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Washington —  Returning to the United States seven years ago, I was puzzled how the Bureau of Land Management had seemingly become involved with race politics. Then I deciphered that the hashtag #BLM had taken on a new meaning during my quarter century abroad: Black Lives Matter. I was likewise confused when newscasters recently began

This week, the Vermont House Judiciary Committee is discussing H.230, An act relating to implementing mechanisms to reduce suicide. This bill includes extreme anti-gun measures such as red flag laws, arbitrary waiting periods, and so-called “safe-storage” laws. We are seeing a wave of anti-gun testimony from gun-control groups in Vermont and we need you to

OPINION: Montanans call their state “The Last Best Place,” and for gun owners, it may be just that. Their political leaders actively defend the constitutional rights of Montanans and the rest of us as well. Greg Gianforte, Montana’s Republican governor, is a gun guy who suspended his campaign for a day or so in 2020

On Friday, March 17, the House Appropriations Committee will consider House Bill 674, which creates an optional, enhanced concealed carry permit that will recognize Montanans’ concealed carry permits in five additional states, including WA, MN, NM, SC & DE. Please contact the members of the committee today and ask them to SUPPORT HB 674! Some misinformation from

If Democrats regain political power in Montana in the future, it’d be good to have gun rights soundly secured in the Montana Constitution. That’s the argument Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, made Wednesday with a supermajority of Republicans in control of the Montana Legislature. In the House Judiciary Committee, Mitchell argued in favor of a

A bill reintroduced in the U.S. Senate aims to fix the problems faced by people who live a nomadic lifestyle or don’t have a permanent address and wish to register a firearms license. The Traveler’s Gun Rights Act would allow people who live full-time in RVs, have multiple homes, or are military personnel and their

This week the Maryland Senate voted to pass their post-Bruen gun control bill, Senate Bill 1 (“SB 1”).  The bill has been sent to the House for consideration.   SB 1 further restricts where someone can carry a firearm by arbitrarily and drastically expanding the number of places labeled as “sensitive places” where concealed carry is prohibited.  The bill’s

Laura Lundquist (Missoula Current) A bill that would add more emphasis in the Montana Constitution to the ability to hunt, fish and trap brought out some surprising testimony, including opposition from the Montana Stockgrowers Association and support from a California website creator. On Tuesday morning, the House Judiciary committee spent two and a half hours

Montana lawmakers are considering advancing a constitutional ballot referendum that, if approved by voters, would provide for “constitutional carry” of concealed firearms in the state. House Bill 551 is carried by Rep. Casey Knudsen, R-Malta. It proposes amending the state Constitution’s language on the “right to bear arms.” Currently, the document states that any person may

After the president unveiled stricter gun laws, gun rights groups threatened to take legal action against the Biden Administration.  On Tuesday, Second Amendment advocates argued that President Joe Biden’s new executive order would target legal gun owners, taking away a constitutional American right.  The National Rifle Association criticized Biden’s decision, pointing out that criminals, not

New executive order will make criminals out of law-abiding gun owners, 2A advocates say Second Amendment advocates have responded to President Joe Biden’s newest executive order designed to advance his gun control agenda and his repeated call for a ban on so-called “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines. “Crimes are committed by criminals. Until President Biden

On Tuesday, Joe Biden issued an executive order on gun control that could accurately be described as a mile wide and an inch deep. Media and gun control groups that beforehand had been salivating over the idea that the measure would impose “universal background checks” for firearm transfers had to content themselves with a vague

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, said Wednesday she does not support a proposal to lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other long guns in Florida. “We don’t have it in the Senate,” Passidomo told reporters. “Nobody’s filed it.” The House this week started moving forward with a bill (HB

President Biden traveled to Monterey Park, California, Tuesday, where he met with family members of the victims of the Lunar New Year mass shooting in January that killed 11 people and left nine wounded. While there, he announced a new executive order to increase background checks prior to firearms sales, a measure the White House