California: Senate Floor Vote on Nine Anti-Gun Bills Expected Tomorrow – Tomorrow, Thursday, May 19, the state Senate is scheduled to vote on NINE anti-gun bills. These bills are being fast-tracked because of political gamesmanship between anti-gun state Senators and Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom. They are fighting to see who can take credit for removing Second Amendment rights first in California.
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| As previously reported, House Bill 1155 has passed the House and been sent to the Senate for further consideration. |
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| A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a key provision of the District’s new gun law is probably unconstitutional, ordering D.C. police to stop requiring individuals to show “good reason” to obtain a permit to carry a firearm on the streets of the nation’s capital. |
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| It’s not unusual for gun-control advocates to be unhappy with members of Congress. Congress, after all, hasn’t passed any substantial gun-control legislation in more than two decades.But on Monday, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence had a bone to pick with a guy they’re normally friends with: Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.). The move perplexed other gun-control advocates as much as it might have perplexed you. |
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| After three years of pushing the idea of requiring background checks for all gun purchases in Pennsylvania, advocates feel they are finally gaining some traction. |
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| One of the differences between moderate advocates of gun control and prohibitionists is in their attitudes toward self-defense. The former are willing to recognize that defensive arms in the right hands can be socially beneficial. The latter deny that firearms do in fact save lives. |
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| Nassau gun owners would have to store their firearms in locked vaults or use other accessories to secure their guns under legislation introduced Tuesday by county Democratic legislators. |
