Politics

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY — Senator Ray Lesniak, of the New Jersey state legislature, is seeking to put an end to mandatory minimum sentencing for the possession of a handgun without a permit. As any law-abiding gun owner knows, New Jersey has some of the most draconian gun laws in the country. One specifically hurts out-of-state travelers…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just days before President Obama’s administration left, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe issued a ban on lead ammunition in some national parks. This was enacted on his last day as the director. Lands administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service — including any wildlife refuge or national park designated as…

OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON — You know that AR-15 rifle sitting in your gun safe? Well, if you’re a Washington resident, you may need to apply for an annual license to continue to own it. Under a new measure proposed by Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, possession of a semi-automatic rifle will have to apply for a license from law…

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — In Alabama, you can walk down the street with a rifle slung over your shoulder but if you sit behind a driver’s seat with a handgun holstered, you need a permit. One Alabama lawmaker says this is an unjust burden against its citizens and has proposed a measure to remove the need…

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — In a close vote of 13-10, Senate Bill 12 passed the New Hampshire Senate and now must be reviewed by the House of Representatives before it arrives on the desk of newly elected Governor Chris Sununu. The NRA has come out in support of the bill that would remove the need…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In a city plagued by a never-ending stream of violence, city planners crafted zoning ordinances that greatly restricted where a gun range could exist within city limits. A three-panel court ruled against the restrictions citing a lack of evidence to support their rationale. via the Associated Press “The city has provided no…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sitting before a committee of lawmakers, the nominee for Trump’s Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, told legislators she believes local states and municipalities should have the final say as to whether or not their schools should be “gun free” zones. According to CNN, Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut attempted to paint her…

SALEM, OREGON — On January 6th, civil servants and volunteers of the State of Oregon involuntarily ceded their right to self-defense after Gov. Kate Brown’s administrative department quietly enacted a new policy forbidding state employees from carrying firearms at work. State workers that require firearms for their positions are exempt from the new policy. Only a…

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS — Working out of his parent’s home, MIT student and entrepreneur Kai Kloepfer has successfully built and fired a handgun equipped with a fingerprint sensor like the ones commonly seen on new smartphones. The device stops the gun from firing unless Kloepfer’s finger is specifically pressed against it. If the gun falls into another…