Federal Firearm Laws

Students at public universities in Texas could be armed in class under a bill considered by the Senate State Affairs Committee Monday. Under current law, it is illegal to carry a concealed handgun on a college campus even if a person has a concealed handgun license (CHL). Advocates of the bill argue that in light [...]

A bill by state Rep. Leo Berman exempting Texas made firearms, gun accessories and ammunition sold within the state from federal regulation and law including registration was heard in a House committee on Monday. Source: NRA-ILA News

Such bills pass the state Assembly every year and usually die in the state Senate, which in year’s past has been dominated by Republicans. This year, however, could be different as the Democrats are now the majority in the Senate. A group of local sportsman and other pro-gun interests are expected to rally Wednesday in [...]

In recent weeks, there have been countless statements made by politicians, pundits and even the Department of Homeland Security that gun ownership or support for the Second Amendment is connected to, if not synonymous with, violent behavior. Unfortunately, this false assumption has permeated its way into the Utah media’s editorials, political cartoons and news stories. [...]

For too long, people have forgotten that guns, when used responsibly, can save lives. A responsible gun-owning population in College Park could reduce our crime rate, as criminals would know that they’d be taking a risk by committing violent acts. Source: NRA-ILA News

In a bill passed by the Legislature earlier this month, the state is asserting that guns manufactured in Montana and sold in Montana to people who intend to keep their weapons in Montana are exempt from federal gun registration, background check and dealer licensing rules because no state lines are crossed. Source: NRA-ILA News

Bills that would require renewals of handgun permits and a system to tag and track spent shell casings have touched off the first gun control battle in years at New York’s Capitol. Source: NRA-ILA News

As the state Assembly passes a number of gun control measures, members of the newly Democratic state Senate joined gun control advocates to push for a proposal to mandate “microstamping” on semiautomatic pistols sold in the state. Source: NRA-ILA News

The Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Auturo Sarukhan, appeared on a CBS news program recently and repeated a lie we have heard for many months about the violence in Mexico. The ambassador says Americans are to blame for the violence wrecked on his country by the Mexican drug cartels because “most of the guns [...]

Concerns about personal security appear to be fueling a surge in handgun sales and an increase in permits to carry concealed weapons in parts of Eastern Iowa. Jones County, for example, issued 42 new concealed weapon permits in March — well above the average of about 15 new permits per month during the past year. [...]