Federal Firearm Laws

Yesterday, the Snohomish County Council decided to uphold a 1970’s-era prohibition on firearms in county parks. Councilmember John Koster introduced a proposal that would have overturned the county’s ban and brought Snohomish County into compliance with state law but it failed due to a procedural motion. Source: nra-ila-updates

State Representatives Brendan Williams (D-22) and Maralyn Chase (D-32) have introduced House Bill 2477, a bill that seeks to abolish the private transfer of firearms, even between family and friends, at gun shows. Source: nra-ila-updates

Applications and approvals for concealed weapons permits in Michigan doubled last year, as more than 73,000 people sought to obtain or renew licenses in the 12 months ending June 30, and 66,446 were approved, according to a recently released state police report. That compared to 33,411 applications and 26,578 approvals in the preceding 12-month period. [...]

When Tarrant County College denied a TCC student the right to stage an empty holster protest in April 2008 at the South Campus, officials feared someone would use the event to bring a weapon on campus. TCC interim chancellor – testified Thursday she believed a student would actually bring a gun on to campus if [...]

A 17-year-old Willows student will have the National Rifle Association behind him when he appeals his expulsion from school for having a shotgun in his pick-up truck. Like many youngsters his age, Gary Tudesko likes to hunt. “I hunt ducks, geese, all types of waterfowl,” said Tudesko. But last October, his recreational pursuits landed him [...]

Thursday, a House committee voted 11-0 to keep information about gun permits from being released to the public — information The Indianapolis Star has used to document how guns have fallen into violent hands. That same committee is working on legislation that would require employers to let people keep weapons in their locked vehicles on [...]

Delegate R. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan) is sponsoring House Bill 79. It “prohibits a clerk of court from providing public access to concealed handgun permit applications and information regarding identifiable permittees without the written consent of the applicant or permittee.” Under the legislation, “applications and information would be available to law-enforcement agencies, and the clerk of [...]

Source: NRA-ILA Grassroots Alerts

Source: NRA-ILA Hunting and Conservation Updates

The increasingly common collision of human safety and animal instincts was illustrated for our reporter Greg Childress as he drove home Monday night: A deer carcass lay in the center lane on Interstate 40, with no sign of the car or truck that hit it. When he dialed 911, the operator said the driver who [...]