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NRA-ILA — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

News stories and press releases on the oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the McDonald v. City of Chicago case.

Illinois: Springfield area lawmakers support Right-to-Carry

NRA-ILA — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:05:06 GMT

Springfield area lawmakers share the same opinion about whether the public should be allowed to carry concealed handguns. They approve.

Virginia: Lt. Gov. Bolling: 'kill bill' panel creation broke Senate rules

NRA-ILA — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:04:10 GMT

Yes, Democratic leaders in Virginia's Senate broke the rules when they killed a bunch of gun rights bills in a specially formed subcommittee. And, no, there's not a thing anybody can do about it. The controversy began when Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw (D Fairfax) and Courts of Justice Chairman Henry Marsh (D Richmond) created a special subcommittee to consider several gun bills passed by the Republican controlled House, including an attempt to repeal Virginia's ban on buying more than one handgun a month.

Indiana: Governor signs Right-to-Carry privacy bill

NRA-ILA — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:03:21 GMT

Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed into law a bill that will keep gun permit information secret in Indiana. Under House Bill 1068, which Daniels signed into law today, the information submitted to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun is confidential. General information, such as the overall numbers of permits issued in an area, can be released for academic and journalistic studies, under the bill.

Illinois: Suburban gun store owners expect sales to surge if Chicago's ban falls

NRA-ILA — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:02:23 GMT

Gun retailers, who got a boost when President Barack Obama took office, are hoping to get another one from the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court is widely expected to strike down Chicago's 28 year old handgun ban this summer, following the court's 2008 decision to overturn a similar ordinance in Washington, D.C. Suburban gun store owners anticipate the court's next move will uncork pent up demand for firearms within Chicago city limits.

South Dakota: Legislature rejects worker's rights bill

NRA-ILA — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:01:29 GMT

A measure that would have made it legal for people to bring a firearm in a locked vehicle onto their workplace parking lot will not move forward to the House floor for a vote.

Illinois: Gun advocates push for concealed carry

NRA-ILA — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:19:37 GMT

Advocates may have a shot at seeing legislation pass allowing Illinois residents to carry concealed firearms. Almost 8,000 people marched to the State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday, which was Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day.

Maryland: Several gun control bills proposed

NRA-ILA — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:18:33 GMT

The House and Senate heard nearly two dozen gun related measures in Annapolis on Thursday. Supporters of the Second Amendment right to bear arms are crying conspiracy. They claim committee chairmen in both the House and Senate decided to hold hearings on gun legislation on the same day and at the same time to divide and conquer their opposition. They are particularly concerned with bills that tighten the rules for the sale and transfer of fire arms.

The New York Times vs. Virginia gun rights

NRA-ILA — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:14:37 GMT

If you want to know how obsessed The New York Times is with gun control in Virginia, take a look at the Web version of its story on John Patrick Bedell, the ill fated Pentagon shooter. In one of its first stories on the subject, the writers shoe horned the gun control issue into it to no seeming purpose. Of course, the Times did have a purpose: slapping the backward yahoos down South.

Canada: Long-gun registry must end

NRA-ILA — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:20:27 GMT

As many Canadians are aware, there has been a long debate over the registration of long guns, and strong opposition to the previous Liberal government's long gun registry. This opposition grew when the auditor general reported the costs of the Liberal program had reached at least $1 billion. That's why last May I introduced Bill C 391 to end the long gun registry. The bill passed second reading in the House of Commons.

Germany: President calls for stricter gun control

NRA-ILA — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:01:24 GMT

German President Horst Koehler on Thursday said Germany's gun laws were still too lenient. "Both houses of parliament and the governments of all German states must bring the process of toughening our gun laws forward,"

The NRA outshoots Obama

NRA-ILA — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:38:16 GMT

The National Rifle Association has a higher mean approval rating among likely voters than Barack Obama. This and other fascinating facts emerged from the Democracy Corps/Third Way national security survey released this week.

Registering guns in Maryland

NRA-ILA — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:37:26 GMT

Maryland politicians should be focusing on the state's budget crisis. Instead, some lawmakers are wasting the remaining days of the legislative session to pass more gun control laws. These efforts to limit freedom should be shot down.

Right-to-Carry in Starbucks

NRA-ILA — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:36:46 GMT

If you want to have a nice, relaxing cup of coffee in a safe environment, try Starbucks. The coffee shop chain, generally known for environmentalist chic, is probably one of the safest places to hang out these days for a reason that doesn't fit its image Starbucks is letting customers openly carry guns in its stores. Americans thus can enjoy their rights and wash them down with a Frappuccino.

Tennessee: Right-to-Carry in restaurants passes first hurdle

NRA-ILA — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:35:55 GMT

A new attempt to let handgun permit holders take their weapons into establishments selling alcohol easily cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday over objections from a group representing restaurants. The bill (HB3125) is intended to remove objections to a law approved last year that was subsequently struck down by a Nashville judge as too vague. Sponsor Rep. Curry Todd, R Collierville, makes it clear that guns are allowed in all establishments serving alcohol unless every entrance is posted by the owner with a sign prohibiting them.

