One of the most controversial bills during the 2019 Legislative Session was House Bill 1537— also known as the “Red Flag Law”. Unfortunately, 8 of its 10 sponsors were Republicans. As explained by the Gun Owners of America: “… the [read more…]
In January of this year, we broke the news that Legislative Council had put the finishing touches on a bill, for Rep. Luke Simons (R – District 36), that proposed a ban on taxpayer funded gun buyback programs in the [read more…]
Recent mass shootings in America have once again set news headlines ablaze as the media covers calls from the anti-gun left for stricter gun control measures— at all levels of government. Gun control zealots live by the words of Rahm [read more…]
We recently published an article explaining some reasons why so-called “Red Flag Laws” should never be supported. As you’re probably aware, in the aftermath of shootings in El Paso and Dayton, there’s a number of political figures — Republicans and [read more…]
Tragic losses of life occurred as a result of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio last week— more than 30 people dead and over 50 injured. Is it coincidence that the two happened within 13 hours of [read more…]
Last month the North Dakota House defeated House Bill 1537— otherwise known as the “Red Flag Bill”. This legislation would have enabled a law enforcement officer to obtain a search warrant and seize an individuals firearm if they submit a sworn [read more…]
At the beginning of last month, we broke the news that Rep. Luke Simons (R – District 36) had put the final touches on a bill seeking to prohibit taxpayer funded gun buyback programs. Two days later, we followed up [read more…]
As we published earlier, much to the chagrin of those who supported House Bill 1537 — known as the Red Flag Bill — it went down to defeat today in an ironic vote of 17-76. Rep. Rick Becker sat on [read more…]
Yesterday, House Bill 1537 — known as the “Red Flag Bill” — was on the calendar for a vote. But after debate on some other bills took place, the House adjourned without HB 1537 being heard. That set the stage [read more…]
UPDATE: Due to debate on other bills, the House didn’t get to HB 1537 today. It is set to be heard tomorrow. The session will begin at 8am. Over a month ago, we published an article explaining that eight Republicans [read more…]
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