California: Legislation Threatening Our Second Amendment Rights and Sporting Heritage Up This Week in Committee
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
California: Legislation Threatening Our Second Amendment Rights and Sporting Heritage Up This Week in Committee
This week, several committees will be hearing bills that impact both your Second Amendment Rights and hunting heritage in California.
Maryland: Virtual HQL Training Approved
LEGAL & LEGISLATION
Maryland: Virtual HQL Training Approved
On July 28th, Maryland State Police (MSP) announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, they amended their regulations to allow Qualified Handgun Instructors (QHI) to conduct the classroom instruction portion of Handgun Qualification License (HQL) training by real time, two-way virtual platforms.
Gun Licensees and Privacy in the Empire State
NEWS
Gun Licensees and Privacy in the Empire State
The Daily News, a New York City newspaper, recently filed a lawsuit to compel the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and licensing officials to release the full names, the type of license, and the residential zip codes of individuals who had been issued a firearm license or renewal in 2018, and who had not been granted an exemption from disclosure.
Contrived Data at Odds with Lived Reality
NEWS
Contrived Data at Odds with Lived Reality
Social science research is not as clear-cut as the hard sciences; research findings require interpretation and explanation. The findings have to be plausible. When the explanations are not grounded and experienced reality conflicts with the findings, the validity of the research should be questioned.
2020 Democratic Party Platform Declares Total War on Second Amendment Rights
NEWS
2020 Democratic Party Platform Declares Total War on Second Amendment Rights
The national Democratic Party is no longer making any attempt to hide their antipathy towards guns and gun owners. Where once the party attempted to tailor their anti-gun messaging to appear moderate and appeal to some gun owners, the draft 2020 Democratic Party Platform contains a full-throated assault on firearms ownership and a blueprint for undermining every aspect of Second Amendment rights. Viewed in historical context, the draft 2020 Democratic Party Platform is the most anti-gun the party has ever put forward.