Month: September 2024

Four years ago, George Floyd’s murder and the resulting months of demonstrations brought unprecedented scrutiny to the deeply problematic practices of American policing. Yet one key figure — the county sheriff — barely got any attention, while the focus was on large urban police departments. Since then, sheriffs have since become significant figures on the

No ballot will have a gun-related initiative led by voters this fall. While seven states had tried to get 11 citizen-led firearm referendums on the ballot this year, all of them failed, according to Victoria Rose, who tracks the measures for the elections database Ballotpedia. Seven of the proposals supported expanding gun rights, including one

North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson has been hospitalized after an ‘incident’ at campaign event. Robinson was campaigning at an event in Mount Airy when he reportedly left “quickly” before being taken to hospital and treated for burns – according to reporters for NewsNation. A source reportedly said he was “currently being treated for burns

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sept. 26 to crack down on 3D-printed guns and improve active shooter drills in schools throughout the country. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris discussed the order during a joint event on gun violence at the White House on Thursday. The first prong of the order targets

North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson has been hospitalized after an ‘incident’ at campaign event. Robinson was campaigning at an event in Mount Airy when he reportedly left “quickly” before being taken to hospital and treated for burns – according to reporters for NewsNation. A source reportedly said he was “currently being treated for burns

SALT LAKE CITY — It’s been a turbulent year for the Utah Republican Party. The party still faces ongoing scrutiny after a chaotic caucus night in March prompted complaints from many party members about access to voting for the GOP presidential nominee. The traditional post-primary period that normally sees candidates line up behind the winners

As noted in a recent American Hunter article, Massachusetts Hunters Face Anti-Gun Law This Fall, there are new legal risks for those looking to hunt in the Bay State.  Massachusetts HB 4885, “An Act Modernizing Gun Laws,” that went into effect August 1st, includes a slew of new restrictions for hunters, including but not limited

On September 24th, Governor Newsom continued his crusade to erode Second Amendment rights in California by signing several anti-gun bills into law. NRA actively opposed these bills throughout the session and will continue to fight in the courts on behalf of all gun owners across the Golden State. The following bills have now been signed

Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday that seeks to ensure active school shooter drills are helpful without causing unnecessary panic amid a record spike in campus gun violence and pushback to sometimes dubious prevention strategies. “I’m directing the

Gary Humphreys, the owner of Humphreys’ gun shop in Del Rio, Texas, joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss a growing trend amongst border residents. Gun ownership among American voters is the highest on record, and not just on the right. Multiple studies show there has been a sharp rise in the percentage of Democrats who

The NRA is accusing Meta of “election interference” after the tech giant cracked down on social media posts it deemed “false information” about Vice President Kamala Harris.  The gun rights advocacy group had criticized Harris for her liberal gun control stance, something she has attempted to distance herself from as the Democratic presidential nominee.  On

On September 24, NRA and the Firearms Policy Coalition filed an amicus brief in United States v. Duarte, a challenge to the federal lifetime prohibition on firearms possession by nonviolent felons. The Supreme Court’s text-and-history test for Second Amendment challenges provides that a firearm regulation is constitutional only if it is consistent with America’s historical tradition

On September 24, NRA filed an amicus brief supporting a challenge to the federal ban on carrying firearms at post offices. The government argues that the prohibition is constitutional because post offices are sensitive government buildings where arms bans are presumptively lawful. NRA’s brief argues that under Bruen, all firearms regulations must be historically justified—even

President Joe Biden, ahead of signing an Executive Order Thursday on gun violence, acknowledged Saturday’s mass shooting in Birmingham in which a Glock switch was found on one of the firearms that enabled it to be converted into an automatic weapon. “Over 100 shell casings,” Biden said. “Community shattered. Enough.” The president was introduced during

In a twist that has left both Democrats and Republicans talking, Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, recently revealed during an interview with Oprah Winfrey that she owns a gun. “If someone breaks in my house,” she quipped with a chuckle, “they’re getting shot.” For a politician whose party generally emphasizes gun control in the

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is echoing a Republican effort to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a Maryland case centered on a decade-old ban on certain firearms. An all-Republican coalition, led by Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador and supported by Jackley, 25 other attorneys general, and the leaders of the Arizona