Michael Bloomberg Will Not Enter Presidential Race 
– Michael R. Bloomberg, who for months quietly laid the groundwork to run for president as an independent, will not enter the 2016 campaign, he said Monday, citing his fear that a three-way race could lead to the election of a candidate who would imperil the security and stability of the United States:Donald J. Trump.
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| Fairfax, Va -Legislation aimed at improving safety on college campuses in Georgia, continues to advance through the legislature despite stiff opposition from an out-of-state gun control group funded by New York City billionaire Michael Bloomberg. Today, the Georgia State Senate Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 859 by a 5 to 3 margin and is now headed to a vote on the floor of the Georgia State Senate. |
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| Today, the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 859 by a 5-3 vote. |
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| The Missouri legislature is poised to consider a large update to Missouri’s self-defense, Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine laws. |
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| On Wednesday, March 9, House Concurrent Resolution 5008 is scheduled to be heard in the Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee. |
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| If you are a gun owner, or even somewhat knowledgeable about guns, sometimes watching television shows or movies can be frustrating. The depiction of anything firearms-related often seems to have no basis in reality. That brings me to the Entertainment Industries Council. They are an award-winning non-profit organization founded by leaders in the entertainment industry to influence the entertainment industry. They claim to provide information so that health and social issues are accurately depicted onscreen in feature films, TV and music videos, in music, and within the pages of comic books. Here are just some of the suggestions they present to writers to guide their scripts so they present the proper view of guns – depicting them as evil, without utility, and unworthy of ownership. |
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| A homeowner in Houston, Texas was alerted to a break-in when a man broke a window near one of his doors in order to gain access to the house. The homeowner retrieved a gun, went to investigate, and came upon the home invader. Responding to the threat, the homeowner shot and killed the intruder. Following the incident, the homeowner’s neighbors said the nearby incident of self-defense was not surprising, as the area has recently been a target for criminals. |
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| The Wisconsin Supreme Court said Friday that it will review a city of Madison policy banning guns on Madison Metro buses that was upheld last year by a state appeals court. |
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| Proposed bipartisan legislation introduced this week in both the Kentucky House and Senate would repeal the state’s concealed carry law and allow anyone who can lawfully purchase a gun to carry it concealed without a concealed carry license within the state. |
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| It was a sea of orange at the Statehouse a week ago Thursday night as more than 200 gun enthusiasts gathered to hold conversations with legislators. The main topic was gun control legislation. |
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| Rep. Caroline Troy, R-Genesee, is sponsoring a bill to exempt from disclosure the documents people must file with their county sheriff when buying weapons regulated under the National Firearms Act. It passed House State Affairs on a party-line vote. |
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| In December, less than 24 hours after two terrorists massacred 14 Americans and wounded 22 others at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Sen. Barbara Boxer took the microphone at a Capitol Hill news conference where Democrats were announcing plans to introduce new gun control laws. |
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| Tomorrow, March 8, the Delaware Senate is scheduled to consider Senate Bill 19. Current law allows Delaware Law Enforcement to sell or auction off seized firearms instead of mandating that they be destroyed. |
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| The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to reduce the herd of bison within the Park as soon as possible and are in the process of determining what tools will be used for that purpose, including capture/removal and sharpshooting. March 26th is the deadline for public comment. |
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| West Virginia will soon be among seven other states where residents can carry a concealed weapon without a permit.This comes after West Virginia Lawmakers voted this weekend to override Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s veto on House Bill 4145. |
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| Clinton began by saying, “We have to try everything that works to try to limit the numbers of people and the kinds of people who are given access to firearms,” and she agreed with Kopf that “not every killer will have the same profile.”But, she continued, “I also believe, so strongly, Gene, that giving immunity to gunmakers and sellers was a terrible mistake.” Clinton was referring to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which protects gun manufacturers and sellers from being held liable when their products are used to commit crimes. |
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| New York mayor Bill de Blasio is trying to put a positive spin on a recent rash of stabbings and slashings across the city. He credits the NYPD taking guns off of the street. |
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| “We will lose our Second Amendment freedoms” if Hillary Clinton becomes president and nominates a liberal justice, moderator Mercedes Schlapp warned at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday. That’s why she and other gun rights activists joined the “Thank Goodness for Guns in America” panel to defend Americans’ right to bear arms. |
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| A federal appeals court will reconsider a Maryland ban on semiautomatic high-capacity assault weapons. |
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| If an armed stranger tries to rob a student in Georgia State University’s library next fall, he could confront a person packing his own gun.People at public colleges in Georgia could carry handguns in most areas on campus, including classrooms, cafeterias and libraries, if a proposed law passes this month. |
