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AP Photo/Keith Srakocic While Colorado Democrats are shying away from a bill requiring a waiting period for gun purchases, they’ve still got three new gun control bills in the state legislature in addition to Gov. Jared Polis already signing two pieces of legislation a couple of weeks ago. Those bills mandate new storage requirements on all gun owners as well as imposing fines on gun owners who fail to report lost or stolen firearms within five days of learning about the gun’s disappearan...

(AP Photo/Mike Stewart File) A new analysis by a pair of gun control advocates doesn’t offer much hope for fans of gun bans, though sociologists Eulalie Laschever and David S. Meyer do their best to put a positive spin on their research in a piece published at the  Washington Post. The pair say they’ve “tracked gun politics in the United States from 1945 to 2015,” and based on their research they say they “do not expect Congress to pass new national legislation” anytime soon. Despi...

Analysis-Out of power in Washington, Republicans pursue hard-right agenda across the country By James Oliphant and Nathan Layne Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shut out of power in Washington, Republicans are using their dominance in state houses across the country to oppose Democratic President Joe Biden’s agenda and appease the diehard supporters of his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump. In Texas, Republican lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would allow citizens to carry a ha...

United StatesAnalysis: Out of power in Washington, Republicans pursue hard-right agenda Nathan LayneJames Oliphant 6 minute read A poll worker casts a mail-in ballot for a voter at a drive-thru polling station at Miami-Dade County Elections Department during the 2020 presidential election in Miami, Florida, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello - RC20WJ946HIN Shut out of power in Washington, Republicans are using their dominance in state houses across the country to oppose Democratic Pres...

(Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool) If Greg Abbott makes good on his pledge, law-abiding Texans should be able to carry firearms without applying for a permit from their local sheriff in the near future. The “constitutional carry” proposal had at one time appeared dead in the water, even with a majority of Republicans in the state senate, after law-enforcement groups came out in opposition. On Wednesday, however, the upper chamber passed the bill on a straight party-line vo...

Nearly Half of All U.S. Counties Are Now Second Amendment Sanctuaries Ammoland Inc. Posted on by Lee Williams 2A Sanctuary Counties National Map Updated March 1, 2021. The number of states, counties, and cities declaring themselves Second Amendment Sanctuaries is skyrocketing. Map courtesy of sanctuarycounties.com, and used with their permission. An updated map is coming soon. USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- What the media isn’t telling you: Nearly half of all U.S. Counties are now Second Amend...

(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) It looks like the Lone Star State will be the 21st in the nation to adopt Constitutional Carry, and the fifth state to do so since January of this year. On Wednesday, the state Senate gave its approval to HB 1927, which would remove the requirement that legal gun owners obtain a concealed handgun license before they can lawfully carry a firearm. The 18-13 vote was the last major hurdle for the legislation, which now heads back to the House for a concurrence vote befor...

There are few stories the mainstream media enjoys more than “trend” stories.Whether it’s plant-based fake meat, live-streamed workouts, celebrity podcasts or Tic-Toc and other new apps, the media revels in reporting the latest trends that are sweeping the country – at least most of the time. However, if the trend involves guns or the Constitution – especially the Second Amendment – don’t look for stories anytime soon, even if it’s a viral national trend. ...

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) We haven’t seen Joe Biden or Nancy Pelosi denounce the growing number of states that have declared themselves to be Second Amendment Sanctuaries, but give it a few weeks and we may get to that point. As it is, a number of Left-leaning media outlets are starting to fret over the increasing popularity of the 2A Sanctuary movement, including VICE News, which is home to a new piece warning that the movement could “destroy Joe Biden’s gun control plans” (fin...

In the end, the vote was 4 to 1.