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Lawmakers consider a variety of bills to loosen restrictions around firearms
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Companion bills in the House and Senate aim to protect Second Amendment rights for veterans. The proposed legislation would require specific mental capacity evaluations before reporting veterans to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Illinois Republican Rep. Mike Bost stated, “This bill is not about guns on demand,” during a hearing regarding the proposed legislation.
The National Rifle Association noted that hundreds of thousands of veterans have been reported by Veterans Affairs as “mental defectives” to the NICS over the past 27 years. |
WA: Washington Lawmakers Approve Controversial Permit to Purchase Bill
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The Washington State Senate on Tuesday passed a House bill that would make potential gun owners first pass mandatory training and then get a permit to be allowed to buy a firearm.
The measure, HB 1163, passed the House in March on a 58-38 vote and then cleared the Senate this week, 29-19. Both roll calls were along party lines in the Democrat-controlled legislature.
The bill, in its current version, establishes a permit-to-purchase scheme requiring potential gun buyers to first obtain a permit from local law enforcement to purchase or transfer a firearm. That permit would have a mandatory live-fire training component. Further, the proposal establishes a government registry of firearm owners and their personal information.
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GA: Why prosecutors dropped the case of a Macon woman charged with murdering her husband
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After nearly three years, prosecutors in Bibb County have dropped murder charges against Lateesha Riddle, a Macon woman who shot and killed her husband in October 2022. Her legal team successfully argued that she acted in self-defense during a violent domestic dispute.
Court records reveal that on Oct. 2, 2022, Lateesha Riddle returned home to find her husband, Eddie Riddle, enraged. According to the records, Eddie Riddle threatened to "shoot everyone in the room," including himself, after lashing out at Lateesha and her mother in front of their children.
Investigators pointed to Eddie Riddle’s physical size and strength, saying he could have fatally injured Lateesha’s mother with a single punch. |
Discover Relaxxd Fit Tactical: Merging Comfort with Second Amendment Pride
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Relaxxd Fit Tactical isn't just another name in the tactical apparel industry. The brand stands out due to its founder's extensive experience as a professional tattoo artist for over 25 years. This artistic background ensures that each design is not only visually appealing but also deeply symbolic, reflecting the values and beliefs of the Second Amendment community. By handling designs in-house, the company eliminates outsourcing costs, allowing it to pass on the savings directly to customers. |
TX: Texas lawmakers consider a variety of bills to loosen restrictions around firearms
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State lawmakers in both the Texas House and Senate considered several bills Monday that would loosen regulations around firearms in Texas.
A panel of House lawmakers heard testimony on more than a dozen proposals addressing everything from expanding where Texans could lawfully carry handguns to returning the right of gun ownership to individuals convicted of serious felonies.
Survivors of gun violence, including the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston, testified during the hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans’ Affairs. |
NC: Potential of merchant firearm code compels 2nd Amendment privacy bill
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A House committee on Tuesday debated a bill that aims to avert any potential for tracking firearm transactions.
The Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act would prevent any payment card network from maintaining a firearm registry or using any merchant code to identify a firearm purchase.
The bill was prompted by action taken in Switzerland. In September 2022, the International Organization for Standardization, based in Switzerland, approved a new merchant category code for firearms that could be used to track... |
TX: Texas Lawmakers Advance ‘Kyle’s Law’ to Strengthen Self-Defense Protections for Gun Owners
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A self-defense victory in criminal court doesn’t always mean freedom—just ask Kyle Rittenhouse. Texas lawmakers want to fix that with a new law.
Texas House Bill 170, also known as “Kyle’s Law,” amends existing Texas law to provide comprehensive civil immunity for individuals who are cleared of criminal charges after using force or threats of force in self-defense. Under the bill, Texans who are not indicted by a grand jury, have charges dismissed or are acquitted at trial would be shielded from civil liability arising from their actions. |
TX: Differences Between Kyle Rittenhouse and Karmelo Anthony Cases
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Kyle Rittenhouse openly carried his AR15 rifle. Everyone who he shot knew he had the rifle when they attacked him. It appears Karmelo Anthony concealed the knife he had. Witnesses on the scene claim to not have known Karmelo was armed.
Kyle Rittenhouse retreated and ran from the people who attacked him. Karmelo Anthony appears to have issued a challenge to engage in a physical confrontation. |
ME: Bill aims to eliminate 72-hour waiting period law in Maine
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Maine lawmakers will be discussing gun regulation in several public hearings on Wednesday.
