You Ain't Taking My Guns

You hear it every time. When a state is preparing to pass a constitutional carry bill, the gun control crowd begins chanting its mantra “violent crime will increase.” Like a monastic order, or perhaps more like a cult, it never fails. But the evidence just doesn’t agree. At Inside Sources, Ray Nothstine and John Ferebee explain: Since 1997 when the study of right-to-carry (both shall-issue and permitless carry) laws’ impact on crime began, 40 of the 52 studies showed that the implementation of right-to-carry laws either did not increase or coincided with a decrease in violent crime. When … [Read more...]

Georgia’s governor has signed a bill making Georgia the country’s 25th state recognizing Americans’ natural right to carry a firearm for self-defense. Obviously, those rights belong to everyone, but in the past, most states have restricted them or infringed upon them. Now half of the American states have protected those rights statutorily. Georgia is the fourth state to adopt constitutional carry in 2022, after Alabama, Ohio, and Indiana. Fox News reports: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, signed a bill into law Tuesday removing the license and background check requirements for gun … [Read more...]

While states like Alabama, Ohio, and Indiana are working hard to expand and protect the Second Amendment rights of their residents, the Rhode Island legislature is bucking that trend and attempting to implement new draconian restrictions on gun owners. In the Newport Daily News, local resident Robert King explains why the proposed gun restrictions are a bad idea, writing: Letters to the editor Proposed gun control bills in RI are bad law Supporters of the gun control bills at the Rhode Island legislature this year claim they will reduce gun violence. Experience shows they will … [Read more...]

You have already seen three states, Alabama, Ohio, and Indiana, successfully adopt constitutional carry laws this year. Now Georgia is nearing the end stages of its own legislative push for gun rights. The NRA reports that’s in Georgia, a version of its constitutional carry bill has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. They write: Today [March 24], the Senate Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 1358 as a committee substitute with language from Senate Bill 319. Then, the House Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 319 as a committee substitute with language from House Bill 1358. They … [Read more...]

Indiana’s governor has signed the state legislature’s Constitutional Carry bill, making the state America’s 24th permitless carry state. Margaret Menge reports for the Shelbyville News: Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed constitutional carry into law Monday night, making Indiana the 24th state to lift restrictions and allow people to carry a handgun without having to get a permit or license. “The Second Amendment has been debated for years, yet time and again our U.S. Supreme Court has reaffirmed this important constitutional right that I fully support,” Holcomb said in a statement. He … [Read more...]

Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio has made the Buckeye State America's 23rd constitutional carry state. On March 14, DeWine signed the Ohio Senate Bill 215, and expanded America's permitless carry corridor to the Great Lakes region. The NRA reports: Today, Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 215 into law. This makes Ohio the 23rd constitutional carry state, and the second to join that group in 2022. Constitutional carry empowers law-abiding citizens who are already otherwise eligible to obtain a carry permit to exercise their right-to-carry without having to go through government red tape and … [Read more...]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill making the Cotton State the nation's 22nd constitutional carry state. Fox News reports: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law a bill which eliminates the requirement of residents in the state to obtain a permit in order to carry a concealed pistol. "Unlike states who are doing everything in their power to make it harder for law-abiding citizens, Alabama is reaffirming our commitment to defending our Second Amendment rights," Ivey said in a statement after she signed the measure on Thursday. "I have always stood up for the rights of … [Read more...]

Lawmakers in Indiana have passed legislation that aims to make the Hoosier State the 22nd state to recognize Americans' rights to carry a firearm without a permit. The NRA-ILA reports: Today, all four conferees signed the Conference Committee Report for House Bill 1296, which contains the constitutional carry language from House Bill 1077. Then, both chambers voted to adopt the report. As such, it has now passed the General Assembly and will soon head to Governor Eric Holcomb’s desk for his consideration. Please contact Gov. Holcomb and ask him to sign House Bill 1296 into … [Read more...]

The proof is in. You don't have to be an ex-special forces member to help protect your country from tyranny. Ukraine has shown the power ordinary citizens armed with weapons can have against one of the largest militaries in the world. Cody Wisniewski explains in The Federalist that "gun rights are human rights." He writes: Arming average citizens hasn’t always been the Ukrainian way, either. A 2014 report noted that the country had “inherited the Soviet civilian gun control system, which provides for restrictive gun owner licensing and the registration of all firearms.” According to that … [Read more...]

NY Attorney General Letitia James has been trying to execute a "corporate death penalty" on the NRA. Thankfully, Manhattan Judge Joel M. Cohen has rejected her attempts to put America's oldest gun rights organization out of business. The NRA celebrated the ruling with a press release stating: The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) scored a major legal victory today, as a New York court struck down attempts by the New York Attorney General to dissolve the 150-year-old organization. Following a two-hour hearing on December 10, 2021, the Hon. Joel M. Cohen of the New York State … [Read more...]