Colorado senator taking another shot at government funded gun ranges | Colorado Springs Gazette, News

JULY 27: Catherine Williams fires her handgun during a Multi-State Concealed Carry class at the Centennial Gun Club shooting range in Centennial, CO July 27, 2013. Is it the nanny state if the gov'mint is building gun ranges? Does it matter if bureaucrats are doling out tax dollars from purchases of guns and ammo? Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a Clintonite from Denver, is among a bipartisan quartet of senators behind legislation to use federal tax dollars to pay 90 percent of the cost for five years for states to build and run shooting ranges.

Bill proposed to block colleges from setting rules on weapons

The Kansas Board of Regents fought a legislative proposal on Thursday that would strip away the power of public universities to set any rules about concealed weapons on campus. In the House Federal and State Affairs Committee, opponents of the measure tangled with the National Rifle Association and the Kansas State Rifle Association, which are seeking the change.

Gun sales drop since Trump’s election

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: BOSSIER CITY, La. - Sales of guns and ammunition in the United States have dropped precipitously since Election Day, according to FBI statistics, trade groups, gun shop owners and corporate reports, what many say is the result of electing a president who has vowed to protect gun rights.   But that overall decline has been accompanied by some unusual growth: Gun clubs and shops that cater to black and LGBT clients say there has been an uptick in interest in firearms since November among those who fear that racial and gender-based violence could increase during Donald Trump's presidency.

The Brief: What will a border wall do to the environment?

Scientists say Trump's border wall would devastate wildlife habitat At the U.S.-Mexico border, scientists say existing fencing is hurting endangered wildlife and warn that a continuous wall could devastate many species. Professor recruitment program - a top Abbott initiative - could lose funding Draft budgets by both the Texas House and Senate have zeroed out funding for the Governor's University Research Initiative, a project started by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2015.

Senate confirms Montana Rep. Zinke as Interior secretary

Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke won Senate confirmation Wednesday as President Donald Trump's Interior secretary, giving him responsibility for overseeing the nation's 400 million acres of public land, mostly in the West. The Republican-controlled Senate approved the nomination, 68-31 as 16 Democrats and one independent joined with 51 Republicans to support the choice.

Zinke heads toward confirmation as Interior secretary

WASHINGTON >> Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke is headed toward confirmation as President Donald Trump's Interior secretary, responsible for more than 400 million acres of public land, mostly in the West. Zinke, a Republican in his second term as Montana's sole House member, told senators at a January hearing that federal land management should be done under a “multiple-use” model that allows hiking, hunting, fishing and camping along with harvesting timber, mining for coal and drilling for oil and natural gas.

Inside the fight to undo BLM’s planning overhaul

Republicans in Congress are enthusiastically using the Congressional Review Act to overturn regulations finalized during the last weeks of the Obama administration. One measure on their list is the Bureau of Land Management's new Planning 2.0 rule , which is designed to improve BLM's process for making decisions about ranching, energy development and other uses of public lands.

Alex Jones’ Former Editor Trashes Him As A Trump Sellout Who Plays “The Race & Religion Card”

Kurt Nimmo, a longtime former editor for Alex Jones' Infowars.com, has been publicly trashing his ex-boss as a "snake oil salesman" who sold out to support President Donald Trump. Alex Jones and his Infowars.com are known for pushing conspiracy theories, including claiming the government perpetrated the 9/11 attacks and the tragedies at Columbine, Oklahoma City, Sandy Hook, and the Boston Marathon, among others.

House GOP Blocks Measure to Prevent Mentally Ill People From Getting…

House Republicans voted Thursday to gut an Obama administration gun-control regulation that would have helped prevent some mentally ill people from purchasing firearms. The rule, which the NRA opposed and the House struck down 235-180 , would have applied to people who receive Social Security disability or supplemental insurance benefits and are unable to manage their own finances because of a documented mental illness, including schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

Violent protesters block Berkley talk by Breitbart editor

A group of Yemeni business owners plan to shut down their delis, grocery stores and bodegas around New York City in protest of President Donald Trump's travel ban on people hailing from seven Muslim-majority... A group of Yemeni business owners plan to shut down their delis, grocery stores and bodegas around New York City in protest of President Donald Trump's travel ban on people hailing from seven Muslim-majority countries including Yemen Immigration courts are making a technical switch to focus more on deportation hearings for immigrants jailed by the federal government U.S. immigration courts are making a change to focus on deportation hearings for immigrants jailed by the federal government, giving less urgency to cases of children and families who were stopped on the U.S.-Mexico border and released The University of California at Berkeley is bracing for major protests against ... (more)

Environmentalists preparing to battle Trump, GOP in court28 min ago

Environmentalists facing a hostile Trump administration and a Republican-dominated Congress say the courts may offer their best chance to block changes they oppose. They are seeking donations, setting priorities and reviewing laws that could be the basis of lawsuits against Trump policies concerning climate change, endangered wildlife, pollution and other issues.