After a flurry of bill-signing throughout the week, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis signed into law two more measures on May 12—one banning central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state, and the other protecting the privacy of gun buyers. Allowing centralized digital currency would give too much power to the federal government, DeSantis said at a…
DeSantis Signs Bills Banning Central Bank Digital Currency, Protecting Gun Owner Rights
May 12, 2023
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California Gun Rights Advocates Sue the State Over 10-Day Waiting Period to Buy Firearms
May 4, 2023
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The Firearms Policy Coalition filed a lawsuit in a San Diego federal court challenging California’s 10-day waiting period for gun purchases, the group announced on May 2. The lawsuit argues that individuals who pass background checks without any prior criminal records should be allowed to immediately retrieve their firearms after purchase to be used for self-defense and other lawful…
Nebraska State Senator Wins 7-Year Fight for Constitutional Carry
April 21, 2023
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Nebraska is set to be the 27th state to allow “constitutional carry” of firearms. “This has been a seven-year labor of love,” Nebraska State Sen. Tom Brewer, sponsor of LB77, told The Epoch Times. The bill passed on April 19 allows anyone who can legally own a firearm to carry it openly or concealed without…
NRA Official Says Concealed Carry License Holders Must Plan for Police Interactions
April 17, 2023
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Glen Hoyer says the time for the concealed carry license holder to determine how to interact with the police is before the police are ever called. “You’ve got to think ahead, you’ve got to prepare,” Hoyer told seminar attendees during the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Indianapolis on April 16, 2023….
Mississippi Governor Signs Bill That ‘Takes Direct Aim’ at Efforts to Create Gun Registries and Databases
April 13, 2023
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has signed a bill that “takes direct aim” at efforts to create gun registries and databases that would track the purchase of firearms. “The Second Amendment rights of Mississippians shall not be infringed,” Reeves said in a press release. “My administration will continue to push back on national Democrats’ unconstitutional…
Amish Farmer Challenges Constitutionality of Federal Firearms License
Amish dairy farmer Reuben King’s farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was raided on Jan. 12, 2022, by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which charged King with dealing in firearms without a license and confiscated 615 guns. An undercover ATF agent bought five guns from King between October 2019 and March 2020,…
US Now a Majority Permitless Carry Country After DeSantis Signs Gun Rights Law
April 3, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a “permitless carry” bill into law on April 3, making Florida the 26th state to do so, according to pro-Second Amendment groups. The legislation, passed by the Florida Legislature, allows people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit and without state-mandated training. It will go into effect starting July…
TV Docuseries Review: ‘Waco: American Apocalypse’: Was It Government Overreach or Legal Enforcement?
March 27, 2023
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TV-MA | 2h 22min | Documentary, U.S. History | 22 March 2023 (USA) Thirty years ago, first the United States and then the rest of the world watched in guarded fascination for the outcome of a 51-day standoff at the Branch Davidian Compound in Mt. Carmel, some 20 or so miles northeast of Waco, Texas. Inside the compound was David Koresh,…
Biden’s Executive Order on Gun Control Makes No Difference, Say Gun Store Owners and Staff
March 25, 2023
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Owners and employees at gun stores spoke with The Epoch Times about why they don’t think President Joe Biden’s recent executive order will be effective in reducing gun violence. On March 14, Biden issued the Executive Order on Reducing Gun Violence and Making Our Communities Safer. He stated, “It is the policy of my Administration…
Capitol Report: TikTok Faces Bipartisan Scrutiny on Capitol Hill; 2nd Amendment Rights in Question
Is TikTok’s time up? Capitol Hill lawmakers grilled the platform CEO Thursday. He denies the company’s ties to the Chinese regime, and both Democrats and Republicans aren’t buying it. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) joins us to weigh in on the TikTok threat and President Joe Biden’s $6.8 trillion budget bill. Debates intensify over spending. Biden…
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