Video & Transcript Research : 'weapons'
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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- This change would add the word 'intentionally' to the rule prohibiting the display of deadly weapons
- We don't allow weapons to be carried into our courtrooms.
- We don't allow weapons to be carried into our courtrooms.
- We don't allow weapons to be carried into our courtrooms.
- We don't allow weapons to be carried into our courtrooms.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, Colonel Shaw, who was given the very, very best weapons to defend us on foreign soil, lost his
- bullets while defending ROTC cadets at Old Dominion University under a policy that denied him any weapons
- speaking to his legacy, his courage, to the fact that we armed him as a nation with the very best weapons
- You guys would make those weapons illegal, too.
- If Iran had had nuclear weapons If Iran had had nuclear weapons on all those missiles they've got over
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 12, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a reflection of how vulnerable and impulsive young adults can be when weapons are too easily
- HB 759 would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to purchase AR-15s, assault weapons, and also allow 18- to 20-
- Giving 18-year-olds the ability to purchase weapons does not make our communities safer or more free.
- They don't need to have access to these weapons.
- They're in the military, where they are trained to use a weapon of destruction.
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard a series of bills, beginning with HB 759, which would lower Florida’s minimum age to purchase or transfer firearms from 21 to 18. The bill drew strong opposition from gun-violence prevention groups, Parkland survivors and families, and several members who argued the current law was enacted after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting and should not be reversed. Supporters, including gun-rights advocates and some members, argued 18-year-olds are legal adults who serve in the military, vote, and should have full Second Amendment rights. After debate, the committee voted 13-5 to report HB 759 favorably.
The committee then unanimously approved HB 431, extending Level 2 background screening requirements for youth athletic coaches through July 1, 2026, and HB 231, which keeps certain medical examiner information confidential, both with little opposition. It also approved HB 663, increasing penalties for unlawfully using tracking devices or apps in furtherance of dangerous crimes, after adopting a technical amendment, and HB 845, which clarifies the intake process for Veterans Treatment Court and removes Veterans Hall of Fame language from the bill. Each of those measures passed without recorded opposition.
Members also approved PCS for HB 255, known as Dexter’s Law, which creates a sentencing multiplier for aggravated animal cruelty cases. The bill was presented as a response to a high-profile dog abuse case and was supported by animal welfare and law enforcement groups; members cited animal cruelty as a predictor of broader violence. The committee then approved HB 1021, allowing active law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at sporting events, after debate over identification, venue procedures, and whether the bill should extend more broadly; it passed 16-1. Finally, HB 653, adding aggravating factors for capital felonies involving the assassination or attempted assassination of a head of state, was reported favorably after brief discussion about federal penalties and deterrence. The transcript ends as the committee begins hearing HB 6025, a repeal bill related to emergency restrictions on firearms during local states of emergency, but the discussion is cut off before action is taken.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- They made some exceptions, and those exceptions included the carrying of concealed carry weapons that
- And also certain circumstances of law enforcement having weapons in polling locations.
- Also certain circumstances of law enforcement having weapons in polling locations, again, all of those
- If we were to restrict law enforcement with weapons in their offices or within a certain distance of
- Now, I'm now precluded from carrying weapons too. That was a better result.
Keywords:
student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House DFL school safety proposal fails committee vote 4/16/26
Transcript Highlights:
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59% is about the weapons that they use. 59% is about the weapons that they - They want these weapons of war out of our schools, off of our streets.
- They want these weapons of war out of our schools, off of our streets.
- They want these weapons of war out of our schools, off of our streets.
- They want these weapons of war out of our schools, off of our streets.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 4893, a school safety and gun violence prevention bill, and first adopted a DE1 amendment before hearing the bill. The author and supporters described the measure as a layered approach to school safety, combining increased funding for student support personnel, required school safety plans, and anonymous threat reporting systems. They cited research from the Violence Prevention Project and other sources arguing that many school shooters are insiders, often show warning signs, and frequently leak plans beforehand, making early intervention and trusted adults in schools important.
Members and testifiers also discussed the bill’s firearm storage provisions. Representative Green explained that the bill would require firearms on school property and in vehicles to be unloaded and locked, and would limit or remove principals’ discretion to allow firearms in school buildings, while preserving access for trained school security personnel. Supporters said the bill would improve clarity and safety for schools, while a representative from private schools raised concerns that the language could limit flexibility and create staffing and accountability problems for non-public schools, prompting discussion of possible amendments.
