Federal Firearm Laws

As we reported in May, Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have introduced S. 941, the “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009” in the U.S. Senate. Representatives Steve King (R-Iowa) and Zack Space (D-Ohio) have introduced a companion bill—H.R. 2296—in the [...]

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En banc arguments in a controversial gun rights case were animated Thursday, but don’t be surprised if the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sits on this one for awhile. A federal appellate court in Chicago said in June that the Second Amendment should not restrict state gun control laws until the Supreme Court rules [...]

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With unemployment at a high level in Ohio, more volunteers than ever are needed to help the Ohio Division of Wildlife and Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry in the annual drive to process and provide venison to needy families. Source: nra-ila-updates

A piece of legislation sponsored by Councilman William Tansey (R Greenville) seeks to make it abundantly clear that citizens’ Second Amendment right to bear arms are to be honored even if something catastrophic happens that calls for a state of emergency. Source: nra-ila-updates

Lawmakers heard testimony on a bill to allow people with handgun carry permits to keep their guns in their locked vehicles on their workplace’s parking lots regardless of their employer’s policy on the issue. Current law allows employers to ban weapons from all their property, including parking lots. Source: nra-ila-updates

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