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Supreme Court affirms right of Americans to arm themselves away from home

The U.S. Supreme Court has once again reaffirmed the constitutional right of Americans to arm themselves – striking down a New York law Thursday that essentially forced handgun license… Read More

By Michael Ryan
June 23, 2022
Politics
New gun bill, drafted in private and ‘dumped’ in senators’ laps, restricts gun rights but not criminals, Hawley says

The gun bill now before the U.S. Senate is hastily written, hardly read and threatens the rights of legal gun owners and buyers, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Read More

By Michael Ryan
June 22, 2022
National
House passes extensive gun control measure; future uncertain in Senate

(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday evening to pass the “Protecting Our Kids Act," a package of gun control bills developed in response to… Read More

By Casey Harper
June 9, 2022
National
Debate over arming teachers resurfaces after shootings

(The Center Square) – The tragic and deadly shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have renewed the debate over gun control measures, but another policy idea also… Read More

By Casey Harper
June 3, 2022
National
22 AGs file brief with SCOTUS against federal firearm accessory ban

(The Center Square) – Twenty-two state attorneys general, led by AGs from Montana and West Virginia, have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court over a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms… Read More

By Bethany Blankley
April 12, 2022
National
Survey: 5.4 million Americans legally purchased a firearm for the first time in 2021

(The Center Square) – At least 5.4 million Americans legally purchased a firearm for the first time last year, according to the findings of an annual National Shooting Sports… Read More

By Bethany Blankley
February 1, 2022
State Government
Judge denies request to block Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Cole County judge denied a request to block Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) on Friday, one day before the law was set… Read More

By Christian Rehder
September 1, 2021
State Government
McCloskeys enter guilty plea for lesser charges, potential for a pardon is on the table

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Mark and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to lesser charges on Thursday afternoon rather than the initial felony charges they were faced with.  Last summer,… Read More

By Heartlander Staff
June 18, 2021