Several student and organizational testifiers supported the bill, including students from Edina High School, Education Minnesota, the Minnesota School Counselors Association, and the Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota. They emphasized the impact of gun violence on students’ mental health and learning, the value of anonymous reporting systems, and the need to invest in counselors, social workers, psychologists, and nurses. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided, but the committee did adopt the DE1 amendment and continued discussion of possible changes, including with the BCA and school safety center.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House judiciary committee hears HF768 2/20/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We get into dangerous waters when we weaponize government to suppress things we just don't like or disagree
- government to suppress things weaponize government to suppress things we<00:05:27.000>
just <00 - There's clearly an effort to try to weaponize legitimate concerns about discrimination and civil rights
- There's clearly an effort to try to weaponize legitimate concerns about discrimination and civil rights
- legitimate concerns about to weaponize legitimate concerns about discrimination<00:36:13.359>
and
Summary:
House File 768, sponsored by Vice Chair Hudson, was heard with an author’s amendment (A4) adopted to remove a technical section and put the bill in the intended form. Hudson described the bill as a response to concerns about government monitoring of protected speech, saying it would bar the Minnesota Department of Human Rights from creating or maintaining a database of constitutionally protected speech while preserving the department’s ability to investigate actual discrimination, harassment, threats, or illegal conduct. He emphasized First Amendment protections and argued the state should not track speech simply because it is controversial or unpopular.
The main testimony in support came from Ran Lee of Americans for Prosperity, who echoed the free-speech concerns and said databases of bias incidents can capture lawful speech and create a chilling effect. Representative Rest said she generally supported the free-speech goal but wanted to preserve the Department of Human Rights’ ability to produce biennial reports and analyze de-identified trend data on civil rights incidents, including emerging threats or hateful rhetoric, so lawmakers can respond to patterns without recording individuals’ protected speech. Representative Curran raised concerns that speech trends can relate to public safety and argued that attacks on human rights often begin as speech.
Hudson responded that the Department of Human Rights is not a law enforcement agency and that the bill would not impede criminal investigations. He argued that trying to monitor “trends in thought” would be constitutionally problematic and produce unreliable data, and he distinguished protected speech from criminal conduct. Representative Feist said the department’s existing report already uses aggregate, non-investigative data and suggested there may be room to refine the bill’s language. The bill was laid over for further consideration, with Hudson indicating he was open to continued discussion and possible language changes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security 1/13/26 - Part 1
Transcript Highlights:
- state capitals approach capital area security, including the broad use of security screenings and weapon
- The first recommendation would establish a consistent screening model for weapons or hazardous materials
- As we have learned from the report, many other states use security screenings, weapon bans, or both as
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Summary:
The Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security met on January 13, 2026, adopted the January 7 minutes, and reviewed the committee’s work on the annual AAST/ACAS security report. The chair emphasized that the committee’s purpose is advisory only, but that its recommendations could guide the governor and legislature on improving security at the Minnesota Capitol complex. She also highlighted prior testimony about security practices in other states and said the committee’s report would likely recommend stronger screening and weapon-ban policies as part of a broader effort to prevent violence in public government spaces.
Department of Public Safety advisers reported that they are still reviewing the report in detail and determining internal next steps. They also said quarterly security meetings with building tenants have been held and that internal and external tabletop exercises with law enforcement and other security partners are scheduled for the end of January. The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms gave a brief update on operational security changes, including hiring additional staff with security experience, weekly security meetings with DFL and GOP chiefs of staff, installation of two security kiosks, rollout of encrypted keycard ID badges, updated emergency procedure QR-code stickers, and implementation of the State Patrol’s threat matrix and reporting protocol. The Senate also said it is continuing joint training with the House and LCC.
The committee then moved into a closed session under Minnesota Statute 13D.05, subdivision 3D, to discuss sensitive security details and non-public findings from the capital security assessment. The chair stated that the closed session would cover confidential vulnerabilities and operational information, and that the committee would later reconvene in public to vote on whether certain provisions from the public executive summary should be included as recommendations in the final report.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That's a concern of mine if this hotline has continued to be weaponized against our families.
- Is there a system in place where they can begin figuring out who it was that weaponized the system?
- Having to secure attorneys because somebody called and weaponized the hotline, and instead of facing
- And if heaven help you, you upset a state employee who Wants to further weaponize the system against
- Medical kidnapping is whenever a state agency could be weaponized either internally or externally with
Bills:
SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061
Keywords:
reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And then actually takes on the guns and the weapons that we know 69% of Minnesotans want us to get off
- are making money putting these weapons are making money putting these weapons of<00:36:40.160>
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that takes on the guns and the weapons that takes on the guns and the weapons- , we know we need a assault weapons, we know we need a comprehensive<00:37:05.240>
approach. - I'll just say what irritates me is when someone uses a weapon like this with a high capacity magazine
- <00:36:44.560>
Keywords:
public safety officer, survivor benefits, line of duty death, occupational cancer, firefighter, police officer, paramedic, EMT, correctional officer, first responder, workers' compensation, death benefits, occupational exposure, carcinogen, cancer presumption, mesothelioma, leukemia, lung cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- weapon that was not kept in a safe way. weapon that was not kept in a safe way.
