Federal Firearm Laws

The new firearm amnesty has kicked off with all the pomp and ceremony that the police can muster for what may well prove to be a pivotal moment in gun ownership in South Africa. The problem is that there are unresolved issues relating to the Firearms Control Act of 2000 (Act) which still have to [...]

Arizona’s gun laws are already among the most permissive in the nation, but that’s not good enough for gun rights advocates who are taking aim at restrictions on who may carry guns, where they may carry them and when they may use them to defend themselves. At the top of those advocates’ wish list is [...]

Scott Perry (R 92) introduced House Bill 40 last January. It would eliminate the “duty to retreat” in self defense situations. Currently, if you’re out somewhere, and an attacker threatens you with a pocket knife, then, you, pull out your handgun, you must “retreat”, if you feel like you can get out of the situation [...]

Bills proposing bans on deadly weapons in public buildings drew 150 gun rights advocates to the State House yesterday. They said the ban would infringe on their constitutional rights and will actually make society less safe because criminals carrying weapons will not have to worry about resistance. Source: nra-ila-updates

Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) has announced its support for his bill, H.R. 3752, to modernize federal firearms laws to increase public safety and ensure proper protection for law enforcement officers. The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) Improvements Act of 2009 would improve current [...]

On Tuesday, January 12, Senate Bill 25 passed out of the Senate Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters by a vote of 8 to 3. SB 25, sponsored by NRA Board Member and State Senator Johnny Nugent (R-43), will now head to the full Senate for a floor vote. Source: nra-ila-updates

You are cordially invited to the Hunters’ Rights Coalitions (HRC) Third Annual Summit on Saturday, January 16, 2010. Come out and learn vital skills to help support Wisconsin’s proud hunting tradition. Attendees will help set upcoming legislative agendas, learn to effectively influence the outcome of legislation, and get the most up to date status of [...]

Source: nra-ila-updates

Based on the most recent numbers detailed in the Wisconsin DNR Chief Warden’s 2009 Season Report, the NRA and other sportsmen’s groups now have clear data that proves the new Mentored Hunting Program is, indeed, safe. Of the nearly 10,000 10 and 11 year-old children who participated in the program, there was not a single [...]

At 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 13, the Snohomish County Council will consider a proposal that would overturn a 1970’s-era prohibition on firearms in county parks. Source: nra-ila-updates