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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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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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