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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added during the Obama Administration to bar certain Social Security recipients from buying guns has been listed as unpublished by the Federal Register.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.
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Breitbart: Counties with Highest Murder Rates Among Lowest in Gun Ownership
A study conducted by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) shows that U.S. counties with the highest murder rates are among those with the lowest rates of gun ownership.
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Las Vegas Review Journal: Proposed Ban on Guns in Libraries Irks 2nd Amendment Supporters
The bill applies to the open carry of firearms; current law allows public libraries to prohibit concealed firearms, Denis said. The Las Vegas Democrat stressed the bill allows libraries to develop their own policies on firearms and does not outright ban them.
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FPC Applauds WA Gov. Inslee’s Signing of SB 5552 Gun Law Reform Bill
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) applauded Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s approval of Senate Bill 5552 today, which was passed by the state legislature on a unanimous vote. Prior to passage, the bill was amended to include new FPC-supported exemptions to I-594 transfer restrictions for law-abiding gun owners.
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Houston Chronicle: Texas Senate Votes to Let Teachers Keep Guns in their Cars
The Texas Senate approved a bill would allow teachers and school employees keep firearms in their vehicles parked on campus Monday, however critics said they worry about the dangers of keeping guns near children.
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Guns.com: Bill Introduced to Mandate Only ‘Smart’ Handguns to Be Made Within 5 Years
A New York Democrat has introduced a measure to the U.S. House which would require the sale of handguns with authorized user technology.
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Baltimore Sun: Guns for Bail? Baltimore City Council Considers It
On Monday, the City Council took up a resolution that would lend its support to the idea. The council will consider the measure as the city scrambles to contain a surge in gun violence that has killed 118 people this year and wounded 200 more, and has city officials leaning on the federal government for help.
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STOP the Anti-Gun Brady/Baker Act
They think you’re stupid, and that you don’t know that guns are "dangerous" when you go to purchase one. Baker’s childish AB 1525 seeks to force gun manufacturers and dealers to put warning labels on guns and signs around their stores. This is in addition to literally dozens of other warning signs that are on the premises.
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Guns.com: Gun and Knife Reform Bill Signed into Law in Georgia
Deal approved the proposal, HB 292, which makes a host of changes to the Peachtree State’s gun and knife laws on Monday along with a host of other bills without comment. The measure passed the House 110-49 and the Senate 37-16 in March and had been on Deal’s desk since April 5.
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A Gun Control Proposal so Bad that Gun Grabbers Agree with Us!
Gun buyback programs have been tried - and have failed - over and over and over again. The failure of these programs to do ANYTHING to prevent crime is noted by publications such as USA Today and Everytown-funded The Trace.
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Lifezette: Fabio’s Advice to Americans: ‘Don’t Ever Give Up Your Guns’
He added, "The day you give up your weapon in the United States, the United States is going to be history."
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MLive: Bill Would Eliminate Michigan Pistol Registration Mandate
Chatfield's house bill 4554 would make that last step optional, and eliminate the $250 fine for not registering. It would also allow people who have already registered to request the Michigan State Police remove their information from the registry.
