Denver Post Editorial: Oppose federal effort to force gun laws on states
We hope Senate leaders, including Sens. Bennet and Udall, will shoot down a federal measure that supersedes states' own laws. »
Bangor Daily News: A gun bill that imposes on states’ rights
Weapons legislation often divides people between pro-gun and anti-gun. For example, take a recent bill passed by the Oklahoma legislature to allow residents to openly display their handguns in publ... »
Daily Camera Editorial: Protect state's gun laws: Don't force Colorado to lower standards
There is, it seems, no rejected idea bad enough that it won't keep rearing its head over an over again with lawmakers. Maybe lobbying groups think if you just keep repeating the same words over and... »
Boston Globe Editorial: Guns: This isn’t Salt Lake City
Massachusetts should be able to decide for itself who can carry concealed handguns within its own borders. However, that may not be the case for much longer. The US House is on the verge of passing... »
Denver Post: Editorial: Right-to-carry legislation takes aim at states' rights
What if the most lax state laws for carrying concealed weapons were suddenly in place in Colorado? That could be the case under a bill that is moving forward in the Republican-controlled House of ... »
WPRI Rhode Island: New gun bill has RI leaders up in arms
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Mayor Angel Taveras is taking a stand against a bill that would force the Ocean State to accept gun permits from states with weaker gun laws. Taveras has joined the Natio... »
Metro West Daily News Editorial: Weapon threat
Pushed by the National Rifle Association, a bill is moving through Congress that has dangerous implications for public safety and the rights of states to regulate concealed weapons. Currently, sta... »
New York Times Editorial: So Much for Small Government
House Republicans usually claim to be champions of both small government and states’ rights, which makes it hypocritical, and downright reckless, that they are obsessed with taking away the a... »
New York Times Op-Ed: Have Glock, Will Travel
Between the struggle to fold a sport jacket so it doesn’t wrinkle, the 45-minute wait on a security line if I’m flying, the price of gas if I’m driving and the worry either way th... »
Legislative Gazette: AG thinks new gun bill would bring more crime
A proposed federal bill would allow out-of-state visitors to carry firearms based on the gun laws of their home state and not those of New York. But Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued a ... »