Federal Firearm Laws

A state Senate Republican leader said there won’t be any broad based retribution against Colorado State University just because the school’s administrators seem ready to ban concealed weapons on campus.
But there are other ways Sen. Greg Brophy of Wray will show his displeasure with the gun decision.
Brophy — assistant minority leader — says he is [...]

On Tuesday night Congressional negotiators reached an agreement that the final version of a transportation bill would include an amendment that restores the right of Amtrak travelers to pack their firearms in checked baggage.
National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said his organization was pleased. “I think it’s a major step forward,” Arulanandam told ABC News.
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Laws must rise and fall on the basis of proper public policy, not emotionalism. And our remembrance of the Montreal Massacre does nothing to change the fact that the gun registry never made Canada a safer place. While we certainly understand why the mother of a gun violence victim would want our government to do [...]

Legislation Assemblymen John Burzichelli and Gordon Johnson sponsored to revise New Jersey’s one gun per month law while continuing to protect law abiding citizens and businesses was approved 77-0 Monday by the Assembly.
The bills stem from recommendations from a special task force that reviewed the law. The law takes effect Jan. 1 and is designed [...]

Residents of Aliquippa now must report a lost or stolen firearm to city police, according to an ordinance adopted by Aliquippa Council last week.
The ordinance requires residents to report any lost or stolen firearm within 72 hours of discovery. Failing to do so includes fines of up to $1,000 or a 90 day jail term.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that his effort to allow Amtrak passengers to transport firearms in secure, checked luggage has succeeded, following inclusion of the provision in year-end spending legislation finalized by congressional negotiators last night.
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The gun lobby appears poised to crush its foes once again in the showdown over whether to allow firearms on Amtrak trains.
In a development that has alarmed homeland security experts and gun control groups alike, a National Rifle Association (NRA)-backed amendment that would reverse post-9/11 security policies and permit railway passengers to pack guns and [...]

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