Video & Transcript Research : 'gun surrender'
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AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Children and Senior Advocacy
Transcript Highlights:
- year on everything from sex trafficking cases that they've uncovered on their platform, drug sales, gun
- sales, and... ...platform, drug sales, gun sales, and how they actually respond to violations of policies
- that they then censored, or if they found someone using a platform like Snapchat to sell drugs and guns
- ...and guns, what did you do about it? We need to know that that needs to be information.
Keywords:
social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, minor safety, child online safety, teen accounts, parental controls
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources, February 12, 2026
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- He is with one of the gun manufacturers and I'm CEO with Weatherby. So, uh, great having him.
- He is with one of the gun manufacturers and I'm CEO with Weatherby. So, uh, great having him.
- He is with one of the gun manufacturers and I'm CEO with Weatherby. So, uh, great having him.
- He is with one of the gun manufacturers and I'm CEO with Weatherby. So, uh, great having him.
- He is with one of the gun manufacturers and I'm CEO with Weatherby. So, uh, great having him.
Keywords:
right to repair, digital electronics, consumer protection, embedded software, manufacturers, repair providers, tools and documentation, anti-theft measures, blockchain, financial technology, digital innovation, economic development, select committee, trespass, hunting, land use, public access, wildlife, 916, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- However, the real threats, such as gun violence in schools and the banning of educational books, demand
- Sorry I jumped the gun there on you. No, it's okay. You got a rookie here.
- We do not need overpaid hired guns to act as middlemen to our elected representatives.
- This is talking about using taxpayer money to hire a gun to come down here and do it for you.
- Second is as a gun rights organization we are very eager about protecting our gun rights and what we
Keywords:
Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water permit, water appropriation, dam permit exemption, reservoir, flood control, floodwater control, erosion control, sediment control, watershed protection, flood prevention, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, USDA, local sponsor, district, authority, water infrastructure
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (03/25/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Commission today to talk about our gun range improvement items. Thank you. Welcome to Public Works.
- I have the information related to the gun range that Representative Kazinski asked for.
- I have um the information related to the gun range that Representative Kazinski asked for.
- I have the information related to the gun range that Representative Kazinski asked for.
- So those dollars are on the gun range.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on proposed improvements to the State Police gun range and related Public Works estimates. Department of Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn and Major Brendan Davy explained that the range is used for realistic, scenario-based training that includes vehicle work, movement, cover, elevation, and stress inoculation, and that it also supports requalification and special unit training for state, local, and federal partners. They said the current facility lacks running water, continuous power, and permanent restrooms, and that the PSTC range cannot accommodate rifles because its backstop is handgun-caliber only. Public Works Director Theodore Copper said the project estimate is $2.3 million, including $1.5 million for the building and site work plus soft costs, inflation, and design fees; he described the proposed building as basic, with office space, classrooms, restrooms, and HVAC. Committee members asked about the cost and scope, and Copper provided a breakdown of the estimate.
The committee also heard from Commissioner Edelblute and Milford School District Superintendent Christy Misho regarding career and technical education capital funding. Edelblute urged the committee to include $10 million for the Milford CTE project, saying the district had reduced the scope after a prior bond vote and that the project would support high-demand workforce programs. Misho said Milford’s initial bond vote received 42 percent and the revised proposal received 56 percent, short of the 60 percent needed, but that the community still supports the project; she said the district plans to move forward with a CTE-only ballot and a smaller local bond. Committee members expressed concern about holding state funds for a project that has not yet won local approval, but said the request would be taken under advisement.
In work session action, the committee corrected a prior vote on the Market Street Marine Terminal warehouse removal and office replacement project, increasing the appropriation by $353,300 to $1,973,300 and raising the agency subtotal to $4,155,300. The committee also accepted a motion to add $1.8 million for the community college system, including $1.3 million for critical maintenance and $500,000 for an energy management system. The committee then discussed a Fish and Game request for a $350,000 backhoe, with members debating whether it should be funded with general funds or other funds and whether the cost was excessive; no final objection was recorded in the portion provided. Later discussion also referenced the new parking garage project, with staff saying it is expected to be operational in March 2026 and fully completed by May or June 2026, with 409 spaces and a mix of assigned and open parking.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- together in the budget, because I know that there's funds that we put in for investigating drug and gun
- I was just reflecting on how the amount of funds that we put in to investigate gun and drug trafficking
- together in the budget, because I know that there's funds that we put in for investigating drug and gun
- Thank you, Chair. merging those guns and drugs and the merging those guns and drugs and the human<00:
- My time at Burnsville, I handled a street crimes unit, and uh, it was drugs, gangs, um, guns, and uh,
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Republican Press Conference 2/26/25
Transcript Highlights:
- When a tragedy does occur, we have an instinct to go right back to that gun debate, and this bill is
- not about a gun debate.
