Concealed Rights

In most parts of the United States it’s completely legal to hurt or kill someone you think is threatening you, in any location, even if there’s a way you could escape the situation. This wasn’t always the case. Since 2005, the National Rifle Association and the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council have helped make these

Republican swooning over former President Donald Trump’s policies is starting to break. Potential 2024 rival Chris Christie has attacked Mr. Trump’s record as the 45th president in unusually stark terms, opening the door to closer scrutiny of Mr. Trump’s wins and losses on the policy front. Mr. Christie, who is considering his own White House

Today, starting at 1:00PM, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a work session and vote on Assembly Bill 354, to increase “gun-free zones” where law-abiding citizens are left defenseless, and Assembly Bill 355, to further deny Second Amendment rights to young adults. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE AB 354 and AB

Fears grow in North Carolina as ultra-extreme Republican eyes governor’s mansion If Mark Robinson wins gubernatorial race in 2024 there would be no one to hold back a wave of rightwing bills in the state To Mark Robinson, gay and transgender people are “filth”, homosexuality is an abominable sin, and the transgender movement is “demonic”

Show Caption Hide Caption Florida Legislature: What companies are driving legislation? In this excerpt from the Florida Pulse, reporters talk about companies involved in this year’s legislative session. Rob Landers, Florida Today TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s Republican-dominated Legislature passed about 200 bills during the 2023 legislative session, which wrapped up on Friday afternoon. That’s only a

America the terrorized: The death grip of gun rights in the United States | The Hill Skip to content Opinion>Civil Rights The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Getty Images We Americans have always considered our country exceptional. Today, we are exceptionally well-armed and vulnerable to being

Yesterday, the Hawaii Legislature adjourned sine die from its 2023 session. During this session, the Legislature continued Hawaii’s increasing encroachments against Second Amendment rights, with schemes that other anti-gun state legislatures are trying as well. They first passed, and Governor Josh Green signed, House Bill 426, to open the door for anti-gun zealots to bankrupt

This week, HB 189, originally titled the ‘NC Constitutional Carry Act’, moved through several committees in the North Carolina House of Representatives. As drafted, this legislation would have removed unnecessary government permission slips to exercise your Second Amendment rights. ​Unfortunately, the bill was amended in committee to include a mandatory training and education requirement; as a result, the bill was no longer constitutional carry. The bill title was changed

A local television reporter is accused of using South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s personal cellphone number to make a prank phone call to the former chair of the state’s Republican Party, court documents show. An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for Austin Goss, the now-former Capitol Bureau reporter for Sioux Falls’ Dakota News Now. Goss

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla) supported a bill that would allow 18-year-olds to buy a firearm in Florida.  Current state law requires residents to be at least 21 to purchase a gun. However, if the bill reaches the governor’s desk, more people can buy firearms to defend themselves.  Speaking to reporters, DeSantis cited his experience as

On Friday, May 5th, the Vermont House will be holding a floor vote on H230, a “kitchen-sink” gun control bill that greatly infringes your Second Amendment rights. This dangerous anti-gun bill violates Vermont citizens’ Second Amendment rights by implementing a slew of anti-gun laws. This bill includes a laundry list of gun control measures, including mandatory

Editor, In response to the letter by Nancy Mayer in the Whidbey News-Times issue of April 12, I have this to say: No pro-gun person or organization condones the unlawful use of any firearm. State and federal laws determine who can own a gun legally, not the NRA or the GOP. Neither the NRA nor

A local television reporter is accused of using South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s personal cellphone number to make a prank phone call to the former chair of the state’s Republican Party, court documents show. An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for Austin Goss, the now-former Capitol Bureau reporter for Sioux Falls’ Dakota News Now. Goss

SAO PAULO (AP) — Jonathan Schmidt arrived at the federal police headquarters in downtown Rio de Janeiro with an overnight bag containing a golden pistol and seven rifles, one of which was sticking out of the zipper. “I’m in love with guns,” Schmidt said. “I’d have more than 2,000 if the government let me.” Schmidt’s