Category: Gun Control Bills

Rep. Boebert Sets Her Sights on Repealing All Gun Control Laws Signed by Biden

May 23, 2023
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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has introduced HR 3212, the “Shall. Not. Be. Infringed. Act.,” to restore what she considers to be rights lost under the Biden administration. “It gets rid of all the unconstitutional laws passed under Nancy Pelosi and signed by (President) Joe Biden,” a spokesman from Boebert’s office told The Epoch Times. The…

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Colorado Governor Signs 4 Gun Control Bills Into Law

April 28, 2023
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Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed four new gun control bills on Friday afternoon, adding measures to restrict gun purchases and imposing new legal liabilities on the gun industry. The gun control measures Polis signed into law included a bill to raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm in the state to 21 years…

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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Illinois ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

April 28, 2023
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A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Judge Stephen P. McGlynn ruled that the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) would cause irreparable harm to the plaintiffs while providing no reasonable legal remedy. “Plaintiffs…

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Vermont Senate Could Soon Vote on Gun Control Bill Aimed at Preventing Suicide

April 27, 2023
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A bill to reduce suicides by instituting gun storage laws, setting a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, and expanding Vermont’s extreme risk protection order statute is working through the legislature and has picked up some changes. One of the bill’s primary opponents is cautiously optimistic, but with three weeks left in this legislative session,…

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Minnesota, Alabama State Representatives Expected to Vote on New Gun Control Laws

April 26, 2023
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State legislatures from the North and the South are considering gun control legislation this week. The Minnesota House of Representatives is expected to pass HF 2890, an Omnibus Bill that includes universal background checks and Minnesota’s version of the extreme risk protection order, or red flag law. On the other side of the country, the…

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Colorado Lawmakers Shelve ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Bill

April 21, 2023
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Lawmakers in the Colorado House of Representatives voted early on Thursday morning to shelf a bill that prohibits people from buying and selling “assault weapons” in the state. The bill, HB23-1230, was brought by Denver Democratic Rep. Elisabeth Epps. The bill defined assault weapons as semi-automatic rifles that can be made to accept a detachable…

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