Federal Firearm Laws

In 1932, progressive Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis penned one of the most famous passages in American jurisprudence. “It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system,” Brandeis wrote in his dissent in New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann, “that a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory, [...]

Please join fellow sportsmen and special guest speaker, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, for Second Amendment Advocacy Day, a day of celebration and advocacy for our Second Amendment rights in Albany! Source: nra-ila-updates

State Senator George Munoz (D-4) has pre-filed NRA-supported legislation for the 2010 thirty-day session of the New Mexico Legislature. Senate Bill 40 would allow concealed handgun licensees to lawfully carry handguns for self-defense in certain establishments that serve alcohol for consumption on the premises. Governor Bill Richardson (D) has agreed to message the bill, which [...]

The bill (A 4361) provides limited exemptions for certain persons to lawfully purchase more than one handgun within a 30 day period, specifically persons who wish to purchase multiple handguns from an estate or inheritance, collectors of firearms, and persons who use firearms for competitive and recreational purposes. Source: nra-ila-updates

Secretary of State Chris Nelson announced that a record number of concealed weapons permits were issued in South Dakota in 2009. 16,907 permits were issued by sheriffs throughout the state which was 15.6% more permits than the previous record set in 2008. Permits are valid for four years. The number issued in 2009 was 68% [...]

Gun control advocates briefly hoped Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to prorogue Parliament would kill a controversial private member’s bill to scrap the long gun registry. But their hopes have been shot down, thanks to procedural reforms introduced 15 years ago. The bill which was under examination by a parliamentary committee after winning first and [...]