Willy the Whitetail
Willy the Whitetail, an animated whitetail buck in a blaze-orange vest
Second Amendment · Laws · Courts · Politicians

Reading the bills so you don't have to.

Willy tracks the laws, court cases and politicians shaping your Second Amendment rights, with the sources right on screen.

Meet Willy

Facts, not hype.

Willy is an animated whitetail buck with one job: keeping the Second Amendment conversation clear. He reads what the bills, rulings and votes actually say, then shows you, without talking points from either side of the aisle.

If a claim can't be backed by a bill number, a roll-call vote or a direct quote, it doesn't make the show.

Sources on screen

Every claim links to the bill text, the vote record or the court opinion.

No spin

What it says, who voted for it and what happens next. You decide what to make of it.

Corrections up front

When Willy gets something wrong, the correction goes on screen, not in a footnote.

Signature segments

Two ways Willy keeps you current.

Antler Alert

What officials are saying and doing.

When a lawmaker, governor or court makes Second Amendment news, Willy reports exactly what was said or done, with sources, usually within a day.

  • Verbatim quotes, dated and linked
  • Who said it and in what role
  • A link to the Fawn Print for the bill itself

Latest: Federal: Congress looks at ATF's gun-sale records →
Minnesota: governor-elect on the gun bill
All Antler Alerts

Read the Fawn Print

What's really in the bill.

The pitch versus the text. Willy reads the definitions, penalties, fees and effective dates so you know what a bill actually does.

  • "What they said" vs. "What it says"
  • Section numbers, every time
  • Who it affects, and how

Latest: Illinois & Connecticut: the Supreme Court takes up AR-15 bans →
No. 1: Minnesota SF 4067

The Antler Rating

State by state. All fifty.

Most Second Amendment changes happen in statehouses, not Washington. Pick a state to see how its officials' records score, with every vote and source linked.

Alabama: average 100 (10-Point) across 2 scored officialsAlaska: average 100 (10-Point) across 1 scored officialsArizona: rated, but every official so far is Still in VelvetColorado: average 2 (Closed Season) across 2 scored officialsFlorida: average 99 (10-Point) across 1 scored officialsGeorgia: average 1 (Closed Season) across 1 scored officialsIndiana: rated, but every official so far is Still in VelvetKansas: average 99 (10-Point) across 2 scored officialsMaine: rated, but every official so far is Still in VelvetMassachusetts: average 4 (Closed Season) across 2 scored officialsMinnesota: average 41 (Fence Row) across 11 scored officialsNew Jersey: average 4 (Closed Season) across 1 scored officialsNorth Carolina: average 94 (8-Point) across 2 scored officialsNorth Dakota: average 100 (10-Point) across 2 scored officialsOklahoma: average 99 (10-Point) across 1 scored officialsPennsylvania: average 4 (Closed Season) across 1 scored officialsSouth Dakota: average 99 (10-Point) across 2 scored officialsTexas: average 94 (8-Point) across 2 scored officialsWyoming: average 99 (10-Point) across 2 scored officialsConnecticut: average 6 (Closed Season) across 2 scored officialsMissouri: average 99 (10-Point) across 1 scored officialsWest Virginia: average 87 (8-Point) across 1 scored officialsIllinois: average 4 (Closed Season) across 2 scored officialsNew Mexico: average 1 (Closed Season) across 1 scored officialsArkansas: average 100 (10-Point) across 2 scored officialsCalifornia: average 20 (Posted) across 51 scored officialsDelaware: average 4 (Closed Season) across 1 scored officialsHawaii: average 2 (Closed Season) across 4 scored officialsIowa: average 92 (8-Point) across 2 scored officialsKentucky: rated, but every official so far is Still in VelvetMaryland: average 5 (Closed Season) across 1 scored officialsMichigan: rated, but every official so far is Still in VelvetMississippi: average 99 (10-Point) across 2 scored officialsMontana: average 99 (10-Point) across 1 scored officialsNew Hampshire: average 1 (Closed Season) across 2 scored officialsNew York: average 4 (Closed Season) across 2 scored officialsOhio: rated, but every official so far is Still in VelvetOregon: average 14 (Closed Season) across 8 scored officialsTennessee: average 99 (10-Point) across 2 scored officialsUtah: average 99 (10-Point) across 1 scored officialsVirginia: average 2 (Closed Season) across 2 scored officialsWashington: average 25 (Posted) across 12 scored officialsWisconsin: average 52 (Deer Crossing) across 2 scored officialsNebraska: average 100 (10-Point) across 2 scored officialsSouth Carolina: rated, but every official so far is Still in VelvetIdaho: average 99 (10-Point) across 2 scored officialsNevada: average 1 (Closed Season) across 1 scored officialsVermont: average 4 (Closed Season) across 2 scored officialsLouisiana: average 94 (8-Point) across 2 scored officialsRhode Island: average 5 (Closed Season) across 2 scored officials
Rated states are colored by the average score of their scored officials.Not yet rated
← Supports restrictionsProtects the right →
Closed Season0–14
Posted15–29
Fence Row30–44
Deer Crossing45–54
Button Buck55–64
Spike65–74
Forkhorn75–84
8-Point85–94
10-Point95–100

Flags: Non-Typical = talk doesn't match the record · Out of Season = conduct (calling for or excusing violence, threats) · Still in Velvet = not enough record to score yet. Full scale & meanings →

All 50 states now have U.S. Senate ratings. U.S. House members are being added state by state, west to east: done so far for Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Minnesota. Governors and legislators come next. How the score works →

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