Tag: gun ban

Illinois House Sends Gun Bill to Senate

The Illinois General Assembly moved closer to a so-called “assault weapon” ban when the state House of Representatives passed the Protecting Illinois Communities Act on a vote of 64-43. HB 5855 is now headed to the State Senate as SB 2226, where it is expected to pass before going to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who has…


Michigan Democrats Push Strict Semiautomatic Rifle Ban in Legislature

Michigan Democrats are pushing a new bill in the state legislature that would make illegal the “manufacturing, possession, purchase and sale” of certain semiautomatic rifles. These restrictions will be enforced in the state of Michigan if House Bill No. 6544, recently introduced by a Democrat, State Rep. Jeffrey Peppers, passes. The bill, which was introduced on Dec….


Manitoba Joins Saskatchewan, Alberta in Pushing Back Against Ottawa’s Gun Confiscation Program

The Manitoba government has joined Alberta and Saskatchewan in pushing back against the federal government’s planned gun confiscation program as part of its mandatory buyback program for now-banned firearms. “Manitoba has consistently stated that our approach to gun violence is to focus on those who use weapons in crime, not law abiding gun owners,” said Manitoba…


Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Boulder County Gun Ban Targeting Semiautomatic Rifles, Handguns

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a county-level ordinance in Colorado that bans the manufacture, sale, and transfer of several types of semiautomatic rifles and handguns, which gun rights groups say violates the Second Amendment protection of the right to keep and bear arms. The Boulder County Board of Commissioners…


The Struggle Against Tyranny Is Endless

Commentary President Joe Biden’s ambitions to strip Americans of their constitutional right to bear arms should be seen as part of a wider campaign. Over the last several years, America’s oligarchy, comprising political and corporate elites and the national security establishment, has dismantled the constitutional order designed to bind Americans together as one nation under…


GOP Rep. Displays Guns During Hearing He Says Will Be Banned by Legislation

A Republican lawmaker has used his own firearms as an example of how a ban on high-capacity magazines would target common handguns used by law-abiding Americans to defend themselves and their homes. Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) virtually attended a House Judiciary Committee hearing on a gun control bill on Thursday, where he held up a number…


Democrats Pushing Gun Registry as Precursor to Gun Ban

Commentary Federal law explicitly prohibits the creation of a federal firearm registry, but the Biden administration is making one anyway. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has collected nearly one billion firearm purchase records. The government has now created a searchable digital database containing 866 million of these transactions, including some 54…


Orange County Fair Decides Not to Approve Next Year’s Gun Shows

The Orange County Fair & Event Center Board of Directors voted Sept. 23 to not attempt to circumvent an incoming bill that would ban gun shows at the fairgrounds. Senate Bill 264, authored by Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine), which would effectively ban gun shows at the Orange County Fair & Event Center, has been passed…


Orange County Fairgrounds Board to Circumvent Gun Show Ban

The Orange County Fair and Event Center’s board of directors is remaining stagnant against California Senate Bill 264, which would specifically ban gun shows occurring on the property, saying their fairground site is being unfairly targeted in the bill. During a Sept. 13 board meeting, the directors sought to send a letter to the governor’s…


Rep-Elect Lauren Boebert Affirms Plan to Carry Gun on Capitol Hill

Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-Co.) wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, asking her to stop 21 House Democrats’ attempt to ban a 1967 regulation that allows congress members to carry firearms. Eighty-two other congress members and members-elect signed Boebert’s letter to Pelosi. “21 Democrats wrote a letter to Nancy Pelosi asking her to stop…