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House Bill 218 has passed the Senate Public Safety Committee and is awaiting a floor vote by the full Senate prior to concurrence with the House. It is rumored that some senators may be getting nervous about the bill without reason. HB 218 simply protects lawful gun owners during a declared state of emergency and

Senate Pro Tem Greg Reed, R-Jasper, said last week that when the Alabama Legislature returns that they will look at Second Amendment legislation. Reed would not be specific, but he did say that the Senate was looking at three bills. Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Northport, has introduced Senate Bill 5, which would repeal certain restrictions on

We’ve been saying for years—decades, to be honest—that America does not need any more restrictions on firearms to combat violent criminals who misuse guns; we simply need to enforce the laws that are already on the books. Our argument has always been that passing new laws will only affect the otherwise law-abiding, responsible gun owners

We often say there is no need to speculate on what the true purposes and effects of gun control are, as real-world case studies abound. This week’s example comes from Canada, where a government official justified a recent gun ban’s grandfather provisions for formerly lawful firearms – presumably included to appease law-abiding owners – by

The National Rifle Association dug deep for their latest attack on those pushing for reforming gun laws. They used a tweet from February 2020 to slam White House press secretary Jen Psaki over her stance on gun registration. On 5 February 2020, Ms Psaki tweeted: “Gun registration yes yes yes. It is a public health

The New Mexico Legislature adjourned sine die at noon today.  The following gun control measures were defeated this session, which was especially challenging with the Capitol closed to the public and committee hearings held via Zoom instead of in-person.  NRA-ILA appreciates all of you who participated in these meetings to voice your concerns about these bills, and

By EUGENE DANIELS  03/20/2021 09:33 AM EDT Updated 03/20/2021 11:08 AM EDT 2021-03-20T11:08-0400 Presented by The lack of attention until now stems from long-standing stereotypes of Asians, said Sen. Tammy Duckworth, the second of three Asian American women to serve in the Senate. | Candice Choi/AP Photo DRIVING THE DAY As the country grapples with

On Thursday, March 25, the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety will hear House Bill 1238, by Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg), House Bill 1911, by Rep. James White (R-Woodville), House Bill 1927, by Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler), and House Bill 2900, by Rep. Cole Hefner (R-Mount Pleasant), NRA-backed permitless carry proposals that would allow law-abiding