Politics
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Illinois House and Senate Pass Bill Requiring 18-20 Year Olds To Hand In Their ‘Assault Weapons’
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SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — In another knee-jerk reaction to the recent school shooting in Florida, where 17 lives were taken, the state of Illinois is looking to remove firearms from those ages 18 to 20. Just like how Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that makes the sale of certain firearms illegal to people in…
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By Dan Zimmerman via TTAG In the post-Parkland hysteria, President Trump directed the Department of Justice to perform some regulatory legerdemain where bump fire stocks are concerned. The ATF had long ago passed on the stocks, deeming them perfectly legal accessories for semi-automatic rifles. Now, in a Saturday morning move apparently meant to fly under the radar . . . The…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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National Reciprocity Passes House Judiciary Committee, Sponsor Of Bill Speaks About House Vote
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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…
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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,…
