Federal Firearm Laws

Source: NRA-ILA Hunting and Conservation Updates

At least one local outdoorsman is celebrating the fact Canada’s gun registry will likely soon be gone. Bob Boswell, the firearms training officer for the Valley Fish and Game Club, said removal of the registry is long overdue. “It has not prevented a crime, it has not helped solve a crime,” said Boswell. “The firearms [...]

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife estimates that $498 million in economic activity is generated through fishing and hunting. A 2005 report by the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine suggested that hunters spend about $200 million annually on retail hunting related sales here. That spending ripples through the Maine economy, supporting more than 3,500 [...]

Source: nra-ila-updates

A nearly $1 billion industry in Wisconsin, deer hunting has a long economic and cultural history here. How the national recession will impact that tradition is yet to be seen, with other factors including shifting regulations, trends in the deer herd, different philosophies on the cost of hunting and the impact of weather likely playing [...]

There is an increased interest in gun rights. More people are getting permits to carry weapons, they’re buying guns, and stocking up on ammunition. And it has to do with more than just the hunting season. Source: nra-ila-updates

Sean McClanahan would like to be able to carry a concealed handgun when he goes hiking in parks. “The biggest issue that we have is when you make a law that says no guns are allowed here … the only people that really obey that are law abiding citizens,” said McClanahan, a former sheriff’s deputy [...]

A report recommends state lawmakers change a gun law to exempt people inadvertently affected and add new penalties for people who try to use the exemptions to get around it. Source: nra-ila-updates

Source: NRA-ILA Grassroots Alerts