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Topeka Capitol Journal: Kansas Senate Committee Restores Medical Facility Exemption to Conceal-Carry Law
The committee’s vote took the bill back to a form in which those four state hospitals, the University of Kansas Health System, adult care homes and community mental health facilities wouldn’t be required to adhere to the 2013 Kansas law opening public buildings to carriers of concealed guns after July 1.
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URGENT: TX Knife Bill Needs Your Support
Remember Lt. Governor Patrick likely supports HB1935, but has to prioritize hundreds of bills tonight, so be respectful and simply say to whomever answers: "I am calling to respectfully request the Lt. Governor please bring HB1935 up for a vote as soon as possible, thank you."
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Guns.com: NY Lawmakers Push Bill Requiring Child-Proof Triggers on Guns
The bill, S.3444, would make it illegal to sell or transfer handguns one year after its passage unless the firearm was designed to where a five-year-old could not pull the trigger.
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We Did It - Two Anti-Gun NV Bills are Dead
Two anti-gun bills FPC and our supporters have repeatedly contacted Nevada legislators about died Friday when they weren’t acted on by a committee deadline.
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Cleveland: Ohio Bill would Decriminalize Carrying Concealed Handguns in Schools, Other Gun-Free Zones
Rep. John Becker, a Clermont County Republican, sponsored a bill decriminalizing the violation
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Fox News: Demand Soars for Concealed Carry Permits, Data Shows
The number of concealed carry permits in the United States has topped 15 million over the last year, according to data collected by the Crime Prevention Research Center.
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Oklahoma Governor Signs Bill that Lifts Ban of Carry on Public Transportation
Governor Mary Fallin of Oklahoma signed SB 397 over the weekend to allow licensed concealed carry permit holders to bring their firearm with them on public buses.
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NBC 2: Florida Concealed Weapons Permit Site Hacked
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says the data breach affects more than 16,000 people and some social security numbers may be at risk.
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Louisiana Record: New Orleans Lifts Stun Gun Ban
She said that because of the decision, the city had no choice but to lift the stun gun ban.
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Breitbart: Dallas Sheriff Joins Gabby Giffords’ Gun Control Group, Comes Out Against Concealed Carry
Like Giffords, Michael Bloomberg, and Bloomberg-funded gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety, Valdez is calling for Congress to refuse to pass legislation that would make the concealed carry permit of one state valid in every state.
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Secret Gun Confiscation Hearing Oregon Bill is Still a Risk!
One of Ceasefire Oregon's main priorities this year is passing SB 719, which provides for secret hearings for Extreme Risk Protection Orders - orders which, if granted, prohibit a person from possessing a firearm for a year.
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Fresno Bee: State Releases New Assault Weapon Rules after Threat of Legal Action
“Even now, our attorneys are continuing to explore possible legal action. The DOJ and (state) Office of Administrative Law’s denial of constitutional rights was outrageous and we don’t want to see this kind of obstruction happen again.”
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Guns.com: NJ Bill would Mandate State ‘Firearm Violence Research Center’
“Too little is known about firearm violence and prevention, and not enough research has been done,” notes the bill, sponsored by state Sen. Fred Madden, D-Camden/Gloucester.
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Firearms Policy Coalition Acquires New California DOJ “Bullet-Button Assault Weapons” Regulations Through FPC’s Regulatory Watch Program
“FPC’s Regulatory Watch program has once again proved its value in ensuring that the State of California does not advance its gun control agenda behind closed doors,” said FPC President Brandon Combs. “Our staff and attorneys are already reviewing these regulations for legal violations.”
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Lott: Shooting Down Myths of ‘Gun-Free Zones’ in Schools
Permit holders have stopped dozens of would-be mass public shootings in malls, churches, schools, universities and town centers. In none of these cases has a permit holder ever shot a bystander. Nor have police ever accidentally shot a permit holder.
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Guns.com: Obama-Era Gun Control Rule Officially Dead
The rule added during the Obama Administration to bar certain Social Security recipients from buying guns has been listed as unpublished by the Federal Register.
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Wichita Eagle: Kansas Senators Fight over Guns at Hospitals, Colleges Before Returning Bill to Committee
The debate came as some lawmakers push for changes before July 1. After that date, public hospitals, state psychiatric hospitals and college campuses will no longer be able to prohibit concealed weapons.
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Red State: A Picture Says More than a Thousand Words about CA Politician’s Hypocrisy
It takes some big cajones – or maybe just a Clintonesque level of self-deception – to post that (with a GUN emoji, no less!)
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Guns.com: San Francisco Settles Suit with 5 Out-of-State Suppliers Over Magazine ‘Repair Kits’
“Californians have spoken clearly. We don’t want these weapons in our communities,” Herrera said in a statement.
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Washington Post: Law Enforcement Leaders Join Gabrielle Giffords in Gun Control Push
A group of law enforcement leaders and gun control activists led by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly are launching a lobbying effort Tuesday to oppose Congressional bills which would decrease federal regulation of silencers and nationalize concealed carry permitting.
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Arizona Doesn’t Need Gabby Giffords’ Kind of “Common Sense”
Now Giffords’ group has partnered with the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence - a group which gives gun grabbing legislators “toolkits” to help them draft gun control laws.
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Guns.com: South Carolina Senate Sends Firearms Retention Bill to Governor
South Carolina lawmakers passed a bill last week that will ensure individuals filing for bankruptcy will not have to forfeit all of their firearms.
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AP: Bill to Ban Local Gun Laws Likely Dead for Year in Nebraska
The bill would have prohibited local governments from gun ownership, possession and transportation. Law enforcement groups and some urban senators say Omaha and Lincoln need different laws because of higher crime.
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Guns.com: Texas Constitutional Carry Bills ‘All but Dead’ this Session
Stickland places the blame for the bills stagnation on several things, but called out GOP bosses in the chamber for not voting HB 375 out of committee and dragging their feet on moving HB 1911 to the floor.
