“Counties may restrict the location of gun stores as long as residents have the ability to purchase firearms, a federal appeals court decided Tuesday. An 11-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging an Alameda County zoning ordinance that barred firearm sales near residential neighborhoods, schools,…
“By now you’ve seen it a thousand times. On Twitter, in print, and on the air, Democratic politicians and progressive activists try to name and shame conservatives — especially conservative politicians — who offer “thoughts and prayers” in the aftermath of a mass shooting. “Your job isn’t to pray,” they argue. “Your job is to…
“Two of the NRA’s highest priority bills could be before Congress any day now. Your help is needed to ensure they go the distance. Last year, millions of freedom-loving Americans went to the polls and sent an unmistakable message: the Second Amendment must be respected and defended! Many strong and well-financed voices, however, are trying…
“The Republican-controlled state House passed two new gun measures Wednesday that would stop local governments from adopting ordinances stricter than state gun laws and impose a civil fine instead of the current felony charge for those carrying expired concealed pistol licenses. The separate pieces of legislation passed along mostly along party lines. Republicans say they’re…
“In July, gun owners won a critical victory for the Right-to-Carry in the combined cases of Wrenn v. D.C. and Grace v. D.C. In a strong opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. voided D.C.’s restrictive system for issuing handgun carry permits to only those it finds have a “good reason.” Washington, D.C….
“Utah lawmakers voted Wednesday to move forward with legislation that could potentially raise fees for drivers’ licenses and concealed firearm permits. The sponsor of the proposed fee revisions, Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, said the current driver’s license fees don’t cover the costs of issuing them, forcing the state to subsidize the Utah Driver…
Most concealed-carry permit holders understand the potential pitfalls of traveling with a firearm, given the outrageous patchwork of state laws involved in even a short interstate trip. And while we haven’t posted much about reciprocity of late, important national concealed-carry reciprocity legislation is still in play and needs your help now to gain passage. According…
There is no such thing as an “illegal knife” in Texas. Dirks and daggers, stilettos and poniards, even machetes and swords can now legally be carried just about anywhere — even “down Congress Avenue,” said state Rep. John Frullo, R-Lubbock, the author of House Bill 1935, the law that made it so beginning Sept. 1….
Georgia’s new law allowing concealed handguns to be carried on college campuses has been in effect for a little over two months now, but has had little to no impact on the population at Georgia College according to the school’s Chief of Public Safety Don Challis. House Bill 280 was signed into law by Gov….
The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has ordered its national guard to seize guns, ammunition and other weapons from its citizens as the territory prepares for Hurricane Irma to make landfall. Gov. Kenneth Mapp, an Independent, signed an executive order Tuesday instructing Adjutant General Deborah Howell “to take whatever actions she considers necessary” to…
