Article first appeared on Ammoland.com Potomac, Maryland –-(Ammoland.com)- On Thursday at 4:30 AM, a police Special Operations Division Tactical Unit executed a “high-risk” search warrant at the Potomac Maryland house of 21-year-old Duncan Socrates Lemp. During the raid, police shot and killed Lemp. Potomac is a wealthy suburb of Washington …

While law-abiding citizens are preoccupied with keeping themselves and loved ones healthy, anti-gun legislators advanced unnecessary gun control legislation, House Bill 4. Instead of using the time left in the shortened session to assure the well-being of their constituents, delegates hid behind closed doors and passed the long gun transfer …

Article first appeared on Ammoland.com Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- House Speaker Mac McCutcheon sent a letter to the Alabama Sheriffs Association (ASA) voicing his support for passage of the lifetime carry permit bill (HB 39) in this year’s legislative session. “All of the ideas proposed over the last several years …

The school board in Culpeper County, Va., unanimously approved a motion to offer free firearm- and hunter-safety education to middle-school students and voted 5-2 to further explore the idea of using the NRA Eddie Eagle GunSafe program in elementary schools. “The more we educate our young people on how to …

The City of Champaign is holding an emergency meeting this morning to consider Council Bill No. 2020-022 granting extraordinary powers to the mayor following a declaration of an emergency. Among them is the power to ban transferring firearms and ammunition. This proposal will not only ban sales, but will also …

Yesterday, March 12th, the Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs heard three anti-gun bills, passing both HB 1902 and HB 2744 with amendments and deferring HB 2736. House Bill 1902 HD2 prohibits possession of magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds. These so called “high capacity” magazines …

Today at 1:30pm, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider “red flag” repeal legislation, House Bill 1271.  It is extremely important that NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT this legislation. House Bill 1271 repeals Colorado’s extreme “red flag” gun confiscation law …

Article first appeared on Ammoland.com USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- There is often some disagreement about the best way to carry a gun in public. Some gun-owners are adamant about open-carry and some believe concealed-carry is best. Regardless of your position, most gun-owners agree that the decision should be left to the …

Article first appeared on Ammoland.com Albany, New York –-(Ammoland.com)- New York State has one of the most robust “red flag” laws in the country. It allows a petitioner to seek an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) if there is a threat of violence against others. At a pro-abortion rally, Senator …

Article first appeared on Ammoland.com Virginia – -(AmmoLand.com)- Several bills moved out of conference this week: HB 2 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty. This bill was amended by the Senate to only require background checks on the sale of firearms, loaning a firearm to a friend or …