Gun rights organizations have long warned against the incremental nature of gun control. The theory—indeed, it occurs in practice, too—is that gun-ban advocates will work to pass the most “supportable” bill possible that isn’t, on the surface, devastating to the Second Amendment. The trick is that once they have that law on the books, it’s … Read more
In the state of Vermont, March 14 is considered Crossover Day, and despite being the home of Bernie Sanders, this doesn’t mean what you’re thinking, but I can’t blame you for going there. Instead, the name refers to a crossover deadline in the Vermont legislature when bills that fail to advance out of their chamber … Read more
Washington Democrats continue to drive the state into an authoritarian dystopia, this time with the House’s recent approval of their newest anti-Second Amendment measure to require a state permit to purchase firearms. Apparently, they didn’t get the memo that the Second Amendment itself is an American’s permit, but perhaps they don’t feel they are part … Read more
An interesting new study by the Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation (OSCF) and Responsive Management doesn’t bode well for the future of two time-honored American traditions—hunting and target/sport shooting. Dating back to 1985, Responsive Management, with help from organizations like the OSCF, has tracked public opinion on hunting and recreational shooting through periodic trend surveys. … Read more
By Mark Chesnut A group of 88 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate are pushing to have the Biden Administration rule restricting firearm exports by law-abiding American manufacturers reversed, and they want it done now. On March 7, the lawmakers, led by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and House Homeland Security Committee … Read more
A group of eight Republican U.S. Senators on Thursday introduced a new measure meant to improve the fairness, speed and transparency of background checks and application processes for National Firearms Act (NFA) items. Led by U.S. Senator Jim Risch of Idaho, the group introduced the ATF Transparency Act, which, if passed, would ensure law-abiding gun … Read more
With the deadline quickly approaching for Attorney General Pam Bondi’s report to President Donald Trump in response to his Second Amendment executive order of February 7, Gun Owners of America (GOA) is calling on its members to contact the White House and share their concerns. In that order, President Trump gave AG Bondi 30 days … Read more
Democrats in Congress are all fired up about President Donald Trump’s executive order demanding a whole-of-government review of federal firearms regulations, and his instructions to new Attorney General Pam Bondi to “examine all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements and other actions of executive departments and agencies to assess any ongoing infringements of the Second … Read more
The deadline for Attorney General Pam Bondi’s autopsy on the Second Amendment has come and gone. The order, Protecting Second Amendment Rights, issued on February 7, provided a thirty-day period for the Attorney General to “examine all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies to assess any ongoing … Read more
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