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My Trip to the Shooting Range with Assemblywoman Michele Fiore

My Trip to the Shooting Range with Assemblywoman Michele Fiore

Cross posted from ProgressNow Nevada’s blog. On the night of the Newtown school shooting I went on Ralston Reports to talk about gun violence prevention and a bill proposed by Assemblywoman Michele Fiore that would allow concealed weapon permit holders to carry guns onto college campuses. Fiore was also on the program and during the [...]

That’s what could happen if supporters of a bill in the House Bill 822 have their way. Ambiguously called the “National Reciprocity Act,” HB 822 would require all states to honor any concealed weapon permit issued by any other state. Put another way: the barrier for obtaining a concealed weapon permit and using it anywhere [...]

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Big Oil vs. Grandma

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Last week, ProgressNow Nevada unveiled a powerful billboard in Reno that pushed back against the billions of dollars in tax breaks the oil industry receives every year — and the right-wing politicians and front groups who defend them. While Americans are struggling with high gas prices and billions of dollars in cuts to community programs, [...]

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Sharron Angle (R – Crazy Town) put out a fundraising email today about her new Super PAC called Our Voice PAC. I don’t recall signing up for Our Voice emails so I’m assuming Angle is using the email addresses collected by her campaign during her cartoonish run for Senate in Nevada. I’ll give some kudos [...]

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