Federal Firearm Laws

The FFDO (Federal Flight Deck Officer) program was implemented by the Bush Administration working with law enforcement, airline management and pilot unions. Pilots with guns were a way to augment the Federal Air Marshall Service which was already in place and quickly expanded. Recent rumors indicate that the Obama administration will attempt to de fund [...]

The former head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection called Monday for the U.S. to reinstitute the ban on popular semi-autos and take other measures to rein in the war between Mexico and its drug cartels. Source: nra-ila-updates

This month’s tragic — and probably preventable — mass shooting at Ft. Hood, Texas, certainly raises questions about why a lone shooter was able to unload not one but several magazines of ammunition over a several minute period — shooting and wounding more than 30 soldiers and killing 13, at a heavily restricted US Army [...]

In July, the Sussex County Planning Commission unanimously passed a proposal to require “pistol and sporting clays ranges” in A-1 zoning areas to apply for and receive a conditional use permit before opening. A public hearing of the Sussex County Board of Supervisors (BOS) was held on August 20, 2009 and the BOS unanimously sent [...]

Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months and were thwarted by private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship who fired off guns and a high-decibel noise device. Source: nra-ila-updates

City council has agreed to prohibit the presence of firearms on city building property. The policy will prohibit any visitor or employee, with the exception of law enforcement officers, to carry a gun on city building premises. Source: nra-ila-updates