Federal Firearm Laws

Source: nra-ila-updates

On Tuesday, May 19, House Bill 387 was defeated in the House Committee on Administration of Justice, by a 10 to 2 vote. This bill, sponsored by Cedric L. Richmond (D-101), would have established far-reaching restrictions on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms (falsely describing them as “assault weapons”) and ammunition magazines. HB 387 would have also [...]

On at least one Army post, there was a misguided effort to require some soldiers to register personal firearms. Source: nra-ila-updates

An Allegheny County judge this afternoon gave Pittsburgh 10 days to respond to a lawsuit over a controversial ordinance that penalizes gun owners who don’t report lost or stolen guns within 24 hours of discovering they’re missing. Source: nra-ila-updates

A bill to allow college students and employees to carry their concealed handguns on campus won final passage today on a 19-12 vote in the Senate. Source: nra-ila-updates

Thanks to a 279-147 vote Wednesday in the House of Representatives, visitors to the nation’s parks and wildlife refuges will have their right-to-carry recognized if they abide by state gun laws. The bill is on its way to President Barack Obama. Source: nra-ila-updates

On Tuesday, May 19, Governor Martin O’Malley (D) signed Senate Bill 267, Senate Bill 268, House Bill 296 and House Bill 302. Source: nra-ila-updates

The Texas Legislature is entering its last 10 days of session, and the Texas House has not voted on one single significant pro-Second Amendment issue the entire session. That means that NRA’s top legislative priority – Senate Bill 730, a bill that would allow employees to lawfully store firearms in their locked motor vehicles while [...]