislation, Senate Bill 554, by a 16 to 7 vote. Next, the bill will go to the House for further consideration. Please contact your State Representative and ask them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 554. Senate Bill 554 will create new “gun-free zones” by handing over authority to local governments, universities, and airports to
Voters wait in a long line to vote at the Buckhead library in Atlanta on the first day of In-person early voting for the Georgia Senate runoff election on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A provision of a new Georgia law bans volunteers from
Anti-gun legislators are looking to advance legislation through Committees next week that would significantly impair Oregonians’ access to firearms. On Tuesday, the Oregon House Committee on Health Care has scheduled a Work Session and vote on Mandatory Storage legislation, House Bill 2510. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE House Bill 2510. House Bill 2510, sponsored
Today, anti-gun legislation, Senate Bill 5038, was placed on the House Calendar for Second Reading. The measure can now be brought up for a vote at any time, and your Representative needs to hear from you immediately! Please contact your State Representative and ask them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 5038. Senate Bill 5038 makes it a crime
DATE: March 26, 2021 TO: USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President LEGISLATORS HEARD YOUR VOICES AND PASSED HB-259 On Thursday, March 25, 2021, the full Florida House of Representatives met and heard HB-259, sponsored by Rep. Jayer Williamson & Rep. Cord Byrd. During
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– “Either this nation will kill racism, or racism will kill this nation.” (S. Jonas, August, 2018) ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Introductory note to the reader: Regular readers of my columns will know that I write on this subject on a fairly regular basis (see the note at the end of the column for a couple of examples),
Phoenicia Ratliff, who was killed in 2020. Last year, 23-year-old Phoenicia Ratliff of Canton was kidnapped and shot by her ex-boyfriend before he turned the gun on himself. Just a week earlier, he had been arrested on domestic violence and stalking charges. Ratliff was one semester short of graduating from Jackson State University. She left
Ted Cruz just had another one of his many childish tantrums, this time over the indignity of having to care if the Americans he was elected to govern live or die. The bodies of the ten shot dead by a gunman on Monday in Boulder, Colorado were hardly cold, yet Cruz was far more concerned about the tender feelings
Today, the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee unanimously passed Emergency Powers legislation, Senate Bill 2344, sending the measure to the House Floor for full consideration. Please contact your State Representative and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 2344. Senate Bill 2344 provides protections for gun stores, ranges, or any other entity that engages in the lawful