Gun Rights

Almost halfway through his state constitutionally limited second term, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy admits he has his eye on the finish line – but amid speculation about his future, he does not see a White House in the distance. “I don’t see it. I’m 65 and I don’t think, to each his own and

A string of perplexing shootings across the United States has revealed a fearful society where firing first and asking questions later has become, for some, acceptable if not always legal. The incidents involve people, including children, who have been shot at for seemingly mundane acts and mistakes: ringing the wrong doorbell, pulling into the wrong

A divided House panel on Wednesday alternately questioned and defended American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for her role in the closing and reopening of schools at the height of COVID-19 — an issue that became increasingly politically charged as the pandemic went on. Republican members of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus

Photo Credit: Marc Gronich Caitlin Halligan sits in Senate gallery watching her confirmation hearing. Unlike the contest between two candidates for chief judge of the Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, there was no rancor confirming the governor’s nominee for an associate judge to fill the seat vacated by Rowan Wilson, who became the

The pandemic inspired a gun-buying surge. Americans purchased approximately 60 million guns between 2020 and 2022, according to The Trace, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that tracks gun violence. Gun deaths reached historic highs during this period. This is a distinctive type of gun ownership, according to John Roman, a senior fellow at NORC, a

KENNEWICK — The ink was barely dry from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature on a ban on sales of certain semi-automatic weapons, when lawsuits to halt the new law were filed Tuesday. The Silent Majority Foundation based in Pasco asked the Grant County Superior Court for an emergency temporary restraining order to stop the ban

The Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman used a flimsy pretext to ‘hold over’ S.109, the Constitutional Carry bill, at yesterday’s committee hearing. Despite the thousands of messages sent by NRA members and second amendment supporters in support of the bill, the Senate continues to stall and drag their feet. Multiple members of the committee voted to allow

The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), along with the NSSF, filed a lawsuit in Washington state on Tuesday challenging the ban on commonly owned semiautomatic firearms signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee. “This new law is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court long-ago ruled that states cannot ban firearms that are in

Washington state is facing at least two lawsuits from gun rights groups after Democratic Governor Jay Inslee signed into law a ban on so-called assault weapons on Tuesday. Inslee signed into law three gun control bills. One of those pieces of legislation, House Bill 1240, took effect immediately and banned the manufacturing and sale of

Your immediate action is needed! Please contact your lawmakers and urge them to support House Bill 2304 and override Governor Kelly’s veto. This bill establishes grade-appropriate curricula guidelines for firearm safety education to students of all ages, using the tried-and-tested NRA’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe® program and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism’s existing

Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson and March For Our Lives co-founder David M. Hogg ’23 discussed the dynamics of state politics, gun reform, and right-wing criticism at a Wednesday evening Harvard Institute of Politics forum. Wednesday’s event comes three weeks after Pearson and Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones, both Democrats, were expelled from and

Washington became the latest state to ban commonly owned semiautomatic firearms when it passed HB 1240 last week. And now it has become the latest state to get sued—after an NRA-ILA backed lawsuit was filed in federal court today.   “A state may not ‘prohibit an entire class of arms that is overwhelmingly chosen by American

A law prohibiting the future sale of so-called “assault weapons” in Washington has drawn multiple lawsuits since the moment Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee inked his approval for the ban on Tuesday. The new law, which passed the Evergreen State’s Democrat-led legislature on largely party-line votes before it was approved by Inslee, bans the sale, manufacture,

Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen signed a constitutional carry bill into law on April 25 that will allow law-abiding citizens to carry a firearm, either openly or concealed, without a permit. The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Tom Brewer, applies to any individual 21 years or older who can legally own a firearm. “Signing this

Gun rights advocates have filed lawsuits against Washington state’s newly signed law that immediately banned the sale of AR-15s and dozens of other semiautomatic rifles. The National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm filed a suit against Washington Attorney General Robert Ferguson and Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste on Tuesday, the same day that Gov. Jay

Tomorrow, April 27, the Senate Local Government & Housing Committee is scheduled to vote on HB23-1165, a bill that allows counties the authority to ban shooting on private property within their jurisdiction.  Please contact the committee members immediately and ask them to vote NO on HB23-1165. Use the link below to take action and make your voice heard.

For months, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson faced questions regarding if he would run for president in the 2024 election cycle. Hutchinson, 70, teased a bid during the final year of his governorship and after leaving office. He journeyed to Iowa and other key places in the presidential primary process to engage with possible supporters

FIRST ON FOX: The NRA filed a lawsuit in Washington state following Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed a sweeping gun package into law, which includes a ban on so-called assault weapons.  “This new law is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court long-ago ruled that states cannot ban firearms that are in common use,” Aoibheann Cline, Washington