Legislative
TX HB1927 Moves To Conference
House Bill (HB) 1927, the constitutional carry bill to allow the carry of a handgun in public without a permit moved over one more hurdle as the Texas House rejected the Senate amendments and requested a conference committee. Read the rest of the article: https://thetexan.news/texas-constitutional-carry-bill-headed-to-conference-to-sort-dispute-over-senate-amendments/
Read MoreATF Proposed Rule 2021R-05: Definition Of “Frame Or Receiver” And Identification Of Firearms
This proposed rule would: Provide new definitions of “firearm frame or receiver” and “frame or receiver” Amend the definition of: “firearm” to clarify when a firearm parts kit is considered a “firearm,” and “gunsmith” to clarify the meaning of that term and to explain that gunsmiths may be licensed solely to mark firearms for unlicensed…
Read MoreTexas Senate Approves Constitutional Carry
The Texas Senate has voted to advance a bill that will allow people to carry handguns in the state without a license, setting up the state to be the largest in the country to allow permitless carry. The legislation passed by an 18-13 margin along party lines Wednesday evening. The bill would allow people 21…
Read MoreBiden Urges Repeat Of Assault Weapons Ban
President Joe Biden again called on federal lawmakers to pass a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, his latest plea in recent weeks as the US has experienced a steady and shocking spate of gun violence. “Gun violence has become an epidemic in America,” Biden said during his first address to a joint…
Read MoreSupreme Court To Decide Right To Carry Outside Home
The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will hear a major gun rights case later this year asking whether Americans have a constitutional right to carry firearms outside the home. The justices will hear a challenge to a New York law that requires anyone seeking a license to carry a gun in public prove…
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