- I don't care if you're an NRA card-carrying member or if you are the most staunch pro-gun-control advocate
- provide a visionary solution to an issue that has not been adequately addressed. most staunch uh pro gun
- control Advocate most staunch uh pro gun control Advocate ever<00:02:31.080>
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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Judiciary (2-12-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
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beside realized there was a loaded gun beside realized there was a loaded gun - I have multiple cameras up, and I know there's a lot of people here today for gun safety.
- I carry a gun.
- I carry a gun.
- I carry a gun.
Keywords:
The live stream for this meeting cut off before the end. This is the complete meeting pulled from back ups.
Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Roll Call: 00:00:05
HB 38: 00:02:42
HB 206: 00:29:22, 958, all
Summary:
The committee began with roll call and introductory remarks, including recognition of new members and guests. It then took up House Bill 38, sponsored by Representative Tipton, which would increase penalties for repeated violations of an order of protection. Under the committee substitute, a third violation involving the same order and same individual could be elevated from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony. Tipton and domestic violence survivor Maryanne Pratt testified in support, with Pratt describing repeated abuse, protective-order violations, and ongoing fear despite arrests and jail time. Several members spoke in favor of the bill and praised Pratt’s testimony.
Members and outside witnesses raised concerns about the substitute’s language, especially the requirement that the same victim be involved and whether the bill could leave gaps for repeat abusers with different victims. Representative Burke and others questioned whether the conduct was already covered by stalking or assault statutes. Scott West, speaking for the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, argued that the bill could allow technical contempt findings to be used as predicate offenses and noted that existing assault and stalking laws already address much of the conduct. Sponsor Tipton said the language was not final and that further changes might be considered in the Senate. Despite the concerns, the committee adopted the substitute and passed HB 38 with favorable expression by a 19-0 vote.
The committee then heard House Bill 206, sponsored by Representative Nemes, on wrongful conviction compensation. Nemes introduced exonerees and representatives from the Kentucky Innocence Project, and the substitute was adopted without objection. Testimony came from Paul Herd, who spent 20 years wrongfully convicted and described the difficulty of reentry, and Jon Acar, who said he was wrongly convicted as a teenager and spent years in custody and on parole. Both urged passage of the bill as overdue support for people exonerated after wrongful convictions.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice May 27th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had guns, 22 last week brought to schools in Albuquerque, so that's something we really need to
- And um when you just mentioned about gun violence, I would maybe didn't say those words clearly, but
- there is a high correlation of alcohol and gun violence um for homicides and other, you know, issues.
- So, uh, we do have young people that are carrying guns.
- Now you've got to go out and drink beer and carry guns and so forth.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 2, February 10, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- First reading of the bill: Prohibit red flag gun seizures act, penalty amendments and act.
- >> prohibit red flag gun seizures act penalty<00:13:03.920>
amendments <00:13:04.800> - seizure act that we have voted blade gun seizure act that we have voted into<00:13:21.279>
law. - But members, you're voting on House Bill 98, Prohibit red flag gun seizure act, penalty amendments.
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rights last year on restoration of gun rights last year on restoration of gun
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 099 Apr 23rd, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, it's kind of wouldn't need a gun.
- So, yes, law enforcement carry guns.
- ultimately needs the force of a gun ultimately needs the force of a gun behind<00:57:53.600>
- If it was, it wouldn't need a gun.
- If it was, it wouldn't need a gun. idea. If it was, it wouldn't need a gun.
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved through a series of announcements and committee notices. Members highlighted upcoming events including Sportsman’s Day at the Capitol, Auctioneer Day, and an Earth Day press conference, and several committees announced meetings and bills to be heard later in the day. The Majority Leader also moved to make House Bill 1132, House Bill 1130, Senate Bill 136, and House Bill 1287 special orders for the next day, and the House agreed without objection.
The chamber then took up House Bill 1132, concerning increasing pollinator habitats on state lands. Supporters said the bill builds on years of work to support pollinators and encourages planting native species on public lands; they also explained that the fiscal note reflects use of existing continuously appropriated funds, including GOCO lottery money and oil and gas fee revenue. After committee reports were adopted and questions about funding were answered, the bill passed as amended.
