By Tanya Metaksa
What’s New—Politics: Presidential Race: Kamala Harris contradicts debate statement about banning guns; NRA Political Victory Fund running ads against Senator Tester (MT) and listing of endorsements in U.S. Senate races; Texas State Fair: Hearing postponed to Sept. 19; Alabama: Montgomery Mayor signs ordinance requiring valid photo ID to carry a firearm, and Attorney General says Ordinance violates state law; Wyoming: The Joint Judiciary Committee is having a meeting on Sept. 19-20. The meeting agenda includes an item titled Firearms
Politics
Presidential race
Harris-Walz position on firearms:
Although Vice President Harris denied wanting to ban guns on the ABC debate last week, here is the exact statement on the KamalaHarris.com website.
This paragraph sums up the Democrat position on the Second Amendment:
“As President, she won’t stop fighting so that Americans have the freedom to live safe from gun violence in our schools, communities, and places of worship. She’ll ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require universal background checks, and support red flag laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. She will also continue to invest in funding law enforcement, including the hiring and training of officers and people to support them, and will build upon proven gun violence prevention programs that have helped reduce violent crime throughout the country.”
Additionally, she is going to go after the current Supreme Court and former President Donald Trump:
“Vice President Harris believes that no one is above the law. She’ll fight to ensure that no former president has immunity for crimes committed while in the White House. She will also support common-sense Supreme Court reforms — like requiring Justices to comply with ethics rules that other federal judges are bound by and imposing term limits — to address the crisis of confidence facing the Supreme Court.”
FYI: To get to the page that lists all this information is tricky. It would be best if you first typed https://kamalaharris.com. That will bring you to a page asking for donations. Press the button on the upper right that says “CLOSE.” Then, you will get to the page with issues listed on the top.
US Senate candidate endorsements
Arizona: The NRA PVF has endorsed Republican Kari Lake v. Candidate Ruben Gallego.
Indiana: The NRA PVF has endorsed Republican Jim Banks v. Candidate Valerie McCray.
Michigan: The NRA PVF has endorsed Republican Mike Rogers v. Incumbent Senator Elissa Slotkin.
Mississippi: The NRA PVF has endorsed Republican Sam Brown v.Incumbent Senator Jacky Rosen.
Missouri: The NRA PVF has endorsed incumbent Senator Josh Haley v. candidate Lucas Kunce.
Montana: U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D) is now facing political ads against him paid for by the NRA Political Victory Fund.
Nebraska: The NRA PVF has endorsed incumbent Senator Deb Fischer v. candidate Dan Osborn.
Nevada: The NRA PVF has endorsed Republican Bernie Moreno v. Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown. North Dakota: The NRA PVF has endorsed incumbent Senator Kevin Cramer v. candidate Katrina Christiansen.
Ohio: The NRA PVF has endorsed Republican Dave McCormick v. Incumbent Senator Bob Casey.
Pennsylvania: The NRA PVF has endorsed Republican Bernie Moreno v. Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown.
Tennessee: The NRA PVF has endorsed incumbent Senator Marsha Blackburn v. candidate Gloria Johnson.
Texas: The NRA PVF has endorsed incumbent Senator Ted Cruz v. candidate Colin Allred.
Utah: The NRA PVF has endorsed Republican John Curtis v. Candidate Caroline Gleich.
West Virginia: The NRA PVF has endorsed Republican and former Governor Jim Justice v. Democrat candidate Glenn Elliott.
Wisconsin: The NRA PVF has endorsed Republican Eric Hovde v. Incumbent Senator Tammy Baldwin.
Wyoming: The NRA PVF has endorsed incumbent Senator John Barrasso v. candidate Scott Morrow.
Next week, we will cover the Governor’s races.
Texas State Fair
A hearing to decide whether the Texas State Fair and the City of Dallas can ban guns is now scheduled for Thursday, September 19, after the City of Dallas told the court it needed more time to prepare. The hearing had been scheduled for Sept. 11.
State Legislation and local communities
States that are still in session: Illinois (recess), Illinois (recess), Massachusetts, Michigan (recess), New Hampshire (recess), New Jersey (recess), Ohio (recess), Oklahoma (recess), North Carolina (recess), Pennsylvania (recess), Virginia (recess), Wisconsin (recess)
Alabama: On September 6, 2024, Mayor Steven Reed signed an ordinance requiring a valid photo ID to carry a firearm in the city of Montgomery. Without the photo ID, the gun will be confiscated and held by the Montgomery City Police Department for 30 days. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall released a statement:
“The Montgomery City Council’s ordinance related to firearms violates state law. The Code of Alabama plainly states that the Legislature is the sole regulator of firearms and related matters.”
Mayor Reed failed to consider that his ordinance was prohibited under Alabama’s state firearm preemption law.
Wyoming: The Joint Judiciary Committee is meeting on September 19-20. The meeting agenda includes an item titled Firearms
