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Maryland: Gun Control Bills Up for Committee Hearings This Week
Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will hear House Bill 636, legislation that increases penalties, broadens definitions, and places strict requirements on the storage of firearms in Maryland. HB 636’s cross-file, Senate Bill 646, is also scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Thursday. The Senate Judicial …
Police Association, Virginia Law Enforcement Officers Oppose Gun Control Laws
Growing opposition to new Virginia gun-control laws now includes a Georgia-based organization representing over 50,000 law-enforcement officers. “The law enforcement community and the citizens they are sworn to protect have no reason to fear an armed, law-abiding citizen,” Sean McGowan, executive director of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association (SSPBA), …
Utah: Multiple Gun Control Bills Introduced During First Week of 2020 Session
The Utah Legislature began its 2020 legislative session last Monday, and anti-gun lawmakers are already introducing numerous gun control bills. It is important that gun owners and sportsmen across Utah stay actively involved in these issues throughout 2020. Multiple gun control measures have already been introduced and your legislators need to …
Maryland: House and Senate Judiciary Committees to Consider Gun Control Legislation Tomorrow
The House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee are slated to consider separate gun control measures tomorrow, and committee members need to hear from you! Please click the “Take Action” button to contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE House Bill 302 and Senate Bill 208. House …
Vermont: Gun Control Bills Proposed
Lawmakers in Montpelier didn’t wait long before trying to pass extreme gun control legislation. One would think that the state doesn’t have any real problems, and legislators can focus on the pet projects of their choosing. No opioid epidemic or budget issues which need to be addressed. Just political grandstanding. Given these real world …
Democratic Debate Skirts Extreme Gun Control Stances Yet Again, Bloomberg Doesn’t
The Democratic Party presidential debate Jan. 14 in Des Moines, Iowa, followed the trend set by recent debates and failed to address the extreme stances taken by candidates regarding your Second Amendment rights. Though he wasn’t present at the debate, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg still found a …
Hawaii: Gun Control Measures Introduced With More on the Way
The Hawaii Legislature opened on Wednesday and an onslaught of bills targeting your Second Amendment Rights have been introduced. Below, find a brief description of the more significant anti-gun bills that were introduced this week. House Bill 1599, House Bill 1734, and Senate Bill 2152 would change the permitting system for the purchase of rifles …
Virginia Legislators Barely Back Off Extreme Gun Control Stances
Anti-gun legislators in Virginia recently adjusted their stance on completely outlawing semi-automatic firearms, allowing that you may keep the ones you already legally own, but only if you register them with the state. Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed ban on commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms will reportedly include a grandfather clause for current …
A Brief History of Gun Control in America
Gun control is not new in the United States, it has been tried often to little effect at quelling murder. What has followed gun control in the United States is active government-enforced attempts at controlling certain segments of the population, restraining the freedom of movement and limiting acts of self-government. …
The Tyranny Of Gun Control In Virginia
We do not hear much about how Virginia is planning to name a large number of favorable weapons as what they call, “assault weapons.” What is an assault weapon? What is the first definition of an assault weapon? Why did other weapons not originally Not defined as “assault weapons” get …