Video & Transcript Research : 'concealed weapons'
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The existence and risk of the proliferation of weapons usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula
- Ban on assault weapons, safe storage, resources to help those organizations on the ground.
- You know that we had an assault weapons ban in the United States in the '90s. It expired.
- So if we're going to have 21 for handguns, shouldn't we also have it for assault weapons?
- Speaker, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have worked mightily to weaponize our history to
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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I <00:38:28.560>wanted <00:38:28.840>to <00:38:28.920>note weapons - So, I wanted to note weapons training.
- We've also passed the bill that said that if you commit a crime with a deadly weapon, you have to serve
- Um, we can destroy weapons now that have been used in violent crimes.
- Um, we can destroy weapons now that have been used in violent crimes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Review of the Minnesota Senate’s 2026 Session | Senator Erin Murphy May 22nd, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Annunciation shooting that they were going to do nothing around the issue of harm reduction in banning weapons
- Annunciation shooting that they were going to do nothing around the issue of harm reduction in banning weapons
- Annunciation shooting that they were going to do nothing around the issue of harm reduction in banning weapons
Summary:
The interview focused on the Minnesota Senate DFL’s end-of-session accomplishments and frustrations. The senator said the caucus entered the session expecting little to get done in a divided, election-year legislature, but instead passed a range of major measures, including emergency rental assistance, immigration enforcement, gun violence prevention, an independent Office of the Inspector General, consumer protections for homeowners associations, and a $1.2 billion bonding/infrastructure bill for water, roads, and bridges. He said the bonding bill was a success but criticized the limited funding for lead pipe replacement, noting only $15 million was included.
He also discussed affordability measures, especially a vehicle tab fee reduction negotiated in connection with the bonding bill, saying Democrats wanted the relief to take effect sooner but Republicans pushed implementation to January. He described other unfinished or blocked items, including a small business relief package tied to Metro Surge and efforts to protect Medicaid and SNAP from federal changes. He said many Senate proposals were developed through committee hearings and were meant to be negotiated publicly, but argued the House often failed to do comparable work, leading to last-minute deals and more party-line votes.
The senator was sharply critical of federal actions under the Trump administration, saying cuts and mandates were harming states, counties, Medicaid, and SNAP, and weakening the state-federal partnership. Looking ahead, he said interim work will likely focus on procedural changes and health care, including stabilizing HCMC and supporting rural hospitals. He said the session’s work was aimed at serving Minnesotans first, and expressed optimism about the upcoming election season and the possibility of changing legislative practices next session.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Our opponents will argue that this is about weaponizing government agencies and militarizing our security
- I mean, we let people have weapons up above us, which is a choice that we made as a General Assembly.
- It cannot be used as a political weapon or a political sword.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- His presence carried immense weight, not just because of his expertise in nuclear weapons, but because
- , if Israel is used as a partisan weapon, it is bad for Jews and it is bad for Israel.
- Care about Israel, then neither should be used as a partisan weapon in a political gain.
- Stop using anti-Semitism as a weapon. Pull this resolution. Allow Mr.
- STOP USING ANTI-SEMITISM AS A WEAPON. PULL THIS RESOLUTION. ALLOW MR.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House public safety committee approves wide-ranging crime bill, HF7 1/22/25
Transcript Highlights:
- The guy leaned out with an automatic weapon or a semi-automatic weapon and fired at him and struck him
- car the guy leaned out with an out the car the guy leaned out with an automatic<01:04:37.000>
weapon - <01:04:37.319>
or <01:04:37.440>a <01:04:37.559>semi-automatic automatic weapon - or a semi-automatic automatic weapon or a semi-automatic weapon<01:04:38.720>
and <01:04:38.839 - and fired at him and struck him weapon and fired at him and struck him not<01:04:41.160>
not <
Summary:
The committee heard House File 7, a broad public safety package that the author said was intended to support law enforcement, keep violent offenders off the street, and increase accountability in the criminal justice system. The bill was described as combining multiple Republican-authored provisions, including tougher penalties for reckless fleeing, making it a crime to be in a stolen vehicle, allowing tracking devices on occupied or fleeing stolen vehicles, increasing penalties for blocking roads and damaging critical infrastructure, raising penalties for assaulting police officers, adding a mandatory minimum for first-degree sex trafficking, and expanding public disclosure around bail, dismissals, sentencing reductions, and sentencing guideline changes. The motion before the committee was to pass the bill and re-refer it to Ways and Means.
