Federal Firearm Laws

On March 2, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether Chicago must respect the Second Amendment “right of the people to keep and bear arms.” Mayor Richard M. Daley argues that it does not apply there, and that in “an urban landscape, the Second Amendment becomes the enemy of ordered liberty, not its guarantor.” [...]

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On Friday, February 26, the Wyoming State House passed Senate File 26 on third and final reading. The bill will now move to the desk of Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) for his consideration. Source: nra-ila-updates

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On Monday, March 1, the Virginia State Senate voted to approve four NRA-supported bills; House Bill 8, House Bill 637, House Bill 871 and House Bill 1256. These bills will now go to the desk of Governor Bob McDonnell (R) for his consideration. Source: nra-ila-updates

On Monday, March 1, the Senate Education and Health Subcommittee on Public Education voted 3 to 2 in favor of reporting House Bill 1217 to the full Senate Education and Health Committee. Source: nra-ila-updates

Lee Zeidler is happy he now can carry a concealed pistol in national parks. The 49-year-old gun advocate from Lowell visited Badlands National Park a few years ago and plans to visit Grand Canyon National Park in May. In the past, he would have had to unload, case and store his pistol in the trunk. [...]

Congress passed, and President Obama then signed, a law permitting Americans to carry guns within the boundaries of national parks under the same conditions that the states containing the parks permit guns to be carried. Simple enough, right? If you can carry a gun under certain conditions one step outside the gate of a park, [...]

The scare of a possible gunman at Oklahoma City Community College Friday is shedding light on one Oklahoma lawmaker’s bill. Representative Jason Murphy from Guthrie wants to allow faculty and those who are CLEET certified to be able to carry concealed guns on college campuses. Representative Murphy said by allowing teachers who are trained to [...]

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray today announced that Ohio’s county sheriffs issued a record number of concealed handgun licenses last year. In 2009 the total number of handgun licenses issued to Ohioans was 56,691, well above the previous high of 45,497, set in 2004 when the concealed handgun law first went into effect. Source: nra-ila-updates