A showdown is looming in the Washington State Senate, where Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1163 has been sent following passage by the House on a party line vote of 58-38 over the weekend. This measure, if it becomes law—which seems likely at this point—will require proof of state-approved firearms safety training, including a live fire […]

The Washington State House of Representatives is the next stop for Senate Bill 5098, a measure which bans guns in parks and playground facilities where children are likely to be present, government buildings and county fairgrounds during fairs, but holders of valid concealed pistol licenses are exempted. The exemption is found near the end of […]

Voters in Burlington, Vermont have overwhelmingly approved a city charter change which bans firearms in places where alcohol is sold, although according to the VTDigger, the measure “would require approval from the state Legislature, which stymied Burlington’s earlier attempt.” Under Vermont’s preemption statute (VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 24 §  2295 (2011) ), detailed by the National Rifle […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came out swinging in defense of the Second Amendment during his annual State of the State address Tuesday before the Legislature, declaring, “We need to be a strong Second Amendment state.” Florida leads the way in licensed concealed carry, but in recent years, in the aftermath of the tragic 2018 mass […]