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher testified in support, focusing on aggravated fleeing, occupied stolen vehicles, vehicle tracking, and the impact of the state’s raised age of delinquency on younger offenders. He argued that law enforcement needs more tools to pursue and arrest repeat offenders, especially in auto theft and carjacking cases, and said the bill would help officers intervene before stolen vehicles are used in more crimes. He also urged reconsideration of the timeline for the delinquency-age change, warning that it could limit police options with 11- and 12-year-olds involved in stolen cars.
Shane Mey of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association also supported the bill, citing rising assaults on officers and the need for stronger penalties for fleeing, stolen-vehicle offenses, and assaults on peace officers and corrections officers. He said the proposed stolen-vehicle and tracking provisions would improve safety and help officers address juvenile auto theft and dangerous pursuits. Jeff Potts of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association likewise supported several sections, especially the transparency provisions, assault-on-officer penalties, fleeing penalties, the stolen-vehicle offense, and the tracking-device exception, saying the measures align with the association’s agenda and would help address rising crime and pursuit risks. No vote or final committee action was stated in the transcript excerpt.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 27, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They just took whatever weapons they wanted, and then they dispersed.
- They just took whatever weapons they wanted, and then they dispersed.
- <03:20:43.600>
they weapons they weapons they wanted<03:20:45.600>and <03:20:45.720> - The National Guard, for some reason, opened its doors so that citizens can run in and get weapons and
- <03:24:08.720>
and <03:24:08.880>arm weapons and arm weapons and arm themselves<03:24:11.640
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 5, 2026 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- could call Representative Skidmore: police department and say this person in my life should not have weapons
- Skidmore: It was my understanding that there was a process in place that we would not take someone's weapons
- Representative Skidmore: if they, you know, you couldn't willy-nilly just say this person shouldn't have their weapons
- And there's a whole list of things that qualify you for having your weapons taken from you.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Dec 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The system weaponized his family against him. This was not oversight; it was abuse.
- No family should ever find surveillance photos of their child weaponized against them.
- The system weaponized his family against him. This was not oversight, it was abuse.
- No family should ever find surveillance photos of their child weaponized against them.
Summary:
The committee first received an update from the Attorney General’s office on a new workers’ rights unit and two request bills. The office said the unit will focus on wage theft and civil rights enforcement, using existing resources for a small staff. It also described a bill to expand civil investigative demand authority for labor, wage theft, prevailing wage, and discrimination investigations, and an Immigrant Worker Protection Act that would require employer notice when federal immigration authorities request employee records, limit access to nonpublic work areas without a warrant, and restrict disclosure of employee data without proper legal process. Senators asked about costs, funding sources, and the scope of the proposed authority, and the office said it would follow up with more detail.
The committee then heard a detailed presentation on Washington’s workers’ compensation system from Labor and Industries, including how claims are filed, how the medical provider network works, and how treatment authorizations and utilization review are handled. L&I said the network was created to improve care quality and return workers to work, and explained that most routine care is automatically authorized while certain procedures require prior approval or review. A question from Senator Conway focused on the role of the medical director and the appeals process; L&I said decisions can be protested and reconsidered, with exceptions reviewed through a complex treatment unit and medical staff.
An experience panel followed with testimony from labor representatives, physicians, and an injured-worker attorney, who argued that the medical provider network and treatment guidelines can delay or deny needed care, especially in complex cases such as PTSD, brain injuries, and serious orthopedic injuries. They described long appeals, utilization review barriers, provider shortages, and the impact on injured workers and families, while L&I’s presentation emphasized the system’s structure and review safeguards. The committee then heard a report from the Underground Economy Task Force in the construction industry. L&I summarized the task force’s findings on worker misclassification, unregistered contractors, and unpaid taxes and premiums, and outlined consensus and majority recommendations, including better interagency communication, stronger penalties for repeat offenders, more authority to address successorship, possible contractor notice requirements, and further study of cash payments. The Attorney General’s office, labor, and business representatives generally supported the report’s goals but differed on some recommendations, especially those affecting independent contractors, contractor liability, and administrative burdens. The chair and Senator Conway thanked participants and said the report would inform future legislation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- However, if you brandish your weapon... or threatened to use force, and the intruder is injured while
- I'm here today in support of this bill because several years ago I had to pull my weapon on somebody
- I pulled my weapon to protect myself.
