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Saturday, February 28, 2026
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Friday, February 27, 2026
Kentucky HB 749 Follows West Virginia in Expanding Citizens’ Access to Modern Machine Guns - Ammoland.com
In a decisive move that reaffirms Kentucky’s proud heritage as a constitutional carry state and a bulwark for unalienable rights, Rep. TJ Roberts (R-Burlington) introduced House Bill 749 on February 25, 2026. This landmark legislation establishes an Office of Public Defense within the Kentucky State Police, tasked with acquiring and transferring modern, select-fire machine guns directly to law-abiding citizens. HB 749 is nothing short of revolutionary: it weaponizes a clear federal exemption to dismantle the artificial, unconstitutional barriers erected by the 1986 Hughes Amendment, restoring to Kentuckians the very arms the Founding Fathers intended for a well-regulated militia and the security of a free state.
Rep. Roberts, a steadfast defender of the Second Amendment who just days ago voted against HB 299, the GOP-backed bill criminalizing Glock switches, has long argued that law-abiding citizens deserve parity with the very tools carried by law enforcement and the military. “Federal law explicitly allows states to sell machine guns to their citizens,” Roberts declared upon filing the measure. His bill does exactly that, sidestepping the Hughes Amendment’s post-1986 registration ban through 18 U.S.C. § 922(o)(2)(A), which carves out transfers “to or by” a state or under its authority. No more overpaying for pre-1986 “transferables” that now fetch $25,000 to $60,000 on the collector market.
Kentucky residents who pass a standard background check may soon be able to purchase true military-pattern full-auto firearms at reasonable prices, AR-15/M16 platforms, squad automatic weapons (SAW), submachine guns, and the arms “in common use” for militia purposes.
Click the link to read the whole article: Kentucky HB 749 Follows West Virginia
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Police Officer Accused of Tracking Partner Using License Plate Reader - New York Times
The Milwaukee officer used the technology to run searches on his partner’s plate 124 times, officials said, and he also tracked the person’s ex.
A Milwaukee police officer was criminally charged on Tuesday after using license plate recognition technology to surveil a person he was dating and the person’s ex for two months last year, the authorities said.
The officer, Josue Ayala, 33, used the technology, from Flock Safety, to track his partner and the person’s ex, according to a criminal complaint made public on Tuesday.
Mr. Ayala ran searches on his partner’s license plate 124 times from March to May 2025, according to the complaint. He did the same action to his partner’s ex 55 times, the authorities said.
Flock says it provides camera systems and license plate readers to more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies and 1,000 businesses across the country.
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Contact Chairman Willis Now: SB1071 Could Restore Access to Modern Machine Guns, If It Gets a Hearing - Ammoland.com
In a bold move that could position West Virginia as the undisputed leader in Second Amendment protection, state Senators Chris Rose and Zack Maynard introduced Senate Bill 1071 on February 23, 2026, the final day for new Senate bills this session. Titled the Public Defense and Provisioning Act, SB1071 would create a state-run Office of Public Defense within the West Virginia State Police to procure and sell modern, select-fire machine guns directly to qualified, law-abiding citizens.
The bill is now bottled up in the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Tom Willis (R-Berkeley). Without a public hearing and swift advancement, this historic legislation will die before it ever reaches the floor. That is why every gun owner, hunter, veteran, and freedom-loving West Virginian must immediately pick up the phone and email Chairman Willis at 304-357-7867 and tom.willis@wvsenate.gov.
Tell him clearly: “Schedule a hearing for SB1071 now. West Virginians demand the right to defend themselves with the most effective arms available under the law.”
This is not hyperbole. SB1071 represents one of the most significant opportunities in decades to reclaim ground lost to federal overreach. For nearly 40 years, the 1986 Hughes Amendment has banned civilians from purchasing newly manufactured machine guns. Pre-1986 transferable machine guns now sell for tens of thousands of dollars due to artificial scarcity. The result? Only the wealthy elite or those who already own them can afford true select-fire capability.
Click the link to read the whole article: SB1071 Could Restore Access to Modern Machine Guns