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Massachusetts: Senate Passes Sweeping Gun Control Without Public Hearing
On Thursday, February 1st, the Senate passed S.2572 late in the night without the bill ever receiving a public hearing, ignoring the concerns of Minority Leader Bruce Tarr and second amendment advocates across the state. The bill will now advance to joint committee, where the House and Senate will work to streamline this omnibus …
New Mexico: Four Radical Gun Control Bills Await House Floor Votes Any Day Now!
This week, the House Judiciary Committee fast-tracked 3 more extreme anti-gun proposals to the full New Mexico House of Representatives for consideration, where they now join House Bill 114 pending a floor vote. Please contact your State Representative TODAY and urge them to OPPOSE House Bill 114, House Bill 127, House …
Gun Control Laws & Enforcement Trends 2024
Report Highlights The amount of State gun laws nearly doubled between 1991 and 2016 (Source). The first Federal gun control law was passed in the 1934 National Firearms Act, which limited civilians’ access to machine guns, suppressors, short-barreled shotguns, and others (Source). Between 1886 and 2023, the Supreme Court of …
VA: BETRAYAL: GOP-BACKED GUN CONTROL PASSES THE HOUSE!
Dear friend, Anti-gun Democrats in Richmond continue to spew tyranny from their despotic tongues. They have advanced numerous gun control bills, including the “assault weapons” ban bill, HB 2. (You can read GOA’s breakdown of one of the worst “assault weapons” ban bills in the country here.) Buy All-American! Bring health …
Massachusetts: Sweeping Gun Control to Receive Vote Without Public Hearing
On Thursday, February 1st, the Senate will be holding a floor vote on S. 2572, a massive gun-control bill that will rewrite Massachusetts gun code. In an unprecedented move, progressive anti-gun politicians will be forcing this bill to the floor without a public hearing of any kind. That’s right, no public hearing, …
SUPREME COURT’S FISHERMAN CASE COULD UPEND EXECUTIVE GUN CONTROL OVERREACH
This is a fish story that could have seismic impacts for the way the federal government generates gun control regulations. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases – both challenging a National Marine Fisheries Service rule that requires commercial fishing boats to pay for government monitors that keep …
DID LOOSENING GUN CONTROL CAUSE A NATIONWIDE DROP IN HOMICIDES?
According to a recent study, the homicide rate in the United States plummeted in 2023. The drop was so drastic in fact, the study’s author was quoted saying that this is likely one of the fastest declines in homicides ever recorded. But is there a reason for the decline? We think …
GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES WONDER WHY NEW YORKERS TURN TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT
More than half of New Yorkers now believe their state is in decline and won’t get better soon. Go figure, crime is listed as the Number 2 reason for the reported despair – behind only the cripplingly high cost of living. Recent events have led to a surge in crime leaving countless New …
NRA blasts doctor who testified before Congress in gun violence hearing: ‘Gun control extremist’
The National Rifle Association (NRA) fired back at Yale School of Public Health Dean Megan Ranney’s claims during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week that Republican-controlled areas are most plagued by shootings compared to blue cities like Chicago. NRA spokesman Billy McLaughlin told Fox News Digital “the labeling of …
Virginia: Omnibus Gun Control Bills Filed Ahead of the 2024 Legislative Session
In Virginia, the pre-filing of legislation has begun for the 2024 session and anti-gun legislators are wasting no time in aggressively laying out their agenda. HB2 and SB2 were recently filed as companion omnibus bills, which include a litany of anti-gun proposals such as banning commonly owned semi-automatic firearms, implementing magazine capacity restrictions, and …