Yesterday, the Senate passed a substitute version of Senate Bill 2, to impose a Maryland-style “handgun qualified purchase card” and a handgun transfer registry. It now goes to the House, where it will soon receive a committee assignment. Please contact your state representative and ask them to OPPOSE SS 1 for SB 2. Senate Substitute
CNN — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the current Republican favorite to be the party’s nominee for governor in 2024, has a long history of remarks viciously mocking and attacking teenage survivors of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, for their advocacy for gun control measures. In posts
Former president Donald Trump could soon face new charges now that several members of the Proud Boys have been found guilty of seditious conspiracy, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Weissmann said. On Thursday, a jury convicted four members of the far-right group, including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, of seditious conspiracy for trying to prevent
SAO PAULO (AP) — Jonathan Schmidt just made the deadline, arriving at Federal Police headquarters in the center of Rio de Janeiro with a travel bag carrying a golden pistol and seven rifles, one peeking out of the zipper. “I’m in love with guns,” said Schmidt. “I’d have over 2,000 if the government allowed.” He
Last week, the House voted 69-36 to pass House Bill 1543, to repeal the prohibition on adults aged 18-20 from acquiring firearms. Although the bill has no Senate companion, it will now move to the Senate for further consideration. House Bill 1543 amends Florida’s minimum age requirement for purchasing or acquiring firearms from licensed dealers from 21
I wrote about the mass-killing of children and teachers at the school in Nashville just a month ago. I will keep writing about this gun madness for as long as it takes. To support my efforts in this cause, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. The manhunt for the suspect accused of killing four adults
Nikki Haley hosted a town hall at Murphy’s Taproom in Bedford, New Hampshire, on April 26th, continuing her Presidential campaign and her New Hampshire Town Hall series. Haley hosted a town hall here at NHIOP in February after announcing her campaign for President. Haley began the event with her usual stump speech. She cited her
On Wednesday, the Maine Senate held a floor vote on LD 1255, a gun ban that would have prohibited law-abiding citizens from carrying firearms at polling locations. Thanks to the strong response of NRA members and Second Amendment supporters, the bill was defeated. NRA-ILA would like to thank all lawmakers who defended the Second Amendment
Texas Announces May 23 Deadline for Water Utilities to Apply for $213 Million in Funding to Locate & Replace Lead Pipes – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Thursday, May 4, 2023 · 631,786,447 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution
Yesterday, the House voted 35-24 (with 1 excused), along party lines, to pass House Bill 2005 B, the anti-gun package requested by Governor Tina Kotek and Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum that got combined into one omnibus bill. It now goes directly to the Senate, which has scheduled the first reading on the floor for today. Please contact
Jordan Neely lies unconscious on the floor of the F train after another passenger placed him in a chokehold on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. (Paul Martinka via AP) A man was choked to death on the F train in New York City this week. The victim, who appeared to be homeless, was
Thirty-nine percent of Gen Z and millennial Republicans support stricter gun regulation, according to YouGov. This may not sound like a lot, but it’s 17% more than the 22% of older Republicans who support more gun control. Republicans like to act as if these young voters do not matter, but their turnout and strength are
Last week, Governor Josh Green signed House Bill 426 into law. Yesterday, the House and Senate both voted to adopt the conference committee version of Senate Bill 1230. It will soon be transmitted to Gov. Green’s desk. Please click here to contact Gov. Green and urge him to veto SB 1230. House Bill 426 aims to
However, I have some concerns on presentation, content and balance. While I understand the media’s preoccupation with mass shootings, I feel that it minimizes the daily murders that also happen and that result in many more deaths than any mass shooting. How about putting some additional emphasis on that statistic? These murders should never be accepted
Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock warned “nobody is safe” amid the continued plague of gun violence sweeping the U.S. after a mass shooting killed one and injured four at an Atlanta medical facility. The Democrat’s speech came after five women were shot, including one fatally, in a waiting room of Northside Hospital Medical in midtown. The
The Montana legislature has adjourned from the 2023 session. Thanks to the hard work of Representative Ler, Governor Greg Gianforte has signed HB 356 into law, which ensures that taxpayers don’t fund businesses that discriminate against the firearm industry. This bill is crucial in preventing anti-gun corporations, banks, and executives from imposing gun control through
One person was killed and four others injured in a mass shooting at a high-rise Midtown Atlanta hospital that put Georgia’s capital city on edge and immediately sparked calls on all levels of government for more action on gun safety. The shooting happened around lunchtime in a waiting room at the Northside Hospital Midtown medical
The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror on a loop roughly once a week so far this year. The carnage has taken 88 lives in 17 mass killings over 111 days. Each time, the killers wielded firearms. Only 2009 was marked by as many such tragedies in
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