Category: Politics

Gun dealers might be breathing easier this week, now that the Department of Justice has confirmed the demise of Obama Administration’s Operation Choke Point. That message arrived Aug. 16 in a letter from Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd to Republican... [Read More]

  Earlier this year, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) signed House Bill 1249 into law, allowing concealed-carry permit holders to apply for and receive an “enhanced” concealed carry permit. The enhanced permit requires an additional eight hours of firearms training... [Read More]

Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise (R-1s Dist.) is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. It came as no surprise to his constituents back home that, even after he’d been shot by a gunman intent on a murderous rampage, Scalise neither... [Read More]

A gunman armed with a semi-automatic civilian rifle triggered a grim death toll two years ago when he burst into a Navy complex in Chattanooga, Tennessee, killing four Marines and a sailor. But witnesses say the July 16 attack could... [Read More]

At a recent town hall meeting, Milwaukee Chief of Police Ed Flynn claimed Wisconsin’s concealed carry law was fueling crime in his city and that the legislation is irresponsible. As reported by TMJ4.com, Flynn argued that Wisconsin’s five-year-old concealed carry... [Read More]

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a voter-approved California law that would have forced gun owners to give up standard-capacity ammunition magazines holding 10 rounds or more. To get into compliance with the law, California gun owners would have been allowed... [Read More]

[This story was updated on Friday, June 16 after Gov. Abbott took action on several bills late on June 15. Also, please see the note regarding the availability of legislative-update seminars at the bottom of this post.] Recently, I covered several... [Read More]

My recent op-ed in The Hill newspaper points out that while professors seem to be very concerned about allowing permitted concealed handguns on college campuses, their actions don’t match their rhetoric. While a professor’s resignation at the University of Kansas... [Read More]

 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed Senate Bill 16, which significantly reduces the cost of a License to Carry. At $140, the fee for an original Texas license was among the highest in the nation. The passage of SB 16... [Read More]

    Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a controversial “campus carry” bill, satisfied that it resolves the reasons he vetoed a similar measure last year. Deal, a term-limited Republican who plans to retire, signed House Bill 280 on Thursday,... [Read More]