Yesterday, the Senate passed Senate Bill 78. This bill does nothing to prevent crime and instead targets law-abiding gun owners, possibly already suffering from the acts of criminals. It now goes to the House for further consideration. Please contact your state representative and ask them to OPPOSE SB 78. Senate Bill 78 victimizes gun owners who suffer
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For decades, America’s gun violence researchers fought an uphill battle against the National Rifle Association to obtain the data and funding they need to study the effects of US gun laws. But researchers in California say they are now facing a different, unexpected hurdle: the state’s outgoing Democratic attorney general. Under Xavier Becerra, who has
Just like COVID-19, gun violence disproportionately affects communities of color. In January, Adrian Diaz, Seattle’s interim police chief, noted that 60% of 2020 homicides were committed with a gun; that most homicide victims were males between 18 and 50 years old; and that nearly 50% of homicide victims were Black. Even before the onset of
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday vowed that the Senate would vote on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, which passed the House Thursday in a 227-203 vote. A prior version of the H.R. 8 bill, which would require background checks for all U.S. firearm purchases, passed the House in 2019 but did not receive 60 votes in the
Yesterday, two anti-gun measures were not brought up on the floor before the official deadline to pass. Senate Bill 5078 and House Bill 1283 failed to get passed out of their chamber of origin and are considered dead for the session. Senate Bill 5078, bans the manufacture, possession, sale, transfer, etc., of magazines that “are capable of holding”, or
March 11, 2021 The House is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional move on significant gun control since Democrats won the White House and the majority in both chambers of Congress. The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, H.R. 8, would
Today, the Wyoming Senate passed Emergency Powers Legislation, Senate File 155, by an overwhelming 28 to 2 vote. Also today, the House Judiciary Committee voted 8 to 1 to advance House Bill 116, legislation to remove the residency restriction for permitless carry. It now goes to the House floor for further consideration. Please contact your
On Thursday, March 11, the Senate Law & Public Safety Committee will hold a hearing on S.568. The bill, by Sen. Fred Madden (D), would require that “certain law enforcement officials be notified when a person applies to the court to have a mental health record expunged for the purposes of purchasing a firearm.” This
Today the NRA-ILA and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association filed a reply brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a case challenging New York’s restrictive concealed-carry-licensing regime. This case challenges New York’s requirement for applicants to demonstrate “proper cause” to carry a firearm. New York regularly uses this requirement to deny applicants.
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 141 by a vote of 3-2. Senate Bill 141 cleans up New Hampshire’s handgun purchase process, bringing it in line with the same process used for long guns in the Granite State. Thanks to your strong support, this important legislation will advance this session. Senate
After hours-long debate last night, the Colorado House passed mandatory storage legislation, House Bill 1106, on Second Reading. This measure places undue burden on law-abiding gun owners, while touting “crime prevention.” Littleton, CO recently passed a similar storage ordinance for gun dealers, mandating certain storage procedures and devices that have created huge financial restrictions for business owners.
Today, Senator Randy Price (R-13) introduced Senate Bill 308, to create a new lifetime carry permit option for state residents. A similar bill was introduced in the House last week, but pressure by the sheriffs resulted in a house committee increasing the cost from $200 to $500. In SB 308, the cost for a lifetime
An elementary school in northwest Las Vegas apologized to parents Monday after a political cartoon video representing conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices as “terrifying monsters” and the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a superhero was shown to students. Vassiliadis Elementary played a YouTube video from the series “Museum of Human History” on Monday, which
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Tomorrow, the Assembly Judiciary Committee will hear Assembly Bill 42, legislation that expands prohibited persons in Nevada. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE AB 42. Assembly Bill 42 is a bill that, on its face, focuses on the procedural process for those accused of misdemeanor domestic violence. However, the bill also contains an expansion of persons
Earlier today, the Colorado House passed heavily debated Mandatory Storage Legislation, House Bill 1106. Despite thousands of emails and phone calls in opposition, the measure was passed by a 40 to 25 vote after evoking a heated exchange on the House Floor. HB 1106 now heads to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your
Today, Senator Jeffrey Timberlake, introduced Legislative Document 1033, which would create Sunday hunting opportunities for Maine sportsmen and women by allowing Sunday hunting on private property with written landowner permission. Maine is one of just two states that does not allow any form of hunting on Sundays, due to an antiquated blue law left on