By Tanya Metaksa
What’s New—POLITICS: Primary elections during September 2024; Texas State Fair: On Aug. 30, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed State of Texas v. City of Dallas; California: The Senate passed the three remaining anti-Second Amendment bills before adjournment; The Aug. 23 proposal by the CA DOJ will increase the current $1.00 fee per authorization of the Ammunition Eligibility Check to $5.00.
Happy Labor Day 2024
Politics
Primary elections for September and subsequent grades of each candidate are courtesy of NRA-PVF with the elections to be held on held on Tuesday, September 03, 2024.
Massachusetts: NRA Endorsed candidates are in bold
State Representative: Unfortunately, all Democrat incumbents are F-rated as gun control activists continue to infiltrate the dominate the political arena in Massachusetts.
Plymouth 02: NRA Endorsed Incumbent Republican Susan Williams-Gifford is in a primary fight.
Worchester 07: NRA Endorsed Incumbent Republican Paul K. Frost is in a primary battle.
State Senate
Bristol & Plymouth 03: Incumbent Joseph Richard Pacheco (D) – A-, Kelly A, Dooner (D) – AQ, Barry Christopher Sanders (D) -?
Plymouth & Barnstable District: NRA Endorsed Matthew J. Muratore – A, Kari MacRae (R) – ?.
Election Held On Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Delaware: NRA Endorsed candidates are in bold
Governor: Mike Ramone (R) – B+, the remaining Republican candidates – ?, All Democrat candidate – F.
Lt. Governor: Ruth Briggs King (R), All Democrat candidate – F.
State Senate:
District 18: NRA Endorsed Dave Wilson (R). – A, Robert ‘Bob” Reed (R) – ?
New Hampshire: NRA Endorsed candidates are listed.
U.S. House—Congressional District 2 Republican primary:
The following candidates got AQ grades: Gerard Beloin, Casey Crane, and Lily Tang Williams. Three candidates got F grades: Michael Callis, Maggie Goodlander, and Colin Van Ostern. All the rest were ?.
Governor: Kelly Ayotte (R) – A; Chuck Morse (R) – A; Joyce Craig (D) – F; Cinde Warmington (D); Jon Kiper (D) – ?
Executive Council – District 2: Karen Liot Hall (D) -?; Michael Liberty (D) – F
Executive Council – District 4: John Stephen (R) – AQ; Terese Bastarche (R) – AQ; All the remaining candidates from both parties ?.
Executive Council – District 5: Melanie Levesque (D) -?; Shoshanna Kelley (D) – F.
State Representative:
District Belknap 02 (pick 2): Matt Coker (R) – A; both others are ?
District Belknap 05 (pick 4): Steven T. Bogert (R) – A; Mike Bordes (R) – A; Dawn M. Johnson (R) – A; both others are?
District Belknap 06 (pick 4): The following are A-rated candidates: Harry H. Bean (R), Richard R, Beaudoin (R), Russell Dumais (R), David Nagel (R), Ronnie Abbott (R) – AQ.
District Belknap 07 (pick 3): The following are A-rated candidates: Barbara Combs (R), Peter R. Varney (R), and Paul A. Terry (R).\
District Carroll 08 (pick 2): The following are A-rated candidates: Richard R. Brown and Michael Costable, Jr.
District Grafton 03: Paul H. Schirdual (R) – AQ.
District Grafton 05 (pick 2): Rick Ladd (R) – A, Marie Louise Bjelobrk (R) – AQ, Greg Marthieson (R) – AQ
District Hillsborough 02 (pick 7): The following Republicans got an A grade: Ted Gorski, Linda Gould, and Kristin Noble; The following Republicans got an AQ grade: Russan Chester and Danielle Evansic.
District Hillsborough 05 (pick 3): The following Democrats got an F grade: Susan A. Elberger and Heather Raymond.
District Hillsborough 12 (pick 8): All the Democrats are F or ?; three Republicans are A: Bill Boyd, Maureen Mooney, and Jeanine Notter. Jule Miles (R) – AQ, Rebekah Woodman (R) – D; and the remaining three are ?.
