The Pathway Forward for Constitutional Carry

 

As of May 2026, twenty-nine states have enacted Constitutional Carry.

What about across the rest of the country? The movement has stalled, since red states with GOP trifectas have all gotten the job done. Constitutional Carry’s advance has paused since South Carolina finally approved the reform on March 7, 2024. Of course, we shouldn’t give a round of applause to the Palmetto State, since the long-lasting legacy of RINOs did everything they could to thwart meaningful, conservative turn rights reforms. But they did get the job done.

Nothing has budged since. Republicans are facing progressive backlash in other states, as expected since Trump got the top job a second time in 2024. Democrats are hard-pressed to stop this reform from advancing, and in the Rust Belt States, the last time they had Republican trifectas, the respective parties made some moves for gun rights liberation, but nothing along the lines of constitutional carry.

Where can gun rights activists expect the move for Second Amendment freedom?

I was really gunning for Virginia to join the Constitutional Carry club post 2025. That dream turned into a nightmare when Democrats not only swept all three statewide offices, but also expanded their legislative majority in the Virginia House of Delegates to near supermajority levels!

And now look what’s happening in Virginia: twenty-five gun control bills have blasted out of the legislature, including limits on the right to carry publicly, limitations on where one can carry, and even barring 18to 20 year-olds from carrying a firearm! The gun-rights movement was hoping that the Mother of Presidents would join the constitutional carry club. Sadly, that is not to be for the foreseeable future. Republicans must expose these draconian measures and scare gun owners and Second Amendment advocates to the polls.

North Carolina remains on the cusp of constitutional carry. The main obstacle is a matter of overriding the Governor’s veto. The Republican-dominated legislature passed SB 50, but Democratic Governor Stein vetoed the bill. He will pay lip service to public safety but refuses to enact the one key reform that will ensure it. Fortunately, the state senate overrode the veto.

Now the North Carolina House has to step up.

The Republicans in that chamber are just one vote shy of a three-fifths veto-proof majority. Of course, there are plenty of RINOs in the midst who are covertly hostile to gun freedom. At least thirteen of them bailed on the initial vote for the legislation last year. Election season is here, though, and those stay-aways have to step up and vote for the constitutional carry override if they want to get re-elected in 2026. Add to this dynamic the fact that some left-over former Democrat House Reps have ditched their crazy-woke party. GOP Leadership should reach out to them and offer them a legislative deal for their votes to get constitutional carry across the finish line. Second Amendment advocates, let’s cross our fingers for the Tar Heel State!

Does constitutional carry have a chance in any other legislative chamber this year?

The Pennsylvania state legislature passed the reform in 2022, but then Democratic Governor Tom Wolf vetoed it, and there weren’t enough votes for an override. Then came Election 2022, and Democrats took the House (by a slim margin) and the governor’s mansion, as well.

The state senate is still controlled by Republicans. As of May 6, 2026, the Pennsylvania State Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced its own version, even though the rest of the state went blue in 2022. Election 2026 is not looking much better for Republicans to gain a GOP trifecta for the next legislative session. They could win back the Pennsylvania House, but Democrat Governor Josh Shapiro maintains a strange popularity across the state, although GOP State Treasurer Stacy Garrity will give him a run for his money. She will campaign and win in 2030, and if Republican legislators are still in control, constitutional carry could come in 2031.

Wisconsin Republicans still control the state legislature, but Democratic Governor Tony Evers has resisted expansion of gun rights. HB 609 was introduced last year to enact constitutional carry, but it has gone nowhere since. Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany has a chance to become the next governor, since Evers declined to run again. If a wannabe Bernie Sanders candidate wins the Democratic nomination, Wisconsin may restore its GOP trifecta. Dairy State lawmakers must make constitutional carry a priority in 2027.

Will Michigan get back on track to restore and expand gun rights? Democrats control the Governor’s mansion in Lansing and the Michigan state senate. House Republicans have introduced their own constitutional carry bill, which could pass the lower chamber this year, preparing for a better environment after Election 2026.

