Author: NRA News

Posted: 02.05.10 02:22 AM

HB-651 by Representative David Rivera (R) is scheduled for a hearing in the House Natural Resources Appropriations Committee at 9:30 am, Wednesday, February 10.HB-651 is a bill to STOP legislative raids from removing (confiscate) gun-owner money from the Division of Licensing Trust Fund â?? which holds the funds to administer the Concealed Weapons & Firearms Licensing program.Last year, the legislature took $6 million from the Division of Licensing Concealed Weapons and Firearm Trust Fund that is intended, by law, to be used solely for administering the concealed weapons and firearms licensing program. (Read background information below)Gov. Charlie Crist stood up for gun owners and VETOED that trust fund raid.Representative Rivera’s bill will stop any future raids.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5359

Posted: 02.04.10 08:20 AM

On Friday, February 5, at 7:30 am the House Militia, Police and Public Safety Sub-Committee #3 will hold a hearing in the 7th Floor West Conference room on House Bill 32 and House Bill 72.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5358

Posted: 02.04.10 04:00 AM

On Wednesday, February 3, HF 2255 was introduced in the Iowa General Assembly with 44 bipartisan co-sponsors. HF 2255 would change Iowa from a "May-Issue" state to a "Shall-Issue" state and require law enforcement to issue a Permit to Carry a concealed weapon to all applicants who are not subject to narrowly-drawn disqualifiers.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5357

Posted: 02.03.10 04:00 PM

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), along with the South Carolina Conservation Bank, The Conservation Fund, and the National Wild Turkey Federation, is working to acquire the Belfast Plantation, which will help to greatly expand hunting and shooting opportunities in South Carolina.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5356

Posted: 02.04.10 01:13 AM

The Associated Students of the University of Arizona decided to host a public forum to discuss a resolution for UA to oppose guns on campus after students protested during Wednesdayâ??s meeting.â??I honestly, in my heart, feel it is important for the people on this campus to be able to protect themselves,â?? said Coty McKenzie, a political science junior. â??All gun free zones do is allow people who illegally bring guns on campus to harm more people.â??

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Posted: 02.04.10 01:14 AM

A residentsâ?? handbook containing rules and regulations for everyone living in property operated by the Newark Housing Authority was â??misleading,â?? according to Rob Detwiler, who chairs the authorityâ??s Board of Commissioners.A section in the handbook requiring that tenants must â??not possess explosives, firearms or flammable material on NHAâ??s property,â?? will be removed.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13370

Posted: 02.04.10 01:16 AM

Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday on a proposal to reimpose restrictions on guns within Acadia National Park and along the Appalachian Trail in Maine in response to Congress’ controversial decision to lift long standing limits on firearms.

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Posted: 02.04.10 01:17 AM

Oakland has joined an alliance of other cities in tightening its gun laws after a unanimous vote by the city council. This gun law is similar to what is already on the books in Richmond, Berkeley and San Francisco. It dictates that those who buy bullets would have to provide thumbprints. "What this does is tightens up the records," said Councilmember Jean Quan. "It requires sales of ammunition to have the same kinds of records that we have in the sale of a gun.""It will require a fingerprint when you buy ammunition," said Quan. "It would also require a new store that would like to sell ammunition to store it in a safe place, and to certify and clear its staff for criminal records."

Source: http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13372

Posted: 02.03.10 10:47 AM

The following bills will be heard before the House Militia Sub-Committee #1 tomorrow Thursday, February 4, at 5pm in the 4th Floor West Conference Room in the General Assembly Building. Please contact the Sub-Committee members listed below and respectfully encourage them to SUPPORT the following bills:

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5354

Posted: 02.03.10 11:48 AM

Legislation has been introduced in Washington State that puts the due process rights of gun owners in jeopardy. House Bill 2778 is being touted as a bill that would bring Washington into compliance with Federal law.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5355

Posted: 02.03.10 01:33 AM

This year, the state’s Republican governor and a conservative Legislature may continue that tradition by giving Arizonans some of the least restrictive weapons laws in the nation. This session, state lawmakers have proposed more than a dozen bills on expanding rights to carry and use guns and knives.

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Posted: 02.03.10 04:14 AM

On Wednesday, February 3, State Senator Michael Lenett (D-19) introduced Senate Bill 516, a bill that would designate certain firearms as "assault weapons" and would prohibit the possession, transfer or receiving of these so called â??assault weaponsâ?? by law-abiding Maryland residents. The bill has been assigned to the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5352

Posted: 02.03.10 07:08 AM

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Posted: 02.03.10 01:30 AM

The Second Amendment never sounded so good. In lieu of police layoffs and having fewer officers on Tulsa streets, more people are applying for a concealed carry license. However, the look of students signing up is changing, because more women are enrolling. In the last decade, weapons instructor, Robert Welch says female enrollment has tripled.

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Posted: 02.03.10 01:30 AM

Baltimore’s incoming mayor, Stephanie C. Rawlings Blake, pressed Annapolis lawmakers to toughen state gun laws at a packed hearing Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee.

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Posted: 02.03.10 01:31 AM

Tomorrow evening at 6:00p.m., the full City Council of Oakland ("OCC") will consider and vote on whether to adopt amendments to three ordinances that impact the rights of lawful gun owners in that city. (See proposed amendments) The aggressive package of amendments is the Legal Community Against Violence’s ("LCAV") most recent attempt at pushing its gun ban agenda locally, while pushing the "envelope" of the legal doctrine of preemption as outlined in the Fiscal v. City and County of San Francisco case (which limits the authority of local governments to regulate firearms and ammunition). LCAV’s last attempt to push these ordinances was in San Mateo County where they failed, likely as a result of NRA/CRPA litigation threats and the enormous public outcry by pro gun rights supporters.

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Posted: 02.01.10 08:23 AM

House Bill 245 and House Bill 246 have been introduced in Annapolis. These bills have been assigned to the House Environmental Matters Committee where they await a hearing.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5350

Posted: 02.01.10 09:00 AM

Two Maryland State Senators have introduced separate forms of legislation seeking to codify the â??Castle Doctrineâ?? principle into Maryland state law.

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Posted: 02.01.10 01:36 AM

In the land of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian gun owners are coming out of the shadows for the first time to mobilize, U.S. style, against proposed new curbs on bearing arms.

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Posted: 02.01.10 01:36 AM

A new grant program dedicated to Vermont’s shooting ranges may mean that hunters and recreational shooters will soon have more access to safe places to shoot. Shooting clubs, sportsmen’s groups and government agencies involved in operation, improvement or maintenance of shooting ranges, including archery ranges, have until 4:30 p.m. on March 15, 2010 to submit applications for grants from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.

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