Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill into law yesterday allowing tasers to be carried concealed by citizens with concealed handgun licenses. It’s important to be aware of laws in other states which may limit the kinds of weapons you can carry, even if you have a permit. Read more at MINBCNEWS.com
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House Democrats to Offer Amendment Punishing States with Self Defense Laws
House Democrats said Tuesday they will offer an amendment to push to overturn stand-your-ground self-defense laws in states like Florida. The amendment, which would withhold some grants from states that have such laws, will come as part of the House’s debate on the Commerce Department spending bill. Continue reading at Washington Times
Gun Researcher John Lott Fires Back at Media Matters Over Stand Your Ground
Rabidly anti-gun group Media Matters (whose founder has an assistant illegally carrying a handgun to protect him in DC) ran 25 articles criticizing John Lott since January 2011 and 32 articles on the NRA in the month of April 2012 alone. Lott has responded with a striking and well-written op-ed piece in Fox News. Read the article [...]
U.S. House Oversight Committee Makes Case for Contempt of Congress in “Fast and Furious” Investigation
Back in February, U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) promised to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress if Holder didn’t hand over Justice Department documents that had been subpoenaed as part of an ongoing investigation into the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ now-infamous “Operation Fast and Furious” gun-walking operation. This week, [...]
New Orleans Residents Buying More Guns
Violent crime is encouraging New Orleans citizens to purchase guns at an increasing rate–including a number of first time gun owners. Long time residents are commenting on how crime is the highest they’ve ever seen and are looking for personal protection. A string of violent crime in New Orleans has some families searching for their [...]
Louisiana Constitutional Amendment Passes House Committee
Yesterday, the Louisiana House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice voted 9 to 5 to pass Senate Bill 303, a bill which would provide for the country’s strongest “right to keep and bear arms” constitutional amendment. SB 303, an “iron-clad” constitutional amendment that would fortify the right to keep and bear arms for all Louisianans, already passed in [...]
Michigan House Committee to Consider Repeal of Handgun Permit-to-Purchase and Registration
The Michigan House Judiciary Committee will have a hearing on Thursday, May 17, to review an important and long-overdue bill that would eliminate the state handgun “permit-to-purchase” and registration requirements. This committee will hear House Bill 5225 and consider this proposed amendment language that will be used as a substitute for HB 5225 when this hearing takes place. HB [...]
Florida Gov. Scott Won’t Ban Weapons Outside Political Convention
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said the City of Tampa was overreaching in its request for a firearms ban during the convention in all of downtown. “You are now requesting that citizens be disarmed in all of downtown Tampa, including in areas across the river, and distant, from the convention center and Secret Service safe zone,” Scott [...]
Illinois Carry Group Advocates for Legalized Concealed Carry
Lake County (Illinois) Sheriff Mark Curran met with concealed carry supporters yesterday to raise awareness about the state’s lack of a concealed carry law. The Illinois Sheriff’s Association is also pushing for legislation on this front. Cook County is almost singlehandedly resisting this, the question is just for how long. Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran [...]
Worries About Guns at National Political Conventions Surface
The thousands of protesters expected at the Republican and Democratic national conventions can come armed with a lot more than signs and slogans: State laws in Florida and North Carolina allow concealed weapons, including guns. In Tampa, where the Republicans will hold their festivities this summer, officials are starting to worry about people toting guns [...]
Sen David Vitter’s Gun Bill Targeted by Critics
When Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and John Thune, R-S.D, crafted legislation to enable gun owners to carry concealed weapons from state to state, they named it the “Respecting States’ Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.” But in the view of the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence, it would be better named the “Armed Vigilante [...]
Get Ready for New Face of Gun Owners
They stood side by side, staring intently at the iced tea jugs resting on the ground in front of them. The teacher. The widow. The student, the homemaker and the businesswoman. It is a Saturday afternoon, and they are among more than two dozen people who have paid $50 to be here. To watch videos, [...]
