New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday proposed new measures and signed an executive order to “strengthen and close loopholes” in the state’s gun laws in the wake of the deadly shooting in Buffalo, New York. The governor also signed a separate executive order to “combat the steady rise in domestic terrorism and violent extremism”…
NY Governor Announces New Gun Control Plans After Buffalo Shooting, Signs Order on Domestic Terrorism
California Senator Advises Firearm-Related Bills in Response to Recent Shootings
Brady, an organization that fights against gun violence, held a meeting with Orange County Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) May 17 to discuss different California state bills that could deter future gun violence. The event, called the “Spotlight on Crime Guns in California,” was held following a number of shootings across the country over the weekend,…
Gary Mauser: Ottawa’s New Rules on Sale of Firearms Effectively Create a Long-Gun Registry
Commentary Would you like to give a firearm to your son or daughter? Perhaps to teach them firearms safety? Don’t do it … without first calling the RCMP. Starting May 18, giving a rifle to your child or grandchild will be illegal without first getting permission from the RCMP—even if you already own the firearm…
Boozman, Cotton Lead Senate Effort to Stop Biden’s New ‘Firearms’ Parts Registry
Arkansas Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, both Republicans, joined a group of 20 other GOP senators sponsoring a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval (CRA) to stop President Joe Biden’s bid to create a national firearms registry. “While crime spikes across our nation and especially within our major cities, President Biden’s administration continues to…
NY Subway Shooting Raises Stakes in SCOTUS Decision
Commentary The U.S. Supreme Court is currently deliberating on the constitutionality of New York’s “may-issue” concealed handgun law. The ruling will be made within the next few months and will determine whether people have to provide a special reason for getting a concealed handgun permit to defend themselves and their families. But after last week’s shooting on…
Gun Rights Groups Plan Lawsuits to Challenge Federal ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation
At least two national gun rights groups are contemplating lawsuits to challenge the new federal regulation on privately made firearms, or so-called “ghost guns.” The final ruling, published by the ATF on Apr. 11, essentially expands the definition of a firearm to include partially complete and readily convertible firearm receivers (also called frames). Once the…
Gun Law Debates Rest on Weak Scientific Evidence, Research Says
Debates on gun laws have heated up again following recent mass shootings and crime surges, but either side has strong scientific evidence to fall back on, according to RAND Corporation. In a newly released report, RAND researchers suggest several statistical models to more effectively measure the effects of state gun laws, based on a years-long…
Killing US With Gun Control ‘Kindness’
Commentary After years of denouncing and defunding police, trying to release as many prisoners as possible, publicly supporting anti-cop rioters, opening the border wide to illegal aliens and drugs, and now even using your taxpayer dollars to buy crack pipes in the name of “equity,” Democrats are at last responding to the inevitable crime wave–with a call…
Black Firearm Owners: Gun Control Hurts Our Communities
Jessica Luckett got her first gun at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and it opened her eyes to the various laws and policies governing legal firearms ownership. She works remotely for a nonprofit and lives alone in a West Pullman townhouse on the southern tip of Chicago. She often visits family and friends in…
The Second Amendment and the Sovereignty of a Nation
Commentary As the world watches the Ukrainian people bravely fight for their sovereignty against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of their country, I am reminded of the importance of the Second Amendment enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. The right to bear arms has been viciously attacked in the past few decades as an archaic vestige…
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