On the eve of the first oral arguments to decide whether to delay Oregon’s narrowly passed guncontrol measure, a third lawsuit was filed against the state.
The Illinois attorney general on Jan. 23 asked a federal court to lift the temporary restraining order blocking a strict guncontrol law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker earlier this month.
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Whenever a mass shooting occurs, the guncontrollers trot out all their usual arguments to attack the Second Amendment “right of the people to keep and bear arms.”
"In the meantime, federal firearm license gun sales would cease until purchase permits could be issued, potentially putting gun shops out of business,” she said.
I wish there were simple solutions to complex problems; whether it’s guncontrol or abortion ... people are still looking for them, and it’s not going so well.”
Senate passed a bipartisan bill hailed as the most significant federal guncontrol legislation in decades Thursday night, but what's in it has Second Amendment advocates concerned.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) accused “extreme MAGA” House Republicans of “hiding” their position on guncontrol on March 30, challenging them to bring related legislation to the House floor.
Scott Moe's provincial government today introduced The Saskatchewan Firearms Act, which it says is intended to "protect the rights of lawful firearms owners" from federal gun-control legislation.
The House Judiciary Committee will meet in an emergency session to mark up a guncontrol bill that would impose heavy new federal restrictions and limits on firearms.
Supreme Court, in its recent Bruen decision, has clearly ruled that state gun-control schemes like these are unconstitutional—and unlawful,” he said in the statement. “They will eventually be overturned by federal courts.”
Conservative MP Dane Lloyd asked whether new federal gun legislation would lead to resources being diverted from dealing with illegal gun crime to deal with legal gun owners who will have their firearms taken away.
The Senate on June 23 approved a bill that would tighten gun laws.
The House of Representatives plans to take up the legislation soon, and President Joe Biden has said he will sign it into law if it reaches his desk.