Second Amendment
A Wapiti man’s lawsuit against the U.S. Attorney General claiming that the Second Amendment grants citizens the right to make machine guns has been dismissed by Wyoming’s chief federal judge. Jake DeWilde sued U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland as well as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives back in January for denying his permit…
A Wapiti man, who is suing the federal government over whether he has the right to build and possess his own M16 machine gun, had another setback in his lawsuit last week. Jake Stanley DeWilde brought his lawsuit against the federal government in January, suing Attorney General Merrick Garland, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco…
The goal of the University of Wyoming Firearms Research Center is to create a “broad discourse” when it comes to firearms in the legal system thru nonpartisan research and education. As firearms continue to play a prominent role in American lives – in positive and negative ways – the University of Wyoming is taking a…
As a bipartisan resolution is reached in the U.S. Senate, the Wyoming Republican Party declares no measure of “gun safety” is acceptable and must be defeated. After intense discussions, the U.S. Senate has reached a consensus for a new “gun safety” bill to respond to the recent wave of tragic mass shootings, including the one…
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis wants to respond to the desires of her constituents – which means she may consider some measure of bipartisan gun reform. Senator Lummis is a staunch defender of the Second Amendment and citizens’ gun rights. But, after the tragic Uvalde school shooting, her perspective is shifting slightly due to the response…
On Wednesday, April 20, Representative Sandy Newsome announced she would seek re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives for another two years. Newsome was first elected to represent House District 24 – which covers Wapiti, the South Fork, and most of Cody – in 2018. If re-elected, it would be her third term as the…
The Second Amendment Preservation Act failed in the Wyoming Legislature after several amendments. Wednesday morning on KODI’s “Speak Your Piece with Darian Dudrick,” retired federal law enforcement officer Bill Tallen explained the bill’s journey through the Senate and eventual demise in the House. The purpose of the bill was to protect Wyoming gun owners from…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats say they are pushing toward a vote on expanded gun control measures as the nation reels from its second mass shooting in a week. President Joe Biden said “we have to act,” but prospects for any major changes were dim, for now, in the closely divided Congress. Senate Majority Leader Chuck…
The top law enforcement officers in Wyoming are concerned the language of the 2nd Amendment Preservation Act will harm their efforts to enforce the law in the state. The Wyoming Sheriff’s Association submitted a letter to the Wyoming Legislature to have their voices heard. Two potential pieces of legislation have caught the organization’s attention. Senate…
Thursday on “Speak Your Piece with Darian Dudrick,” State Reps. Dan Laursen and Rachel Rodriguez-Williams explained the proposed Second Amendment Preservation Act. The bill, introduced in the Wyoming Legislature, would protect Wyoming gun owners from potential gun control measures handed down by the federal government. Hear what Laursen and Rodriguez-Williams had to say about the…
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