In a rather unsurprising move, Florida senators voted against the proposal to ban so-called “assault weapons,” Reuters reports. However, additional measures taken by that same body to ensure school safety are certain to surprise many constituents. Of course, the gambit to push “assault weapons” out of the great state of Florida was a gambit made […]
FL Lawmakers Say NO To ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban, Say YES To Armed Teachers
Florida’s Senate Rules Committee spent hours deciding what to include, and what not to include, in their amendments for a package of bills that looks to help curb incidents like deadly school shootings and mentally ill people getting a hold of firearms. The amendments have another step to go through, before finally being voted on. […]
FL Governor Rick Scott Calls For New Gun Laws In Wake Of School Shooting
FL Governor Rick Scott, a Republican and supporter of the 2nd Amendment, called for new gun regulations after a school in his home state came under attack last week by a mentally ill, former student. The new proposals are broken down into three sections, and look to make some big changes to the way that […]
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Of 2017 Passes House
WASHINGTON — In a republican move to allow people with Concealed carry permits to carry in any other state in the country has passed the house on Wednesday. The vote was 231-198, with 6 Democrats in support and 14 Republicans in opposition. “The Bill of Rights is not a philosophical exercise,” Georgia GOP Rep. Doug […]
Medical Marijuana User In Honolulu? Give Us Your Guns, No Permit For You.
By Robert Farago via The Truth About Guns “The Honolulu Police Department is reviewing a policy requiring medical marijuana users to turn over their firearms,” usnews.com reports. “The department sent letters to at least 30 gun owners last month, saying they had 30 days to surrender or transfer ownership of their guns.” That caused something of an uproar in the Aloha […]
National Reciprocity Passes House Judiciary Committee, Sponsor Of Bill Speaks About House Vote
By Dan Zimmerman via The Truth About Guns By now you probably know that the House Judiciary committee passed HR 38 on Wednesday. The bill, which would create concealed carry reciprocity among all 50 states, passed on a 19-11 vote and would mandate recognition of other states’ concealed carry permits (just as they currently do drivers licenses) under the Constitution’s full faith […]
Multiple NJ Towns Pass Resolutions Opposing National Reciprocity Act
NEW JERSEY — As no surprise, multiple northern towns in New Jersey have recently passed resolutions that show their opposition to the proposed National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill that is beginning to move through the system. New Jersey is a ‘may-issue’ state, meaning that applicants must give good cause for requiring a concealed carry permit, […]
New ‘Assault Weapons’ Bill Would Ban GLOCK 17 And Many Other Popular Pistols
By JOHANNES PAULSEN via The Truth About Guns The text of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s assault rifle ban bill is now available on her website and, contra Nick’s expectations, it isn’t simply a copy-and-paste re-run of the failed Clinton era assault rifle ban language. It’s worse. Much worse. How bad is it? In the first four pages, it bans the popular GLOCK 17 […]
Why Concealed Carry Reciprocity Is More Important Than Ever
National Reciprocity has been something on President Trump’s radar since his campaign, and we may one day see it as a reality. For those unfamiliar, National Reciprocity would allow a concealed carry permit holder of their state, to carry a firearm nation-wide. Think of it as a drivers license for concealed carry. It’s long been […]