• White House cracks down on 'gun show loophole' with new rules

    President Joe Biden’s administration announced new rules targeting unlicensed firearm dealers on Thursday in an attempt to close the “gun show loophole.” The new regulations, which are aimed at implementing changes outlined in a provision of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, will require dealers to obtain a license and conduct background checks regardless of location. […]

  • Justice Department publishes rule to close ‘gun show loophole’

    The Justice Department announced Thursday it has submitted a final rule to the federal register that would close the so-called “gun show loophole,” a significant step in the Biden administration’s efforts to curb gun violence and better regulate gun sales.

  • Justice Department publishes rule to close ‘gun show loophole’

    The Justice Department announced Thursday it has submitted a final rule to the federal register that would close the so-called “gun show loophole,” a significant step in the Biden administration’s efforts to curb gun violence and better regulate gun sales.

  • SCOTUS Will Hear Lawsuit Challenging Biden's ATF "Ghost Gun" Rule Before Elections

    SCOTUS Will Hear Lawsuit Challenging Biden's ATF "Ghost Gun" Rule Before Elections On Monday, the Supreme Court said it would review a lawsuit filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) challenging President Biden's "frame or receiver" rule, which was enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The nation's highest court plans to decide if certain gun parts that complete 'ghost guns' fall under the definition of a...

  • Supreme Court Takes Up Case Challenging Biden Admin’s ‘Ghost Guns’ Rule

    The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case challenging the Biden administration’s “ghost guns” rule, which enables gun parts kits to be Read More

  • SCOTUS to take up challenge to Biden admin's ghost gun rule that group deems ‘abusive’

    The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a challenge to the Biden administration's regulation on so-called "ghost guns" next term.  The rule in question was issued in 2022 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to regulate "buy build shoot" kits that are available online or in stores that allow any individual to assemble a working firearm without a background check or the usual serial numbers required by the federal government. The Fifth Circuit late last...

  • Proposed State Rules

    By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/SOS/rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members. To make special arrangements for...

  • Supreme Court to take up Biden crackdown on ‘ghost guns’

    The case is expected to be set for argument in the fall.

  • Albuquerque wants input on proposed food service rules

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city's Environmental Health Department is looking for feedback on a proposed ordinance to update food service and retail rules. Albuquerque City Council will vote on the proposal on May 6. “We want to make sure that people who feel like this impacts them have an opportunity to weigh in on the ordinance []

  • Johnson Rejects a Rule Change Proposed to Protect His Speakership

    Yuval RosenbergApril 18, 2024House Republicans continued to snipe at each other Thursday as party leadership continued to propel a $95 billion

  • Nevada Supreme Court upholds state ‘ghost gun’ ban

    LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Nevada Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court’s decision, which blocked the state’s ban on ghost guns – firearms without serial numbers – to go into effect.

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    Proposed law would give teachers option to carry guns in school

    BATON ROUGE - More than thirty states across the country have put students safety in teachers' hands by arming educators; now, a lawmaker from Denham Springs is pushing for similar action.Opponents worry stripping schools from their gun free one status will stir more harm than good. Rep. Lauren Ventrella, R-Greenwell Springs, says having teachers armed during an active shooting could save lives when police are minutes away. "I think that the presence of a gun, the picture of a gun,...