A Monday report at Axios.com says Washington state, while having some of the nation’s strictest gun control laws, has also seen the homicide rates climb, from 9.8 deaths per 100,000 residents in 2015 to 12.4 per 100,000 in 2022, per CDC data. However, according to Washington Homicide, a popular site on “X” not affiliated with any […]

Utah state lawmakers are working on what has been described as “a sweeping” gun law update which, according to the Utah News Dispatch, could allow Beehive State citizens over age 18 to carry firearms openly. House Bill 133, sponsored by State Sen. Scott Sandall and State Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, is a massive piece of legislation, […]

Gun control efforts have shifted into high gear in Washington state, where almost a half-dozen bills covering subjects ranging from limits on gun and ammunition purchases to requiring permits-to-purchase were discussed during public hearings on Tuesday. With solid Democrat majorities in both the state House and Senate, and an anti-gun Democrat in the Governor’s office, […]

With only hours remaining in his presidency, Joe Biden issued “preemptory pardons” to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Army Gen. Mark Milley and “Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee, and the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the Select Committee.” Just minutes before he left office, Biden issued pardons for his entire […]

A group of 22 Republican U.S. Senators have signed onto legislation which weeks to prohibit the federal government from using taxpayer money to enter into contracts with known anti-Second Amendment corporations. Led by Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the group is sponsoring the Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination (FIND) Act. According to an announcement from Daines’ office, he […]

In a boon to state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced this year’s apportionments of funds for conservation efforts has hit $1.3 billion, which will be dispersed to the various agencies via grants through the Office of Conservation Investment. The funding is generated by manufacturers who paid federal excise taxes […]