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Starting Saturday, concealed guns are allowed at college campuses in Georgia and Kansas, more public buildings and bus stations in Tennessee, and at the Iowa state Capitol as new laws took effect continuing the steady expansion of gun rights in Republican-controlled states. The firearms policies are among scores of laws that took effect Saturday, along with the start of the new fiscal year in many states.
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Musician Ted Nugent is known for speaking his mind about the Second Amendment and hunting, but especially on politicians. He once said then-Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama should "suck my machine gun."
Rep. Chris Collins said Saturday that he was working with the National Rifle Association on legislation to protect Congress after the ballpark shooting that injured Rep. Steve Scalise and four others on Wednesday. "I am working with the NRA on some legislation that might be able to make common sense and to assist members of Congress and their staff in being able to protect themselves," the New York Republican told "Fox and Friends."
On the day that gunfire shattered the morning calm of suburban Washington, dozens of family members of those killed by past gun violence had gathered in the capital to lobby against Republican-backed legislation to make it easier to buy gun silencers. The lobbying effort and a related hearing were canceled in the aftermath of the shooting.
New study says American families are overwhelmed by clutter, rarely eat together, and are generally stressed out about it all US Representative Roger Williams, Republican of Texas,, was placed into an ambulance at the scene of a shooting at a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday. ALEXANDRIA, Va.
The North Carolina House approved a bill on Thursday that would eliminate the permitting process for state residents to carry a concealed handgun in areas where firearms can already be carried openly. House Bill 746 passed with a 64-51 vote on Thursday morning, including a vote of approval from Lincoln County state Rep. Jason Saine, a Lincolnton Republican.
The National Rifle Association's news outlet NRATV used Saturday night's terror attack in London to push a variety of conservative and pro-Second Amendment talking points, including calling for surveilling mosques and arming British citizens. Seven people were killed in London on June 3 , after three assailants used a vehicle to run into pedestrians on the London Bridge and then got out of the van to attack other victims with knives in nearby Borough Market.
Soon-to-be graduates, Callie Rittweger, left, and Ashley Owen, right, from the University of Georgia's Franklin College of Arts communications program, pose for photos at the Arch, Thursday, May 04, 2017. The university will be having its graduation ceremony May 5 at Sanford Stadium.
American gun owners are not always in lock step with the NRA. In fact, one new poll shows that a majority of gun owners do not support some of the gun lobby's more aggressive positions, including legalizing silencers and getting rid of gun-free zones around schools.
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, told NRA members on Saturday it's time for the dozens of vacancies on federal courts to get filled and it's up to them to back President Trump long enough to appoint the new lower-court judges and reshape the U.S. Supreme Court "forever." "When Obama said he wanted to transform America, he did just that," Mr. LaPierre said at the NRA's annual meeting of members.
President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to find new ocean expanses in the Atlantic and the Arctic for offshore drilling is unlikely to reach its goals anytime soon, but instead will kick off a yearslong review and a legal battle. The day before his 100th in office, Trump took his step Friday toward dismantling a key part of Barack Obama's environmental legacy.
Trump to NRA: The 'assault' on gun rights is over Trump is only the second president to address the National Rifle Association convention. Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://usat.ly/2pdvw1f ATLANTA - President Trump spent the eve of his 100th day in office with some of his most fervent supporters, talking about two of his favorite topics: Gun rights and his surprise win of the November election.
President Donald Trump seems destined to serve his 100th day in office without House passage of a Republican health care bill or enactment of a budget financing the government for the rest of this year. President Donald Trump to become the first sitting president to address a National Rifle Association convention in more than 30 years.
The NRA kicks off its annual meeting in Atlanta at a time Georgia is in the middle of two hot debates - one over who will represent the state's 6th Congressional District, and another on whether Republican Gov. Nathan Deal should sign a bill allowing registered gun owners to carry firearms on public college campuses. House Bill 280 is a more restrictive version of legislation the governor vetoed last year.
Sherry Hughes, of Sturgis, S.D., watches on a television from the exhibition hall as President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta, Friday, April 28, 2017. Sherry Hughes, of Sturgis, S.D., watches on a television from the exhibition hall as President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta, Friday, April 28, 2017.
There are two momentous political events to consider this weekend, and they are polar opposites. First, we have President Trump , who will step out on the broad stage of a major arena in Pennsylvania Saturday night for one of his favorite activities: a massive, grass-roots rally to affirm his first 100 days in office and to connect with the voters that love him.