Video & Transcript Research : 'gun rights'
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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- All right. Brad Bishop. Brad Bishop, speaking in favor.
- Looks like everybody else is going to waive, right?
- All right, Bracey Davis. All right, we’re waiting on Senator Bracey Davis. Okay.
- Right. Jurisdiction. Right.
- That's where we're trying to remedy, right? Yeah.
Keywords:
voting rights, felony conviction, database, Florida Commission on Offender Review, restoration of rights, autism spectrum disorder, law enforcement, communication, training, blue envelope, blue card, search warrant, remote appearance, drones, data privacy, drug paraphernalia, narcotic testing, fentanyl, controlled substances, civil forfeiture
Summary:
The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 646, allowing the use of drug testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants, was presented as a harm-reduction measure and reported favorably after supportive testimony from advocates and criminal defense groups. SB 442, extending the return period for warrants involving digital evidence from 45 days to one year, also passed unanimously amid testimony from prosecutors and law enforcement about encryption, backlogs, and large volumes of child exploitation evidence. SB 418, creating autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope Program for traffic stops and other encounters, was reported favorably with support from police, disability advocates, and families. SB 132, creating a public database to help people determine eligibility for restoration of voting rights, and SB 748, requiring notice of voting-rights restoration information on sentencing score sheets, both passed with broad support from voting-rights and criminal defense advocates.
The committee also approved SB 1734, recognizing juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under Florida law and extending related training and benefits, and SB 1660, designating June as Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month. SB 1742, which repealed the existing “unnatural and lascivious acts” statute and created a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a minor, was amended with a delete-all amendment and then reported favorably. SB 1750, a major overhaul of career offender registration requirements, was later reconsidered after a bill-number mix-up and then reported favorably as SB 1332, with FDLE and sheriff’s association support.
The most contentious measure was SB 1326, which would eliminate the traditional insanity defense and replace it with a lack-of-culpable-mental-state defense, require malingering assessments in competency evaluations, and limit downward departures based on mental illness. Criminal defense attorneys and disability advocates argued it lacked a treatment component, raised scientific and cost concerns, and could worsen public safety by sending mentally ill defendants to prison without adequate care. Supporters, including the sponsor and the Attorney General’s office, argued it would close gaps and better protect the public. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote, with several members voting no. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on some bills, and Senator Pizzo moved for reconsideration of SB 1326 for a future meeting.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> violating our Second Amendment rights. violating our Second Amendment rights.
- Uh in themselves or gun gun violations.
- We have citizens right now that feel their rights have been aggrieved.
- </c> Amendment rights protection. Amendment rights protection.
- </c> out right now. out right now.
Keywords:
Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, it puts critical civil penalties into the law that let individual gun owners defend their rights
- Um, it puts critical civil penalties into the law that let individual gun owners defend their rights
- </c> of Wyoming gun owners. of Wyoming gun owners.
- All right.
- </c> right now. right now.
Keywords:
Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- OK, we have Chris McNutt registered. on behalf of Texas Gun Rights is that right for the bill, not testifying
- All right. Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Rental. I’m supporting the bill.
- Right now as a gun store. Members, any questions? All right, thank you for being here, Mr. Cargill.
- I don't think the statement, "let's give violent felons their guns back," would sit right with...
- HB2771 is restoring the gun rights and purchases of those convicted of firearms smuggling.
Bills:
HB259, HB 1128, HB1337, HB1506, HB1794, HB2215, HB2470, HB2771, HB2882, HB2993, HB3053, HB3428, HB3669, HB3789, HB3924, HB4201, HB4675, HB259
Keywords:
healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety, Texas law, short-barrel, law enforcement, election judges, concealed handgun, polling places
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the president of Texas Gun Rights, and I am in support of House Bill 2470.
- No one's Second Amendment rights are being violated by banning guns at the polls.
- Texas has long been a leader in protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.
- This is a very important bill for us because of gun rights. Yes, go ahead.
- The ATF and Texas Gun Rights versus ATF.
Bills:
HB259, HB259, HB 1128, HB1337, HB1506, HB1794, HB2215, HB2470, HB2771, HB2882, HB2993, HB3053, HB3428, HB3669, HB3789, HB3924, HB4201, HB4675
Keywords:
redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation, healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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- All<00:18:49.960><c> right.</c> All right. All right.
- All<01:08:57.920><c> right.</c> All right. All right.
- All right. All right.
- </c><01:53:28.400><c> Uh</c> All right. All right. Uh All right. All right.
Keywords:
gun control, Second Amendment, constitutional rights, misdemeanor, law enforcement, virtual currency, kiosk, financial institutions, regulation, Wyoming Money Transmitters Act, penalties, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, guardianship, monitoring, ward protection, financial independence, case management
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 19th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- All right. All right, chair now calls. Thank you.
- He goes in, as they say, guns blazing, or certainly the effort blazing right forward to be able to stop
- All right. Mr.
- I got your name right this time, didn't I, Eamon? OK. That's all right.
- All right, Eamon, thank you for being here. All right, thank y'all.
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, parole supervision, law enforcement, warrant execution, public safety, handgun license, judgment evaluation, medical advisory board, application denial, gun law procedures, abandoned property, unclaimed property, disposition, handgun, driver's license, commercial driver's license, weapon carry, gun rights, Texas legislature, legislative attendance
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 26, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Keywords:
wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 26, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It's right picture I just showed you.
