2nd Amendment – R2KBA

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) reintroduced the SAFER (Support Assault Firearm Elimination and Education for our) Streets Act Monday, a bill that would give gun owners tax credits if they turned over their so-called “assault weapons” to law enforcement.

Last week, NPR covered the rise in popularity of concealed carry in African American communities.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pardoned Shaneen Allen this week, the single mother of two facing three years in prison for accidentally carrying a firearm into New Jersey.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed Senate Bill 45 into law Thursday, legislation that allows law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearm without a permit.

The D.C. Attorney General is waiving the white flag on an appeal challenging the termination of the District’s ban on concealed carry.

“I wasn’t raised among gun people, and I’ve never wanted one. Frankly, I have a bad Irish temper and don’t trust myself to have one. And I was taught it was more powerful to use your words or your mind.”

Efforts to bring concealed carry to college campuses in Montana was shot down on Tuesday when nine moderate Republicans and one conservative voted along with House Democrats to reject Senate Bill 143.

Melissa Harris-Perry, a host of a weekend show on MSNBC, seems to believe that putting more firearms in the hands of law-abiding citizens has the potential to make policing for law enforcement more dangerous.

Many pro-gun control advocates argue that the Second Amendment is not only outdated but useless in today’s day and age because the United States military could easily crush a citizen’s rebellion. Are they right?