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Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) praised the Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation now headed to his desk by saying, “Don’t mess with Texas.”

Sounds of gunshots rang out near Minneapolis’ George Floyd Square today as people gathered to marked one year since Floyd’s death.

With over one-third of U.S. states having adopted constitutional carry laws, it seems apropos to point out the Second Amendment was the Founding Fathers’ carry permit. 

The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin hearings Wednesday regarding the confirmation of David Chipman, President Joe Biden’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

Etsy is banning the sale of gun parts and gun accessories, effective Tuesday, on its online marketplace platform.

The NRA is rallying its five million members to fight against the Biden DOJ’s proposed new regulations for “ghost guns” and gun parts kits. 

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) believes love is the answer to much of what ails our nation, but he also believes it is wise to “own a handgun just in case.”

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is urging lawmakers to finish the work regarding constitutional carry and get the bill to his desk as the Texas legislative session nears its close.

Forty-eight people were shot, ten fatally, over the weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

Fourteen people were shot, two fatally, at a house party in Fairfield Township, New Jersey, Saturday night. 

Over 35 people were shot, seven fatally, Friday into Saturday night in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

An armed citizen in Miami, Florida, intervened and saved a Jewish family that was allegedly under attack after leaving their synagogue.

Bodycam footage was released Friday from the May 8, 2021, incident in Baltimore, Maryland, where a resident allegedly set his townhome on fire, shot three neighbors, then shot at police as they responded.

Expressway shootings in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago are over 100 percent higher than where they were at this same time last year. 

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) signed legislation earlier this week to allow concealed carry permit holders to carry their handguns openly, if they so choose.

The Seahorse 1530 is a waterproof, impact resistant, rifle case which is made in the USA and built to last. 

A group of House Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday containing gun control for “concealable assault rifles,” UPI reported.

Montana’s Board of Regents is vowing to fight a new state law which opens the door to students being armed on campus for self-defense.

One officer was killed and another officer wounded when a man opened fire on them Wednesday morning in Champaign, Illinois. 

An armed resident in Smithfield, Township, Pennsylvania, shot two of five alleged home intruders Monday, killing one and wounding the other.

In the opinion for the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Caniglia v. Strom Associate Justice Samuel Alito noted red flag provisions “may be challenged under the Fourth Amendment.”

A 45-year-old felon identified as Bruce Lua has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the Sunday morning shooting of two Chicago police officers.

A man armed with a hunting rifle shot and killed an alleged mass shooter at a Fort Smith, Arkansas, apartment complex Saturday morning.

During Sunday’s episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver painted Stand Your Ground laws asa cause of increased violence in some states and said they benefit white people whom he suggests have an inherent fear of black Americans.

Forty-six individuals were shot, five fatally, during another violent weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

Alabama state Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) was a Mobile County Sheriff’s Office captain until his support for constitutional carry allegedly led Sheriff Sam Cochran to relieve him of his law enforcement position.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is still seeking “compromise language” for Democrat gun control, the Washington Post reported.

Twenty-nine people were shot, five fatally, Friday into Saturday night in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.

A gunman in an alley opened fire and wounded two Chicago police officers Sunday morning before being shot himself.

Eleven people were shot, one fatally, during an eight-hour period late on Saturday in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (D) New York City.