Last week Rep. Lisonbee’s House bill, bearing the unassuming name of “Firearms Regulations,” favorably passed through the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee. Per the bill’s summary, it aims to “declare the state’s commitment to the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, and declare that the state and its political subdivisions will not …
Late in the day on Thursday June 23rd, the Senate passed one of the biggest gun control packages in decades, 65 to 33. It contains a slew of anti-gun initiatives that put pressure on states to adopt Extreme Risk Protective Orders (“red flag” laws), changes what firearms 18-20 year olds can purchase while simultaneously increasing …
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In the wake of a shooting in Boulder, Colorado where the killer used a braced pistol, the Biden administration has zeroed in on banning pistol braces as a response (among other things). This is the second attack against braces in only a few months; in case you missed it, last December the Bureau of Alcohol, …
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As we enter into the home stretch for 2020, with record voter turnout and record gun sales, there’s a lot to hope for in the near future. First, despite potentially losing the White House, a number of state-legislatures flipped from Democrat to Republican. This provides a more stable footing for us; for example, few states …
This year has, if nothing else, been effective in demonstrating the necessity of being able to provide for one’s own defense. As local and state governments wield heavy-handed tactics in an effort to save both political face and blunt the furor of the ongoing protests, the citizenry is grappling with increased lawlessness in their communities; …
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On the worldwide stage it appears that the fight to keep guns in the hands of private citizens is tilted towards firearm prohibitionists. In just the last year both New Zealand and Canada significantly tightened firearms ownership, both in response to separate mass-shootings, and have demanded their citizens hand over just about any effective modern …
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