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Moms Demand Action claims Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire mocked its push for gun confiscation.

Counties in Colorado have begun adopting “Second Amendment Sanctuary” status against a Democrat-sponsored gun confiscation law making its way through the state legislature.

President Donald Trump stressed during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that the Democrats’ myriad gun control plans will not make all come to an end once they reach his desk.

Gov. Matt Bevin (R) made clear Friday he will sign legislation to eliminate Kentucky’s concealed carry permit requirement.

The Kentucky House of Representatives passed legislation Friday to eliminate the state’s requirement to obtain a permit in order to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense.

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation Wednesday night to allow concealed permit holders to carry a gun for self-defense while on campus.

Kyle Kashuv came face-to-face with former Broward County deputy Scot Peterson and called him out for refusing to go into the school on February 14, 2018, and stop the gunman.

In a press conference held the day after Democrats passed legislation to criminalize private gun sales House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) swelled gun violence deaths by 66 percent.

House Democrats passed universal background checks to leftist fanfare Wednesday but one activist group worries the gun control could make life more difficult for illegals.

Gun control proponent Micheal Bloomberg lauded the passage of universal background checks during a speech in Las Vegas and signaled that gun confiscation laws should be the focus next.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed legislation Wednesday to abolish his state’s concealed carry permit requirement.

House Democrats succeeded Wednesday in passing legislation to criminalize private gun sales.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) warns that House Democrats’ real aim is to use the criminalization of private gun sales to set up a national gun registry.

Steve Scalise said Jerry Nadler, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, is blocking him from testifying as a witness in a hearing on guns.

The White House made clear Monday that if the House Democrats’ push to criminalize private gun sales somehow reached the president’s desk, it would be vetoed.

House Democrats plan a floor vote to criminalize private gun sales and add an indefinite extension to the time to complete a NICS instant background check.

Pro-gun control Hollywood celebrities attending Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony will enjoy security “similar to when a U.S. president visits” Los Angeles, according to law enforcement.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is pushing the mantra of an “epidemic of gun violence” even as the overall murder rate falls.

The Texas City, Texas, school district is arming guards with AR-15s in a bid to be the safest school system in the United States.

City legislators Jeffrey Stella (D-9) and Rodney Pratt (D-9) in Stamford, Connecticut, are pushing an ordinance to empower police to confiscate homemade firearms from city residents.

Former military leaders in a coalition with Gabby Giffords are urging Congress to pass the same gun controls that failed in Illinois and California within past few months.

Benchmade Knife Company worked with the Oregon City Police Department to destroy firearms.

Six New Mexico counties are reacting to the state-level push for a red flag law and universal background checks by making clear they will not enforce the new gun controls.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schimdt led seven other Attorneys General in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States contending that the Second Amendment protects suppressors too.

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday that the Constitution’s protection against excessive fines blocked Indiana from seizing a high-end vehicle, but Justice Clarence Thomas would have reached the same result by another route, with Justice Neil Gorsuch signaling support for Thomas’s originalist argument.  

A 79-year-old Jackson County, Georgia, used a 911 call to report a home invasion then fired a round and called the alleged intruder a “punk” while talking to the dispatcher.

Over 92 percent of NRA members oppose criminalizing private gun sales via universal background checks.

An armed robbery suspect in Jacksonville, Arkansas, was shot and fatally wounded by an Express Mart gas station clerk.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicates that Illinois has not audited its Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card system in 11 years.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) pushed universal background checks even after they failed to prevent the Henry Pratt Company shooting in Illinois.

James E. Clyburn (D-SC) and Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC) are pushing an extension to allow 10 business days for instant background checks to be completed.

Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana reported that an intrusion suspect died in a gun battle with a homeowner.

The Kentucky Senate passed a bill late last week to eliminate the state’s concealed carry permit requirement.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) signed universal background checks into law on Friday.

The February 15, 2019, shooting at Henry Pratt Company (HPC) occurred even though HPC is a gun-free zone. 

A red flag law and universal background checks failed to stop the Aurora, Illinois, shooting that killed five people Friday.