Federal Firearm Laws

More women than men took up hunting last year, according to new net figures from the National Sporting Goods Association. Data also show women outpaced men among net newcomers to target shooting with a rifle, where female participation grew by 4.1 percent. Source: nra-ila-updates

City officials here are sticking to their guns and will not consider changing their ordinance banning the carrying of firearms, except for law enforcement, in municipal buildings and city owned property. The stance comes despite a strongly worded letter sent by the National Rifle Association, chastising the city’s eight year old ordinance. Source: nra-ila-updates

For the University of Colorado, maintaining a weapons ban isn’t only about gun control — it’s also about keeping control of campus policy. In 2008, the state chapter of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus sued CU, seeking to overturn a 40-year-old ban on concealed weapons that applies at CU’s campuses across the state. Source: [...]

Source: nra-ila-updates

Source: NRA-ILA Grassroots Alerts

Source: NRA-ILA Grassroots Alerts

Source: NRA-ILA Hunting and Conservation Updates

Source: NRA-ILA Hunting and Conservation Updates

A recent trend shows more women are applying for permits to carry handguns concealed. In Guilford County, more than 5,000 residents hold concealed carry permits. In the past five years, one in five new permits has been issued to a woman, with 800 countywide carrying such certification. Source: nra-ila-updates

The strong wind that blows against gun control advocates in Congress is more apparent than ever these days, but Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D Mineola) remains defiant and undeterred. Yesterday McCarthy introduced another federal bill aimed at curbing the spread of illegal guns this one requiring people to report lost or stolen handguns to police. “This [...]