In reaction to the scandal that the U.S. Justice Department seized the phone records of Associated Press journalists, a small bipartisan group of legislators is attempting to rein in some of the excesses of the Executive Branch.
With a deadline approaching in the Illinois concealed carry debate, legislation was introduced in the State Senate late last week. However, each side in the gun debate continues to show signs of intransigence.
After a week of testimony in Congress about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya last September, Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul suggested that the facility might have been an outpost for running guns to Syria.
As the legislative session in Illinois nears its conclusion on May 31, several issues, including gay marriage, remain unresolved in the state. Now, Governor Pat Quinn is directly calling on the Legislature to solve the issue.
Approximately one month separates Illinois from its deadline to enact some form of concealed carry legislation and the passions on both sides are heating up.
On Wednesday, the South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill that would effectively make it a federal crime to enforce the Affordable Care Act within the Palmetto State.
Known as the “Second Amendment Preservation Act,” House Bill 436 passed the Missouri House of Representatives 117-43. If the bill becomes state law, it will nullify new federal gun laws.
