The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a member of the National Rifle Association Board of Directors, who also happens to be a judge in the State of Kansas, has asked the federal judge presiding over the association’s bankruptcy case in Texas to appoint an independent examiner to investigate allegations of financial mismanagement at the […]
MO House Advances Bill to Prevent Enforcement of Fed. Gun Laws
In a move that may ultimately pit the state of Missouri against Congress and the Biden administration, the Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives voted 107-43 to advance legislation that would prevent local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun control laws. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jered Taylor (R-Republic) in apparent anticipation of new gun […]
BREAKING: NRA Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Plans Texas Reorganization
The embattled National Rifle Association announced Friday it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division and will reorganize the association as a nonprofit in the Lone Star State. The announcement came in a message posted at the NRA’s website in which […]
Texas Activists Sound Alarm over ‘Duty to Retreat’ Legislation
Texas gun rights activists are raising warning flags about a piece of legislation that would allegedly modify the state’s so-called “castle doctrine” and require citizens to “safely retreat” if possible before using force against another person. Even Snopes, the fact-checking website, acknowledges that State Rep. Terry Meza’s HB 196 “would add a ‘duty to retreat’ […]
More Murders in Chicago than in Most States Last Year
Chicago has hit a milestone, racking up more homicides so far in 2020 than all but two states did during the entire 12 months of 2019, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report for last year. Only California (1,679) and Texas (1,379) reported more murders in all of 2019 than Chicago has logged over the […]
Texas Anti-Gunners Seek to End State Preemption
One of several pieces of gun control legislation pre-filed for the 2021 Texas legislative session in Austin is a measure aimed at eliminating the Lone Star State’s firearm preemption law, according to KLBJ radio. House Bill 238 would allow local governments to establish their own gun control ordinances, including bans, the story said. According to […]