Gov. Pete Ricketts (RYAN SODERLIN/THE WORLD-HERALD) LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts says he’s willing to work on passage of a “stand your ground” law in Nebraska. On his monthly call-in show, the recently re-elected Republican governor told a caller from Omaha that he’d be open to working with a state legislator in introducing and passing […]
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US Rep.-elect Greg Stanton looks to address gun violence at federal level
PHOENIX — As Phoenix mayor, Greg Stanton oversaw a city where shootings between officers and residents outnumbered the previous year. But as a U.S. representative, he said he wants to address gun violence at a federal level. Stanton said the No. 1 goal of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, which he will be part […]
Oregon lawmakers to introduce gun storage bill in 2019
Oregon Capitol (file photo) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Democrats in the Oregon Legislature plan to introduce a bill in 2019 that would require gun owners to securely store their weapons using locks. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that gun owners who fail to follow through could be fined as much as $500, or $2,000 if a child […]
Rubel: Gun Control Visits The Roundhouse For First Day Of 2019 Session
Commentary: During the 2014 session, I wrote a column poking fun at the fact that the New Mexico Legislature was finally getting serious about gum control. Janitors at the Roundhouse were complaining that the sticky globs were being left underneath desks and chairs, and, even worse, on the floor where they would inevitably be stepped […]
Why the removal of Trump from office likely wouldn’t result in a revolt
If President Trump is impeached without being removed from office, it’s hard to imagine people taking up arms in protest. (Evan Vucci/AP) Speaking with Reuters reporters on Tuesday, President Trump offered a prediction. Or, perhaps, a warning. "It’s hard to impeach somebody who hasn’t done anything wrong and who’s created the greatest economy in the […]
Second Amendment Ignored and Abused in Boulder
“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes…. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.” While […]
Gov. Ricketts says he’s open to working on ‘stand your ground’ law in Nebraska
Gov. Pete Ricketts (RYAN SODERLIN/THE WORLD-HERALD) LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts says he’s willing to work on passage of a “stand your ground” law in Nebraska. On his monthly call-in show, the recently re-elected Republican governor told a caller from Omaha that he’d be open to working with a state legislator in introducing and passing […]
Starting today Possession of ‘High Capacity’ Magazines is a Fourth Degree Felony!
More gun grabbing bullshit yet again from the state of New Jersey as it falls victim to even more laws passed by emotions instead of facts and hard evidence. And yet again Law Abiding gun owners have been turned into felons with the stroke of a pen. The boogey man is still here. He didn’t […]
Red Flag: SWAT Team Confiscates Your Guns
By CLP Media @ Shutterstock.com You have a natural born right to self-defense . The Second Amendment guarantees it. But as we move into 2019, gun control advocates at both the state and federal level are coming for your guns. Are you familiar with a “red flag” order? “Every state has a slight variation in […]
Brazilians Train in Preparation for the Easing of Gun Restrictions
After nearly two decades of severe restrictions on gun rights and record levels of violence in their country, Brazilian firearm owners are ready for a change. Previously reported by A1F.org , President-elect Jair Bolsonaro made comments during his campaign and following his win in a post-election interview that he wants to follow through on his […]