Gun News Roundup - July 24, 2020

Fighting for Second Amendment rights, and exercising those rights freely and effectively, starts with being informed. Here's a quick roundup of important stories in the news recently: Czech Government Endorses Right to Armed Self-Defense Amendment Slaughterhouse Chicago - 15 Shot at Funeral Drive-By as Windy City Bodies Pile Up The 21-Foot Rule: What Does It Really Mean? NRA-PVF Endorses...

NRA-PVF Endorses President Donald Trump for Reelection

As history's most forthright, pro-Second Amendment president and as a fellow NRA member, President Donald J. Trump has championed the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners across our nation. His support has been and continues to be unrelenting, and that is why NRA-PVF proudly endorsed him this week. Upon entering the White House, President Trump wasted no time repealing an Obama-era...

Maryland Illustrates Problem with Requiring Permission to Exercise Constitutional Rights

2020 continues to serve up examples of why Americans should not tolerate gun control schemes that require citizens to obtain government permission before exercising their Second Amendment rights. This week, the Maryland State Police experienced what they termed a “catastrophic hardware failure” that interrupted that state’s ability to process regulated firearm purchase applications. The failure...

Brady Campaign, Giffords Took COVID PPP Relief Cash Which They Then Funnel to Anti-Gun Candidates

How does it feel to know that your tax dollars are being used by anti-gun organizations to restrict or eliminate your right to keep and bear arms? That’s exactly what’s happening since, as the Washington Free Beacon’s Stephen Gutowski is reporting, both the Brady Campaign and Giffords have taken Coronavirus Payroll Protection Program (PPP) cash. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence received...

Anti-gun Groups Play the Race Card to Intimidate Legislators About SB 317

On Monday, July 20, 2020, Everytown for Gun Safety, Ohio Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations held an online press conference to denounce Senate Bill 317 and accuse the FASTER Saves Lives program of racism and Islamophobia. SB 317 seeks to clarify Ohio law with regard to the right of a school district to permit its personnel to be armed in...

SB 317 to receive 2nd hearing, possible amendments and vote Tuesday

Representative Bill Coley (R-4), who chairs the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee, has announced a 2nd hearing for SB 317 (School Safety) . The hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. in the South Hearing Room at the Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH 43215. The Chair has announced that amendments may be offered before a possible vote. The committee will...

Columbus Mayor's solution to 8 shootings, none with "assault rifles?" Ban "assault rifles!"

There were eight shootings in Columbus, OH on the weekend of July 11-12, resulting in 10 people shot and three people dead. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther has a unique proposal to solve the problem: ban a firearm that wasn't used in a single one of these crimes. From WBNS (CBS Columbus) : “Keeping guns out of the hands of criminals will make our community and our police officers safer,” Mayor...

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