Texas as a whole may be reliably conservative and pro-gun rights, but several of the major metropolitan areas are reliably liberal; Austin, San Antonio and Houston are cases in point. Appointed officials like Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo reflect the views of their more liberal masters, and dutifully decry legislation that could potentially arm more […]
The mayor of Trenton, N.J., Democrat Reed Gusciora, is blaming "lax" federal gun laws for a drive-by shooting in his city early Saturday morning that left 10 wounded. “Many young people are afraid to go out in the street because of gun violence,” Mayor Reed Gusciora said. “It's indicative of gun violence across America, there […]
California voters approved Prop. 63 in 2016. The proposition, backed by then-gubernatorial hopeful Gavin Newsom, introduced a plethora of new firearms restrictions, including requiring the report of the theft or loss of a firearm within five days. Morgan Hill's city council thought that five days was too many, and passed an ordinance setting the law […]
Last month, the Pittsburgh City Council passed three gun control laws in violation of a state law prohibiting municipalities from doing any such thing. Lawsuits quickly followed, and earlier this week an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge put those laws on hold while the lawsuits play out. All parties agreed to the stay during a […]
The NRA-ILA sent an alert out Monday warning California gun owners that while some egregious anti-gun bills are officially dead for this legislative session, but others continue to threaten. Last week, the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees took up their respective suspense files ahead of the Friday, May 17, fiscal deadline. Some of the more […]
The Vermont legislature last week gave the final OK for a 24-hour waiting period for handgun purchases in the state. The legislation still needs to be signed by GOP Gov. Phil Scott; he has not indicated what he will do with the legislation one way or another. Merry Shernock, a volunteer with the Vermont chapter […]
Democrats appear to care about school safety only insofar as that it can be used a cudgel to pass more gun control laws when it turns out their gun-free zone signs don't actually stop evildoers. Last Thursday, Democrats in Nevada voted to eviscerate funding for school resource officers and other facility improvements designed around school […]
Restricted Arms reported earlier this year that one of the provisions included in an omnibus gun control bill making its way through the Nevada legislature stripped a 2015 preemption rule from state law, allowing local municipalities—specifically Clark County, home of Las Vegas—to pass more stringent gun laws than those of surrounding counties. Reports from the […]
Minnesota Democrats (known in that state as DFL for Democrat-Farm-Labor) have made it a priority to pass additional gun control laws, only to be stymied by Republicans who still control the state Senate. The proposed gun control laws would institute universal background checks for private transfers of firearms and institute so-called "red-flag" laws which turn […]
Delaware Senate President Pro Tem David McBride announced earlier this week that the package of gun control bills being pushed by Democrats would be shelved after the response by the public to the plans was less than enthusiastic. Support for strict gun control measures proposed by fellow Democrats is "almost non-existent," the leader of Delaware's […]
Following in the footsteps of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, New York Democrats announced a push today to pass a bill that would ban undetectable guns from being manufactured and sold in New York. Supporters said the ban on firearms that are undetectable by X-ray machines will save lives and bolster New York's gun laws, which are […]
Oregon Democrats have a 3/5ths supermajority in the state Senate which allows them basically free reign over the legislative priorities of the chamber. However, to do actual business, there needs to be a quorum, which is defined as 2/3rds of voting members being present. Since last week, the Republican minority has sent only one senator […]