Michigan may witness another 2010-style Tea Party wave, with Republicans washing back into power. The Democratic frontrunner for US Senate, former public health director Abdul El-Sayed, is a terrorist sympathizer. He is running against a state-wide tested and Trump-endorsed candidate, Mike Rogers, who nearly toppled Elissa Slotkin in 2024. He is the 2026 version of Pennsylvania’s Dave McCormick.

Republicans already face a favored field, since Democrats are split over the governor’s race. Democrat-turned-Independent and former Detroit mayor Mike Duggan was hurting the Democratic vote, but he ended up dropping out of the race. Still, Republican gubernatorial candidate John James is reaching out to him for support. He was pulling support from both parties, but his exit may help Republicans. The GOP took back the House of Representatives in 2024, and they are two seats shy of winning back the majority in the state senate.

With Rogers pulling off a US Senate win in the Wolverine State, he can pull up the rest of the Michigan GOP ticket for Election 2026. A GOP trifecta in Michigan must make it their priority to enact constitutional carry – then repeal the red flag laws and gun-free zones enacted under Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s (aka Gretch the Witch) Democrat trifecta!

What about Minnesota? Trump was within striking distance of winning the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes in 2016, then his numbers sagged in 2020, then perked up again in 2024 (but not as close as his first run). The Democratic brand is in trouble since Somali voter fraud has stirred up the state, but will it be enough?

Election 2026 can be the “Constitutional Carry” year if Republicans make their case. They need to drive home the dangers of a Democratic resurgence to power. Just look at Virginia and what Minnesota tried to do earlier this month! The Marxist Democratic Party wants to take the guns away, folks, and they are not shy about their intentions this time around.

So, what is the future for carrying constitutionally in the United States?

North Carolina is very close.

Michigan and Wisconsin could be joining the club, provided that Republican statewide candidates win big and bring up their state legislatures. Nevada is still dealing with large Democratic majorities in the legislature, and the Republican governor Joe Lombardo opposes constitutional carry. Minnesota remains a long shot. The rest are Democratic hellholes that have declared war on law-abiding gun owners.

Following the most ideal outcomes, three more states will join the Constitutional Carry club in the next year.

MassResistance “Drag Queen” victories continue as parents make a difference!

Drag Queen events stopped and their perpetrators pushed back.

Tens of thousands of dollars spent by communities to deal with LGBT attacks on our protests.

November 7, 2019

 Local press report of firing of Leander Library Director after MassResistance community pressure.

When pro-family parents and citizens are organized, equipped, and focused to confront the seemingly overwhelming (and often vicious) LGBT agenda targeting children in their communities, amazing things can happen.

When a “Drag Queen Story Hour” comes to a town, the LGBT activists assume that they’ll be able to steamroll over any pushback from parents and successfully intimidate (and demonize) anyone who speaks out. They are confident that the politicians will stay on board, and they’ll be able keep these events going indefinitely.

But MassResistance is re-writing that script! Here are some recent updates:

1. Leander, Texas: DQSH events stopped and librarian fired.

Leander is a suburb of Austin, TX. Back in August, after being contacted by local parents, MassResistance published a 57-page report exposing the depraved behavior of the “Drag Queen” coming to the Leander Public Library. We also organized a massive citizen outcry and a loud public protest outside the library against the event and the City Council for allowing it.

According to press reports, the police security at the protest cost the city $20,000. This was NOT because the pro-family parents were a problem, but because violent Antifa activists from that region had announced they were coming to harass the parents.

All this really got the City Council’s attention, and things changed quickly. Within days, they drastically changed the library rules regarding room rentals for events and also required background checks for all presenters to children.

There have been no DQSH events in the library since then.

However, after that the librarian insisted on sponsoring other pro-LGBT themed story programs. MassResistance continued rallying local parents to protest against the city and the library. One event slated for July was to feature a man pretending to be a transgendered woman, comic book author Lilah Sturges. The outrage from the public was huge! Two hours before the event was to begin, the city canceled the program.

Then, in October, the Leander Library sponsored a “Pride Reading Hour” to promote LGBT themes to youth. According to local reports, the event was poorly attended, and also endured a significant backlash from the community. The public opposition continued.

