by Amanda Bowers | Apr 2, 2021 | Facial Recognition, State BillsHELENA, Mont. (April 2, 2021) – Last month, the Montana House killed a bill that would have placed limits on law enforcement’s use of facial recognition. The proposed law would not only have helped protect privacy in Montana; it could also have hindered one...
by Amanda Bowers | Mar 26, 2021 | Police, State BillsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 26, 2021) – Yesterday, a California Assembly committee passed a bill that would take the first step toward limiting the impact of federal programs that militarize local police and expand the national surveillance state. Asm. David Chiu (D),...
by Amanda Bowers | Mar 25, 2021 | Right to Keep and Bear Arms, State BillsPIERRE, S.D. (March 25, 2021) – Earlier this month, the South Dakota Senate voted down a bill that would prohibit state and local officials from enforcing federal “extreme risk” protective orders – sometimes referred to as red flag laws – that require gun...