As word of the impending resignation of Steve Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made big headlines Thursday, lurking in the political weeds on Capitol Hill is the promise by Missouri Republican Congressman Eric Burlinson to introduce legislation to abolish the agency. Reacting to Dettelbach’s conveniently-timed departure—just two days before […]

Wisconsin State Senator-elect Dora Drake, claiming that citizens in her state “overwhelmingly support” so-called “red flag” laws, told Wisconsin Watch in an interview published New Year’s Day that Democrats will once again push such a gun control measure when the legislature returns. But it could be a bumpy road for “red flag” proponents, since Republicans […]

For the second year in a row, the number of active concealed carry permits and licenses in the U.S. has declined slightly, but the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) suggests the drop reflects the impact of “Constitutional Carry” permitless states, so it’s not as though fewer people are packing heat. “Last year,” CPRC reported, “the […]

Washington state gun rights activists have scheduled a Legislative Workshop on Monday, Jan. 6 at the Tacoma Sportsmen’s Club, as they prepare for what promises to be a nasty 2025 legislative session at the state capitol in Olympia. Democrats have a stranglehold on the Legislature, incoming Democrat Gov. Bob Ferguson is an affirmed gun control […]