Finally, on Oct. 25, it was announced that the Director of the Leander Public Library was being discharged, effective Nov. 1. (She had been in that position since 2007.) According to news reports, the firing was directly connected to the library’s hosting of the Drag Queen Story Hour and the other LGBT pride events.

The City Council had gotten the message. Leander Mayor Troy Hill told a local newspaper:

It was insubordination on their part … Everybody needs to ask themselves, ‘If you had a boss and you went around and didn’t tell them and you created a firestorm --- regardless of whether it’s good, bad or indifferent --- would your boss have a right to fire you?’ I think most bosses would. The library staff 100 percent brought this on our city. I feel bad for our Parks Director … There was a clear procedure, and they didn’t follow it. I hope they will [be held accountable].”

We clearly made the public officials understand that there is no place in any public library for the destructive LGBT agenda targeting children.

2. Austin, Texas: No more DQSH events in city library since MassResistance exposed the Drag Queen

In Austin Texas, David Lee Richardson, aka Miss Kitty Litter, had been reading to children in the Austin city libraries as a Drag Queen for over a year. That needed to stop!

On August 12, 2019, Austin MassResistance members held a public hearing and testified before the Austin City Council about the depraved social media postings by “Miss Kitty Litter.” The LGBT activists there were incensed; one of them spat on our people and was arrested by the police! But the City Council refused to stop the Drag Queen events.

Then a few weeks later our Texas MassResistance group uncovered “Miss Kitty Litter’s” criminal record – he had been convicted of prostitution. This ignited a huge outrage by parents. The story went viral on pro-family and conservative news sites around the world.

Since then, the Austin Library System has not held another Drag Queen Story Hour!

Unbelievably, in October a local elementary school brought in “Miss Kitty Litter” to read to children in another Drag Queen program. This did not go unnoticed, and MassResistance made sure it got in the media. See:
Austin, TX Elementary School Invites Convicted Prostitute Drag Queen to Children’s Storytime

3. Dallas, Texas: No more DQSH events since the MassResistance protest

On June 13, in Dallas, TX, a bizarre pair of “Drag Queens” led a disturbing Drag Queen Story Hour event at the city’s Grauwyler Park Public Library. These events were apparently going to be held monthly. MassResistance jumped into action.

The librarian told us that “background checks” had been done on the Drag Queens. Our Texas MassResistance team researched them and posted the reports: “Cassi Nova” aka James Gary Love and “Jenna Skyy” aka Joel S. Hoselton, So much for “background checks.” It’s hard to believe anyone would invite these two to read to children. (Note the body-colored chest attachments with make-up to make it appear that they have women’s breasts.)

During the event, a few of our people were inside documenting it. The two Drag Queens read books such as “What color is your underwear” to the children. And a much larger group, organized by our new Dallas chapter of MassResistance, held a rousing protest outside.

The powers-that-be got the message, also. Since then, there have been no further DQSH events there.

4. Houston, Texas. No more DQSH events since MassResistance exposed the Drag Queens

In Houston, the Mayor and several City Council members were strong public supporters of Drag Queen Story Time in the city’s main public library. It seemed unstoppable.

Starting in November 2018, Houston MassResistance parents pounded the City Council in meeting after meeting with strong testimony about the Drag Queens. So in February, 2019, the politicians decided to move it to a different venue.

Then in March, and again in April, the bombshells exploded! Our MassResistance activists exposed two of the Drag Queens as convicted child sex offenders! From there, the whole thing fell apart. Within days, the organizers announced they were abandoning the Drag Queen effort. There hasn’t been a Drag Queen Story Hour in Houston since then!

5. Huntington Woods, Michigan: Drag Queen event and LGBT youth event cancelled

Last December, MassResistance members in Michigan contacted us for help to take on and stop the Drag Queen Story Hour program scheduled to take place in Huntington Woods, a very liberal suburb of Detroit.

MassResistance got right to work. We stirred up a veritable firestorm in the Detroit mainstream media over the controversy. When people saw what was happening, our fight against it attracted a lot of energy.

