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Lawmakers propose national firearms licensing system
Lawmakers propose national firearms licensing system Two House Democrats on Wednesday introduced legislation that would set up a federal firearms licensing system, and all gun sales and transfers to be registered on this system. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
New Jersey: Gun Control Bills Pass Legislature, Now Heading to the Governor
New Jersey: Gun Control Bills Pass Legislature, Now Heading to the Governor Today, the New Jersey Senate passed a package of gun bills which had been previously adopted by the Assembly. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
NRA Challenges Oregon Gun Ban
NRA Challenges Oregon Gun Ban Files Joint Legal Challenge with Oregon Hunters Association The National Rifle Association today announced the filing of a joint legal challenge with the Oregon Hunters Association to contest the state of Oregon’s Initiative Petition 43, which seeks to ban commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and standard-capacity magazines. View full story Originally […]
Past Versus Present Americans
Past Versus Present Americans Guns haven’t changed. People have changed. Behavior that is accepted from today’s young people was not accepted yesteryear. For those of us who are 65 or older, assaults on teachers were not routine as they are in some cities. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Cuomo: Allow teachers to petition judges to seize parents’ guns
Cuomo: Allow teachers to petition judges to seize parents’ guns New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to allow teachers to ask a judge to remove guns from the homes of troubled students. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Bill Clinton advocates gun control at Robert Kennedy memorial
Bill Clinton advocates gun control at Robert Kennedy memorial Former President Clinton invoked former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in a call for increased gun restrictions on Wednesday during a memorial for the 50th anniversary of the former senator and attorney general’s assassination. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Semi-auto ban fails in Delaware Senate panel
Semi-auto ban fails in Delaware Senate panel Legislation to ban the sale, purchase or transfer of “assault-style” weapons failed to make it out of a Senate committee Wednesday — a victory for the hundred or so Delawareans who showed up to protest the measure and the many more who made their opposition clear on social […]
New Jersey lawmakers set to vote on 6 gun control bills
New Jersey lawmakers set to vote on 6 gun control bills New Jersey lawmakers are set to vote on a half-dozen measures to tighten the state’s already-strict gun laws. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Delaware: Gun Ban Legislation Fails to Pass Senate Committee
Delaware: Gun Ban Legislation Fails to Pass Senate Committee Today, the Senate Judicial and Community Affairs Committee voted 3-2 to defeat radical gun ban measure, Senate Bill 163. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
California: Legislative Update, Firearm Related Bills Pass the House of Origin Deadline
California: Legislative Update, Firearm Related Bills Pass the House of Origin Deadline Friday, June 1 was the deadline for bills to pass out of the house of origin in the California legislature. Below, find an update on firearm and hunting related bills continuing through the legislative process and the current status including upcoming hearings. View […]
Obama’s outdoors czar wants 21-year-old limit on gun buying
Obama’s outdoors czar wants 21-year-old limit on gun buying Dan Ashe, former President Barack Obama’s Fish and Wildlife Service director, is proposing that Washington pass a package of gun control restrictions far stricter than Hillary Clinton ever proposed or that her husband’s 1994 assault weapons ban imposed. Under his outline, backed by some outdoors writers, […]
Judge mulls Nevada gun buyer screening law passed in 2016
Judge mulls Nevada gun buyer screening law passed in 2016 It’s not up to a state judge to tell the governor to enact a flawed gun buyer screening law that voters approved nearly 18 months ago, a top state government lawyer said Tuesday. “They’re asking the court to order the governor to say specific words, […]
New Jersey: New Magazine Ban Could Become Reality Without Your Help
New Jersey: New Magazine Ban Could Become Reality Without Your Help It’s important that NRA members and gun owners continue contacting legislators as sweeping anti-gun bills inch closer to final passage in Trenton. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson wants to create a gun registration database
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson wants to create a gun registration database Federal law prohibits the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from creating an electronic, accessible database of gun records – but U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says he has a fix for that. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Gun Sales Set Record Again in May
Gun Sales Set Record Again in May The number of gun-related background checks reached an all-time high once again in May, a report posted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday shows. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
California bill to raise firearm purchase age to 21 just another infantilizing overreach
California bill to raise firearm purchase age to 21 just another infantilizing overreach A California bill to deprive 18 to 20 year olds the ability to defend themselves cleared the state Senate on May 29. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Right-to-Carry permit holder shoots attempted armed robber in South Chicago
Right-to-Carry permit holder shoots attempted armed robber in South Chicago A 63-year-old man with a concealed carry license shot an attempted armed robber Monday evening in the South Chicago neighborhood. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
Delaware: Senate Committee to Hear Gun Ban Legislation on Wednesday
Delaware: Senate Committee to Hear Gun Ban Legislation on Wednesday On Wednesday, June 6, the Delaware Senate Judicial and Community Affairs Committee will be considering a radical gun ban measure similar to what neighboring gun owners in Maryland fought heavily against in 2013. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
New York’s Assault on the NRA Sets a Dangerous Precedent
New York’s Assault on the NRA Sets a Dangerous Precedent The National Rifle Association announced May 11 that it has filed suit against the New York State Department of Financial Services; its superintendent, Maria T. Vullo; and the state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, alleging the state and its agents violated the NRA’s First Amendment rights in […]
Obama pushes gun control
Obama pushes gun control Obama pushed for gun control measures during his time in office, particularly after the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. He also issued executive orders to expand background checks for gun purchases, but Congress failed to take legislative action. View full story Originally posted at http://www.nraila.org/
