After months of inaction, the House Judiciary Committee is set to act on national concealed carry reciprocity legislation Wednesday, a move that gun rights activists across the country have been waiting for since January. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson (R-SC) has 213 co-sponsors, all but three who are Republicans. The three Democrats are […]
NJ Officials Oppose CCW Reciprocity, Public Poll Says Otherwise
Anti-gun local governments in one New Jersey county have taken votes against the proposed Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act that may represent the philosophical divide between elected officials and their constituents when it comes to civil rights: Politicians don’t trust armed citizens, but those citizens trust each other. According to NorthJersey.com, officials in several Bergen County […]
‘Smart Guns’ Back In the News…Again
Last Friday the Wall Street Journal released a podcast that asks the simple question, “Has The Smart Gun Revolution Begun?” This 26-minute discussion covers familiar bases, which might lead one to presume something new is happening. But it really isn’t. The controversy over so-called “smart guns” was perhaps best summed up earlier in the year […]
Do Protection Orders Really Protect, or Should People Arm Up?
The tragic case of a Kent, Washington woman who was murdered at her home over the weekend appears to once again raise the question about just how much “protection” a protective order offers. The Seattle Times is reporting that Karen Perez Placencia, 24, was fatally shot Sunday by her “estranged boyfriend,” identified as Erick Orguno-Perez. […]
Christie Vetoes Gun Control Legislation and Says This About NJ Gun Laws
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie conditionally vetoed two new Garden State gun control bills, and then called the state’s current gun laws “among the most unreasonable and onerous in the country,” according to the Wall Street Journal. For his troubles, Bergen County Democrat Assemblyman Gordon Johnson called Christie’s conditional vetoes “shameful.” According to NJ101.5 News, […]
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