Nevertheless, the liberal Huntington Woods City Council was almost unanimous its support for the Drag Queen Event. But as the media reports continued, more and more non-liberal people in the community began to lose their fear of opposing the LGBT movement. So in mid-December the City Council hosted a special meeting in to defend the story hour program. It had limited success. They even hosted another program in late January. But people kept up their opposition to it.

Since then, the politicians have appeared to be tiring of this controversy. The city of Huntington Woods seems to have backed away from holding Drag Queen programs. They had advertised one in April, but we don’t know if it actually occurred.

Recently the Huntington Woods library announced was going to try again on Nov. 9 and host another Drag Queen Story Hour, along with a “Drop-in GSA” -- an LGBT event for youth. But both them have since been cancelled!

 Announcements on the Huntington Woods Library's website on Nov. 6, 2019.

6. Chula Vista, California: No more Drag Queen events (so far) since MassResistance jumped in

The Drag Queen Story Hour battle in Chula Vista, CA, a suburb of San Diego, began two months ago and is still going on. Both the Mayor and a "gay" activist City Council member are strong supporters of it. Nevertheless, local MassResistance activists have been putting a full-court press on the City Council to get them to officially put a stop to any more of these depraved events in the local library.

This week it was revealed via a Freedom of Information Act request by MassResistance that the Chula Vista Police Dept. spent approximately $42,000 for security details at the MassResistance protest outside the library on Sept. 10. The need for this was NOT because of any danger from the MassResistance parents - but because of the angry, unhinged mob of LGBT counter-protesters who came there to harass them.

The parent protest and their ongoing vocal opposition have had an effect. Drag Queen events have stopped for the time being – and there are none planned that anyone knows about. But there’s much more battling ahead to make sure it's permanent!

 The city felt that a squad of police was necessary to protect parents (left) from the group of angry, unhinged LGBT counter-protesters (right) who came to harass them.

Moving forward

No other pro-family conservative groups that we know of put the in time, effort, organization, and strategy planning – not to mention the confrontational attitude – that MassResistance does to support the local parents and citizens fighting these hideous events and the public officials supporting them. It makes a big difference. And the LGBT movement REALLY despises us for it. But we’re in this to succeed!

     

Please help us continue to do our uncompromising work!

Our successes depend on people like you.

Donate to MassResistance

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BREAKING: Twitter Silencing Black Republican US Senate Candidate

Hey Arthur – did you see this late-breaking news from last night?

We were hard at work spreading our first television ad online through social media, until Twitter began blocking you from watching it. Make no mistake, Twitter is deciding FOR you what type of messages you should see.

Really, what they're trying to say is that a strong conservative message centered on national security is offensive, and you should avert your eyes. If Silicon Valley elites are going to block our message online, it's even more critical that we keep our ad on television.

Can you chip in any amount now to make sure we stay on television as long as possible and spread our conservative message?

Thank you,
Tori Sachs
Campaign Manager
John James for Senate

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 10:53 PM, John James 

I’ll make this quick. My first television ad is being censored by liberal Silicon Valley elitists. This isn’t first time Twitter has been caught censoring a strong conservative message and it’s absolutely outrageous!

Tonight, we were alerted by followers that my television ad was being blocked on the social media platform.

Make no mistake, I see right through this ploy. This is the handiwork of the Democratic Party Marketing Machine.

We MUST fight back! Will you join me and my grassroots army by standing up against liberals trying to protect Debbie Stabenow? Donate now >>>

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Thank you,

 

 

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I Asked, They Answered: SCF Endorses John James for US Senate

The Senate Conservatives Fund is an attentive independent political force. In August 2017, they endorsed the perfect candidate to replace Jeff Sessions in Alabama: Congressman Mo Brooks. The outcome of the first GOP primary did not work out as we wanted, but it certainly set the stage for future primary fights that our candidates need to be conservative and electable, i.e. doing the necessary work to win and overcome the evil attacks from the regressive Left.

I received a map of open US Senate seats for Election 2018. So far, SCF has endorsed four candidates. I then wondered aloud: "When will the endorse Patrick Morrisey in West Virginia?"

