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Safety States Push Back Against Biden Gun Control Scheme Studies have long indicated that concealed carry permit holders are the most law-abiding of population segments, even more so than law enforcement. Min While the Biden administration and the Democrat-controlled legislature are putting forth their gun control agendas, states are passing legislation that provides more choice for gun owners, regardless of what happens federally. These include permitless carry legislation and declarations of sanctuary state and county status. To be clear, gun control advocacy organizations...

Psaki told reporters that administration officials held a "virtual discussion" on Wednesday "with leaders of gun violence prevention groups to discuss our shared goals."

Dems Seek $300 Million in Taxpayer Dollars for CDC Gun Research Democrats this week introduced bicameral bills to Congress that aim to give the Centers for Disease Control big bucks to support research into guns.  The Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021 would appropriate $50 million to the CDC each fiscal year from 2022 through 2027, "for the purpose of conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention." The legislation was introduced jointly by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., who were not coy about what laws the researc...

Bill Would End Out of State Gun Purchases Democrats on Capitol Hill last week introduced a measure that would end direct legal gun sales to out of state residents.  H.R. 647 would prohibit a Federal Firearms Licensee from transferring a shotgun or a rifle to a person who they feel does not reside in the same state. Handguns already are subject to a "state resident only" sales restriction, which is a holdover from the days prior to federal instant background checks. The proposal to move long arm sales under the same 1960s guideline comes from a Colorado Congressman who argues it is needed.�...

Regs Ensuring Fair Banking Access for Gun Industry Iced A federal banking regulator has now pumped the brakes on a planned rule that would have ended discrimination against firearm-related companies seeking financial services.  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, an independent bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department, last year had proposed a regulation to ensure that banks and savings associations offer and provide fair access to services. The change came after some banks had reportedly denied financial services to specific industries following calls for boycotts. The OCC speci...