Federal Firearm Laws

Replica firearms will be treated as the real thing under tough new laws introduced yesterday. Imitation firearms, or copies of genuine guns, can now only be bought from licensed gun dealers – the same laws which apply to genuine guns – following changes to the Firearms Act 1977. Source: nra-ila-updates

Whether shopping online, at Wal Mart or local sporting goods stores, gun enthusiasts continue to forage for .45 caliber bullets, handguns and tactical rifles fallout from what some would say has been a perfect storm of economic and political change over the past 10 months. Source: nra-ila-updates

A year after its landmark ruling that the Second Amendment secures an individual, not collective, right to possess firearms, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that it will accompany it with another historic decision — whether that right applies to states and localities. Source: nra-ila-updates

Though the ruling in Heller technically applied only to the District, the 5 4 majority opinion (signed by five justices who are still on the court) offers plenty of legal reasoning that would apply far more broadly. Source: nra-ila-updates

The 2nd Amendment is about to arrive in Chicago which is good news for citizens who see a need to have a handgun in the home for protection against the city’s many criminals. It’s bad news for Mayor Daley and other supporters of the existing ban on handguns, one of the most draconian in the [...]

In 2005, North Carolina established an NRA license plate, but we needed 300 North Carolinians to commit to purchasing them before they could be issued. We have finally reached the magic number! Source: nra-ila-updates

New Jersey gun rights attorney and author Evan Nappen is scheduled to be keynote speaker at the Association of New Jersey Rifle Pistol Clubs (ANJRPC) combined Annual Meeting Banquet and Friends of NRA Dinner Auction on Saturday, October 17 starting at 6:00 p.m. ANJRPC is the official NRA State Affiliate in New Jersey (www.anjrpc.org). Attorney [...]

NRA applauds the Supreme Court’s recent decision to hear the landmark Second Amendment case of McDonald v. Chicago. Source: nra-ila-updates

In order to help raise funds to prevent its closing, Blue Trail Range will be hold its second annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser on Sunday, October 4. The Blue Trail Range is the only public outdoor shooting range in Connecticut and is in danger of being shut down. As you know, shooting ranges provide a valuable [...]