Politics

DES MOINES, IOWA — A bill is making it’s way back to the House after some modifications –and approval– by the Senate in a vote Tuesday. Bit by bit, laws are being passed in states across the Country that are giving good, honest folks their rights back. The Democratic-controlled Senate has passed a bill that…

KINGSBURG, CALIFORNIA — Pulling a sheet from the Ohio district school system’s play book, one California school district is allowing up to five armed faculty members to be on campus. The school superintendent was one of the main proponents of a new measure which would allow a select group of staff members to carry concealed…

BOISE, IDAHO — On Friday afternoon, Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed into law a bill that will allow Idaho residents 21 years of age and older, to carry concealed firearms without the need for a permit. Recently passed in the Senate and House, SB-1389 will still have residents ages 18-20 to complete training and have a…

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — A bill that would have allowed people in South Carolina to carry a concealed firearm without a permit has died in the Senate subcommittee, with only one vote in favor of the bill. The lone vote came from Sen. Lee Bright, R-Spartanburg, had this to say about the bill: “The Second Amendment’s very…

GAINES COUNTY, TEXAS — Gaines County Judge Tom Keyes has approved a measure which will allow Gaines County employees to carry their concealed firearms with them. The new measure was first proposed in January and the county commissioner of Gaines County just approved it in March. The rationale, according to the judge, is simple: criminals…

The US Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal dealing with the current ban on firearms within post office boundaries. The justices on Monday let stand an appeals court ruling that said the Second Amendmentright to bear arms does not extend to government buildings or the parking areas that serve them. The case…

CINCINNATI, OHIO — Ohio teachers and administrators are part of a novel program to train and equip school faculty to handle the realities of a school shooting. At present, there is no law requiring them to be listed for the public or even law enforcement agencies. This has gotten a few parents riled up as…

BOISE, IDAHO — A measure was approved in the Idaho State Senate which would effectively make Idaho a permitless concealed carry state. At present, you do not need a permit to open carry in Idaho so long as you’re legally allowed to own a gun. If this bill passes, gun owners would be able to…