Federal Firearm Laws

Governor Pat Quinn (D) signed House Bill 182 and House Bill 3714 on Tuesday, August 25 Source: nra-ila-updates

The Knoxville City Council has decided to move its meeting date to Thursday, September 3, at 5:00 p.m. At this time, council members will consider an ordinance that, if passed, would remove a long-time ban on the possession of firearms within city parks. The meeting will be held at the City County Building located at [...]

Knox County will more than likely place the opt-out resolution on the agenda for the week of September 21. The specifics for the meeting will be made final on September 9, and we will be sure to keep you updated with that information. In the meantime, please contact the Knox County Mayor and County Commissioners [...]

On Tuesday, September 1, the Green Bay City Council will consider an ordinance that would ban the possession of firearms in all city parks. Ordinance #32-09 was passed by the Parks Committee with the only dissenting vote being Alderman Dan Piton. Source: nra-ila-updates

On Tuesday, September 1, the local carry provision of the new Tennessee park carry law goes into effect. This law enables law-abiding Right-to-Carry permit holders to carry a firearm for self-defense in state and local parks. The state park component of this bill went into effect on June 12, but the effective date for local [...]