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Iowa Subcommittee Passes Bill to Ban Enforcement of Federal Gun Control; Past, Present and Future

The legislation would ban any person, including any public officer or employee of the state and its political subdivisions, from enforcing any past, present or future federal “acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules, or regulations” that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.

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Kansas Bills Would Reform State Asset Forfeiture Process to Require a Conviction but Federal Loophole Would Remain

The legislation would require a criminal conviction before prosecutors could proceed with the asset forfeiture process in most cases. It would also require proof beyond a reasonable doubt that property is subject to forfeiture.

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Arizona Senate Committee Passes Defend the Guard Act

Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Arizona National Guard into “active duty combat” unless specific constitutional requirements are met

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Montana vs ATF: No Enforcement of Pistol Brace Rule

Thankfully, we don’t have to wait on one part of the federal government to tell another part of the federal government to stop doing what the federal government shouldn’t have been doing in the first place. And when it comes to rejecting the new ATF pistol brace rule - Montana - along with MO, AZ and even ID - are following the path to liberty.

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New York Senate Bill Would Add “Shall Not Be Infringed” to State Constitution

ALBANY, N.Y. (Feb. 15, 2023) – A bill introduced in the New York Senate would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to add language protecting the right to keep and bear arms to the state constitution. The enactment of the amendment would create a pathway to further limit the enforcement of gun control in […]

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Kentucky Bill Would Set Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

Titled the Defend the Guard Act, under the proposed law, the Kentucky governor could not release the state’s National Guard units into “active duty combat” unless the federal government has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard and Congress has “passed an official declaration of war or taken official action pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15 of the United States Constitution to explicitly call forth the Kentucky National Guard and any member of the Guard for enumerated purposes to expressly execute the laws of the Commonwealth, repel invasion, or suppress insurrections.”

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New Hampshire House Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Ban “No-Knock” Warrants

The legislation would ban New Hampshire law enforcement officers from seeking, executing, or participating in a “no-knock” warrant.

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