Minnesota: Bill banning private sales at gun shows defeated

NRA-ILA — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:35:01 GMT

A proposal to require background checks on all persons buying firearms at gun shows in Minnesota failed to clear its first hurdle Wednesday before a House committee. The House Crime Victims and Criminal Records panel defeated the proposal by a 5 to 3 vote, leaving the legislation's future in doubt.

Ohio: Battle over preemption law in State Supreme Court

NRA-ILA — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:33:56 GMT

If Cleveland had its way, every gun in the city would have to be registered, no one would carry a weapon openly and popular semi-autos would be banned. All three of those rules, however -- and there are others the city would like to impose -- run contrary to an Ohio gun law that took effect three years ago establishing one set of firearm rules for everyone from Lake Erie down to the Ohio River.

Massachusetts: State Supreme Court upholds trigger-lock law

NRA-ILA — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:32:13 GMT

In a case that drew attention from the Gun Owners Action League and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the Supreme Judicial Court yesterday upheld a state law requiring trigger locks on guns kept in people's homes.

Pennsylvania: Albion rescinds gun ban on borough property

NRA-ILA — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:31:26 GMT

Borough officials have shelved a gun policy that got some people up in arms. Albion Borough Council voted 6 to 1 during a study session on Tuesday night to rescind a policy, adopted on Jan. 28, which barred people from carrying firearms onto some borough property.

Governor Bill Richardson Signs Vital Self-Defense Legislation

NRA-ILA — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:05 GMT

Marion Hammer: Only fair to protect Florida gun trust fund

NRA-ILA — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:48:19 GMT

For years, legislators fought gun owners over funding a statewide licensing program that would provide uniformity and fairness to gun owners. Legislators didn't want taxpayers to fund a gun program. Gun owners are taxpayers, too, and wanted to use tax dollars.

Illinois: Right-to-Carry measure gets early approval in Illinois

NRA-ILA — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:47:25 GMT

For the second time in a week, a House panel dominated by downstate lawmakers signaled its approval of a law allowing Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons. The House Agriculture Committee voted 11-2 to endorse the proposed law, which is sponsored by state Rep. Brandon Phelps, D Harrisburg.

Georgia: Right-to-Carry law approved by Senate committee

NRA-ILA — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:46:38 GMT

A new Georgia law could allow people with Right-to-Carry permits to take firearms onto college campuses and in churches and bars.

New Jersey: Scientists say black bear population can't be controlled without hunt

NRA-ILA — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:45:44 GMT

New Jersey's black bear population has soared to nearly 3,500, a level that can no longer be controlled solely by non lethal methods, a wildlife biologist said today as the state Fish and Game Council adopted a management policy recommending a six day hunt in December.

Illinois: Chicago Mayor Daley calls for more state gun control

NRA-ILA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:39 GMT

Daley backed changes to state law that would require background checks for those buying a gun in a private sale, ban popular semi-autos, require that gun dealers be licensed and ration the number of handgun purchases to one per person per month. Those were all ideas that failed in previous legislative sessions.

New Hampshire: Debaters aim sights on Statehouse gun ban

NRA-ILA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:57:32 GMT

Gun rights advocates spent more than three hours Monday urging a legislative committee to undo the ban on firearms and dangerous weapons in the Statehouse and adjourning buildings. The polite but firm tone from witnesses came in response to the Dec. 21 decision of the Joint Committee on Legislative Facilities Committee to adopt a firearms/weapons ban without advance notice or public hearing.

Ohio: City of Campbell revisiting ban on gun sales

NRA-ILA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:56:16 GMT

The City Council is reconsidering a citywide gun sales ban after a lawsuit threat. The intent of the ordinance is to keep gun shops out of the city.

Don't let Obama's anti-gun silence breed complacency

NRA-ILA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:55:04 GMT

It's true that President Obama hasn't advanced the gun control agenda. He hasn't even sought a renewed ban on "assault" weapons. However, the idea that President Obama has more in common with Wayne LaPierre than with Sarah Brady is misleading. Remember the "bitter clingers" comment? Therefore, if eternal vigilance is freedom's price, then complacency must be its worst enemy. The Second Amendment is under assault even as the Supreme Court seems poised to recognize the individual right it protects.

Indiana: Allowing guns locked in cars at work makes sense

NRA-ILA — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:54:14 GMT

In Valiant, Okla., on Oct. 1, 2002, during a surprise search, Weyerhaeuser Co. sent drug sniffing dogs into the parking lot of its paper mill. The operation found no drugs, but 12 workers were fired after guns were found in their vehicles. Weyerhaeuser's raid sparked a firestorm of protest that resulted in the Oklahoma legislature modifying its laws to hold employers criminally liable for prohibiting employees from storing firearms in locked vehicles on company property. After many years of legal wrangling, in February 2009, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that workers in Oklahoma have the constitutional right to keep guns in their vehicles parked on their employers' parking lots.

69% say cities don’t have right to ban handguns

NRA-ILA — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:47:43 GMT

The Supreme Court is wrestling with a major case questioning whether Chicago’s handgun ban violates the Second Amendment, but 69% of Americans say city governments do not have the right to prevent citizens from owning such guns.