Gun Safety & Violence Prevention

6+ hour, 39+ min ago   (384+ words) The Trump administration has nominated Matt Jones for assistant secretary for housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the White House announced Monday. Jones has served as deputy assistant secretary for single-family housing at HUD since early…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (336+ words) Most firearm owners agree that “With Rights Come Responsibilities.” Our community’s recent focus on secure storage of guns echoes this theme. However, a 2005 federal law (PLCAA) gave the firearm industry broad immunity from lawsuits, shielding them from responsibility for the…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (289+ words) A senior security official while talking to a group of journalists has called for a fresh political and strategic approach to Balochistan, arguing that the province’s complex problems cannot be resolved through the use of force alone and that…...

5+ day, 37+ min ago   (597+ words) Yes, many of us want the ATF abolished. Yes, Robert Cekada is the first ATF director who doesn't suck, at least as far as I can remember, and he's doing a lot of good things. However, I still want him…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (417+ words) The gun control group Giffords is opening up its pocket book and spending big to help boost the campaigns of several anti-gun candidates. You might not see any Giffords ad promoting candidates like Abdul El-Sayed, though. According to Semafor's Burgess…...

6+ day, 32+ min ago   (974+ words) For years, lawful firearm owners submitting National Firearms Act (NFA) applications learned to expect months-long… Firearms retailers across America play an important role in building and maintaining safe communities. Throughout August, there have been thousands of people who “Let Freedom…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (253+ words) The department has provided online resources with information about safe storage practices: The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reminding residents that keeping firearms and medications out of reach or out of sight does not mean they are securely stored. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (529+ words) A Democratic State Senator is considering creating tax incentives for safe gun ownership. The idea is to improve and revive a failed 2020 bill proposed by one of the legislature’s most conservative Republicans. Tulsa Democratic Senator Jo Anna Dossett held an…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (223+ words) Proposed Regulations Would Apply to New Businesses but Not Existing Firearms Retailers Like One that Recently Relocated Next to Preschool Goleta’s cannabis license update a few years ago had also included buffer zones. While the consequences of a 1,000-foot buffer…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (122+ words) Patriotman currently ekes out a survivalist lifestyle in a suburban northeastern state as best as he can. He has varied experience in political science, public policy, biological sciences, and higher education. Proudly Catholic and an Eagle Scout, he has no…...