Politics

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — The Governor of NH signed his first bill Wednesday, and it’s nothing other than Constitutional Carry for his state. The previous Governor would veto the bill every time it landed on her desk. “It is common-sense legislation,” he said during a ceremony in Executive Council chambers. “This is about making sure…

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Governor Terry McAuliffe issued a wave of vetoes for bills that passed in the General Assembly. Of note for concealed carriers is one bill that would have dropped the age for concealed carry applicants to 18 if they were serving in an active duty role in the United States military. According to…

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS — The Arkansas Senate voted in favor of amending a House Bill requiring universities and colleges to allow faculty and staff to carry concealed concealed on campus. This prompted an additional expansion of the bill which would include students and visitors to be able to participate. via the Associated Press “Nobody is…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate voted down a regulation that required people who receive disability benefits and have a mental health condition to be reported into the FBI’s background check system. The former regulation, instituted under President Obama, effectively inhibited or outright prohibited those with mental health conditions and receiving social security benefits from…

BILLINGS, MONTANA — Right now, no one is allowed to carry a gun onto the property of a K-12 school in Montana. Regardless of whether or not he or she has a permit, that person is not allowed to carry a firearm onto school property. Legislators are looking to change that with House Bill 385. House…

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — We recently covered Utah’s exploration of permitless concealed carry in a previous article. As House Bill 237 headed to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee, we expected quite a bit of push-back from anti-gun lobbyists such as Moms Demand Action and others. Sadly, we weren’t disappointed. After emotional appeals…

BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA — A brutal homicide, a lengthy pursuit by police, and a population living with the reality that true violence is never far from home… These are some of the factors that Baldwin County residents have brought up in a recent rush for concealed carry permits. via WKRG News “January 30th through February…

PORTLAND, OREGON — Prosecutors successfully argued before Multnomah County Circuit Judge Thomas Ryan that concealed carrier and independent videographer-journalist Michael Aaron Strickland, 37, did not have reasonable fear of his own life when he pulled out a semi-automatic pistol and attempted to withdraw from a Black Lives Matter and Don’t Shoot Portland demonstration. According to Oregon Live, Strickland…