In Utah You Can Carry a Gun Without a Permit
The new law allows Utah residents to carry a firearm without a permit and follows several other states that have enacted similar measures.
Last Friday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed five bills into law, including HB 60, which makes it legal to concealed carry a firearm in the Beehive State without a permit. The bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Walt Brooks (R-St. George), specifies that those who carry a concealed weapon must be over twenty-one years of age and be legally allowed to possess a firearm.
An amendment to the bill also directs leftover money from the state’s “concealed weapons account” to go toward suicide prevention and education about safe firearm storage, KUTV news reported.
Congressional Legislation 101 – Types Of Measures Ammoland Inc. Posted on
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United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- With the 117th Congress in session, there will be a flurry of legislation introduced. But what exactly does an introduced measure do? What do those combinations of letters and numbers in front of a bill mean?
For starters, any Senator or Representative can introduce a piece of legislation. For the most part, they will be numbered in the order received – a bill with a lower number was introduced earlier in the Congress than one with a higher number. But different items of legislation do different things. Here’s a quick rundown of the four types of legislation that you will most often see discussed:
NRA-Backed Stand Your Ground Legislation Introduced in Arkansas Ammoland Inc. Posted on
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U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action is pleased to announce the filing of NRA-backed legislation, Senate Bill 24, in Arkansas. This important piece of legislation would eliminate the duty to retreat for victims of a crime if passed, a victim who is attacked will no longer be required by law to try and run away.
“Laws should favor victims not criminals, as they do now. When crimes occur, victims have little time to decide the best course of action for survival. They should not be required to run away or face prosecution for defending themselves,” said Matt Herriman, NRA Arkansas state director. “This measure is common sense. Anyone who opposes it puts the interests of the criminal above the interests of the victim.”
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U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) has partnered with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA) today to ask the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York’s restrictive process for issuing concealed carry licenses.
“As long as New York continues denying law-abiding gun owners their Second Amendment rights, the NRA will continue fighting to protect and expand those rights,” said Jason Ouimet, executive director of NRA-ILA.
The case, NYSRPA v. Corlett, challenges New York’s requirement for applicants to demonstrate “proper cause” to carry a firearm. While New York routinely employs this arbitrary standard to deny carry permits, the NRA argues that this right should be available to “all ‘the people ” instead of a “subset of the people that can distinguish themselves