Federal Firearm Laws

House Bill 2, sponsored by State Representative Jeremy Oden (R-11), would repeal the section of the Alabama statute that prohibits the possession, sale, receipt, or use of rifles with barrels less than 16 inches long. These rifles are already legal under federal law when properly registered. Source: nra-ila-updates

The following anti-gun bills have been referred to various committees in the New York State Senate and Assembly and are awaiting action. Source: nra-ila-updates

Senate Bill 40, sponsored by State Senator George Munoz, was ruled germane to the 30-day fiscal session and has been referred to the Senate Corporations Transportation and Senate Judiciary Committees, in that order. Senate Bill 40 would allow concealed handgun licensees to lawfully carry handguns for self-defense in establishments licensed to serve beer and wine [...]

In a case that received national attention, the Glenn County, Calif., Board of Education on January 22 overturned the expulsion of 17-year-old duck hunter Gary Tudesko, who was expelled from his central California high school after police dogs sniffed out unloaded shotguns in his truck. The California Legal Action Project (a joint effort by NRA-ILA [...]

On behalf of the four million members of NRA, we would like to offer congratulations to Senator-elect Scott Brown (R) on his hard-fought and well-deserved victory in the Massachusetts special election for U.S. Senate. We would like to thank all gun owners, hunters and NRA members in the Bay State for seizing this unique opportunity [...]

NRA has received many inquiries about reports that the Austin, Texas Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tried to stop private gun sales at an Austin gun show. Source: nra-ila-updates

NRA praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision yesterday in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that removed unconstitutional restrictions on NRA’s ability to speak freely at election time. Source: nra-ila-updates

More guns in law-abiding hands mean less crime. The District of Columbia proves the point. Source: nra-ila-updates

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Do you want government regulating what movies can be shown to the public? Do you want the government determining what movies can be advertised? Or what books can be sold? Well, the Obama administration actually argued for these regulations before the Supreme Court in defending campaign finance regulations. Actually, they went even further and said [...]