Today, March 16, House File 2528 was introduced by the Iowa House and Senate Leadership. This NRA-backed bill would change Iowa from a "May-Issue" state to a "Shall-Issue" state. This legislation would require law enforcement to issue a permit to carry a concealed weapon to all applicants who meet the necessary criteria, without limiting them to narrowly-drawn disqualifiers.
House Bill 1094, introduced by Rep. Cory Gardner, R Yuma, and a candidate for the GOP nomination for the 4th Congressional District, said the measure would help protect business owners and their employees from unscrupulous people who enter their shops."This is a self defense bill that’s empowering the people of Colorado to make sure that they have the right to self defense without worry that they would be prosecuted by their government," Gardner said. "We have seen instances in Colorado where employees of businesses have been charged with the crime for acting to protect themselves."
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A lawmaker on Monday agreed to rework a bill intended to protect Alaskans who use deadly force in defending themselves or their property.Neuman, R Big Lake, said he wants Alaskans to know they have a right to protect themselves, and he wants to keep law abiding citizens from ending up in court justifying acts of self defense.
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A bill that would give gun buyers a break on the state’s 6 percent sales tax passed quietly on the final day of the legislative session.Known as "The Second Amendment Appreciation Act," it creates an annual sales tax holiday on firearm purchases during the second weekend in October.
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The Legislature passed a measure Saturday that targets anyone who tries to entice a firearms dealer or private seller under circumstances that the individual knows is unlawful.The bill addresses a tactic employed by New York during stings conducted last year at seven guns shows in Tennessee, Ohio and Nevada.
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A Public Hearing has been set for Wednesday, March 17, in the Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections regarding Governorâ??s Bill 28. Introduced at the request of Governor Jodi Rell (R), Governorâ??s Bill 28 would have an immeasurable impact on Connecticut’s law-abiding gun owners by transferring operations of the Board of Firearm Permit Examiners to the Department of Public Safety.
On Thursday, March 11, House Bill 19 was signed by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear (D). Sponsored by State Representative Fitz Steele (D-84) and State Representative Bob Damron (D-39), HB19 will now enable military personnel who are on active duty to renew their concealed carry licenses early and by mail. It also allows for those military personnel whose license expires while on active duty to renew their license within 90 days after the end of their deployment, with no late fees or other penalties. Thank you to all those who contacted their legislators during this process.
By any measure, significant progress was made in the expansion and protection of Virginiaâ??s Second Amendment rights during the 2010 session of the Virginia General Assembly, which adjourned March 14.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Springfield area lawmakers share the same opinion about whether the public should be allowed to carry concealed handguns. They approve.
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House Bill 315 by Representative Mike Horner (R) has ALSO been scheduled to be heard on the House floor Tuesday March 16, 2010 HB-315 is a bill to STOP Florida adoption agencies from forcing potential adoptive parents to register their firearms with the agency as a condition of adoption. Further, it will stop agencies from forcing these parents to follow gun control regulations regarding storage of firearms and ammunition created by the agency.This outrageous behavior has been going on too long and it is time to stop it once and for all.Representative Mike Horner’s bill will stop this gun registration and regulation.You must act quickly. URGENT! The House Must Hear From You!PLEASE IMMEDIATELY EMAIL THESE Members of the Florida House
House Bill 2, legislation that would repeal the section of the Alabama statute that prohibits the possession, sale, receipt, or use of short barreled rifles and shotguns, and Senate Bill 360, a bill that would permit a law-abiding individual to store firearms in a locked motor vehicle while parked on a publicly accessible parking lot controlled by an employer or a business that he or she frequents, are currently awaiting action in Montgomery.
H.R. 4289, sponsored by Representative Diane DeGette (D-01), would designate 850,000 acres of additional land in Colorado as Wilderness Area. In light of the fact that all mechanized means of transportation, including bicycles and game carts, are prohibited in Wilderness, this would dramatically curtail hunter access to these vast areas. In addition, Wilderness designation ends virtually all active wildlife and habitat management methods employed by state and federal biologists on all other lands. This could not come at a worse time for Colorado with the forest devastation being caused by the pine beetle. Wildlife officials must retain all means necessary to combat invasive species and actively manage for wildlife and forest health.
HB 243 passed out of the Committee on Ways and Means and could be brought up as early as next week for a vote on the House Floor.
House Bill 484, a bill that had the potential to ban the sale and use of virtually all ammunition in Vermont by requiring that the Secretary of Natural Resources to set up a program to identify and ban the distribution of certain toxic chemicals, was defeated in the House Fish, Wildlife & Water Resources Committee.Due in part to an outpouring of opposition from sportsmen, the original far-reaching bill was replaced with a resolution asking Congress to take action to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 to require broader testing and regulation of chemicals.Please continue checking your e-mail and http://www.NRAILA.org for updates on other pending legislative issues.