Federal Firearm Laws

The first step in getting rid of the boondoggle known as the long gun registry was taken in the House of Commons on Wednesday. MPs voted to scrap the requirement to register individual rifles and shotguns — a registry that has consumed more than $1 billion, been condemned for its wasteful and reckless spending by [...]

Home is where we feel the safest. Or at least we should. When that security is stolen, it leaves many people, especially women, wondering how to fight back. Pepper spray is a popular option. But these days, more and more women are turning to something much stronger. Source: nra-ila-updates

The Middlesex district attorney’s office argued before the state Supreme Judicial Court yesterday that a law that requires guns to be stored in locked containers or outfitted with trigger locks is valid. But the attorney for a Billerica man charged with keeping a gun in an unlocked carrying case said the law is negated by [...]

Next Wednesday, November 11, is Veterans Day. Source: nra-ila-updates

The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund’s (NRA-PVF) endorsed candidates for statewide office in Virginia — Bob McDonnell (R) for governor, Ken Cuccinelli (R) for attorney general, and Bill Bolling (R) for lieutenant governor — won handily in Tuesday’s general election. Source: nra-ila-updates

On Tuesday, November 3, the Wisconsin State House unanimously passed Assembly Resolution 15. This resolution requests the participation of the Attorney General in the “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case, McDonald v. Chicago. Source: nra-ila-updates

Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan, is under fire for sitting on a 2008 RCMP report on the Canadian Firearms Program, suggested staff at the national firearms registry are deliberately hiding information in order to ensure the registry’s survival. Source: nra-ila-updates