Sure enough, the next day the SCF sent out an eblast announcing their endorsement for the West Virginia Attorney General to replace Joe Manchin.

I then looked into the other US Senate races, like Michigan, where President Trump pulled off an epic win, even if by a slim margin, as the first Republican in thirty years to win the Wolverine State. So far, one clear-cut conservative is running against out-of-touch Debbie Stabenow: John James.

As soon as I found out about him, I tweeted to James, Ken Cuccinelli, and the Senate Conservatives Fund Twitter handle to endorse John James.

@JohnJamesMI Please reach out to @SCF as soon as you can.

It would be great to get their endorsement.@KenCuccinelli

— Arthur C. Schaper (@ArthurCSchaper) January 30, 2018

The next day, Lo and Behold!

I think that the Senate Conservatives Fund is going to enjoy some significant wins this November.

Arthur: Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF) was founded to build a conservative Senate by helping conservative outsiders compete with establishment candidates who had connections and money. SCF was built to be a powerful tool to help the grassroots elevate outstanding candidates who could win if they only had the resources. Each election, we find candidates who fit this founding mission. This year, John James (R-MI) is one of those candidates. He's never run for office, but he has all of the characteristics we look for in a candidate – he's a true conservative, he has grassroots support, and he can win if he gets his message out. That's why we are proud to endorse John James for the U.S. Senate in Michigan against Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). Please join us by making a generous contribution to the John James for Senate campaign today. John James is a husband, a father, a combat veteran, and a businessman. He graduated from West Point and served in Iraq as a Ranger-qualified aviation officer, logging over 750 flight hours and leading two Apache platoons. After eight years in service to our country, he returned to Michigan to work in the family business. Under his leadership, the company has rapidly expanded and created over 100 new jobs. John James is a rock-solid conservative who is passionate about our country and the principles of freedom that make it great. He's a pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, pro-free markets conservative who has demonstrated energetic and effective leadership. Please watch this video and join conservatives in Michigan and across the nation in supporting John James for Senate. SCF will pay all processing expenses and transfer 100% of your donation directly to his campaign. Donating to John James through SCF is the best way to support him. He saves money on fundraising costs and will know the support is coming from committed conservatives who will stand with him in the fight for our principles and values. Let's work together to replace one of the Senate's most liberal politicians with a true conservative that we can count on. Thank you for supporting this outstanding candidate and for doing so much to promote conservative leadership in Washington. Sincerely, Ken Cuccinelli II President Senate Conservatives Fund @KenCuccinelli / @SCF Please share this on Facebook and Twitter.

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John James vs. Debbie Stabenow: Debbie Stands With #SchumerShutdown

When she voted with D.C. Democrats to shut down the government at the expense of Michigan kids and veterans, Debbie Stabenow made her priorities loud and clear.

Now make yourself loud and clear: donate any amount if you believe that after 43 years, Michigan can’t afford Stabenow any longer.

Make your voice heard

Arthur,

This month, Debbie Stabenow taught us a lot about her.

When Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, chose to shutdown the government over a noncontroversial budget for the sole purpose of delivering a political embarrassment to Republicans, Debbie could have done the right thing.

She could have chosen to stand with Michigan’s children, veterans, military families, and senior citizens.

Instead, Debbie Stabenow chose Chuck Schumer and D.C. Democrats. Was it worth it?

Two days later, when they realized their despicable PR strategy had failed miserably, and Americans overwhelmingly saw through the transparent political charade, Democrats were the ones who got embarrassed.

Democrats came crying back to the table, finally allowing President Trump and the Republican Congress to do their job and fund the government.

Michiganders deserve better than the cheap political games that Debbie has learned during her 21 years in Washington. The Senate is broken, and she isn’t trying to fix it.

Donate if you want a new Senator

When I’m your Senator, I will always put Michiganders ahead of politics. I won’t work for the leadership in EITHER party – I will work for YOU.

But if we’re going to lead a conservative revolution to the floor of the Senate, I need your help. I need 500 co-pilots to chip in any amount before midnight on January 31st marks our end of month fundraising deadline. Can you help?

 

Thank you,

 

 

John James

 

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