House Bill 631 passed out of the House State Affairs Committee today, March 18 and will advance to General Order where it will be amended with language approved by the courts, clarifying the true intent of the bill. HB 631 is designed to create an Idaho state law that meets the requirements set in the Federal NICS Improvement Act of 2007 to grant relief from mental health disabilities that prevent firearms ownership.
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Registering a firearm with the appropriate authorities on Maxwell Gunter is required in order to bring a firearm on base. Master Sgt. James Kanz, NCO in charge of the 42nd Security Forces Squadron Armory, wants to remind all Maxwell Gunter members and residents that firearm registration is mandatory for all individuals living on Maxwell Gunter Air Force Base. "Individuals living in privatized housing are required to register weapons with security forces at the Maxwell Visitor’s Center at Building 518 on Maxwell," he said. "Individuals living in single airman quarters are required to register and store their firearms in the 42nd SFS Armory at Building 943 on Maxwell."
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Legislation to make Iowa a "shall issue" state for concealed weapons permits is getting a second life in the waning days of the 2010 legislative session. Although the legislation died in the second funnel deadline two weeks ago, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D Des Moines, said the topic surfaced in a Democratic caucus and about two thirds of his members were interested in giving it another look. A shell bill declaring the House Public Safety Committee’s intent to write legislation had 44 co sponsors.
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New legislation introduced in the Statehouse this week would allow Right-to-Carry permit holders to carry in restaurants and bars. Senate Bill 239, sponsored by Sen. Tim Schaffer, R Lancaster, and a fellow Republican from the Dayton area, also would remove existing restrictions on how handguns can be carried in a vehicle. Sen. John Carey, R Wellstone, is listed as a co sponsor.
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Sen. Jack Harper’s controversial bill would allow any faculty member at a public college or university with a concealed weapons permit to carry a gun on campus. Harper, R Surprise, said his striker on Senate Bill 1014 would deter a gunman from opening fire on an Arizona campus, knowing that some faculty members are armed and would save lives.
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The Legislature just passed a ban on an adoption agency from asking prospective parents about whether they own firearms. The vote: 38-2 in the Senate, where Democrats Frederica Wilson and Ted Deutch dissented.
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The Missouri House has endorsed legislation lowering the minimum age for carrying concealed weapons to 21.This legislation would also cap the fee that sheriffs charge to existing concealed weapon permits.
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More and more people across Michigan are carrying weapons. Clerks are reporting a huge jump in concealed weapons applications across the state.In 2001, Michigan passed a law making it easier to carry a concealed weapon and the numbers have been rapidly growing.Between 2007 and 2008, 26,500 people applied for a concealed weapons permit, in 2009 that jumped to 66,500.
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Sometimes, the most civil response is no response at all. That was the option Starbucks wisely chose when the company recently found itself in the middle of a confrontation between handgun opponents and "open carry" advocates.
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A federal judge has ruled that Tarrant County College violated the First Amendment rights of two students when it prohibited their attempts to stage empty holster protests last fall.
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Two bills of importance to Kentuckyâ??s gun owners and sportsmen are currently on the move in Frankfort.
House Bill 631 has a hearing tomorrow in the House State Affairs Committee and needs your support. HB 631 is designed to create an Idaho state law that meets the requirements set in the Federal NICS Improvement Act of 2007 to grant relief from mental health disabilities that prevent firearms ownership. State Representative Raul Labrador (R-14) has recognized the need for this relief and has taken on the tremendous task of sponsoring this highly important yet complex legislative issue.
HCR 2008, Arizonaâ??s Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment is scheduled to be heard on the House floor tomorrow, Wednesday, March 17. If HCR2008 passes this third and final reading, it will then be sent to the Senate for assignment.
On Wednesday, March 17, the Belle Meade Board of Commissioners will consider a proposed ordinance (Ordinance 2010-2) that would forbid any person with a handgun carry permit to carry within the city limits.
On Wednesday, March 17 as early as 1:30pm, Idahoâ??s Hunter Privacy Bill is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Resources and Environment Committee. House Bill 531aa, sponsored by Representative Judy Boyle (R-Midvale), would amend Idahoâ??s existing law to limit public access to Fish and Game records of issued tags. HB 531aa would also prohibit future harassment, intimidation and threats relating to the lawful taking and control of fish and wildlife. As the law currently stands, any person or organization can contact Fish and Game and request the names of all people who have been issued tags and what type of hunting tag they have been issued.
On Thursday, March 18 at 1pm, State Representative Michael Paymarâ??s â??Pet Protective Order Billâ??, House File 1396, is scheduled to be heard in the House Public Safety Committee. This unnecessary and anti-gun bill is another of Representative Paymarâ??s personal attacks on Minnesotaâ??s gun-owners. Conviction of violating a protective order, based on unjustified interference with, for example a gerbil, would result in an automatic three-year ban on handgun possession. Please contact members of the House Public Safety Committee and respectfully urge them to OPPOSE this blatant attack on our Second Amendment rights. Contact information for committee members can be found here.
House Bill 2347 currently is awaiting action in the House Committee of the Whole (COW) before it is taken up on the house floor for a Third and final reading. This could happen at any time so it is imperative that you continue to contact your State Representative.