Firearms, ammunition and firearm parts, including firearm frames and receivers, are prohibited in carry-on baggage. Scopes are permitted. Travelers such as target shooters, hunters, collectors, etc., need to travel with their firearms and can do so by checking their firearms and ammunition as checked baggage, as long as proper packing guidelines are followed. Before I go any…
BATON ROUGE- A homeowner held a burglar at gunpoint and broadcast the entire thing on Facebook live Wednesday until police arrived. Caesar Ray said his daughter’s car alarm went off in the middle of the night. They were working on their home that flooded. That’s about the same time that a neighbor called to let…
The right to self-defense is fundamental to a free people. So says the Second Amendment, and Americans hearing it loud and clear are the proud owners of guns enough to arm nearly every man, woman and child. When ne’er-do-wells turn their weapons against the innocent, it’s responsibly armed citizens who must provide defense in the…
WASHINGTON — A key House panel passed legislation Wednesday to expand the rights of concealed carry permit holders — the National Rifle Association’s top legislative priority — as part of the first congressional action on gun legislation since this fall’s mass shootings. The House Judiciary Committee voted 19-11 in favor of the “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act” Wednesday,…
In a stunning development, District of Columbia officials decided in October that they would not appeal a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit concerning the District’s discretionary concealed carry licensing regime. This means the District of Columbia – which just over nine years ago banned handgun possession itself – is…
Churches and guns do not seem a fitting combination. A place of worship? And a weapon? Sacrilegious, right? Not in Texas, thankfully. While churches and guns do not seem to fit, the reality is they do — legally — in Texas. The recent mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs — the worst mass…
“DATE: November 15, 2017 TO: USF & NRA Member and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President The following is an article from News Service Florida in which they try to get a handle on what’s in store for gun bills in the upcoming legislative session. It is reprinted with permission….
“The Latest on the Michigan Legislature’s consideration of legislation to allow gun owners with extra training to bring their concealed weapons into schools and other gun-free zones (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A Michigan legislative committee has voted to let people with extra training carry guns inside churches, schools and other places now off limits….
“Introducing the Bill of Rights before Congress in June of 1789, James Madison was careful to cast the exercise in which he was engaged as an act of political hygiene. Reflecting upon the Constitution, which had been ratified the previous year, Madison informed the House of Representatives that while he had personally believed that the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — People with state-issued handgun carry permits will be allowed to be armed within Tennessee’s new legislative office complex, leaders of the House and Senate announced Wednesday. Lawmakers and staff are beginning their move into the renovated Cordell Hull office building near the state Capitol building this week. The facility is scheduled…
