Legislative
Texas 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…
Read MoreATF vs ‘Ghost Guns’
According to the report, any random part that the user could “readily” convert into a firearm would be subject to ATF regulations. As in the past, the document doesn’t define what the term “readily convertible” means. This term could be that any block of metal could be “readily convertible” into a firearm. In fact, the…
Read MoreTexas Constitutional Carry Needs Your Help
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday that the state Senate does not currently have the votes to pass permitless carry of handguns but that he will try to see if there is a “path” to change that. The news from the Republican presiding officer of the Senate came days after the House approved a permitless…
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