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Fox News: New California Bill Aims to Protect Citizens From Gun Suicides
A California lawmaker introduced legislation Wednesday that aims to protect Californians from gun suicides, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, introduced AB1927, in order to bar people from buying a gun if they are struggling with suicidal thoughts or fear they are a danger to themselves.
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WSJ Op-Ed: I have OCD. Don't I have gun rights?
Those, like me, who suffer from mental illness come in millions of different degrees of severity and functionality. Experts these days talk about patients not as having autism but being on the “autism spectrum.” Is there an obsessive-compulsive spectrum, too? A spectrum for every disorder? Back to my gun. You wouldn’t have known that I have possibly worrisome issues if I hadn’t outed myself by writing this. How many people like me are out there? It’s impossible to know.
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FPC Files Opposition to Numerous Federal Gun Control Proposals Including “Extreme Risk Protection Orders,” Mandatory Reporting of NICS Denials
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has announced its strong opposition to a number of federal gun control proposals. This week alone, FPC has filed formal letters of opposition and sent legislative alerts on the following federal bills and issues to elected officials and staff.
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NY Daily News: Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs gun control bill after Parkland school shooting
Surrounded by families of those who died in the attack, Scott said he was signing the measures into law because "this is a time for us to come together, roll up our sleeves and get it done."
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Guns.com: Washington latest state to ban bump stock devices
Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat who was among the first to call for a ban on the devices last year, signed legislation Tuesday to outlaw bump stocks in Washington.
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CBS Local: Legislators, protesters push to restrict firearm sales
“You can sign up for the military at 18 and get a gun, but as a private citizen you can’t get a gun? It just doesn’t make sense to us,” said Robert Imhoff of the Santa Clara County Libertarian Party.
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Guns.com: NPR poll suggests support for "assault weapons" ban down since October
A joint Ipsos and National Public Radio poll conducted last month found support for banning “assault-style” rifles has declined 7 percent since October.
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Daily Caller: High school teacher suspended for pro-gun comments
Cherry Hill High School history teacher Timothy Locke, 59, said he was placed on administrative leave last week because he spoke out in one of his classes about arming teachers and ramping up school security to try and prevent a school shooting.
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Daily Caller: NAACP urges national gun confiscation
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson called for a national gun confiscation program in a syndicated column through Black Press USA on Monday. Johnson said that “fear and terror still exist in our children’s classrooms” because of the “National Rifle Association and the politicians [sic] that support them.”
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Hot Air: 82% of Democrats favor banning all semiautomatic weapons, according to poll
YouGov asked people whether they favor or oppose banning semiautomatic weapons. Note: Not semiautomatic rifles, which some might incorrectly but understandably treat as a question about AR-15s or “assault weapons.” YouGov asked about semiautomatic weapons. That means handguns too. Result: Democrats support the ban by 82%.
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Guns.com: Small business lender will stop loans for AR makers
“The technology community must work to prevent these horrifying and heartbreaking events from robbing our children of their futures,” the company said, adding the company will donate up to $350,000 to victims and to gun violence prevention charities.
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Guns.com: Bloomberg group chips in $2.5 million for student gun control rallies
Everytown announced Friday they were making 500 grants available to fund demonstrations modeled after the planned march by Parkland, Florida students. The $5,000 grants would be to those who want to organize “sibling marches” to coincide with the March for our Lives event planned by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students on March 24. Everytown said the funds are meant to provide resources to those who plan events stressing the need to pass gun control legislation.
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Eric Holder: Ban AR-15s and high capacity magazines
Former Attorney General Eric Holder discussed on Friday strategy for how to achieve what he views as meaningful gun control with Parkland, Fla., shooting survivor David Hogg. The pair participated in a panel in the "Overtime" segment of Bill Maher's “Real Time” on HBO, and Holder said some restrictions politicians are looking at – banning bump stocks and raising the age needed to buy semi-automatic rifles – are not sufficient.
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Statesmen Journal: More gun retailers raising the age of firearm sales to 21 years old
More retailers across the nation are reacting to calls for gun reform by stopping firearm sales to anyone younger than 21. Eugene-based Bi-Mart was the latest to join the growing list of stores making the policy shift, which already includes Fred Meyer, Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods.
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Bearing Arms: Debbie Wasserman Shultz's ban on 'high capacity, rapid-fire magazines'
Democratic Representative and former DNC chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz wants to keep us from being able to buy "high capacity, rapid-fire magazines."
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PassHR5112.com - FPC Supports New Bill to Repeal Age-Based Ban on Handgun Sales
PassHR5112.com - FPC has announced its strong support of H.R.5112, an important new bill introduced by Congressman Thomas Massie (R - Kentucky). The SAFER Voter Act would allow law-abiding, legal adults under the age of 21 to purchase handguns from licensed firearm dealers.
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FPC Requests Veto of Washington “Bump-Stock” Ban Bill SB 5992
In FPC’s veto request, Watson said that “Senate Bill 5992 would impinge on the fundamental rights of law-abiding Washingtonians,” and that the bill “would enact vague and ambiguous new terms, impose a broad, confiscatory ban on a far-reaching class of currently-legal firearm devices, and subject law-abiding Washingtonians to serious criminal liability under arbitrary and capricious enforcement of the laws.”
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SFGate: California lawmakers push 10 new gun control bills
California lawmakers on Monday proposed 10 new gun control bills to the state's nation-leading gun restrictions in the wake of the latest mass shooting in Florida.
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Guns.com: Illinois House passes 4 gun control measures
Headed to Rauner, a Republican, is a long-stalled Senate proposal to require additional licensing for gun stores in the Land of Lincoln. The trio of gun control bills booted up to the Senate aims to ban bump stocks, establish a 72-hour waiting period for commonly owned semi-automatic rifles, and up the age to buy guns characterized as “assault weapons” to 21.
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Guns.com: Congressman introduces bill to lower federal handgun age to 18
A Kentucky Republican has introduced a measure that flips the argument on current trending gun control legislation by holding the age to buy any gun in the U.S. should be dropped to 18.
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FPC slams corporate ‘virtue signaling’; says Dick’s, Wal-Mart, Kroger’s age-based gun and ammo bans could be illegal
“If these corporations are going to put themselves on the wrong side of a bitter culture war over our Constitution and Second Amendment rights, then law-abiding Americans are going to take their business elsewhere,” commented FPC Grassroots Director Richard Thomson. “Dick’s, Wal-Mart, and Kroger are alienating millions of their customers and going out of their way to take troubling political positions.”
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Guns.com: Disappointment, disgust sweeps across gun industry after Dick's Sporting Goods ditches 'assault-style' rifles
Gun groups reacted with disappointment and disgust this week after Dick’s Sporting Goods announced new policies banning firearm sales to customers under 21 and discontinuing its inventory of assault-style rifles.
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Times-Herald: An 18-year-old can't buy a beer but can buy a rifle in California, should that change?
Dan Reeves, chief of staff for California state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, said state lawmakers have “been focused on trying to make these rifles less lethal and haven’t focused so much on the age of the person.” But some gun-control advocates say it’s time to reconsider that.
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The Sacramento Bee: Trump says he's open to Feinstein's assault weapons age limit - or even a ban
President Donald Trump raised the issue, unprompted, during a roughly hour-long televised meeting with Feinstein and other members of Congress Wednesday afternoon at the White House. “I think it’s something you have to think about,” Trump said at the gathering to discuss school safety. “It doesn’t make sense that I have to wait until I’m 21 to get a handgun but I can get this weapon at 18,” he added, referring to assault rifles.
