Federal Firearm Laws

Australia: New calls for gun control

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:03 +0000

A spate of shootings over the past 24 hours in NSW has lead to calls for both federal leaders to back national uniform gun laws.
NSW Greens Senate candidate Lee Rhiannon on Tuesday said it was time for tighter gun control laws, with a ban on semi automatic pistols, following four separate shooting incidents.
Source: nra-ila-updates

Kansas: Raymore gun issue will be on Nov. 2 ballot

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:03 +0000

Raymore’s politicians have argued since last winter about whether City Council members should be allowed to carry concealed weapons at meetings.
On Nov. 2, the people will get their say.
Source: nra-ila-updates

The right to regain the right to own a gun

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:03 +0000

Gun rights organizations point to news stories about otherwise decent people who, through a terrible but brief lapse in judgment, have been arrested for domestic violence. The 73 year old woman busted for allegedly slapping her granddaughter for swearing is a popular reference.
Presumably her picture wasn’t in legislators’ crosshairs when they established the lifetime gun ban.
Source: nra-ila-updates

Massachusetts Governor blames gun lobby for slowing gun rationing bill

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:03 +0000

Gov. Deval Patrick says his gun control bill has been hurt by gun lobbyists and may not even get debated.
Patrick told reporters Monday that he believes members of the House are “feeling the pressure from the gun lobby” to oppose a bill that would restrict licensed gun owners to purchasing one firearm a month.
Source: nra-ila-updates

Chicago gun lawsuit plaintiffs apply for permits

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:03 +0000

Two years after filing a lawsuit that ultimately forced the city to dismantle its 28 year old handgun ban, Otis McDonald walked into a police station Monday and applied for a permit allowing him to keep a gun at home.
Source: nra-ila-updates

New Zealand: Dealers doubt gun law

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:03 +0000

Tougher laws targeting the sale of high powered air rifles will not stop criminals getting their hands on the weapons, say Taranaki gun dealers.
Police Minister Judith Collins announced this month that the Government planned to change the Arms Order to require anyone who bought or owned a pre charged pneumatic (PCP) air rifle to hold a firearms licence.
Source: nra-ila-updates

California: Tehama sheriff challenges state’s ammunition law

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:03 +0000

Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker didn’t know that he would be named as the lead plaintiff on a suit challenging a new law that would require handgun ammunition buyers to register with the government.
Source: nra-ila-updates

Arizona: New gun law forces park signs to come down

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:03 +0000

The city of Tucson is getting ready for Arizona’s new concealed weapons law by removing some signs, from city parks.
The signs being taken down say, “Carry a firearm in this park is limited to persons who possess a permit.” But the city said the new law just makes them obsolete because people will no longer be required to have a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Source: nra-ila-updates

Massachusetts: "Open Season" Video doesn’t speak for all gun owners

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:00:05 +0000

There’s a video on YouTube by Citizens for Safety featuring James Mathes and a young woman attempting to dupe the public into believing they are speaking on behalf of all hunters and gun owners.
Mathes says he’s the hunter and gun owner and the woman says she’s a gun owner and that they are in support of the Governor’s foolish one gun a month bill (H.4102). The video is so full of bull dust, you have to put a clothespin on your nose when you watch it. Don’t be fooled by these imposters.
Source: nra-ila-updates

NRA takes message to academia with NRA University initiative

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:00:05 +0000

The National Rifle Association is in the process of educating the next generation of gun rights advocates, taking their message directly into the belly of academia with their campus initiative, NRA University, or NRA U for short.
Source: nra-ila-updates