Politics

By John Boch via TTAG The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ days look numbered.  Once more, under its 2020 budget proposal, the Trump administration seeks to transfer the ‘alcohol’ and ‘tobacco’ duties from the BATF.  The U.S. Treasury Department would take those duties if the administration gets its way. Today’s BATF would also get a new…

On Friday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law a bill that bans nearly every type of private gun sale. The exclusions include sales between law enforcement, or between family members, and does not apply to antique firearms. The new law will take effect in July, and those found guilty of breaking the…

By Dan Zimmerman via TTAG Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, signed a so-called universal background check bill into law yesterday. The measure outlaws private gun sales in the state. That means Nevadans now need government permission to sell a firearm to a friend.ADVERTISING The Democrats who control the legislature sped the bill through the legislative process to give opponents…

By Dan Zimmerman via TTAG Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin vetoed a constitutional carry bill that reached her desk last year. She said she killed the bill because constitutional carry removed the ability of law enforcement officers to distinguish between people carrying guns who had been trained and those who haven’t. No, really, she said that. But Fallin is no…

Photo courtesy Jillian Gilchrest and Pikstagram By Dan Zimmerman via TTAG The push to drive down civilian gun ownership in coastal states via onerous regulation and confiscatory taxes took another small step forward yesterday with the introduction of HB 5700 in Connecticut. State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, one of the co-sponsors of the tax hike, is proud as can…

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has promised to sign new legislation tomorrow that will allow the concealed carry of a firearm without the need for a permit. Currently, open carry of firearms is legal in the state, but concealed carry requires a permit. Our Founding Fathers believed so firmly in our right to bear arms…

NEW YORK — A state with one thing on it’s legislative mind: Have the toughest gun laws in the Country. Success was made today. The Democrat-controlled New York Legislature has passed a series of gun control measures, including one that would prohibit teachers and other school employees from carrying firearms on school grounds. The legislation…

via TTAG South Dakota is on a fast track to become the nation’s fourteenth state with nationwide constitutional carry after Senate Bill 47 passed on Tuesday with a 23-11 vote after about one hour of debate. Both the Senate and House currently have Republican majorities, the House even more than the Senate. The reason constitutional carry hasn’t been passed…