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Hawaii firearm permits at record high level in 2011

Thursday, April 19, 2012

The Department of the Attorney General has released its annual report detailing state firearm registration statistics for calendar year 2011. A record high total of 15,375 personal/private firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2011, marking a substantial 20.1% increase from the previous record high of 12,801 applications processed in 2010. Of the applications processed in 2011, 94.0% were approved and resulted in issued permits; 4.5% were approved but subsequently voided after the applicants failed to return for their permits within a specified time period; and 1.5% were rejected due to one or more disqualifying factors.

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Virginia: Spanberger Bill Threatens to Ban Most Centerfire Semi-autos, Devastate Right-to-Carry!

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Virginia: Spanberger Bill Threatens to Ban Most Centerfire Semi-autos, Devastate Right-to-Carry!

As bad as the Democrat-controlled Virginia General Assembly’s ban on commonly-owned semi-automatics is, phony moderate Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is seeking to make it even worse.

Virginia: Gov. Spanberger’s (D) Approval Tanks after Radical Anti-gun Legislative Session

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Monday, April 13, 2026

Virginia: Gov. Spanberger’s (D) Approval Tanks after Radical Anti-gun Legislative Session

It’s only two months into one-party Democrat rule in the Old Dominion, and Virginians don’t like what they’re seeing.

Australia’s National Gun Buyback Already an “Extinct Policy”

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Monday, April 13, 2026

Australia’s National Gun Buyback Already an “Extinct Policy”

The ineffectual virtue-signaling that so-called gun “buybacks” represent is finally being exposed on a global level, given the massive problems with the Canadian, and now the Australian, federal government gun bans and grabs.

Maryland: Semi-Auto Ban Goes to Governor’s Desk

Friday, April 10, 2026

Maryland: Semi-Auto Ban Goes to Governor’s Desk

Today, the generally assembly passed SB 334, a ban on many common semi-automatic handguns, it now heads to the governor’s desk

Kentucky: Legislature Overrides Governor Beshear's Vetoes on Pro-Gun Bills

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Kentucky: Legislature Overrides Governor Beshear's Vetoes on Pro-Gun Bills

Today, April 14th, the legislature convened for a veto override session, and successfully overrode Governor Andy Beshear's vetoes of House Bill 78 and House Bill 312.

We Can Relate: Digital Culture Rues Targeting of Neutral Technology, Innocent Users

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Monday, April 13, 2026

We Can Relate: Digital Culture Rues Targeting of Neutral Technology, Innocent Users

The rapid expansion of regulations targeting 3D printed firearms is increasingly raising justifiable concerns apart from the Second Amendment community.

Virginia: Governor Spanberger Signing Away Your Rights

Friday, April 10, 2026

Virginia: Governor Spanberger Signing Away Your Rights

Today, April 10th, Governor Spanberger met the expectations of her anti-gun allies, signing two bills into law. This action sets the tone for what may come next as she has until April 13th to render a ...

Virginia: Spanberger Offers Fake Adjustments, Real Infringements on Virginia Gun Rights

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Virginia: Spanberger Offers Fake Adjustments, Real Infringements on Virginia Gun Rights

Fresh off the heels of receiving one of the most abysmal approval ratings for a modern Virginia Governor, Abigial Spanberger has doubled-down and signed several pieces of anti-Second Amendment legislation.

Rhode Island:  Push For More Anti-Gun Bills Continues

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Rhode Island: Push For More Anti-Gun Bills Continues

The Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a lengthy public hearing on over a dozen gun bills last night. 

Sacré Bleu! French Gun Owners Exposed in Government Data Breach

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Monday, April 13, 2026

Sacré Bleu! French Gun Owners Exposed in Government Data Breach

In a development that will shock absolutely nobody acquainted with the realities of gun control, there was another security breach of firearm owner data maintained by a government agency.

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