KOMO NEWS 4 Hours Ago State Senate panel flexes muscle, blocks gun control bills OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A Senate committee led by firearm-friendly lawmakers blocked five gun control bills Friday, suggesting that this year's momentum related to weapons laws may not be enough to win passage. Members of the Law and Justice Committee voted to reject a variety of proposals, including one that would have created a task force to study weapon violence and another that would have created a specific crime for people who leave out loaded guns for children to access. Sen. Adam Kline, D-Seattle, expressed frustration after the hearing, saying the majority on the committee was stuck in "mindless, rigid refusal" that rejects even common sense ideas. "They are in such rigid refusal, they just can't see it," Kline said. Kline said he suspected that if the Connecticut school massacre hadn't happened recently, his proposal related to child access to guns would have...

EXAMINER.COM 51 Minutes Ago Oregon Democrats propose gun confiscation bill requiring warrantless inspections by Joe Newby Democrats in Oregon have introduced a massive gun control bill that if passed, would give owners of rifles, shotguns and pistols deemed "assault weapons" 120 days to either remove the weapon from Oregon, sell it to a licensed firearms dealer, render it inoperable or surrender it to authorities, the Oregon Firearms Association reported Friday. Those who wish to maintain ownership of those weapons or so-called "large-capacity magazines" must register the weapons and magazines. Registration requires the gun owner to submit to a criminal background check, secure the weapon and "[a]llow an inspector from the department to inspect the storage of assault weapons and large capacity magazines to ensure compliance" with regulations that have yet to be written. According to the Oregon Firearms Association, the bill comes just days after s...

Friday, February 22nd Obama: Protecting Wealthy Binds Republicans President Obama apparently has the Republican Party all figured out. He told Al Sharpton in a radio interview yesterday: "Well, my sense is that their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations. And they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts that could slow down our recovery over closing tax loopholes. And that's the thing that binds their party together at this point. This is a major argument, obviously, we've been having for the last three years." Adding to this ...

Friday, February 22, 2013 "I'm ashamed and embarrassed that some of the smartest people in our country -- our leadership -- see fit to insult, scare, lie and fearmonger to the people. Again, folks, even with the sequester and the so-called Draconian cuts, we're gonna spend $15 billion more this year than last year. So why will anybody be laid off? Why will anything be cut?" -Rush    Transcripts, Rush 24/7 Audio Now at RushLimbaugh.com: The Regime's Sensitivity Training Two Health Tips to Start the Day The Downton Abbey Shocker What Makes Me Ash...

Proposal to ignore any new federal gun laws clears Kentucky Senate panel Published: February 21, 2013 Updated 3 hours ago State Sen. Jared Carpenter, R-Berea. Photo provided by Legislative Research Commission. RECENT HEADLINES Proposal to ignore any new federal gun laws clears Kentucky Senate panel 3 hours ago By Jack Brammer — jbrammer@herald-leader.com FRANKFORT — Kentucky would not enforce any federal law or regulation made after Jan. 1, 2013, if it bans or restricts ownership of a semi-automatic firearm or requires gun registration under a bill a state Senate committee approved Thursday. The measure is needed to protect the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gives people the right to keep and bear arms, said Sen. Jared Carpenter, R-Berea, who sponsored the measure. Sen. Kathy Stein, D-Lexington, rejected that argument, saying it is Senate Bill 129, not federal gun regulations proposed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, that would v...

BLOG.TENTHAMENDMENTCENTER.COM 1 Day Ago Tennessee’s Judiciary Committee Delays 2nd Amendment Preservation Act by Kelli Sladick Posted by Kelli Sladick On Tuesday Feb. 19, at 4pm, the Tennessee Second Amendment Preservation Act had a committee hearing. Many supporters came to the meeting, almost filling up the room. Some people brought signs, and most wore stickers in support SB250. The hearing started off with Senator Mae Beavers reading the bill in front of the committee members and audience. This bill is to amend the current Firearms Freedom Act which most on the committee had signed. The Firearms Freedom Act, which composed of SB1610 and HB1796, was signed into law in 2009. The Firearms Freedom Act is different from the Second Amendment Preservation Act by mandating the state of Tennessee to retain the responsibility of intrastate commerce regarding firearms, accessories, and ammo. The Second Amendment Preservation Act would nullify all laws, act, orders from banning, rest...

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