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Eagle River lawmaker proposes that Alaska ignore some federal laws and orders Published 4 hours ago Share on Facebook Print article JUNEAU — A state senator, opposed to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order on aircraft and public transportation, has asked the Alaska Legislature to consider ignoring certain federal laws, regulations and executive orders. The idea is one of many similar ideas advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country despite opponents ...

Poll: 72% of Voters Support the Second Amendment 15 Apr 2021 A McLaughlin & Associates poll conducted April 8-13, 2021, shows 72 percent of general election voters support the Second Amendment and its protections on the right to keep and bear arms. Moreover, the poll found 73.4 percent of general election voters agreed that “the Founders understood the importance of law-abiding citizens right to legally own firearms for things like hunting, sport and personal protection.” The 73.4 percent a...

Bellevue group threatens to sue Biden administration over gun control orders The Bellevue Second Amendment Foundation argued proposed actions on regulating "ghost guns" and "stabilizing braces" go too far. Author: Eric Wilkinson Updated: 5:07 PM PDT April 8, 2021 BELLEVUE, Wash. — Under mounting pressure in the wake of two recent mass shootings, President Joe Biden announced plans for a series of executive orders that he said are just a first step in a broader ...

Why does this keep happening? Mass shootings in Boulder and Atlanta expose loopholes, weaknesses in gun laws Christal Hayes, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – Back-to-back mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado underscore how loopholes and weak restrictions in gun laws enabled both suspects to get quick access to their weapons of choice in attacks that left 18 people dead. The two shootings in March thrust the issue of gun violence back into the national spotlight...

Kudos to Florida-based Second Amendment journalist Lee Williams for finding this story: the sheriff of Sarasota County is saying “no thanks” to a meeting with the local chapter of the gun control group Brady. Williams, a former reporter for the  Herald-Tribune now has his own newsletter (which I encourage every gun owner to support) that focuses on 2A news and issues, and he got ahold of the letter from Sheriff Kurt Hoffman responding to the group’s request for an interview. Go to Lee�...

UpdatedTue, Mar 16, 2021 at 9:37 am ET Replies(10) Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman turned down a meeting with Bradys Sarasota chapter. The sheriffs office said a meeting with the gun control group wouldnt be "productive." (Sarasota County Sheriffs Office) SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman has refused to meet with the Sarasota chapter of Brady, a gun control and anti-gun violence group. The Gun Writer, a pro-gun newsletter published by former Herald-Tribune invest...

  The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Department of Justice, alleging violations of the Administrative Procedures Act relating to its flip-flop regulation of arm braces on semiautomatic pistols. SAF is joined by Rainier Arms, LLC and two private citizens, Samuel Walley and William Green. The lawsuit also names acting ATF Director Regina Lombardo and Acting Attorney General Jeffr...