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NRA Sponsors Armed American Radio
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The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is proud to announce its sponsorship of Armed American Radio, hosted by Second Amendment author and activist Mark Walters.
A product of the Salem Radio Network, Armed American Radio airs live on Sundays from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 pm Eastern Time on more than 200 stations across the country, as well as streaming on social media and podcast platforms. |
WA: Fatal stabbing in downtown Seattle believed to be self-defense
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After reviewing the Seattle police investigation into a fatal stabbing downtown that killed a 33-year-old man Wednesday night, prosecutors declined to file charges against the man’s alleged killer, who apparently acted in self-defense.
“This is believed to be self-defense and there’s not a crime prosecutors believe can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt because of the self-defense claim,” Casey McNerthney, a spokesperson for the King County prosecuting attorney’s office, said Friday. |
GA: Georgia Court Upholds Handgun Carry Ban for Most People Under 21
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The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld a state law that prohibits most individuals under the age of 21 from carrying handguns in public, effectively closing the door on a constitutional challenge brought by a 20-year-old man from Lumpkin County.
Thomas Stephens filed the lawsuit in 2023 after being denied a concealed carry license at age 18. He argued that the ban violated his constitutional right to bear arms under both the Georgia and U.S. Constitutions. Georgia law does permit individuals aged 18 to 20 to possess handguns in limited settings—such as their homes, cars, or during activities like hunting and sport shooting. |
TX: Texas Lawmakers Crush Most Red Flag Firearm Regulations
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Lawmakers in the Texas House have approved a measure to preemptively prohibit the state from adopting most firearm-related red flag laws.
Senate Bill 1362, filed by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R–Mineola) in the Senate and carried by State Rep. Cole Hefner (R–Mount Pleasant) in the House, was finally passed in an 86-53-1 vote on Wednesday.
The measure would disallow judges from issuing most extreme risk protection orders, also known as “red flag” orders or ERPOs, which prevent an individual from owning or purchasing a firearm during legal proceedings. |
Gun Owners Can Be Arrested For Concealed Carrying After Crossing State Lines — But There’s A Solution
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While Americans acquire training to apply for concealed carry permits, Second Amendment groups are pushing Congress to pass concealed carry reciprocity legislation so gun owners are not arrested after crossing state lines.
The Daily Caller went to the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) gun range in Fairfax, Virginia, and attended Live Fire Instruction’s pistol fundamentals course in May.
Participants who complete the class are eligible to apply for a Virginia Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) permit. |
ME: Citing ongoing lawsuit, committee defers proposals to alter gun purchase waiting period
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Maine lawmakers will wait to take action on proposed legislation regarding the state’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases.
The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to carry over LD 208, a proposal from House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) to repeal the law passed just last year that requires someone who sells a firearm to wait three days before delivering it to the buyer.
However, the committee was divided on whether to carry over an identical bill, LD 1230, with Democrats voting in support and Republicans opposed. The votes taken Friday were not an absolute, but rather a request of the presiding officers who have the final say on what will be carried over. |
Second Amendment Groups Urge Congressional Republicans To Kill Decades-Old Suppressor Tax
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Dozens of Second Amendment groups are urging Congress to make firearm suppressors more accessible for law-abiding Americans, according to a letter exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The gun rights groups — which include the National Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the American Suppressor Association (ASA) — called on congressional leadership Wednesday to add Section 2 of the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) in the upcoming reconciliation bill |
PA: Judge Says Gun Law Unfair to 18 to 20-Year-Olds
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A Lycoming County judge says Pennsylvania’s concealed carry law is unconstitutional when it comes to young adults. PennLive is reporting… Judge William Carlucci dismissed a gun charge against 19-year-old Jamair Lewis of Williamsport.
He ruled the state law unfairly prevents 18 to 20-year-olds from getting a concealed carry permit — even though federal courts have ruled they have a right to possess firearms. The judge cited a recent U.S. Third Circuit decision and said the law contradicts Second Amendment protections. |
CT: New Bill Dismantles the Second Amendment (Without Banning Guns)
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Connecticut lawmakers are pushing a new strategy to restrict firearms, not by banning guns outright, but by opening the floodgates for lawsuits. House Bill 7042 passed in the Connecticut House on April 30, 2025, by a vote of 100 to 46, according to Mark Pazniokas at CTMirror. The bill doesn’t ban any firearm, but it gives victims of gun violence, the state attorney general, and even city officials the power to sue gun manufacturers, sellers, and marketers. |
CT: It’s time to ban guns in family childcare homes
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I’m sure any reader would be horrified to learn that the daycare that they entrust with their young children’s safety was concealing firearms on the property. You would immediately pull your children out of daycare and report the whole business to the state.
Why then, are we allowing firearms to be stored in family childcare homes, which are very similar to in-home daycares, without notice to the caregivers so they can make an informed decision on whether to place their child in this home? This is why I am writing in support of Committee Bill 6180. |
TX: Texas Bill to Restore Legal Status to SBRs
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From SB1596:
Any of the following items, unless the item is registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms andExplosives or otherwise not subject to that registration requirement or unless the item is classified as a curio or relic by the United States Department of Justice:
(A) an explosive weapon; or
(B) a machine gun; [or
(C) a short-barrel firearm; |
Inside the Anti-Gun Playbook: How Propaganda Manipulates the Public
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I’d like to recommend a little light reading for your weekend, and it won’t cost you a cent. It’s Preventing Gun Violence Through Effective Messaging, a downloadable 84-page book containing almost all the strategies and tactics employed by the gun control gang.
One thing you will notice is that the Second Amendment gets very little mention, and what it does get is almost entirely about Antonin Scalia’s opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller. McDonald v. City of Chicago gets a brief mention, too. |
Awkward: Legally-Armed Citizen Fatally Shoots Gunman in Anti-Gun Seattle
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When a legally armed citizen intervened in a shooting in downtown Seattle, killing the suspect who had just wounded two victims, there was not a sound heard from the billionaire-backed gun prohibition lobby headquartered in the city, nor the anti-gun mayor.
It’s a rather awkward situation for Mayor Bruce Harrell and his gun ban allies, who would have the world believe guns are only bad, and gun owners are worse.
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My 40 Years As A Gunwriter
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As far back as I can remember in my early grade school days, I wanted to be a writer and an artist. Maybe it would be more correct to say I had a great desire to express myself. My favorite classes were art and any other class such as history or English for which I could do written reports. Having virtually no athletic ability, I never looked forward to what in those days was simply called gym. |
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