Federal Firearm Laws

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety defeated Assembly Bill 357 yesterday by a vote of 4-1. The lone vote in favor of the bill was Assembly Member Curt Hagman (R-60), Vice Chair of the committee. Source: nra-ila-updates

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A group of four State Senators has introduced Senate Bill 6396, legislation that would bring California-style gun-control to the Northwest and ultimately ban many semi-automatic firearms commonly owned by Washingtonians. Source: nra-ila-updates

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is proposing to ban the use of lead shot for upland game bird hunting on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) as part of its 2010-2011 hunting season regulations http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/oppForPubCommentDefault.html). Source: nra-ila-updates

Raymore city council members, check your guns at the door. The council voted Monday to uphold Mayor Juan Alonzo’s veto of an ordinance that would have allowed members to carry concealed weapons during meetings. The tally: 5 in favor, 3 opposed. Six votes were necessary to override the veto. Source: nra-ila-updates

Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh (R Sharpsburg), dropped a bill Tuesday that would expand where permitted gun owners can carry their weapons. If Seabaugh’s bill passes, people would be allowed to carry their guns into bars, college campuses, churches, the state Capitol, and even parts of Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Source: nra-ila-updates

Top National Rifle Association brass arrived in Albany Tuesday to issue a rallying cry for legislators to uphold Second Amendment rights and prosecute gun crimes vigorously. Wayne LaPierre, CEO and executive vice president of the NRA, in his keynote speech railed about politicians who unsuccessfully use gun control measures as a crime fighting tool, as [...]