Legislator: Wyoming Is The ‘The Last Hope’ For Gun Rights
Rep. Jeremy Haroldson told Cowboy State Daily that the reason there are so many gun bills in the legislature this year is Wyoming is “the last hope” for gun owners and manufacturers.
A pending lawsuit against gun manufacturer Sig Sauer claims one of the company’s most popular law enforcement and self-defense pistol models fires unexpectedly, but some Wyoming gun enthusiasts said that hasn’t affected them.
A group representing Wyoming’s banks opposes a new merchant code that will categorize credit-card purchases made in gun shops. “We oppose any effort to use the banking industry for surveillance,” the exec director said.
A prominent Second-Amendment expert in Wyoming advised gun enthusiasts Tuesday to buy guns in cash or check their credit card companies’ terms and use agreements, following new banking categorizations for guns and ammunition.
A new California law could hurt Wyoming businesses because it enables individuals to sue gunmakers and gun dealers anywhere in the country. The law’s power is enhanced by California’s judicial system which is “notoriously hostile” against gun advocates.
It’s high noon in the Wyoming Legislature as one lawmaker called another’s letter “ridiculously stupid” and from the “Obama administration’s manual of public deception.” In turn, that legislator said he’s been double-crossed by him before and is considering filing a formal complaint.
While the Wyoming chapter of Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense say they want “gun safety,” the director of Wyoming Gun Owners say they are a “group of bitter, self-loathing leftists who want to disarm every gun owner in the country.”
State Sen. Anthony Bouchard said he knew Biden’s gun ban was coming which is why he introduced legislation to make such executive order unenforceable. “Sadly, we have a majority of Republicans who ignored my warnings,” he said.
Both Wyoming Gun Owners’ policy director Aaron Dorr and Sen. Anthony Bouchard claimed they were not allowed to speak at a hearing on a gun bill which they opposed. But footage of the meeting appeared to show little effort by either to do so.
Firearms manufacturers are not able to sell their guns and ammo on the state’s Shop Wyoming website — and a Cody lawmaker wants the attorney general to take action against what she sees as illegal discrimination.
The co-owner of a Powell roofing company that drew national attention for offering a free AR-15 with every roof job said the company is still in business and contracts are all being honored, despite rumors to the contrary.