Author: NRA News

Posted: 03.12.10 09:42 AM

Due to a legislative reporting error, H 4220 was not heard on Thursday, as originally intended. H 4220, introduced by Representative Mike Pitts (R-14), would permanently establish the tax holiday on firearms sales on the weekend following Thanksgiving, which is known as the Second Amendment Weekend. This bill should be taken up in two weeks, due to the General Assembly focusing its attention on the state budget next week. We also hope that the House Judiciary General Laws Sub-Committee will be able to take up H 3994. H 3994, introduced by Representative Garry R. Smith (R-27), would prohibit the establishment of any rules that would forbid the storing of firearms in a locked vehicle in parking lots.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5576

Posted: 03.12.10 09:51 AM

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Posted: 03.12.10 09:52 AM

On March 12, the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety agreed to table LD1817; legislation which would have allowed law enforcement officers to seize firearms for various charges related to domestic violence disputes even if a firearm was not allegedly used (or threatened to be used) in the altercation. If enacted, someoneâ??s firearms could have been confiscated without the opportunity to participate in the judicial process.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5578

Posted: 03.12.10 06:16 AM

On Thursday, March 11, Marylandâ??s pro-gun advocates filled both the Senate Judicial Proceedings and House Judiciary Committee rooms to protest Senate Bill 167, Senate Bill 645 and House Bill 820.

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Posted: 03.12.10 08:00 AM

This week’s "Outrage" comes to us from New Jersey, where firearms dealer, pistol instructor, and proud NRA member Matt Carmel’s application to sponsor a youth baseball team was summarily rejected by the local baseball league.

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Posted: 03.12.10 08:01 AM

The BATFE recently released U.S. firearm manufacturer production data showing that during 2008, AR-15s accounted for eight percent of all firearms and 22 percent of all rifles made in the U.S. and not exported.

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Posted: 03.12.10 08:07 AM

Public hearings were held this week in the Environment Committee regarding Raised Senate Bill 207 and Raised Senate Bill 274. These bills could now be voted on at any time before Monday, March 22, which is the deadline to move bills out of committee.

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Posted: 03.12.10 08:08 AM

The Department of Public Safety has agreed to remove the entire section of House Bill 5158 that would among other things, outlaw the private transfer of long guns and require gun owners to register their rifles and shotguns with state and local law enforcement. The bill was voted out of committee with all NRA-opposed language removed. Please contact members of the committee and thank them for taking your concerns into consideration. The phone number to contact the Public Safety and Security Committee is (860) 240-0570.

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Posted: 03.12.10 08:10 AM

The Fish and Wildlife Service has announced its intent to prepare a plan to guide management of the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years. The Refuge was established in 1955 to provide wintering and migration stopover habitat for migratory birds. The 7,000-acre refuge is located in Stafford, Rice, and Reno Counties and provides a variety of recreational opportunities, including hunting. Public comments can be submitted until March 26th and emailed to [email protected]. For further information please call 303-236-4378. The Service is seeking information and suggestions on the scope of issues to consider in developing the plan. It is important that hunters let the Service know what changes should be made to the current hunting programs.

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Posted: 03.12.10 08:21 AM

The Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management actions for the next 15 years on the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge, a 6,000 acre refuge along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington and northwestern Oregon. The refuge was established to protect habitat for the endangered Columbian white-tailed deer. The preferred management approach calls for opening Crims and Price Islands to waterfowl hunting. One other option would open those islands to waterfowl hunting, but close a small portion of Steamboat Slough to hunting. Public comments can be submitted until Monday, March 29 and emailed to [email protected]. The plan can be viewed at http://www.fws.gov/willapa. For further information please call 360-484-3482. The Service needs to receive support for opening the refuge to hunting. Anti-hunters can be counted on to pressure the Service against it.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5568

Posted: 03.12.10 08:24 AM

Senate Joint Resolution 30 received its second reading on the Tennessee State House Floor on Thursday, March 11. SJR30 will receive a final reading and be voted on by the House on Monday, March 15. This will be one of the final steps in the legislative process to get the Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment on the ballot this November. SJR30 would propose an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution recognizing citizensâ?? right to hunt and fish. It provides truly meaningful protections against the anti-hunting activists who seek to ban all hunting in America. The ultimate adoption of this constitutional amendment would preserve Tennesseeâ??s rich hunting and fishing traditions for generations to come. No action is needed at this time. Please continue checking your email and http://www.NRAILA.org for updates.

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Posted: 03.12.10 08:26 AM

The Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management actions for the next 15 years on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, a 10,000 acre refuge spread across Aransas, Calhoun, and Refugio Counties. The plan proposes two management alternatives to the current management plan (Alternative A). Although Alternative B is the Service’s choice, Alternative C calls for significantly expanding all priority public uses, including hunting.

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Posted: 03.11.10 03:09 AM

Senate Bill 530 by Senator Thad Altman (R) has been scheduled to be heard on the Senate floor Tuesday, March 16, 2010. SB-530 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.Senator Altman’s bill will stop this gun registration and regulation.You must act quickly. URGENT! The Senate Must Hear From You!PLEASE IMMEDIATELY EMAIL Members of the Florida Senate

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Posted: 03.11.10 05:56 AM

This week, Governor Bill Richardson (D) signed Senate Bill 40, NRA-backed legislation sponsored by State Senator George Munoz (D-4) and State Representative John Heaton (D-55), which allows concealed handgun licensees to protect themselves in restaurants licensed to serve beer and wine. The new law will be effective on July 1.

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Posted: 03.11.10 06:03 AM

The Environment Committee will hold a hearing on Senate Bill 116 tomorrow, Friday, March 12. This bill would allow the hunting of deer with a handgun under certain circumstances.

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Posted: 03.11.10 06:05 AM

On Tuesday, March 16, the Emeryville City Council will consider a proposed ordinance that would severely restrict the sales of firearms and ammunition within city limits.

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Posted: 03.11.10 07:17 AM

On Tuesday, March 9, during a City Council work session, City attorney Kyle Smith and Police Chief Ron Miller proposed banning the open carrying of firearms in Topeka. In 2007, the city council repealed its ban on the open carry of firearms, so itâ??s unclear why these officials have now proposed reinstituting such an ordinance. Since then, there have been no instances of unlawfulness or violence regarding open carry. The claims and "what ifs" stated by the opponents are unfounded and not supported by any research or facts. They are simply using scare tactics to push more stringent gun restrictions on the citizens of Topeka.

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Posted: 03.11.10 01:31 AM

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.

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Posted: 03.11.10 01:32 AM

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.

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Posted: 03.11.10 01:33 AM

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.

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