District Hillsborough 14 (pick 2): Richard W. Lascelles (R) – A; all the remaining Republicans are ?.
District Hillsborough 22 (pick 2): All Democrats are either F or ?.
District Hillsborough 23 (pick 2): All Democrats are either F or ?.
District Hillsborough 29 (pick 4): The following Republicans got an A: Joe Alexander and Sheila Seidel; Peter Georgantas (R) ?; Henry R. Galsson III (R) and Sherri Reinfort (R) Are AQ.
District Hillsborough 34 (pick 3); Only Russ Hodgkins (R) – AQ, remaining are ?.
District Hillsborough 35 (pick 2); Republicans Liz Barbour and Sue Momola – A.
District Hillsborough 38 (pick 2); Republican Ralph G. Boehm – A; Kim Rice – AQ; Mark Edgington – ?.
District Hillsborough 41 (pick 3); All Democrats are ? Except for Lily M. Foss – F;
District Merrimack 03 (pick 2): Republicans are? Except for Werner D. Horn AQ.
District Merrimack 04 (pick 2); Republicans Jose E. Cambrils and Michael Moffett – A. Carolyn A. Virtue – AQ.
District Merrimack 09 (pick 4): Two Democrats rated F: Muriel Hall and David Luneau. The remaining three are a.
District Merrimack 12 (pick 2): Brian Seaworth (R) – A, Peter L. Mehegan (R) – AQ, Charles E. Therrien (R) – ?.
District Merrimack 13 (pick 2): Cyril Aures (R) – A, Clayton Wood (R) – A, Sabrina Ann Smith (R) – ?.
District Merrimack 25: James Thibault (R) – AQ, Brandon Stevens (R) – ?
District Rockingham 01 (pick 3): All Democrats: Hal Rafter – F, the remaining candidates – ?.
District Rockingham 04 (pick 3): All Republicans: Tim Cahill – A, Mike Drago – A, and Kevin Pratt – A. The remaining candidates are?.
District Rockingham 06: Both Republicans are.
District Rockingham 07: Josh Yokela (R) – A, Lawrence A. Miner – A, Kalup Natjam Veneman (R) – ?.
District Rockingham 10 (pick 3): Democrats: Lela Porter Love – ?, remaining Democrats – F.
District Rockingham 11 (pick 4): Democrats: Katrina Heinrich – ?, remaining Democrats – F.
District Rockingham 13 (pick 10): Republicans: James E. Dietzel – ?, five remaining Endorses Republicans – A.
District Rockingham 14 (pick 2): Republicans: Kenneth L. Weyler – A, two remaining Republicans – ?
District Rockingham 15 (pick 2): Joe Guthrie (R) – A, Lilli Walsh (R) – A, Cale Houston (R) – ?.
District Rockingham 16 (pick 7): All 6 Endorsed incumbent Republicans – A, Joseph M. Gagnon – AQ, two remaining Republicans – ?.
District Rockingham 25 (pick 9): All 9 Endorsed incumbent Republicans – A, Betty I. Gay (R) – ?.
District Rockingham 29 (pick 4): All Republicans – ?.
District Rockingham 30 (pick 2): All two i/endorsed incumbent Republicans – A, Matt Sabourin (R) – AQ, William L. Fowler – ?.
District Rockingham 32: Scott Wallace (R) – A, Melissa A. Litchfield (R) – A.
District Rockingham 40: Both Republican candidates – ?.
District Stratford 03: David A. Bickford (R) – A, Susan DeRoy (R) – ?.
District Stratford 10 (pick 4): Democrats Gale Bailey and Wayne M. Burton – ?, remaining three Democrats – F.
District Stratford 11:(pick 3): Democrats Erik Johnson and Andrew Kennedy – ?, remaining two Democrats – F.
District Stratford 15: Democrats Lucas Veitch – ?, Alice Wade – F.
District Stratford 19:(pick 3): Democrats John Larochelle and Melena Lugo – ?, remaining two Democrats – F.
