Senate Democrats are trying desperately to round up a bipartisan coalition in advance of a critical round of gun-control votes Wednesday afternoon, as fence-sitting Republicans began to peel away and new polling showed ebbing public support for tightening gun laws. After days of backroom wrangling, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid lined up a vote on…
At 5:20 a.m. on Monday, four hours before the Boston Marathon’s elite runners took off, a group of 15 active-duty soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard gathered at the starting line in Hopkinton. Each soldier was in full combat uniform and carried a “ruck,” a military backpack weighing about 40 pounds. The rucks were filled…
On April 17, 1790, American statesman, printer, scientist, and writer Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia at age 84.
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) are introducing an alternative amendment to gun legislation pending on the Senate floor. Their “Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act” would preserve the Second Amendment while providing important fixes to existing law. The Grassley-Cruz proposal would reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check…
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Charles C. W. Cooke describes what happened that day in his own words:http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/345714/free-cj-grisham If you wish to contribute to his legal defense fund, visit http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2nd-amendment-legal-defense-fund to find out more information.
Only 4 percent of Americans think guns and gun control are an important problem facing the country, according to Gallup, and far more Americans are concerned about the economy, unemployment and the federal debt. In its poll from Apr. 4-7, Gallup surveyed 1,005 adults by telephone and asked, “What do you think is the most…
Saffle Industries is offering the brand new SI-RIP (Saffle Industries- Rail Integrated Pod) for the AR-15. The SI-RIP replaces the AR-15 plastic handguards with a patented drop in quad rail forend that contains a fully adjustable internal Bi-pod. AR15News has the scoop on this one. Head on over to http://www.ar15news.com/2013/04/15/new-saffle-industries-quad-rail-wintegrated-bipod-crowdfunding-campaign/ to read all about it.
Terry Canales and Ryan Guillen have drafted up HB 1747, which would ban the sale of firearms and ammunition within the state of Texas unless the maximum distance a projectile travels when fired from the firearm or the maximum distance a projectile from the ammunition travels when fired from a firearm (firearms and ammunition, respectively)…
2025 Texas Gun Legislation
Legislation affecting gun rights in the 2023 session.
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