- All<00:15:54.320><c> right.</c><00:15:54.880><c> Um,</c> All right. Um, All right.
- , your rights against unlawful searches and seizures, of course, your Second Amendment rights.
- , your rights against unlawful searches and seizures, of course, your Second Amendment rights.
- , your rights against unlawful searches and seizures, of course, your Second Amendment rights.
Keywords:
wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:21:27.000><c> and</c> done their work to make that right and done their work to make that right
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- And for... wants to fund um maternity is that right wants to fund um maternity is that right is<00:58
- All right. Any other questions?
Keywords:
undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- All right.
- </c> >> All right. Any questions? >> All right, motion for a favorable report.
- </c> right by that that this may fit in. right by that that this may fit in.
- All right. With >> It it it is. It is. All right.
- </c> >> All right. Anything else? >> All right. Anything else?
Keywords:
income tax credit, tax incentive, recruitment, remote work, remote worker, recruited worker, rural counties, small counties, county population tiers, opportunity zone, teacher recruitment, nurse recruitment, law enforcement recruitment, workforce development, economic development, relocation incentive, Alabama Department of Revenue, nonrefundable tax credit, tax carryforward, state income tax
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, when I was a teenager, right after I graduated high school, I became a victim of gun violence
- Right now, New Mexico has no state rules requiring gun stores to secure their inventory, suspicious sales
- Is the state constitution more broadly protective of gun rights, or do you think they're comparable?
- There are, and I don't have a specific account on this, but there are gun rights litigants that are eager
- right?
Keywords:
SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Criminal Judiciary REVISED: Links added Feb 3rd, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Criminal Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, please open the queue for voting. Announce the vote.
- Right, we will show this bill out as they do pass. Thank you, Representative Olson.
- I didn't knock, so I just opened the door. because I thought it was at the right house.
- It's just a drafting procedure that we do right. Any further questions? None.
- All right, before we adjourn, just one again reiterate, we've got a lot of bills.
Keywords:
firearms, carry on vessels, self-defense, Oklahoma law, gun rights, hunting, corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law, public office, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes, Oklahoma statutes, reckless driving, D2 felony, penalties, traffic offenses
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- All right. And we have a quorum. All right, we've got a quorum. First on the agenda today is SB76.
- All right, next we've got...
- their guns.
- All right. The bill is given... ...hi 831. All right, the bill is given a favorable report.
- All right.
Keywords:
jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control
TX
Keywords:
business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/25/26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- Paul cannot ban guns, but the local bookstore can, right?
- Um, when Minnesota passed our concealable carry law, right, we allowed private businesses to ban guns
- , we allowed private businesses to right, we allowed private businesses to ban<00:47:44.319><c> guns<
- </c><00:47:46.000><c> And</c> ban guns on their premises, right?
- And ban guns on their premises, right?
Bills:
HF3351
Keywords:
firearms, guns, gun control, gun safety, local control, home rule, preemption, municipal regulation, county regulation, city ordinances, zoning, firearm dealers, gun dealers, ammunition, carry permits, permit to carry, pistols, Saturday night special, metal-penetrating bullets, public safety
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Think the problem is the guns? Create stricter gun laws.
- </c><00:36:57.920><c> think</c> guns. Create stricter gun laws. think guns.
- Um, all right.
- Um, all right.
- Um, all right. I am uh much. Um, all right.
Keywords:
immigration status, undocumented students, immigrant rights, K-12 education, public school enrollment, Plyler v. Doe, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, law enforcement access, ICE, immigration enforcement, civil lawsuit, private right of action, injunctive relief, mandamus, student records, directory information, parental engagement, equal access to education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Right, since the focus is on the gun, there's got to be an intent.
- I mean, right, you, you take something that's got a gun in it and it's strict, but now when you talk
- Right, I agree with that.
- Right?
- All right.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit
Transcript Highlights:
- All right. Thank you. The clerk will call the first bill on the calendar on the agenda.
- All right. Your bill is favorable report. Thank you'all so much.
- All right, your bill is favorable report. Thank you all so much.
- All right. Your bill is favorable report. Thank you all so much.
- >> Yep. >> All right. All those in favor say I. >> All right.
Keywords:
HB277, 2A Sales Tax Holiday, firearms tax exemption, ammunition, hunting supplies, sales tax holiday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Second Amendment, gun tax holiday, gun rights, outdoor gear, hunting equipment, state sales tax, use tax, local option tax exemption, county opt-in, municipal opt-in, Department of Revenue, Alabama
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Gun Violence Apr 14th, 2025 at 01:04 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- I co-lead the Texas Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence alongside my friend and colleague from Texas Gun
- And frankly, because their authors come from the Gun Owners of America organization, which is a far-right
- What's the right word for it?
- are touched by gun violence, or the fear of gun violence in some way or another.
- More guns are not the solution. More gun safety laws are. That's why we're here today.
Keywords:
gun violence, legislation, public safety, firearm access, community advocacy, testimony, survivors
Summary:
The committee meeting was dominated by discussions surrounding gun violence legislation and the implications of proposed bills aimed at easing access to firearms. Numerous advocates and survivors of gun violence shared their emotional testimonies, expressing concerns about the safety of children and communities in the aftermath of tragic incidents. Notable speakers included representatives and community leaders who condemned the proposals that would allow younger individuals to obtain handguns and reduce restrictions on firearm carry in schools. The meeting concluded with a rallying call for lawmakers to prioritize public safety over the interests of gun lobbying groups.