- And then he weapon, from his mother.
- federal government that is weaponized federal government that is weaponized against<03:05:27.520
- Bush signed LEOSA into law. concealed weapons by law enforcement concealed weapons by law enforcement
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill requiring safeguards for underage social media users - Pt. 2 5/12/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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into <00:14:45.120>our military style assault weapons into our military - style assault weapons into our communities. communities. communities.
- weapon as defined in section 624.712. weapon as defined in section 624.712.
- And so what I hope is weapons of war.
- style assault weapons and their and<00:16:30.480>
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Summary:
The House took up House File 4138, a bill aimed at limiting harmful social media features for children and requiring social media companies to report potential mass-shooting threats to the BCA. Members first reconsidered and then adopted the Smith amendment (A13), while a proposed amendment to that amendment (A18) failed on a 67-67 tie. Representative Bonner then introduced a technical amendment (A14) but withdrew it after explaining it needed further work to avoid liability and legal problems. The bill was then read for third reading as amended.
Debate centered on the bill’s approach to child safety online. Supporters, including Representatives Scott, Eng, Feist, Greenman, and Gilman, argued that social media is addictive, harmful to children’s mental health, and too often exploits kids, and they said the bill is an important bipartisan first step. Several members also emphasized that parents should be involved, though some questioned whether parents can realistically understand the technology and legal terms well enough to make informed decisions. Representative Leeing raised concerns about location privacy, parental consent, possible liability waivers, and whether the bill should instead restrict addictive features for all children rather than only those whose parents consent.
The discussion also broadened to related public-safety issues. Representative Greenman contrasted the difficulty of advancing this bill with the Legislature’s inability to move gun-related provisions, arguing that organized interests like the gun lobby and big tech are blocking stronger protections for children. Representative Bonner later described specific cases of children harmed through social media, including sextortion and fentanyl-related deaths, to argue that the bill does not yet cover all vulnerable youth and should be strengthened. No final vote on passage is included in the transcript excerpt, but the amended bill advanced to third reading.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- When the perpetrator possesses a deadly weapon, enhancing these penalties would give law enforcement
- A first-time violation with a deadly weapon is upgraded from a Class A misdemeanor to a state jail felony
- , and a repeated violation involving a deadly weapon is punished more severely. further enhances the
- The first category includes people that fire weapons with the intention of hurting or killing police
- Alcohol remains one of the primary weapons used by perpetrators.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Sale and possession of large-capacity magazines for firearms banned HF3402 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Why are weapons made for war on our streets?"
- for war on our Why are weapons made for war on our streets?"
- And so are weapons of war are with them.
- It is bullets fired from semi-automatic weapons through high-capacity magazines.
- assault weapon assault weapon when<00:58:59.440>
we're <00:58:59.680>talking <00:59
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (3-3-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The airports, like every other department, they have to turn in their weapons, so they're actually still
- turning in these weapons.
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so they have to turn in their weapons so they have to turn in their weapons - um I think it's minimal it's weapons um I think it's minimal it's it's<00:23:45.080>
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Summary:
The Senate VMAP Committee met with a quorum and heard several measures focused on public safety and emergency preparedness. Senate Bill 266, sponsored by Vice Chair Aaron Reed, would allow Kentucky State Police troopers to engage in secondary employment under a policy set by the commissioner. Reed argued the change would improve morale, recruitment, retention, and compensation opportunities. Senators Boswell, Nunn, and Higden asked about when the extra work would occur and whether the commissioner had been consulted; Reed said the policy would be left to KSP leadership and cited examples such as convention centers and events like the Derby. The bill passed unanimously and was sent to the floor.
The committee then adopted a committee substitute for Senate Concurrent Resolution 67, which creates a task force to study disaster preparedness, mitigation, and related issues such as flooding, wind events, insurance, communications, and coordination among state and local agencies. The sponsor described recent severe weather and flooding across Kentucky and said the resolution was intended to help the state identify risks and best practices, save money, and save lives. Senators discussed whether the National Guard should be included, and the sponsor said they would not object to adding a representative. The resolution passed unanimously.
House Bill 234, presented by Representative Wade Williams with the Kentucky Police Chiefs Association, would add airport police departments to the list of agencies eligible for grants funded through confiscated or abandoned firearms sold through the Kentucky State Police auction process. Williams said the grants support life-saving equipment such as tasers and bulletproof vests and that airport police had been inadvertently left off the eligibility list. Senators asked whether the change would reduce funding for other departments, and Williams said he did not expect a detrimental effect. The bill passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with an invitation to legislators to attend a National Guard briefing and aerial flight event, followed by adjournment.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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Having non-lethal weapons on campus. Having non-lethal weapons on campus. - Everyone present problems of weapons.
