It is seeming more and more like city police departments, whose leaders are usually appointed by local government, and county sheriffs, who are elected directly by residents of the county are at odds over how to handle guns. Numerous city police departments across the country, including in California and Arizona in the last week, are [...]

The House passed House Bill 972 from Allen Fletcher, R-Tomball, which would allow concealed carry unless the university opts out every year after talking with students, faculty and staff. The bill then went to the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, where it passed 4-2.

A gun-control bill calling for background checks at gun shows has been temporarily set aside.The bill scheduled for debate Tuesday was tabled and could be taken up again as soon as Wednesday. It would require that a national instant criminal background check be performed prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm at a gun show. The bill would require gun show operators to post signs at gun shows to notify exhibitors of the background check requirement. Failure to perform a background check could result in a $2,500 fine, not $10,000 as initially proposed.

Guns and Ammo sent out one of their reporters to the floor and surrounding areas of the 2013 NRA Show to find out what most people (pro and anti gun) consider to be an “assault weapon”. The mainstream media has long been known to sensationalize the types of weapons used in crimes, often using terms [...]

According to POLITICO, A boy in Wisconsin wrote Vice President Joe Biden and made a simple suggestion for how to reduce gun violence (we’ll ignore why grade school children are being instructed to write the Vice President on gun control for this article). Well, the boy got a response back, and apparently the Vice President [...]

A lot happens in a week in regards to gun rights. Here are the stories that matter most. Be sure use the links at the top of the page to connect with us on our various social media accounts accounts to stay up to date with up the minute Second Amendment news and self defense [...]

Today, an amended version of House Bill 533 passed in the Missouri Senate by a 26-7 vote. Sponsored by state Representative Jeanie Riddle (R-49) and state Senator Brian Munzlinger (R-18), HB 533 would protect the right of a state employee to store a firearm in his or her private vehicle on state property as long as the vehicle is locked and the firearm is not visible.  HB 533 will now return to the state House for a concurrence vote.  Please contact your state Representative TODAY and urge him or her to vote to concur with the Senate amendments to this critical pro-gun reform.