Tag: constitutional rights

Church Awarded $220,000 by Washington DC After Filing Lawsuit Over CCP Virus Religious Restrictions

A Washington, D.C. church has been awarded $220,000 after it filed a federal lawsuit challenging the district’s restrictions on gatherings at places of worship during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. Leaders of Capitol Hill Baptist Church (CHBC) have appealed to D.C. officials since Mayor Muriel Bowser’s restrictions were issued on March 11, 2020, which banned…


Arizona Lawmaker Advises People to Put up ‘No Trespassing’ Signs to Deter Door-to-Door Vaccine Checks

At age 61, Daniel J. Miller of Parks, Arizona, says there’s no way he’s ever going to take the COVID-19 shot—even if the government comes knocking at his door. It isn’t just a matter of his religious beliefs and faith in his own natural immune system that emboldens him, it’s a matter of personal choice…


Conservative Group Launches Fight Against College Vaccine Mandates

Conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA has announced the launch of a campaign to fight COVID-19 vaccine mandates across the nation’s college campuses. “I’m not anti-COVID vaccination, and I’m not pro-COVID vaccination—I’m COVID vaccine agnostic,” said Turning Point founder and president, Charlie Kirk, in a Thursday statement. “But I am 100 percent against mandating this vaccination.”…


NRA Appeals Florida Law That Bans Selling Guns to People Younger Than 21

The National Rifle Association (NRA) went to a federal appeals court to challenge the legality of a 2018 Florida law that bars residents who are younger than age 21 from buying guns. The measure was signed into law by then-Gov. Rick Scott following a mass shooting in Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17…


Tuscon Officials Vote to Ignore Arizona State Gun Laws

The Republican legislator who spearheaded Arizona’s new Second Amendment Sanctuary law described Tuscon’s recent passage of a resolution upholding federal regulation of firearms as a political move with “no teeth at all.” “We have our own [state] constitution. We have our own state laws for a reason. It’s unfortunate they’re even taking this stance at…


Tucson Officials Vote to Ignore Arizona State Gun Laws

The Republican legislator who spearheaded Arizona’s new Second Amendment Sanctuary law described Tucson’s recent passage of a resolution upholding federal regulation of firearms as a political move with “no teeth at all.” “We have our own [state] constitution. We have our own state laws for a reason. It’s unfortunate they’re even taking this stance at…


Hawaii Governor Signs 2 Gun Control Bills, Tightening Storage Requirements and Expanding Ghost Gun Ban

Hawaii Gov. David Ige, a Democrat, has signed into law two new gun control bills, tightening firearm storage requirements and expanding the existing ban on ghost guns. At a signing ceremony last week, Ige said the measures are “focused on increasing the safety and well-being of our community.” One of the bills, called HB31, imposes more stringent…


Texas Joins 21 Other States Asking Supreme Court Demanding Protection of Second Amendment

Texas joined 21 states asking the Supreme Court to uphold Hawaiians’ Second Amendment rights to bear arms following a ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last year that upheld Hawaii’s ban on residents bearing arms outside their homes. The states filed an amicus brief with the high court to help resolve a split…


Texas Joins 21 Other States Asking Supreme Court to Protect Second Amendment

Texas joined 21 states asking the Supreme Court to uphold Hawaiians’ Second Amendment rights to bear arms following a ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last year that upheld Hawaii’s ban on residents bearing arms outside their homes. The states filed an amicus brief with the high court to help resolve a split…


Texas Joins 21 Other States Asking Supreme Court to Protect 2nd Amendment

Texas has joined 21 other states in asking the Supreme Court to uphold Hawaiians’ Second Amendment right to bear arms following a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last year that upheld Hawaii’s ban on residents bearing arms outside of their homes. The states filed an amicus brief with the high court to…