Recent News and Updates
Florida Alert! URGE Governor Scott to SIGN HB-1355
False information is being circulated about House Bill 1355 by people who do not have a clue what the bill actually does or why it is needed. Many gun owners are being deceived by reckless people ... read more
Hugo’s gun dream
A new law in Venezuela bans the sale of guns, requires universal gun registration and threatens to send violators to prison for 20 years. The law, which was “guaranteed” to save lives, was not ... read more
U.S. Supreme Court grants 2nd time extension in Illinois guns decision
The U.S. Supreme Court granted an extension Tuesday for Illinois’s attorney general to decide whether to appeal a court order permitting the state’s gun owners to carry concealed ... read more
Biden vows to ‘beat the gun lobby’ by passing stronger laws, touts administrative progress
A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to “beat the gun lobby” by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately ... read more
Colorado: State verifies signatures for recall of anti-gun Senate President John Morse
Enough signatures were verified Tuesday to make Senate President John Morse the first state-level elected official to face a recall election.
... read moreNew Mexico: Santa Fe City Council to consider gun restrictions
The Santa Fe City Council is scheduled to weigh a proposal next week that would impose strict regulations on the number of bullets in gun magazines allowed in the city limits.Councilors Patti ... read more
North Carolina: Sheriffs’ Association Attempting to Derail Repeal of Permit to Purchase
This week, the state House of Representatives is scheduled to vote to concur on the state Senate’s improvements to an omnibus right-to-carry reform bill, House Bill 937. However, the North ... read more
Massachusetts: Your Presence is Needed at Public Hearing Tomorrow
Tomorrow, June 19, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security is scheduled to hear 54 bills that could impact your Second Amendment rights. This hearing will take place at Cape ... read more
Guns, public education, and stupidity
Josh Welch is a normal eight-year-old boy. One day in school he bit a Pop Tart into the shape of a gun. “It was already a rectangle and I just kept on biting it and biting it and tore off the top ... read more
New Jersey: Anti-gun bill moves forward
A state Assembly panel advanced broad and controversial gun control legislation today, less than two weeks after it stalled in another committee amid Democratic infighting.
... read moreIllinois AG seeks another delay on Illinois’ concealed carry
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to decide whether to appeal a lower court’s order saying citizens should be allowed to publicly carry ... read more
Armed father rescues daughter from home invader, The Press-Enterprise, San Bernardino, Calif. 06/16/13
A father and daughter were at their home in San Bernardino, Calif. when the daughter was confronted by a home invader. Upon seeing the intruder, the daughter screamed for help, at which point the ... read more
White House cites progress on executive gun controls
The White House says President Obama is close to completing a series of executive actions to address gun violence, but they are not a substitute for congressional legislation.
... read moreTexas: Perry signs handful of gun bills that tweak CHL laws
A number of bills from a pretty lengthy list did pass that alter how Texans can be licensed to carry and where they can carry, so if your CHL is about to expire, some of these might apply:
... read moreOhio: Senate Committee to Take Public Comment on Important Right-to-Carry Confidentiality Legislation this Wednesday
This Wednesday, June 19, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee will be taking testimony on legislation to further protect the confidentiality of Concealed Handgun License (CHL) holders, Senate Bill ... read more
