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In New Hampshire, there’s a debate brewing about expanding the state’s Stand Your Ground law. As it currently stands (no pun intended), the law is really more of a Castle Doctrine law. It only applies inside the home, whereas Stand Your Ground tends to apply everywhere else. See, the debate is from the fact that lawmakers are considering expanding the law to also apply in one’s vehicle. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how this is beneficial. No one should have to spend preciou...

Print this article President Joe Biden claimed gun violence costs the country $280 billion per year as he rolled out a slew of executive actions pertaining to firearms. "Gun violence in America ... [is] estimated to cost the nation $280 billion a year," Biden said during a Thursday White House Rose Garden address. Moms Demand Action, a gun-control group, said on Twitter that the president was referencing one of its reports in which the group generated the massive figure from "immediate costs...

A bill that would expand background checks for gun purchases will soon go before the U.S. Senate, and it’s the top legislative priority for Moms Demand Action, a gun-control advocacy group that made the case for the bill in Tampa on Wednesday. Gun Control Group Visits Tampa Advocating for Gun-Control Bill By Mitch Perry Tampa SHARE TAMPA, Fla. — A bill that would expand backg...

Arizona Governor Signs Bill to Defy Any New Federal Gun Control Laws Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation on April 6 that would prohibit police and sheriffs in the state from enforcing new federal gun laws that may violate the Constitution’s Second Amendment. Proponents of the bill have argued that it would ensure that the rights of gun owners are protected from what they have described as potential overreach by the federal government, while critics say the law will undermine cooperati...

© press Gov. Doug Ducey (R) has signed the gun rights bill into Arizona law The Republican governor of Arizona has signed a bill that blocks any new federal gun-control laws from being enforced in the state. Gov. Doug Ducey signed the bill into law on Tuesday. The legislation bans local governments and employees from enforcing or aiding any infringement on citizens Second Amendment rights that was imposed by the federal government. The Arizona House and Senate passed House Bill 2111 in an at...

(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File) While about a dozen states are considering bills that would restrict or forbid local and state law enforcement from cooperating with federal officials in enforcing any new gun control laws handed down in D.C., Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is the first executive to actually sign one of the bills this year. On Tuesday afternoon the Arizona governor approved HB 2111, adding another layer of protection for gun owners in the state and sending a signal to Democrats on Cap...

NRA’s LaPierre Used Mass Shootings as Excuse for Luxury Cruise on Friend’s Yacht Wayne LaPierre speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on February 24, 2017, in National Harbor, Maryland. Alex Wong / Getty Images Wayne LaPierre, the head of the National Rifle Association (NRA), revealed in a deposition released this week that he often sought refuge on a friend’s yacht following mass shooting events in the Uni...

Gun storage requirement heads for vote in Oregon House Bill emerges on a party-line vote from the Health Care Committee; violations would carry fines. Another gun regulation bill is headed for a legislative debate and vote, this time in the Oregon House. House Bill 2510, approved Tuesday, March 30, by the House Health Care Committee, would require the storage of firearms with trigger or cable locks, in a locked container or in a gun room. An offense is a Class C violation, which carrie...

SALEM — Another gun regulation bill is headed for a legislative debate and vote, this time in the Oregon House.

This guy could actually kill me. How Kansas law still lets domestic abusers have guns Katie Bernard, The Kansas City Star Mar. 15—TOPEKA — Amy Millers ex-husband made it clear he wanted her dead. After he physically attacked her six years ago he consistently harassed and threatened her. He attempted to run her off the road on the way to a co-parenting meeting. He told her that he had driven by the house while she and their children were sleeping and opened and closed the gar...