Politics

By Nick Leghorn via The Truth About Guns With the coming legalization of licensed open carry in Texas companies are re-examining their firearms policies. They’re determining if permitting open carry is right for them. Concealed carry follows the “out of sight out of mind” mentality, which respects a person’s right to carry a gun for self…

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA — West Virginian legislators are well on their way to recovering an initial botched attempt to implement constitutional carry in their state.  According to the Herald-Dispatch, legislators in the House nearly got a bill past Democratic Governor Earl Ray Tomblin before he vetoed it.  Failing to override the veto in the House,…

KEENE, TEXAS — The board members of Keene Independent School District have enacted a guardian program designed to allow select trained, teachers to voluntarily carry a gun issued to them by the district.  The measure is largely restricted to a few staff members who will be trained personally by the Keene ISD police, according to…

By Robert Farago via The Truth About Guns “State lawmakers from Brooklyn announced on Monday new legislation aimed at tightly restricting the sale of ammunition in New York,” brooklyeagle.com reports. “The Senate and Assembly bills were drafted in an effort to keep potential terrorists from stocking up on ammo, according to sponsors state Sen. Roxanne…

TOPEKA, KANSAS — The Kansas Board of Regents’ governance committee approved a revised plan on how to implement concealed carry practices best on Kansas university campuses.  As stated in the plan, anyone eligible to carry concealed in the state of Kansas may not be hindered from doing so, so long as he or she does…

Photo by Zorin Denu The gun community is abuzz with talk about Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s announcement today that will ultimately end their reciprocity agreements with 25 states. We have been inundated with messages, emails and calls about the change, all of which we appreciate. However, there seems to be quite a bit of bad information…

ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK — Another sheriff has stepped forward to encourage those who are trained and legally registered to carry everyday.  In a statement to Syracuse News, Sheriff Rob Marciol of Oneida County outlined his support of having more legal carriers out and amongst the community. via Syracuse “I strongly believe that the only…

BOONE COUNTY, KENTUCKY — Sheriff Michael Helmig issued a “call to action” to his constituents in Boone County, calling upon the concealed carriers and off-duty officers to continue to carry even off the job. “I have reminded my current and retired Deputy Sheriffs of their responsibility to carry their firearms while off-duty,” Helmig’s open letter…

By Johannes Paulsen via The Truth About Guns An embarrassing mistake by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia means that a preliminary injunction that stopped D.C. from requiring applicants for concealed firearms licenses to show “good reasons” for their application is no longer in effect. A few months ago, we reported on a case…