In a setback for anti-gun municipal governments in Florida, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that statutory penalties for violations of the state preemption law will stand. “The Legislature’s express intent in enacting the Preemption Statute was to maintain uniform firearms laws throughout Florida; to nullify and void all ordinances and regulations not enacted at […]
Actor Baldwin to Face Involuntary Manslaughter Charge in Movie Set Death
Actor Alec Baldwin will face two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 movie set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while rehearsing a scene for a western they were filming near Santa Fe. N.M. In addition, armorer Hannah Guiterrez-Reed also faces involuntary manslaughter charges, according to Fox News. Published reports are being careful […]
Anti-Gun New Zealand PM Announces Resignation Plan
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who presided over a nationwide gun control effort in 2019 following a terror attack in Christchurch, announced Thursday she is resigning from office between now and Feb. 7, according to several published reports, including CNN. She was first elected in 2017 at the age of 37. At the time […]
Heavy Opposition to WA House Gun Control Measures
Opponents of three House bills in Washington State—to repeal state preemption, ban so-called “assault rifles” and require training and permits to purchase firearms—vastly outnumbered supporters of each measure during public hearings at the state capitol in Olympia, although the number of people speaking on both sides of the issue was balanced by time limits. According […]
SAF Files Federal Challenge to Illinois Semi-Auto Ban
One week after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation banning the future sale, import, manufacture and import of so-called “assault weapons” and “high capacity magazines” in the Prairie State, the Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the statute. Joining SAF in this legal action are the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), Firearms […]
Microsoft And The Dwindling Work Ethic
In a further example of unions are obsolete, merely 100 years after the 40-hour work week was established, software behemoth Microsoft once again exemplifies that corporations can suffer from the “smartest person in the room” syndrome, as the electronic organism has unveiled policy that grants employees unlimited time off. The shocking directive, which inspires veteran […]