- This bill stops lawfare against offenders without this law bad actors can can weaponize the civil court
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (3-5-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I know that sometimes those can be used as weapons against industry, um, when there's really nothing.
- can<00:11:02.160>
be <00:11:02.560>used <00:11:03.120>as <00:11:03.920>Weapons - <00:11:04.440>
against those can be used as Weapons against those can be used as Weapons against
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Meeting Start 00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:44
Introduction of Guests 01:21
HB 137 Discussion 02:11
HB 137 Roll Call Vote 25:35
HB 346 Discussion 26:15
HB 346 Roll Call Vote 27:24, 958, all
Summary:
The Natural Resources Committee met with prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior minutes, and recognized visiting guests, including representatives from Nucor Steel and students from Eastern Kentucky University. The main business was House Bill 137, which would require air-pollution enforcement actions by the Energy and Environment Cabinet and Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District to rely on EPA-approved monitoring methods or scientifically defensible, quality-assured data. The sponsor and industry supporters argued the bill would ensure reliable evidence and protect manufacturers from enforcement based on questionable data.
Opponents, including the Kentucky Resources Council, the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, and a former cabinet employee, argued the bill would conflict with the Clean Air Act’s allowance for “any credible evidence,” could exclude community air-monitoring data and citizen complaints, and might weaken enforcement by limiting the use of lower-cost sensors, photos, video, and other nontraditional evidence. Committee members questioned how credible evidence and the Daubert standard would apply, and supporters and opponents debated whether the bill would simply set evidentiary rules or improperly narrow enforcement authority. One member also raised concerns that the bill’s title and scope could be read as affecting the broader air program. House Bill 137 was ultimately approved favorably by roll call vote, with Senator Webb’s aye vote later clarified for the record.
The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a subcommittee. The bill was described as helping about 708 companies and carving out emergency generators used for safety purposes in distilleries, with support from the Kentucky Chamber. The subcommittee amendment was adopted, and the bill passed the committee favorably by roll call vote. The meeting ended with an attempted adjournment and a brief record correction on the vote for House Bill 137.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Governments may weaponize currency like the CBDC.
- And inflation creates... ...may weaponize currency like the CBDC, and inflation creates a wealth gap
Keywords:
bullion, depository, legal tender, Arizona, finances, precious metals, financial transactions, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, 1182, all
Summary:
The Committee on Regulatory Oversight heard two bills from Representative Lisa Fink related to gold and silver. HB 2123 would create an Arizona Bullion Depository under the State Treasurer, allow a third-party administrator and vault services, require insurance for deposits, and recognize gold and silver as legal tender. Fink and a supporter testified that the bill would make bullion more practical for everyday use through a debit-card-style system, provide an inflation hedge, and expand access beyond wealthy investors. During committee discussion, one member voted present because of the bill’s rulemaking language, while others voted yes; the bill received a do pass recommendation by a 4-0-1 vote.
The committee then considered HB 2140, which would allow state and local governments to store bullion in the depository, authorize the State Treasurer to place up to 10% of state monies in bullion, and require the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions to adopt rules. Fink argued the bill would diversify state assets and protect against inflation and counterparty risk, citing Utah’s treasurer and constitutional support for gold and silver. A member asked whether the rulemaking provision could be removed, and Fink said she was open to discussing that with the treasurer. With no public testimony, the committee approved HB 2140 on a 4-0-1 vote, and then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Prohibiting entities from engaging in election activity 3/12/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have two kids died. 70% of Minnesotans want us to ban these weapons of war, these assault weapons.
- We have two kids died. 70% of Minnesotans want us to ban these weapons of war, these assault weapons.
- of war, these assault these weapons of war, these assault weapons.<01:28:56.800>
And <01:28:56.960 - <01:28:57.920>
We <01:28:58.239>go <01:28:58.400>to weapons. - We go to weapons. And what happens?
