Even as the number of permitless or constitutional carry states continues to grow, residents in states where concealed carry licenses are still required are showing up in record numbers to get their g.
California gun owners have been under siege for the past year - even by the not-so-Golden State’s standards.
In September 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB-173, which allows for the disclosure of highly sensitive information, including a gun owner’s name, address, place of birth, phone number, occupation, driver’s license or ID number, race, sex, height, weight, hair color, eye color, and even their social security number and types of firearms that they own, to universities and any “bona fide research institute.” In practice, the legislation encourages the sharing of this personal information with anti-gun organizations that have little incentive to safeguard the data. In January, NRA-ILA filed a lawsuit challenging the law.
The recent leak of California gun owners' personal information is an example of gross incompetence on the part of the state's attorney general.
Springfield News-Leader
Lisa Saylor got a text Monday night from State Rep. Lane Roberts that made the Webster County woman cry tears of joy and gratitude.
In that text, Roberts told Saylor the lifetime order of protection bill she testified about in Jefferson City had passed and would soon be sitting on Gov. Mike Parson s desk, ready to be signed into law. I just broke down and sobbed. I said, You know what? Today we mattered, Saylor said.
Saylor is a survivor of domestic violence who has suffered years of stalking and intimidation from her abuser. She has had to face him in court a total of 70 times over the years.