With Daniel Lippman ANTI-BIG TECH LOBBYIST HEADS TO THE HILL: Democrats on the House’s antitrust panel have tapped a top outside advocate for breaking up tech giants to serve as their top lawyer for the new Congress. Katie McInnis will be the chief Democratic counsel on the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, per Morning Tech.
When it comes to 7.62×39 vs. .308 , which of the popular .30-cals has more to offer the average shooter? Some may wonder, why even bother discussing 7.62×39 vs. .308 Winchester? The former is an intermediate cartridge, the latter a full-powered one. Even an amateur ballistician should understand these two cartridges have wildly different properties.
Today, the Judiciary Committee voted on a bipartisan vote, 5-1-2, to advance Legislative Bill 77, the constitutional carry bill. LB 77 recognizes the right of law-abiding adults to carry a firearm for self-defense without having to first pay fees or obtain government permission. It is now up for a floor vote. Please use the link below to contact
Rock Island Armory has recently unveiled the RIA 5.0 pistol, a new American-made 9mm with an interesting combination of features. Rock Island Armory has mostly been known for its imported handguns, but that may be about to change. At SHOT Show 2023, the company announced its first entirely American-made firearm, the RIA 5.0. It’s a
Today, two cases challenging California laws were appealed to the Ninth Circuit. The first case challenges Assembly Bill 173. That bill allows the state to disclose gun owners’ highly sensitive information to universities for “research” purposes. That information includes the individual’s name, address, place of birth, phone number, occupation, driver’s license or ID number, race,
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email There’s something allegorical about a particular portrait in Rep Maxwell Frost’s office. The landscape, created by The Highwaymen, a collective of Black painters native to his home state of Florida, depicts
A coalition led by the National Rifle Association this week sued to stop the Biden administration’s bid to regulate AR-style “pistols,” an effort that could prompt the Supreme Court to finally define what is allowed under the 231-year-old Second Amendment. While its suit is specifically aimed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Reloading with lead bullets is still relevant, and still effective. To say we’re in the midst of a component crunch just might be the understatement of the decade. There have been a few opportunities to snatch up some primers and powders, albeit at a significant price increase. And the cost of projectiles, when they’re available,
Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross With China hawks now dominating the thinking of both parties when it comes to Sino-American relations, Max Baucus is one of the leading voices warning that the hawks have things dangerously wrong. | Feng Li/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY WHITE HOUSE JARGON WATCH — We
We Cannot Accept Mass Murder – The Seattle Medium February 10, 2023 By Jesse Jackson (Trice Edney Wire) – Once more the horror. Three mass shootings in California – 11 killed at a ballroom dance hall in Monterey Park, seven killed at Half Moon Bay, and a week earlier, a 16-year-old mother and four others
Two companies that sold and shipped ammunition to the accused Santa Fe High School shooter have reached a settlement with the families of victims of the May 2018 massacre. Online ammunition seller Luckygunner LLC and a related company, Red Stag Fulfillment LLC, in 2020 were sued by Santa Fe families, who accused the companies of enabling
Should attorneys have the right to bring a gun into an Arkansas courthouse? That is the question presently before the Arkansas Supreme Court in a lawsuit filed by Conway attorney Chris Corbitt. Corbitt attempted to take his gun into a courthouse but was denied entry. His argument, which trial court Judge Herb Wright soundly rejected,
Gun sales and ownership have been hotly debated topics in the U.S. for decades, with many interested parties vying to be heard. The 1994 federal assault weapons ban was vigorously lobbied against by the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups, which argued that the legislation violated the Second Amendment. When the ban expired
Arkansas joined 24 other states in suing the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Thursday to block a recent regulation that restricts ownership of stabilizing braces for firearms, Attorney General Tim Griffin said in a news release, calling the ruling unlawful. The change went into effect Jan. 31 and affects a variety
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The shooting that killed a man in Boulder Creek on Jan. 28 followed two mass shootings in California, which themselves came amidst a flurry of gun violence across the U.S. In response, several Democratic lawmakers have teamed up with Gov. Gavin Newsom to craft legislation that would make obtaining a Carry a Concealed
(Photo by Bonnie Cash-Pool/Getty Images) It seems that “citing gun research without bothering to read it first” is no longer an affliction specific to Judge Ho! George Washington University Law School gadfly Jonathan Turley watched the State of the Union last night and has some thoughts on the prospect of an assault weapons ban to
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Gun safety bills are advancing at the Minnesota Legislature, backed by Democrats who are hoping their new control of both chambers will help them pass proposals that Republicans were able to
By Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A coalition of primarily GOP-led led states sued the Biden administration Thursday in an effort to block a new federal rule that subjects pistol-stabilizing braces to additional regulations, including higher taxes, longer waiting periods and registration. The rule, announced earlier this year by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,