Federal Firearm Laws

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Almost immediately after Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election on the first Saturday of November, many licensed retail weapons dealers started to experience surge in sales of guns to private individuals across the United States. During the first week of November, when Obama’s victory was announced, the FBI received more than 374,000 requests for [...]

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The proposed ordinance, which was tabled by City Council in October, would require gun owners to notify authorities of lost or stolen handguns within 72 hours. At issue is whether ordinances enacted at local levels pre-empted or superseded state gun laws. The state constitution includes a pre-emption clause prohibiting local governments from creating their own [...]

A House committee in Baton Rouge voted on Tuesday to allow guns on college campuses across the state. The bill now goes to the full House of Representatives. Source: nra-ila-updates

Having been approved by the Oregon House, the bill on concealed handgun licenses as public records now rests in the state Senate. There it ought to be speedily approved. The bill would put right-to-carry permits in the same category as driver’s licenses and lots of other public records: They are off limits to public inspection [...]

Sen. Tom Coburn, R Okla., sponsored the measure, which he said would protect the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens. The amendment allows firearms in parks and wildlife refuges, as long as they are allowed by federal, state and local law. Source: nra-ila-updates

Yesterday, Mayor Richard Gray (D) reintroduced a proposal that would require gun owners to report a lost or stolen firearm within a 72-hour period or face fines and possible imprisonment. Source: nra-ila-updates

Yesterday, the Assembly Ways and Means Committee passed Assembly Bill 246. The bill now heads to the House floor for consideration. Source: nra-ila-updates