Next week, the New Jersey Senate will be introducing their gun control package.  Next Tuesday and Thursday, the New Jersey Senate Law and Public Safety Committee will be hearing testimony on these bills.   After sifting through the 22 anti-gun bills that passed in the Assembly in February, the state Senate has chosen those they plan to focus on, and the list of attacks on your rights is long.  

Two pro-gun bills of critical importance to gun owners and sportsmen are awaiting Governor Jan Brewer’s consideration.  It is important that Governor Brewer hears from you TODAY that you want the following bills to be signed into law:

On Wednesday, Governor Jay Inslee (D) announced the likelihood of a special legislative session to be called after the regular legislative session ends this weekend.   The Governor has indicated that a broad range of issues could be considered, and almost certainly will include more gun control measures.

According to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the recent terror bombings in Boston require a new interpretation of the Constitution to give the government greater power to protect citizens.

A benefit of the First Amendment is that when all people can freely express themselves, normal people are regularly reminded of how warped some can be in their thinking--particularly those who seem to derive perverse satisfaction from publicly displaying their hatred of the NRA.

On Tuesday, April 23, the Committee on Priorities for a Public Health Research Agenda to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence--a body formed under the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences--met in Washington, D.C.

National Public Radio describes its trademark, long-running weekday show, All Things Considered, as a mix of "news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features."  We can now add "acerbic rants" to that descriptive list, thanks to the outrageous comments of anti-gun Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D). 

A recent CNSNews.com article reported on an April Gallup poll, which found that only four percent of Americans think guns and gun control are an important problem facing the country.

The National Rifle Association announced today that Cheaper Than Dirt! has successfully recruited 7,600 new NRA members through its online banner campaign.

Talks to revive gun control legislation are quietly under way on Capitol Hill as a bipartisan group of senators seeks a way to bridge the differences that led to last week's collapse of the most serious effort to overhaul the country's gun laws in 20 years.Drawing on the lessons from battles in the 1980s and '90s over the Brady Bill, which failed in Congress several times before ultimately passing, gun control supporters believe they can prevail by working on a two pronged strategy. First, they are identifying senators who might be willing to change their votes and support a background check system with fewer loopholes.

Vice President Joe Biden reassured leading gun control groups Thursday that the administration remains committed to pushing an expansion of background checks for gun purchases through Congress, according to one of the event's attendees.Biden, who has led the administration's efforts on gun control in the wake of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, told the meeting of about 15 participants that despite last week's defeat of a bi partisan measure in the Senate to expand checks at gun shows and online sales, that this was just the beginning.

Connecticut's two U.S. senators are expected to discuss plans to push for gun control legislation following its recent Senate defeat.Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have scheduled a meeting Friday with members of the media at the Legislative Office Building to talk about "the path forward for federal gun violence legislation."

The recent defeat of gun control legislation in the U.S. Senate is just the latest round in cultural wars that attempted to reinterpret the Constitution, especially the 2nd Amendment, according to the president of the National Rifle Association.It won't be the last, David Keene told a packed room of NRA supporters at the Iowa Capitol Thursday."We've managed to stave off the current threat in Congress," Keene said at a Polk County Republican Party sack lunch fundraiser. "But the war has not ended. The enemy has gone behind a hill to regroup."

Gun owners in Louisiana would be able to carry concealed weapons into restaurants that sell alcohol under a bill passed by the House on Thursday morning. The Legislature's lower chamber also passed a bill that would require public schools and law enforcement to jointly plan for live shooter scenarios. Both now head to the Senate for more debate.

Missouri business owners could not restrict people from having firearms in motor vehicles on their property under a bill passed by the state House.

A House Committee approved a compromise version of a bill that allows gun owners to carry a pistol in their vehicle. The bill has already passed the Senate, but it will have to go back to the Senate because of changes made as part of the compromise.

The Republican led state Senate approved legislation Thursday that could block a group's effort to ban wolf hunting in Michigan and make hunting and fishing rights a part of the state constitution.

Today, the Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee passed Senate Bill 286 by a 6 to 2 vote.   SB 286 was championed by state Senators Scott Beason (R-17) and Roger Bedford (D-6).  State Representative Ed Henry (R-9) offered a substitute for Senate Bill 286 in committee, and this will be the bill that will come to the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives.  While SB 286 has not yet been scheduled for consideration on the state House floor, please contact your state Representative in support of SB 286.   Contact information for your state Representative can be found here

This week, the Indiana Senate and House of Representatives concurred on the conference committee report for House Bill 1563, and this pro-hunting reform bill now heads to Governor Mike Pence (R) for his expected signature.  

This week, the Indiana Senate and House of Representatives concurred on the conference committee report for House Bill 1563, and this pro-hunting reform bill now heads to Governor Mike Pence (R) for his expected signature.