Harford County Del. Rick Impallaria has filed in a bill in Annapolis that would give public school districts across the state the authority to allow “certain, select” employees to carry firearms on school property to prevent or minimize the loss of life in a school shooting. “The bill is very simple,” Impallaria, a Republican, said….
SOCASTEE, S.C. (WBTW) – South Carolina senators will talk about a bill that would loosen the requirements for carrying a gun. That bill did not move last year, but it may this year. It was first introduced to the Senate last February and would allow South Carolinians to carry a firearm without a permit. Right…
Floridians could start carrying concealed guns in public schools and in churches if two new bills make their way through the Florida Legislature this year. On Wednesday, the Florida House Criminal Justice Committee passed HB 621, a proposal which would allow designated individuals to carry firearms on elementary, middle, secondary and postsecondary school campuses. Under HB 621, School…
CHEYENNE, WYO. Firearms manufacturer Weatherby Inc. is relocating its manufacturing operations and corporate headquarters from California to Wyoming, marking another catch by Wyoming of a company abandoning a state that isn’t as gun friendly. Weatherby’s move to Sheridan is expected to create 70 to 90 jobs and more than $5 million in annual payroll over the…
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) – Tim Young was heading to one of D.C.’s newest hotspots—The Wharf—when his life changed. He was walking down a well-lit section of M Street at about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday when two men approached him—one of them had a gun. “Terrified. You know, when I talk to people about this… you’re scared. There’s…
Students in campus housing at the state’s public colleges and universities will soon be living with the prospect of sharing a residence with armed classmates. The state’s expanded concealed-carry law raises new questions for school leaders and campus communities when it comes to housing. The law prohibits license holders from storing guns in a dorm…
When the citizens appear just as confused and uninformed about how to respond to a government mandate as the government officials in charge of enforcing it, it’s time to take a beat and get things under control. Such is the case with a provision of New York’s SAFE Act gun control law that requires all…
Rubio’s words invoke much truth. One only has to look at the city of Chicago, which just released its homicide report for 2017, when 650 people were killed in that city, and already at least three people have been killed in the new year. In fact, Chicago homicides outnumber U.S. military casualties 18 to 1….
While most of America was busy preparing to celebrate the New Year, gun owners in California were scrambling to lawfully purchase ammunition while they still could. Beginning January 1, all ammunition sales were required go through a California licensed dealer or licensed ammunition vendor. This new requirement is one of two new ammunition laws that…
Walmart stores in Sacramento County and across California will soon resume selling ammunition after having their ability to do so temporarily blocked because state officials didn’t issue a permit on time. Beginning Jan. 1, all of California’s ammunition vendors are required to have a permit from the state under a spate of new gun laws approved…