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in would know that there was a weapon in would know that there was a weapon - <01:03:54.079>
to runner, so if I had brought a weapon to runner, so if I had brought a weapon - firearms and weapons in New Hampshire. firearms and weapons in New Hampshire.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (01/20/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- there a a risk about the weaponization there a a risk about the weaponization of<01:39:55.920>
- as a weapon against that victim? as a weapon against that victim?
- So, could it be weaponized?
- raised it could be used as a weapon raised it could be used as a weapon against<01:46:12.639>
- of weaponization of weaponization use<01:48:22.719>
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Weapons Station Yorktown, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and Colonial Behavioral Mental Health
- Regulatory costs are finally being rolled back after years of Democrats using regulations as a weapon
- REGULATORY COSTS ARE FINALLY BEING ROLLED BACK AFTER YEARS OF DEMOCRATS USING REGULATIONS AS A WEAPON
- Sell weapons that will benefit from this bill, but none of us will benefit from it.
- Must not hand unregulated weapons over to the public.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Aug 26th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- But that's where we have masked men and military weapons today.
- You guys Passed that law in the last legislative session banning those weapon conversion devices.
- He's been charged with Battery, possession of a handgun, negligent use of a deadly weapon, aggravated
- We've certainly tried to figure out how to target the weapons which are deadly weapons that could, as
- A perfect example of that would be the Glock switch, which is a weapon.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Parents and school staff will not be told who is in the school, who has a weapon, or where that weapon
- In other words, if such an event does happen and because of the type of weapons that are in fact used
- Safety is built through opportunity, connections, and learning, not through weapons in the classroom.
- prescribe and enforce policies and procedures that prohibit a person from carrying or possessing a weapon
- the country receive an average of 840 hours of basic training, including 168 hours of training on weapons
Bills:
HB2076, HB2135, HB2175, HB2186, HB2223, HB2345, HB2364, HB2417, HB2440, HB2666, HB2763, HCR2043
Keywords:
school safety, employee training, firearm certification, crisis response, school policies, reimbursement fund, local law enforcement, HB2135, Arizona, civil liability, private right of action, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, critical race theory, anti-racism, race stereotyping, sex stereotyping, race scapegoating, sex scapegoating, gender identity
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced several bills. HB 2763 would require legislative approval before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a state-run shooting range. Supporters, including the sponsor, a Prescott doctor, gun-rights advocates, and Game and Fish, argued that range closures can push shooting into unsafe desert areas and that the legislature should have a voice; the bill passed 8-1. HB 2417 would let courts, at a defendant’s request, use speed-inhibiting devices instead of license suspension for certain speeding and racing offenses. The sponsor and supporters said it would help people keep working and reduce recidivism, while an Arizona Trucking Association representative warned the bill was overbroad and conflicted with federal law; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill 7-2. HB 2345 created a felony for unlawfully present persons possessing falsified CDLs and imposed vehicle forfeiture and employer penalties; trucking industry testimony said it was preempted by federal law and unenforceable, but the sponsor said he would keep working on it, and the bill passed 5-3 with one present after amendment.
The committee also considered HB 2666, which increases penalties for sexual extortion involving victims ages 15-17. The sponsor and supporters from the anti-trafficking community and county attorney’s office said the bill responds to a serious and growing online exploitation problem affecting teens. Defense and juvenile-justice concerns focused on whether the bill could sweep in minors, create mandatory consecutive sentences, and fail to account for age-related defenses; the sponsor and supporters said they were open to discussing amendments, but the bill passed 8-0 with one present. HB 2175 would add political expression and political affiliation to Arizona’s bias-crime sentencing enhancements and create new misdemeanor-level enhancements for certain bias-motivated offenses. The sponsor, ADL, and county attorney’s office said it fills gaps and targets conduct, not speech; the ACLU and defense testimony warned it could chill speech and give prosecutors too much discretion. The bill passed 6-2 after amendment.
HB 2186 would allow a passenger in a traffic stop to satisfy identity requirements by verbally providing name and date of birth rather than producing physical ID. The sponsor said it was meant to fix an unconstitutional-vagueness problem and clarify the law after a prior court issue; there was little opposition, and it passed 7-0 with one present. The committee also began hearing HB 2364, which would add penalties for distributing or receiving abortion-inducing drugs by courier, delivery, or rail service; the sponsor said it would strengthen enforcement of existing Arizona restrictions, but the transcript cuts off before testimony, debate, or any vote on that bill.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- The argument I hear most frequently is: But why would you need to own weapons like X or Y or Z?
- Why would the police need to own weapons like X or Y or Z?
- Why would the police need to own weapons like X or Y or Z?
- They didn't have the weapons that they... ...shot and killed by Mr. Spanagel, because why?
- They didn't have the weapons that they needed to defend themselves, and the police took a while to get