The House next considered House Bill 1130, concerning baby diaper changing stations in public restrooms. An amendment was adopted that exempted local governments and expanded the small-business carveout to employers with 25 or fewer employees and no more than $3.5 million in annual revenue, while also clarifying restroom designation. Supporters argued the bill was the product of extensive stakeholder work and would improve access for families. Opponents said it imposed an unfunded mandate on businesses and raised concerns about contamination in public restrooms, including claims that some changing tables have been found contaminated with methamphetamine and fentanyl; after debate, the amendment was adopted, and discussion on the bill continued.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- also making our kids safe with less guns also making our kids safe with less guns on<00:37:44.560
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violence Consider supporting the gun violence Consider supporting the gun violence prevention
Keywords:
school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- of guns on our streets in Minneapolis.
- But let's be clear: guns and shooting and violent crime, guns are as much a part of that as anything,
- of guns on our streets in Minneapolis.
- But let's be clear: guns and shooting and violent crime, guns are as much a part of that as anything,
- >
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CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 003 Jan 17th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But [sighs] for us who have been impacted by gun violence and tragedy, to have people then, for whatever
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then
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, led the pledge of allegiance, and approved the January 15, 2026 journal as corrected. Senate Services was reported to have correctly printed Senate Bills 3 and 9 and correctly introduced and enrolled Senate Joint Resolutions 2 and 3; the president signed the two joint resolutions and Senate Resolution 2.
During announcements, Senator Pelton promoted the upcoming morning prayer breakfast. Senator Sullivan then gave a lengthy personal privilege statement reflecting on the 704th Friday since his son Alex was killed in the Aurora theater shooting, describing his annual return to the theater, the support of President Coleman and others, and his view that returning is an act of defiance and remembrance for victims of gun violence.
The majority leader announced that after recess and adjournment the House MLK joint resolution would be heard on the House floor, followed by a joint session at 10:30 a.m. for the State of the Tribes address. Members were reminded the Senate would be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day and would reconvene Tuesday, January 20 at 10 a.m. The Senate then adopted a motion to recess until 11:30 a.m. that day.
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- because the school districts want to know if they've been arrested and, particularly, if they've had a gun
- particularly if they've arrested andor particularly if they've had<00:10:25.120>
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the <00:10 - administration of a school to know if a kid's been brought in for a violent act, whether it includes a gun
Summary:
The committee first took up a bill on computer science and CTE. Senator DeLano explained that it updates prior law requiring computer science to be incorporated into curriculum and Carnegie unit credit, and now allows artificial intelligence to be included as a component of a district’s computer science offerings. The committee asked no substantive questions, and the bill received a title sufficient, do pass recommendation by voice vote.
The next measure, Senate Bill 2244, would allow students in districts rated F for two consecutive years to transfer to another district or school, with the state covering transportation and related costs in addition to base student cost. Members raised concerns about the estimated fiscal impact, the authority of receiving districts to accept students, whether the bill should apply to individual schools within an F district, and whether a case-by-case or pilot approach would be better. The committee adopted a reverse repealer to keep the bill alive for further work, then voted title sufficient, do pass.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 2235, which requires local law enforcement to notify a juvenile’s school district within 24 hours of a felony arrest. Senator Rhodes said the bill was prompted by school resource officers who wanted schools to know when a student had been arrested, especially after violent incidents, so schools could respond appropriately. Senators questioned whether the bill conflicts with youth court confidentiality and records laws, who exactly should receive the notice, and whether false arrests could harm students. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve communication and school safety, and the committee adopted a reverse repealer and then voted title sufficient, do pass. The chair announced the committee would meet again later that day and rise and report tomorrow.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: DFL Media Availability on Federal Impacts - 09/09/25
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MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 31 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If you shot him and had a gun in your pocket, then you would have used the gun. Right.
- assault him physically, but I got a gun assault him physically, but I got a gun in<01:53:18.960>
- So you would have used the gun. Right.
- It said even have to use the gun.
- minor the his activity with the gun minor the his activity with the gun supported<01:59:27.880><
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, a guest vocalist, and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving into routine business. Members first recognized several special guests and school groups, including championship teams from Simpson County Academy, New Albany High School, Tougaloo College, Madison-Richland Academy, East Rankin Academy, Morton High School, and others, along with honorees such as Dr. Katrina Cox, Pamela Moody, Joe Helen Joey Walker, and Jimmy Carr. The chamber also noted a prior resolution honoring Reverend Dr. Victor Dixon and the Copiah County Ministerial Alliance, and Dr. Dixon led the opening prayer.
