Not The Victim Hillary Needs – This feature appears in the October ‘16 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association. “Why can’t everyone just have their DNA on file? Then it would be so much easier to catch this guy.” Those were my actual words at the age of 20 after a stranger broke into my apartment and raped me.
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| Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 28, the San Jose Rules & Open Government Committee will hold an open discussion on an anti-gun firearms ordinance proposed by City Councilmembers Ask Kalra and Raul Peralez, which includes requirements for: (1) the locked-storage of firearms in the home; (2) the locked-storage of all firearms when kept within a vehicle; (3) the reporting of lost or stolen firearms; and (3) record keeping requirements for ammunition sales within the city of San Jose. |
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| An armed robber went up to a Walmart employee sitting in his car before his shift started, pulled a weapon, and told the employee to, “give him everything.” |
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| FAIRFAX, Va.—Today, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) announced its endorsement of several candidates for statewide offices in North Carolina this November. They are Dan Forest for lieutenant governor; Buck Newton for attorney general; and Dale Folwell for state treasurer. These follow NRA-PVF’s recent endorsement of Pat McCrory for a second term as governor. |
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| The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) today announced its endorsement of Marty McClendon for the office of Washington Lieutenant Governor. “On behalf of our 5 million members, we are pleased to endorse Marty McClendon for Lieutenant Governor. McClendon will provide pro-Second Amendment support and leadership in Olympia,” said Chris W. Cox, chairman, NRA-PVF. |
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| The Sandy Hook shooting in 2012, where 28 people died in a Newtown, Conn. school shooting – including 20 children 7 years old or younger – sparked a national debate on gun violence and legislation. Nevada was no different. In 2013, the Democratic-controlled Legislature narrowly passed a bill that would require background checks on all firearms transfers. However, Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed the measure, saying it was an “erosion of Nevadans’ Second Amendment rights.” One of his main concerns was that giving a gun to a family member would require a background check. Out of that veto, the Question 1 ballot initiative requiring background checks on all gun transfers was born, especially with no chance in the 2015 Legislature as Republicans controlled both chambers. |
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| When Kendrick and Christy Trotty pulled into the driveway of their home in Lubbock, Texas they were met by a masked and armed robber. The armed assailant attempted to rob the couple and ordered Kendrick, who was driving, to get out of the car. Christy responded to the threat by retrieving a handgun and giving it to Kendrick, who shot the robber in the leg, prompting the thief to flee. Police captured the wounded robber a short time later. |
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| Capping a year of major gun control legislation in California, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a raft of bills including one addressing a series of killings involving firearms stolen from law enforcement vehicles. |
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| Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday received a flood of critical remarks from gun owners and others when he opened up a live Q&A session on Facebook in which he invited questions on his gun control measure, Proposition 63, and his initiative to legalize recreational use of marijuana, Proposition 64. |
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| Planada Elementary School District is in the process of updating its security plan, and among the options on the table is the possibility of allowing school administrators to carry guns. |
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| Three local sheriffs’ offices in Virginia are set to receive about $160,000 in federal funding in return for accepting firearms from people subject to permanent protective orders. |
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| The proposed ordinance requiring background checks for private transfers of guns is now law, after Missoula City Council voted to pass 8-4. |
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| New Jersey has some of the toughest gun laws in America. If you want to own a firearm, it will take time, patience and persistence.“The things you have to go through here are probably a lot more extreme — or a lot more thorough, I’ll put it that way — than in many other states,” said State Police Capt. Stephen Jones. |
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| One of the nation’s highest-profile shooting victims, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, will kick off a national gun control political tour Tuesday in Orlando. |
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| Today, Governor Brown made his decision on the final firearm-related bills of the 2016 legislative session that made it to his desk. Governor Brown vetoed two anti-gun bills, AB 450 and SB 1332, and signed pro-gun bill, AB 2510, into law. |
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| Today, Senate Bill 1330, legislation that would make critical changes to enhance Pennsylvania’s firearm preemption law, is expected to go to the Senate floor for second consideration. It is vital that you contact your state Senator today and ask them to please support SB 1330 with Senator John Eichelberger’s amendment. |
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| Today, House Bill 1452 (Gillespie-R47) passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee, moving one step closer to becoming law. House Bill 1452 is legislation that creates a discounted general hunting license for Hunter Trapper Education (HTE) instructors. HB 1452 was amended earlier this year to fix a loophole in the current mentor hunting program which prohibited the Pennsylvania Game Commission from implementing mentor hunting programs for youth between the ages of 12-17. This technical fix will correct the current problem and reinstate the original legislative intent of Pennsylvania’s mentored hunting program. Final approval of the measure could come as early as this week in the Senate. |
