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September 2, 2010 by
The California Rifle and Pistol Association and other Second Amendment advocacy groups are calling the California State Assembly's rejection of three anti-gun bills on Aug. 30 "a huge win for gin owners" across the country.
The three bills -- AB 1810, AB 2358, and AB 1934 -- "posed a fundamental threat to the rights of gun owners," the CRRA claimed in a Sept. 1 press release posted on ammoland.com. "And there was no room for compromise any one of the bills."
If enacted, AB 1810 would have required registration of rifles and shotguns in the same way handguns are now registered in California. Under current law, the information collected at the time of purchase of a rifle or shotgun (serial number, make, and model) is destroyed after the background check is completed. AB 1810 would have required that the make, model and serial number of the firearm, as well as the identifying information of the purchaser, be recorded and kept on file by the California Department of Justice.
[ Read Full Post ] August 31, 2010 by
A series of favorable legal decisions, pro-gun initiatives in state Legislatures, and August primary results offer Second Amendment advocates reason to be optimistic about November's mid-term elections.
But even as momentum turns against gun-control fascists and liberals, Aaron Zelman, president of Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, warns that President Barack Obama will become increasingly more aggressive in pushing an anti-gun agenda with his new appointees, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, now seated on the Supreme Court.
[ Read Full Post ] August 26, 2010 by
A Utah company that manufactures products for gun ranges has joined the Second Amendment Foundation, the National Rifle Association, and two city residents in filing lawsuits against Chicago's latest handgun restrictions.
Chicago passed a new ordinance that bans shooting galleries and firearm ranges within the city limits,in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June that left little doubt the city's 30-year handgun ban was unconstitutional.
[ Read Full Post ] August 23, 2010 by First, the good news. Earlier this month the Senate passed H.R. 5552, the "Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010," which will allow firearms and ammunition manufacturers to pay excise taxes quarterly as opposed to the current bi-weekly schedule. The bill, also known as the FAET, was applauded by Second Amendment advocates and conservationists as a major piece of pro-sportsmen legislation that will help firearm and ammunition manufacturers grow business and strengthen wildlife conservation funding.
The bill, which passed the House in July by an overwhelming 412-6 vote, was sponsored by the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus member and former Co-Chair Rep. Ron Kind.
[ Read Full Post ]August 12, 2010 by
Maryland suit challenges state's bizarre reasoning in denying renewed gun permit for home-invasion victim.
A Maryland lawsuit could prove to be the next significant legal battle in the defense of Second Amendment rights in the wake of Supreme Court rulings in 2008's District of Columbia v. Heller and this year's McDonald v. Chicago cases.
[ Read Full Post ] August 5, 2010 by
Solicitor General Elena Kagan was easily confirmed Thursday as the next associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in a 63-37 vote that, as expected, followed party lines.
Despite lobbying by the NRA and other conservative groups against her, Kagan's nomination was virtually assured by the presence of 59 Democratic senators casting ballots.
[ Read Full Post ] August 4, 2010 by Have gun, will travel faster in Austin.
Allowing gun owners with concealed weapons permits to carry firearms into state Capitol buildings is a heated issue nationwide, but not in Texas, where those who work in Austin's statehouse have learned the fastest way to get through security is to carry a firearm.
Or, at least, carry a permit to carry a firearm.
[ Read Full Post ]August 3, 2010 by
No need to 'demonstrate' why you wish to exercise a Constitutional right.
The Second Amendment Foundation has joined a U.S. District Court lawsuit filed in New York, which demands a permanent injunction against a state law that requires applicants for gun permits to demonstrate ìgood cause.
[ Read Full Post ] July 29, 2010 by
Significant firearms-friendly laws go into effect in Arizona.
With so much attention focused on Arizona's controversial immigration law, some other nationally significant measures adopted in Tucson last spring have been overlooked.
[ Read Full Post ] July 26, 2010 by
Firearms microstamping study bill introduced in U.S. House.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is applauding Congressman Dan Boren (D-Okla.) for introducing legislation in early July (H.R. 5667) that directs the U.S. Attorney General to work with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study of firearm microstamping.
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