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West Virginia Bill Would 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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Oregon House Committee Holds Hearing on Bill That Would Take a Step Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money

SALEM, Ore. (Feb. 14, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Oregon House would exempt the sale of precious metals from the state’s Corporate Activity Tax (CAT). Passage into law would relieve some of the tax burden on precious metals dealers and investors, and would also lower one barrier to using gold and silver in […]

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Washington House Committee Passes Bill to Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity

HB1025 specifies that qualified immunity is not a defense in cases brought under this statute.

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Second Arizona House Committee Passes Bill to Expand Ban on State Enforcement of Federal Gun Control

HB2394 would add language to include “any tax, levy, fee or stamp imposed on firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition not common to all other goods and services and that might reasonably be expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens” to that prohibition.

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Georgia House Bill Would 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, rules, regulations, statutes or ordinances” that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.

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Texas Bill Would Expand State Right to Try; Further Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Experimental Treatments

The legislation is an expansion of the Texas Right to Try law that went into effect in June 2015. The law enables terminally ill patients to access medications and treatments that do not have final FDA approval. Passage of SB773 would expand that to enable patients suffering from chronic diseases to access medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA.

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Mississippi House Passes Bill to Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases

Titled the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, the proposed law would prohibit a financial institution or its agent from requiring or “assigning” a specific firearm or ammunition merchant code to any firearms business located in Mississippi.

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2nd Amendment: Who is the Biggest Threat?

Who is more dangerous to the right to keep and bear arms - the people who outwardly push for more violations of your rights, or the people who claim to protect right, but actually ensure that law enforcement will continue helping the ATF?

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Minnesota Bill Would Limit Participation in Federal Police Militarization Program

The legislation would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies in Minnesota from acquiring “military-grade weapons” from the federal 1033 program. HF1297 defines military-grade weapons as “militarily equipped vehicles and aircraft, weapons and other objects designed to primarily have a military purpose or offensive capability, and ammunition.”

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