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UT: State Senator Shelves 'Constitutional Carry' Gun Bill
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A controversial bill allowing people to carry concealed guns without a permit in Utah won't get off the firing line this year.
Sen. David Hinkins, R-Orangeville, said he's going to sit on SB97 after his GOP colleagues didn't show much interest in advancing the legislation during a closed-door caucus Tuesday. . |
The Guns of U.S. Presidents
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In this, an election year, the candidates’ positions on Second Amendment issues are being debated at many levels. New Executive Orders and legislation have placed the White House at the center of the never-ending discussion on a citizen’s Right to Keep and Bear Arms |
OR: City Council Approves ‘Symbolic’ Step on Gun Control
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City Council Monday heard from local and state agency representatives on alcohol concerns and took a “symbolic” statement on gun control.
Mayor Paul Blackburn received unanimous support from the council on his request that the city consider adopting a resolution supporting comprehensive background check requirements for firearm sales. Blackburn is a member of the Mayors for Gun Control organization, which promotes the Congressional resolution strengthening the criminal background system for weapons purchases. |
NV: Nationwide Shooting Competition Coming to Reno
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Reno Guns & Range has been approved as an officially recognized local qualifying location for American Marksman — a new concept shooting competition TV show by Outdoor Sportsman Group. Amateur target shooters from the Reno area will have the chance to qualify to earn bids to the Southwest Regional and, ultimately for the American Marksman national championship, where they will compete for a grand prize of $50,000 and the title of the very first American Marksman. |
OR: Legislature Look-Ahead: Housing, Statues, Guns
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The legislative session enters its third week on Monday, Feb.15, and lawmakers are scrambling to pass bills before the 35-day session ends. Here are the notable bills scheduled or likely to be scheduled for action during the week of Monday, Feb. 15. Schedules are subject to change. |
MI: Bills Would Allow Concealed Guns Without Permits
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Michigan residents could carry concealed handguns without a permit under a recently proposed package of four bills.
After previously failed attempts to pass similar legislation, the lawmakers “started from scratch and proposed what we believe is the best language,” said co-sponsor Rep. Gary Glenn, R-Larkin Township. More so now than any time in recent history, people face a threat to personal and public safety, Glenn said.
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John R. Lott Jr.: Gun-free zones increase danger for the public
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Would you post a sign announcing that your home is a gun-free zone? Would you feel safer? Criminals don't obey these signs. In fact, to criminals, gun-free zones look like easy targets.
This week the Tennessee state Senate Judiciary Committee considered four bills that would make it easier for people to defend themselves. Three of the bills would end gun-free zones at universities. The fourth would allow permit holders who are banned from carrying guns in gun-free zones on government or private property to sue for damages.
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Strengthened Gun Laws: an opportunity for the Minnesota Legislature
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The recent Star Tribune Minnesota Poll on gun control confirms that the views of a large majority (82 percent) of Minnesotans have been ignored by our elected officials. The poll determines that we who support stricter background checks on all gun sales constitute a large majority in all broad categories of Minnesotans, including gender, income level, place of residence, political affiliation and whether or not we own guns. |
The Guns of Scalia
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Senator Leahy: Is there any doubt after the Court’s decision in Heller and McDonald that the Second Amendment to the Constitution secures a fundamental right for an individual to own a firearm, use it for self-defense in their home? |
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