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The U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) announced on Wednesday new enhancements to the self-defense liability insurance coverage received by its members amid a crackdown on Second Amendment protections in several Democrat-led states. The enhancements to the insurance policy, according to USCCA, include increasing bail bond coverage to $250,000, adding up to $15,000 in attorney fees and expenses to defend members …

Voters in three small South Dakota counties on Tuesday rejected initiated measures to require hand-counting of ballots in future elections. The votes in Gregory, Haakon and Tripp counties were an unusual step even as other places in the U.S. have considered moving to hand-counting in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s claims of 2020 election fraud. The measures sought …

Missouri voters in August will weigh in on a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to spend more money on police, the state Supreme Court ordered Tuesday. CITY OF KANSAS CITY HAS ‘SEPARATED’ FROM EMPLOYEE WHO DOXXED HARRISON BUTKER FOLLOWING SPEECH, MAYOR SAYS The high court changed the date when the ballot measure will appear from November to Aug. 6, the …

City officials in Oakland, California have shut down over 500 homeless encampments in the past three years. However, this crackdown has caused blowback from some residents. During the city council’s May 28 “Life Enrichment Committee” meeting, one speaker addressed the city’s encampment management. “When we speak, y’all don’t look at us? When we speak, when we tell you what’s happening …

Tuesday’s Democratic primary in heavily Democratic Washington will largely focus on crime, policing and law enforcement — hot-button issues in a city where violent crime spiked dramatically last year. Although the numbers for homicides and carjackings are down so far in 2024, the political dynamics and tensions from last year’s crime spree continue to play out this year, with leftist …

A meeting that involved addressing allegations of corruption and lavish spending against scandal-ridden “supermayor” Tiffany Henyard descended into chaos on Monday as her opponents and supporters clashed in Dolton, Illinois. The scuffle in the small town south of Chicago took place after Dolton trustees voted, 4-2, to reinstate former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to investigate Henyard, who has been accused …

A transgender-identified California convict with a lengthy record of criminal violence has been transferred out of a women’s correctional facility and back to a men’s prison after being indicted for rape. Tremaine “Tremayne” Deon Carroll, 51, is an incarcerated biological male who identifies as a woman and faces two charges of forcible rape and one of “dissuading a witness from …

Convicted child molesters in Louisiana could be ordered to undergo surgical castration – in addition to prison time – under a tough new law approved by state lawmakers Monday. The bill would give judges the option to sentence someone to surgical castration after they’ve been convicted of aggravated sex crimes — including rape, incest and molestation — against a child …

New Jersey proposed Monday removing the bald eagle from its endangered species list, citing a rebound since more than four decades ago, when a single nesting pair in a remote county were the only of its kind in the state. The turnaround stems from the work of volunteers and state professionals who nurtured hatchlings, guarded nests and educated the public, …

In honor of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, the organization released yearly numbers regarding dogs attacking postal workers. In 2023, there were over 5,800 cases involving dog attacks on postal workers, according to the USPS. This is up from more than 5,300 in 2022. GEORGIA POLICE SERGEANT TOUTS ‘AMAZING’ ABILITIES OF CANINE COMPANION IN …