That's include an act to eliminate the 72-hour waiting period on firearm purchases.
However, it is now in limbo after a federal judge paused the law.
Supporters say the law offers a "cooling off period" for individuals who may be contemplating violence or suicide.
But opponents say it infringes on their Second Amendment rights. |
ATF Repeals “Zero Tolerance” Policy
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) have fully repealed the Enhanced Regulatory Enforcement Policy put in place by President Biden’s administration, also known as the “Zero Tolerance Policy.” The policy permitted the ATF to revoke the licenses of gun dealers for infractions as small as simple clerical errors. |
CO: Colorado Will Soon Require a Discretionary Permit To Acquire Semiautomatic Rifles
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A bill that Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law last week requires residents of that state to obtain the government's permission and complete 12 hours of firearms training before they can legally obtain semiautomatic rifles that accept detachable magazines. The law, which Polis improbably claims "will make Colorado safer," imposes broad restrictions on firearm ownership that seem inconsistent with the test that the Supreme Court has said gun control laws must pass to comply with the Second Amendment. |
MO: Second Amendment Preservation Act Being Reconsidered After Being Struck Down
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A Missouri House bill seeks to allow Missouri gun law to supersede federal gun law and would penalize police officers for enforcing federal gun laws.
The bill was heard by a Senate committee Monday. It would reinstate and make changes to the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which was found unconstitutional by a federal appeals court in 2024.
Susan Myers is the State Director for Women for Gun Rights and testified in support of the bill. She wants to ensure Missouri continues to have Second Amendment protections and said this bill would do that. |
Task Force’s Exclusion of Gun Owner Advocates Means Continuing DOJ Disappointments
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Such a body could nip misunderstandings and surprises in the bud and put a stop to much of the Second Amendment bipolarity we see being manifested in Justice, where one day they come out with an announcement gun owners cheer, and the next do something that leaves us slapping our foreheads and wondering what the hell is wrong with these people. Such uncertainty breeds mistrust and causes real divisions among gun owners, especially when we see actions being taken that fly in the face of Donald Trump’s campaign promise that “Every single Biden attack on gun owners and manufacturers will be terminated on my very first week back in office, perhaps my first day.” |
SC: South Carolina Lawmakers Consider Atoning for Past Sins Against Second Amendment
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The Second Amendment protects "the right of the people to keep and bear arms," which is important because it's not just about owning guns but carrying them as well. Obviously, some people aren't thrilled by this prospect, of course, but they aren't thrilled about the Second Amendment in general.
A lot of states have embraced constitutional carry, which requires no permit, and that's good. South Carolina might be going a step further, though. |
NSSF 2025 Congressional fly-in kicks off new pro-industry administration
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2025 marked the 18th NSSF Congressional Fly-In and it was one of the most optimistic and energized gatherings in recent memory. There’s a very good and big reason why: the second President Donald Trump administration is just over two months in and it’s been a dramatic and welcomed change from the past four years under former President Joe Biden.
Dozens of firearm industry executives and leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., this week where they had the opportunity to meet with Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate to discuss the industry’s priority legislation. |
GA: Georgia Supreme Court considers legal restrictions on gun carry for adults under 21
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Nearly 200 years of legal precedent should not apply to a 20-year-old man who wants to carry a gun, his lawyer argued before the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Thomas Stephens, who turns 21 next year, was denied a license to carry a handgun in public when he applied for one in Lumpkin County. He sued, and his case made it to the high court, which heard arguments by his lawyer and by the state attorney general's office. The state contends in a legal brief that the restrictions on adults under age 21 are "baked into the Georgia Constitution." |
OR: Oregon gun owners appeal to state Supreme Court to review gun control Measure 114
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Two Harney County gun owners, backed by Gun Owners of America Inc., have petitioned the Oregon Supreme Court to weigh in on whether voter-approved gun control Measure 114 adheres to the state constitution.
Their attorney, Tony L. Aiello Jr., argued that the state’s high court should clarify Article 1, Section 27 of the Oregon Constitution, which establishes the right to bear arms.
In a 24-page petition, Aiello argued that the measure’s required permit to buy a gun would turn the state constitutional right to bear arms “into a privilege for government to grant or refuse.” |
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