On the calendar, the House adopted a conference report on House Bill 1752 dealing with judicial salaries. The report set new salary amounts for state court judges effective January 1, 2027, froze district attorney salary increases until January 1, 2028, and then tied DAs to 95% of circuit and chancery judges’ pay. It also removed mandatory raise language for judges and county court judges, and members briefly discussed the broader issue of legislative compensation. The report passed 115-2.
The House then adopted a conference report on House Bill 377, the missing persons bill, which clarified definitions, added forensic genetic genealogy testing provisions, and set timelines for law enforcement to enter credible missing-person reports into NamUs and NCIC. That report passed 120-0. The chamber also adopted a conference report on House Bill 525, changing the penalty for sexual battery in a position of trust or authority from a 0-to-30-year range to a 5-to-30-year range; it passed 112-0. Later, the House adopted a conference report on House Bill 925 after removing veto-message language, and adopted another conference report on House Bill 939 combining a low-sat repealer change and a fire truck acquisition program that creates a Fire Equipment Fund supported by recurring black tag revenue. The House also approved unanimous-consent amendments to Senate Bill 3105 and recommitted Senate Bill 2747 for further work.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 9th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We didn't have cell phones when I was in school, but we had guns.
- And those guns were kept in the cars and the pickups out in the parking lot. Times change.
- There was no need for any guardrails against guns. Nobody used them against other people.
- But this is a greater risk when they're using guns to carry out those otherwise innocent circumstances
- And as we're dealing with more violence that deals with somebody carrying a gun, and these are people
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (09/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, he ended up eating his gun. Okay, very common thing. It's called death by family court.
- Okay, he ended up eating his gun. Okay, very common thing. It's called death by family court.
- Okay, he ended up eating his gun. Okay, very common thing. It's called death by family court.
- Okay, he ended up eating his gun. Okay, very common thing. It's called death by family court.
- Okay, he ended up eating his gun. Okay, very common thing. It's called death by family court.
Summary:
The committee took up House Bill 518 and House Bill 652FN, both related to the family court system and child/family matters. HB 518 drew extended discussion about DCYF/DCYF’s role and whether the bill should be retained, amended, or studied further. Representative Love argued the agency is deeply troubled, citing abuse cases, lack of training, and fear among constituents, and said he would vote against ITL while preferring interim study so the bill could still be used as a future amendment vehicle. Other members emphasized that the family division has ongoing reform work underway and that abolishing or moving cases to superior court would not solve the underlying problems.
On HB 652FN, the subcommittee chair and Representative Pearson gave a detailed defense of the family division, explaining its history, statewide structure, caseload, and the rationale for specialized family courts. Pearson said the bill would reverse progress by shifting jurisdiction back to superior court, overload dockets, and deprive families of judges with specialized expertise. He pointed to reforms already underway, including simplified forms, more mediation, and review of possible judicial bias patterns. Several members and public comments supported keeping the bill as a tool for reform rather than killing it, while critics argued the family court system suffers from due process, oversight, and rule-of-law problems.
The committee also heard broader testimony on family court concerns, including allegations of systemic bias, discovery limits, unsworn witnesses, and lack of oversight, as well as support for mediation as a less adversarial and more effective option. Some members said the judiciary needs more judges and mediators, but that budget constraints limit those improvements. The discussion ended with no final vote recorded in the excerpt; instead, members continued debating whether the bills should be ITL’d or retained for interim study and further reform work.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Right there in front of us with the gun.
- And saw the man with the pink hair and the guns walking right past her.
- When the operator confronted him from the truck, the intruder pulled out a gun.
- Guns, drugs, things like that.
- This guy did not have a gun, but just his person, it was violent enough.
Bills:
HB316
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But my daughter had seen this man too, right there in front of us with the gun.
- He had a long gun strapped to his back and he had a camera on his chest. He did call.
- When the operator confronted him from the truck, the intruder pulled out a gun.
- someone with a gun.
- This guy did not have a gun, but just his presence was violent.
Bills:
HB316, HB353, HB 1160, HB1414, HB1422, HB1443, HB1713, HB1789, HB1902, HB2073, HB2666, HB2695, HB316
Keywords:
motor fuel, criminal offense, metering device, organized crime, Texas Penal Code, trespassing, school safety, day-care centers, education, trespass, public safety, utility employees, criminal penalties, assault, harassment, public duties, safety, law enforcement, driving offenses, license regulations