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New Hampshire: Constitutional/Permitless Carry Legislation Heads to the Governor!
Today, February 9, the full House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 12 by a vote of 200-97. SB 12 will now go to Governor Chris Sununu for final consideration. Please contact Governor Sununu and urge him to sign SB 12 into law. Please click the “Take Action” button below to contact the Governor. …
NRA: Federal Appeals Court’s Shocking Pronouncement on Your Rights
Article first appeared at Cheaper than Dirt. Lawful Gun Carriers Must Forfeit Other Rights If you thought your Second Amendment rights were safe with the election of a new President, you may have to rethink your position. Rulings such as this, especially given the first decision and the Justice Department’s …
Gun Store Employees Trade Gunfire With Fleeing Men. Was It Legal?
Article first appeared at Cheaper than Dirt. Perhaps you heard what recently happened to our friends at Full Armor Firearms in Houston. After 13 burglaries in five years, including one earlier this month, owner James Hillin asked two of his employees to stay overnight in the store. During the night, two …
Breaches in Australia and California Show Danger of Centralized Gun Owner Data
Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. Gun rights supporters understand that gun licensing and registration facilitates gun confiscation. Centralized data on gun owners and firearms has long been used to institute subsequent gun controls in the U.S. and abroad. For instance, in 1967 New York City enacted a law requiring that …
Disinformation Campaign on the Hearing Protection Act Continues
Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. This month the Hearing Protection Act of 2017 was introduced in the Senate by Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) with co-sponsors Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Rand Paul (R-KY) as S.59. Representatives Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and John Carter (R-TX) – together with 42 co-sponsors – introduced …
Congress Set to Roll Back Social Security Gun Ban
Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. Next week, Congress is expected to begin the review and potential repeal of a host of Obama Administration regulations put in place during the last 60 days of Obama’s tenure under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Among the regulations specifically targeted for action is the …
Federal Appeals Court’s Shocking Pronouncement: Lawful Gun Carriers Must Forfeit Other Rights
Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. The election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency has many gun owners feeling more secure about their Second Amendment rights than they have in nearly a decade. But a decision this week by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is …
Unlocking Freedom: 4 More States Considering “Permitless” Carry Measures
Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. The “permitless” carry train is once again leaving the station, with four additional states seeking to deregulate the lawful carry of concealed firearms for self-defense. Eleven states—Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming— already have such laws …
Will California Bury Gun Owners With A Bullet Button Ban?
Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for California gun owners, the drought and wildfires turn to rioting, earthquakes, mudslides and tsunamis. As a fitting finale to a year in which Sacramento passed seven new anti-gun laws on the day before …
Concealed Carry Law Expanded in Ohio
Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. A measure signed last week by Ohio Gov. John Kasich makes several important changes to the Buckeye State’s concealed carry law, including expanding the places where those with valid Concealed Handgun Licenses (CHL) may carry handguns for personal protection. Senate Bill 199 removes the …