District Sullivan 06: (pick 3): Emily Sandblade (R) – A, Tom Luther (R) – AQ, remaining three Republican – ?.
District Sullivan 08: (pick 2): Jonathan F. Stone (R) – A, Michael Aron (R) – AQ, Codi Raymond (D) – ?, Hope Damon (D) – F.
State Senate:
District 15: All Democrat candidates – F.
District 20: Pal Long (D) – F, Sean Parr (D) – ?.
District 23: NRA endorsed Bill Gannon – A, Emily Phillips – A.
Rhode Island: NRA Endorsed candidates are in BOLD
State Senate: Unfortunately, all Democrat incumbents are F-rated
District 25: NRA Endorsed candidate in an open seat: Andrew Dimitri (D) – AQ
Texas State Fair
The news concerning the Texas State Fair banning the carrying of all firearms, knives that are prohibited according to state law, which includes clubs, explosive devices, ammunition, chemical dispensing devices, replicas or hoaxes, or other weapons of any mechanisms manufactured is being addressed those who support the Constitution and embrace fundamental rights. After State Senator Mayes Middleton sent a letter requesting an opinion from the Attorney General’s office and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton authored a press release warning the City of Dallas to ”End State Fair Firearms Policy Unlawfully Infringing on Second Amendment Rights” and threatened to seek injunctive relief and civil penalties, he has made good on that promise. On August 30, 2024, Paxton filed State of Texas v. City of Dallas,
It states: “The exclusion of handguns from the State Fair is an illegal ultra vires act because it exceeds the legal authority of the officials of the City of Dallas.”Attorney General Paxton continues in his lawsuit:
“Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 411.209(a) prohibits state agencies or political subdivisions of the state (such as the City of Dallas) from taking any action, including an action consisting of the provision of notice by a communication described by Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 30.06 or 30.07, that states or implies that a license holder who is carrying a handgun under the authority of such subchapter is prohibited from entering or remaining on a premises or other place owned or leased by the governmental entity unless license holders are prohibited from carrying a handgun on the premises or other place by Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.03 or other law.”
Finally, he requests the court to levy an injunction on the City of Dallas against enforcing the illegal gun ban:
“Plaintiff asks the Court to enjoin the defendants from acting outside their legal authority by banning guns and by allowing the police to arrest people who violate the illegal ban. The Court should also order defendants to perform the purely ministerial act of allowing people to enter the Park while exercising their constitutional right to carry a handgun and should order the police not to arrest people who exercise their constitutional right to carry a handgun.
8.6 In addition, or in the alternative, the plaintiff is entitled to an injunction under the principles of equity and the penal statutes of this state.”
State Legislation and local communities
States that are still in session: California, Illinois (recess), Illinois (recess), Massachusetts, Michigan (recess), New Hampshire (recess), New Jersey (recess), Ohio (recess), North Carolina (recess), Pennsylvania (recess), Virginia (recess), Wisconsin
California: The Senate passed these bills: AB2917, which expands upon California’s “red flag” laws; SB53, which prohibits firearm possession in the home unless the firearms are stored in a California Department of Justice-approved locked box or safe; and SB1252, a bill to codify the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Now the draconian legislation is in the hands of demagogue and career politician Gavin Newsom. The California Governor has never met an anti-Second Amendment mandate that he does not embrace, as he continues his assault on basic rights, while violent crimes surge within the left-leaning state dominated by gun prohibitionist politicians indifferent to the concept of reasonable self-defense. The hypocrisy with Newsom and fellow gun control activist colleagues is that they employ armed security and law enforcement for protection, while relentlessly campaigning to disarm their constituents.
The California Department of Justice (CA-DOJ) is now trying to solve California’s fiscal shortfall on the backs of gun owners. One could see it coming last year when the legislature passed two bills giving the Attorney General the power to increase fees. The August 23rd proposal will increase the current $1.00 fee per authorization of the Ammunition Eligibility Check to $5.00. Public comments on the proposed rule can be submitted to Q Farris, Department of Justice, PO Box 160487, Sacramento, CA 95816.
