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DNAinfo: Ban Guns From Party Buses, Rahm Says After Latest Arrests On Board
Emanuel, speaking to reporters at an unrelated event in Calumet Heights on Monday, said he wants to explore every possible way of keeping guns off the buses — even if officials have to "push the envelope" of their strategy.
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WBTW: SC Gov. McMaster Supports Open Carry Bill
"Governor McMaster appreciates the House’s hard work on this bill, believes it is constitutional, and will sign it if it reaches his desk,” said McMaster’s spokesperson, Brian Symmes.
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Guns.com: Montana Governor Vetoes Restaurant Carry Bill
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock vetoed and sent a bill back to lawmakers Friday that would have allowed lawful gun owners to carry concealed firearms in restaurants that serve alcohol.
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Breitbart: Moms Demand Action Founder: ‘Caring Americans’ Support Gun Control
During an April 16 appearance on MSNBC, Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts suggested “caring Americans” support gun control, while others support or at least tolerate “the gun lobby.”
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Omaha World-Herald: Senators Advance Bill that Would End Local Gun Regulations in Nebraska in Favor of State Law
Nebraska lawmakers signaled Wednesday they intend to pull rank on local elected officials when it comes to regulating guns.
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Firearms Rationing Bill to be Heard in CA Committee Tomorrow
Rationing the rights of law-abiding people is NOT the way to prevent people with nefarious motives from getting their hands on a gun. And, Senator, you don’t need to understand anyone’s reasons for exercising a fundamental right.
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Guns.com: LGBT Gun Group Opts for Self Defense over Gun Control
Many LGBT-based gun groups focus efforts on strengthening federal and state laws regulating firearms, but Pink Pistols is different.
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Guns.com: Arizona Lawmakers Kill ‘Rat Shot’ Bill
The measure, House Bill 2022, failed on a 15-15 Senate vote Monday, with most Republicans in support and all Democrats opposed, the Arizona Republic reported.
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WTSP: Armed and Female: More Women are Carrying Guns
Owner of the St. Pete Gun Store, Jim Hathcock, says with more women bearing arms retailers are creating merchandise targeting the female client. “They've got the pink colors, they've gone to attractive handbags with actual holsters in them,” says Hathcock.
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WCNC: Lawmaker Files Bill for Constitutional Carry in NC
Rep. Larry Pittman, a Republican from Cabarrus County, introduced HB746 in Raleigh Tuesday. Under the bill, North Carolinians who purchase their weapons legally would not be required to obtain a concealed carry permit or go through the training courses.
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Fox 8: Bill Would Offer Gun Education to North Carolina High School Students
North Carolina high schools could offer a class on gun safety this fall if a bill passes the state legislature. The class would also teach students about the math, history and science of guns.
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Breitbart: Gabby Giffords: Murder-Suicide at Elementary School Proves CA Gun Control Insufficient
“We can no longer call events like this ‘unimaginable,’ because they happen with alarming frequency. It’s time that all Americans have the courage to truly fight this crisis by standing up and demanding the smart gun laws we know save lives.”
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Guns.com: Connecticut Bill Requiring Those Open Carrying to Show Permits Fails
The measure, HB 6200, was backed by several gun control groups and police lobby organizations but did not pass out of committee by the required April 7 deadline, effectively killing it for the current session.
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USA Today: In Gun-Taboo China, Tourism to U.S. Firing Ranges Grows
That's a long way to travel for target practice, but its exceedingly difficult to do that here in China where the restrictions on firearms are so severe that even possession of air rifles or toy guns can land you in jail for years.
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Washington Post: Iowa Lawmakers Pass the State’s most Expansive Gun Rights Bill Ever
Lawmakers have passed a bill that many say is the most comprehensive and broadest piece of legislation on gun rights the state has seen.
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Breitbart: Gov. Terry McAulifee Calls for Handgun Rationing in Virginia
He is proposing a legislative amendment that mandates law-abiding Virginians can only buy one handgun a month.
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CA Bill Denies Public Info to Pro-2A Groups
Should public data be available to ALL who requested, or just a preferred few? That’s the question at issue in Sen. Pan’s SB 536, which gives preferential treatment to anti-gun researchers.
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Indy Star: Shooting Near Indiana Statehouse Highlights Bill to Allow Staff to Carry Guns, Sponsor Says
"We have a real opportunity to clarify the importance of what we're talking about here," Tomes said. "I just don't want to read about one of the good people that work at our Statehouse, or any citizen, becoming a victim."
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Politico: Bloomberg Gun Control Group Vows $25M to Fight ‘Concealed Carry’
Preparing for life with Donald Trump as president and Republican majorities in Congress, Michael Bloomberg’s gun control group is threatening to spend more than $25 million in 2018 races.
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Guns.com: South Carolina House Passes Permitless Carry Measure
The bill would remove the requirement to obtain a concealed weapon permit to carry a handgun in the state. It would also retain the current permitting system for those who want to take advantage of reciprocity agreements with other states.
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Daily Times: Navajo Nation Delegate Pushes for Gun Registration
If the Navajo Nation Council approves the measure and the tribal president signs it into law, gun owners would have up to 180 days to register.
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Firearms Policy Coalition Applauds Senate Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to U.S. Supreme Court
The Senate’s prudent confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court may very well have helped to avoid a serious constitutional crisis and put the Second Amendment back on the path of protecting something more than a second-class right.
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URGENT: Help Us Score a Pro-Gun Victory in Washington
Now we have an opportunity to move the needle much farther with a proposed common sense amendment by representative Representative John Koster that would also exempt transactions between holders of Concealed Pistol Licenses (CPLs).
