Federal Firearm Laws

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Knoxville City Council locked and reloaded Tuesday night in the debate on guns in parks, postponing a vote on whether to opt out of the new state law. Council members will now discuss the issue at a workshop on August 20. They plan to vote at their August 25 meeting. Source: nra-ila-updates

Despite years of enforcement stings, many New York stores still aren’t complying with state rules banning the sale of toy guns that could be confused with the real thing, state officials said Tuesday. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said his office has sent letters to more than 100 retailers ordering them to halt sales of look [...]

Like America’s first soldiers at the Battle of Brooklyn, Michael Littlejohn is fighting for his right to bear arms. The Revolutionary War buff charges the Bloomberg administration with tyranny for trying to seize his handmade flintlock rifle a dead ringer for the weapon once used against the redcoats. “This is the last legal gun that [...]

Thune introduced legislation that would have allowed the legal transport of concealed weapons across state lines provided the gun owner followed state laws concerning weapons. It was a common sense bill defeated by an emotional argument. In truth, if a gun owner follows the law of each state, he or she should be allowed to [...]

When permit holders travel across state lines, the validity of their permits — and thus their ability to exercise their right of self defense — depends upon a crazy quilt patchwork of ever shifting reciprocity agreements hammered out among the states. This is precisely the sort of problem the Constitution empowers Congress to solve, giving [...]

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has signed new gun control legislation into law. The act bans handguns in Ireland and also introduces a requirement for referees, background medical checks and standards for the safe keeping of guns in the home for all firearms licence applicants. Source: nra-ila-updates

Another municipality pulls the trigger and decides to allow Right-to-Carry in parks. On Monday night, Cleveland City Council members voted on a resolution to ban weapons from parks. Source: nra-ila-updates

Louisiana has seen a significant increase in the number of new concealed handgun permits issued this year, which some attribute to the fear of crime and the new president. Last year, State Police issued 4,130 new permits. In just the first 4 1/2 months of this year, the state issued 4,185 new permits. Source: nra-ila-updates

Yesterday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., announced that he will vote against Sotomayor, saying her speeches and writings indicate “dramatic expressions of an activist view of judging,” the Associated Press reports. The announcement means the vote on Sotomayor will likely split largely along party lines, according to the NLJ. Some Republicans who were unsure of their [...]