Federal Firearm Laws

On Wednesday, June 30, the House Judiciary Committee will VOTE on legislation restricting the recognition of reciprocity agreements for “concealed carry” license holders in Pennsylvania. House Bill 2536, introduced by State Representative Brian Lentz (D-161), would prohibit a resident of the Commonwealth from carrying a concealed firearm with a license issued from another state. Source: [...]

The anti-hunting extremists at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) have turned up the pressure on the North Carolina House Finance Committee in an effort to pass Senate Bill 460, or another bill to which they can attach its language. Time continues to run out on their ability to pass this attack on [...]

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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Constitution’s “right to keep and bear arms” applies nationwide as a restraint on the ability of the federal, state and local governments to substantially limit its reach. Source: nra-ila-updates

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Steve King, who operates the Belleville Indoor Shooting Range, says law abiding residents of East St. Louis and throughout Illinois should be able to legally carry concealed handguns to defend their lives. “Much of the crime in our area is in East St. Louis,” said King, “This is not meant to be derogatory toward East [...]

People in Oak Park don’t often mention the names James Piszczor or Donald Bennett anymore. But more than 20 years ago, those men came to symbolize opposing sides of the village’s handgun ban and thrust the western suburb to the center of a national battle over Second Amendment rights. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court [...]

The Chicago City Council could consider new gun control measures as soon as Wednesday if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the city’s long standing handgun ban Monday, Mayor Richard Daley said. Daley, however, declined to provide specifics Friday on how his administration will respond. For months, City Hall has been drawing up plans after the [...]

With both the nominations hearing of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court’s release of its decision in McDonald v. Chicago expected on Monday, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R TX), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today raised concerns that Elena Kagan’s record indicates hostility toward gun rights and the Second [...]

The Supreme Court is handing down eagerly awaited rulings on gun rights and three other remaining cases in its last meeting until the fall and the final day of Justice John Paul Stevens’ long service. The court is meeting Monday morning just a couple of hours before high court nominee Elena Kagan goes before the [...]