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 53 (3-25-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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to <00:48:54.280>draw <00:48:54.800>a <00:48:54.880>weapon - <00:48:55.680>
if <00:48:55.840>somebody officer to to draw a weapon if somebody officer - to to draw a weapon if somebody um um um charges<00:48:57.720>
them, <00:48:58.240>has - <01:16:45.720>
or <01:16:45.840>dangerous with a deadly weapon or dangerous with a - deadly weapon or dangerous instrument<01:16:46.800>
or <01:16:46.920>intentionally <01:16
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Aggravated battery causing great bodily harm or deadly weapon on a person is a third degree, but it remains
- Chairman, members, that Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon is actually against a peace officer is
- When an individual intentionally inflicts great bodily harm on an officer or uses a deadly Weapon against
- And I want to go back to that last part about it doesn't Necessarily have to be using a deadly weapon
- This is aggravated battery, which involves a firearm, a weapon, a strangulation, or A vehicle.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We've also implemented Evolve weapon detection systems at all of our secondary schools.
- We're getting it this year, and we're getting another $50,000 for weapons detection—that's about $49,000
- Or if you're seeing students having more access to guns, knives, or other types of weapons, what particular
- It's when we do have instances where we have students with weapons in their vehicles.
- Four years ago, there was a weapon on campus other than a knife.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 25th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In a time when weapons of mass destruction can literally end life as we know it, I worry when sense can
- He then added, weapons themselves cannot act.
- Man has made them, but even given those weapons, those terrible weapons, they cannot act by themselves
- We cannot allow immigration policy to be weaponized for political gain.
Summary:
The Assembly met on July 17, 2025, after a quorum call and prayer, then moved through a long ceremonial and floor session. The chamber recognized the 2025 Science and Technology Policy Fellows, the 2024-25 Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellows, and the 2025 Assembly Fellows, and also heard guest introductions honoring Brad Webb of Legislative Counsel, youth advocates supporting AB 1231, the Live Oak Lady Lions softball team, the new UC President J.B. Milliken, the Rohnert Park 11-and-under Cal Ripken All-Star team, and arts leaders from Auburn. The Assembly also took up several procedural motions, including removing some bills from the consent calendar and noting absences.
On the floor, members adopted ACR 12 designating November 1 as Fernando Valenzuela Day, with broad support and 66 co-authors, and later adopted H.R. 56 recognizing August 2025 as Chicano Heritage Month, with 65 co-authors. The Assembly also adopted ACR 101 naming a portion of State Highway Route 46 the James Dean Memorial Highway, and H.R. 50 proclaiming November 25, 2025, as Elimination of Violence Against Women Day, with members emphasizing survivor support and prevention. In each case, authors and supporters highlighted the cultural, historical, or public-safety significance of the measures.
The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments on several bills, including AB 359 on the Political Reform Act, AB 594 on student health insurance protections, AB 1085 banning license plate obstruction devices and penalizing sellers, AB 1286 on public employment transparency, and AB 1505, the Agriculture Committee omnibus bill. AJR 14, urging federal attention to the impact of tariffs on California ports, passed 44-1 after debate over trade policy and port jobs. AJR 17, calling for modernization of immigration law and a pathway to lawful status for long-term undocumented residents, passed 47-7 after extensive debate focused on immigrant families, the economy, and federal enforcement actions. The Assembly also adopted the resolutions by voice vote where required and recorded the roll-call results for the joint resolutions.
TX
Texas 89th 1st C.S.
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 5th, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- individuals who do show up to these disaster events and Unfortunately, I can see this as a potential weapon
- So I can see this potentially being weaponized in that sense, when it comes to the education part, I
- this type of certification, I don't think is the right way, and it could potentially be used as weaponization
- the, the, the, the disaster, and, um, through all sorts of different means it's other than a Than a weapon
- system other than a weapons system, so absolutely has to do because frankly, you know, vulnerabilities
Keywords:
youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- As far as the malfunction indicator light goes, or the check engine light that has been weaponized by
- As far as the malfunction indicator light goes, or the check engine light that has been weaponized by
- As far as the malfunction indicator light goes, or the check engine light that has been weaponized by
- As far as the malfunction indicator light goes, or the check engine light that has been weaponized by
- As far as the malfunction indicator light goes, or the check engine light that has been weaponized by
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, there was a weapon methamphetamine.
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found in the there was a weapon that was found in the there was a weapon that - Um, because there was a weapon. And so you had your five-year add-on because it was a weapon.
- And then maybe chapter 8, the weapons, would group together.
- weapons. um would would group together. weapons. um would would group together.