After months of inaction, the House Judiciary Committee is set to act on national concealed carry reciprocity legislation Wednesday, a move that gun rights activists across the country have been waiting for since January. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-SC) has 213 co-sponsors, all but three who are Republicans. The three Democrats are […]
NJ Officials Oppose CCW Reciprocity, Public Poll Says Otherwise
Anti-gun local governments in one New Jersey county have taken votes against the proposed Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act that may represent the philosophical divide between elected officials and their constituents when it comes to civil rights: Politicians don’t trust armed citizens, but those citizens trust each other. According to NorthJersey.com, officials in several Bergen County […]
Democrat Attorneys General Oppose Reciprocity, Support Mag Ban
Democrat attorneys general in more than a dozen states have literally come out of the closet as opponents of expanded gun rights, first by opposing the proposed Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act and by also signing onto an amicus brief in a federal case challenging California’s magazine ban. Uniting in opposition to concealed carry reciprocity are […]
Calif. Assemblyman Fights Reciprocity with Anti-Rights Resolution
With a strongly-worded tirade that tried to link legally-armed citizens to the white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month, California Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) introduced a resolution in Sacramento opposing federal national reciprocity legislation. The resolution, according to a press release, was “sponsored by Everytown for Gun Safety,” the Michael Bloomberg-supported gun […]
Trump, Phoenix And The Second Amendment
When President Donald Trump took the podium Tuesday evening in Phoenix he was quick to bring up what appears to be a toxic subject with some people. “This evening, joined together with friends, we reaffirm our shared customs, traditions and values,” Trump stated, according to the Washington Post. “We love our country. We celebrate our […]
Gun Control Lobbying Group Fights Federal Gun Law Reforms
A gun control group headed by former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, have been joined by what the Washington Post described as “a group of law enforcement leaders” to oppose gun law reform bills that have been introduced on Capitol Hill. But according to a 2016 survey by the National Association […]