HUFFINGTON POST 7 Hours Ago Missouri, North Carolina Legislative Committees Advance Gun Bills by John Celock Legislative committees in two states are moving forward with gun bills that are meant to thwart federal efforts to increase gun control. Missouri lawmakers are seeking to amend the state's constitution to require the state to defend against any "infringement" of the Second Amendment.The amendmentwould also expand the state's definition of gun rights, adding protection of family to protection of home, person and property as reasons why a Missouri resident would need to have a gun. The Missouri state Senate General Laws Committeevoted Mondayto advance the constitutional amendment. Separately, a committee in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Tuesdayadvanced a resolutionasking Congress to block what is says are gun proposals not backed by "scientific evidence." Both moves are part of growing state-level opposition to President Bara...

THEBLAZE.COM 11 Hours Ago Retired Cop Wants Law Mandating Gun Ownership for Every Household in His Town by Billy Hallowell Credit: AFP/Getty Images David Marsters, a resident of Sabattus, Maine, is pushing a controversial proposal that is certain to frustrate gun control advocates. The retired cop is arguing that every head of household in the town be required to have a gun in his or her home. According to the Bangor Daily News, Marsters believes that by enacting such legislation, “it would provide and protect safety of the city.” On Tuesday, the Sabattus selectmen will meet to hear his proposal. The former law enforcement officer claims that a similar law has worked well in Marsters, Ga. “I’ve been reading about a Georgia town, Kennesaw,” Marsters told the Daily News during a recent interview. “Since 1982, they’ve had an ordinance requiring all homeowners shall be armed and ready to go at all times” And it seems Marsters has thought the details of his plan through. As far...

THENEWAMERICAN.COM 10 Hours Ago New York Courts May Kill Cuomo Assault on Gun Rights by Alex Newman In a move widely celebrated by activists, New York Supreme Court justices last week ordered Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration to prove by the end of next month that its recent assault on gun rights is actually constitutional — critics and experts say it clearly violates both the U.S. and state constitutions. The extraordinary speed used to adopt the controversial legislation, which appears to have violated a separate provision in the state constitution, is also facing scrutiny from the judicial branch. If the state government fails to prove its case on both counts in the time frame provided, the unprecedented attack on gun rights may be struck down entirely, or at least temporarily rendered void. Gun rights activists have been pursuing multiple strategies to defeat the controversial infringements on the right to keep and bear arms adopted in New York. However, attacking ...