Author: NRA News

Posted: 04.05.10 03:26 AM

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5682

Posted: 04.05.10 04:17 AM

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Posted: 04.05.10 05:28 AM

Tomorrow, at 1 p.m. the Maryland House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear Senate Bill 411, sponsored by State Senator Mac Middleton (D-28). SB411 would provide civil immunity from damages when force, including deadly force, is used and reasonable under the circumstances to repel an attack in the persons dwelling or place of business.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5684

Posted: 04.05.10 06:29 AM

Early voting begins Monday, April 5, and runs through Friday, April 9, in a number of primary runoff elections being held in Texas State House races. The actual special election date is Tuesday, April 13. Information about candidate ratings and endorsements by your NRA Political Victory Fund in these contests can be found at http://www.nrapvf.org. Please vote early or go to the polls next Tuesday, April 13, and support the candidates who support our Second Amendment rights. Information on who to contact for a list of early voting locations in your area can be found at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/county.shtml.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5685

Posted: 04.05.10 06:35 AM

On Tuesday, April 6 at 6:00 pm, the Missouri State Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear House Bill 1692. This legislation, sponsored by State Representative Jason Smith (R-150), contains numerous pro-gun provisions, such as lowering Right-to-Carry age requirements from 23 years to 21 years, expanding Missouriâ??s â??Castle Doctrineâ?? protections to any property boundaries one leases or owns and exempting antique firearms from â??unlawful possessionâ?? citations.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5686

Posted: 04.05.10 07:14 AM

The Baldwin Borough Council will soon draft an ordinance that would require gun-owners to report lost or stolen firearms or face possible fines and imprisonment. The Council will meet on Tuesday, April 13 to discuss the matter.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5687

Posted: 04.05.10 08:43 AM

Arizona has a unique opportunity to host one of the world’s most important shotgun shooting competitions and become a winter training center for the U.S. Olympic shooting team. House Bill 2526 would provide much needed tax relief to the Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, so that they will have the financial means to be considered for these important opportunities. Unfortunately when HB2526 was up for a vote on the AZ House floor last week it was defeated, but thanks to State Representative Jim Weiers (R-12), HB2526 will be reconsidered early this week.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5688

Posted: 04.04.10 03:44 PM

As we alerted you before, two anti-gun proposals, LRB-2912 and LRB-4543 have been assigned bill numbers and referred to committees. The bill numbers are Senate Bill 643 and Assembly Bill 914. AB 914 has been scheduled for a public hearing Wednesday, April 7 at 1:05pm in the Committee on Corrections and the Courts. The Senate Judiciary Committee will then hear companion bill, SB 643, on Thursday, April 8 at 11:00am.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5681

Posted: 04.05.10 01:34 AM

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is planning to permanently stop the issuance of permits to carry firearms outside of residence.

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Posted: 04.05.10 01:35 AM

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Posted: 04.05.10 01:35 AM

Judges from the Colorado Appeals Court are reconsidering whether students and professors should be able to carry on CU’s campuses. A ruling could be issued as early as this month.

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Posted: 04.05.10 01:36 AM

Gov. John Baldacci is expected to sign an amended bill next week that regulates guns in Acadia National Park, relaxing restrictions that a sponsor of the original measure had hoped to preserve. Sen. Dennis Damon’s original bill would have outlawed all firearms in national park sites in Maine, essentially continuing a policy that had been in effect. Exceptions were allowed in the bill for guns carried by law enforcement officers and those that are packed so they can’t be immediately used.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13635

Posted: 04.05.10 01:38 AM

Residents authorized to carry a concealed handgun should be able to defend themselves if the government can’t guarantee their safety, gun proponents say. That’s the idea behind a bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to take their firearms into state or municipal buildings that don’t have "adequate security measures" such as metal detectors and trained guards.

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Posted: 04.05.10 01:38 AM

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., will have the chance to examine the latest version of the District of Columbia’s gun restrictions, in a possible test of how to apply the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2008 decision in D.C. v. Heller. Lawyers for Dick Heller, a name party in the earlier case, filed a notice Thursday that they will continue fighting in this follow up case. They are appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reverse a March 26 decision by U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina. That ruling upheld new restrictions the D.C. Council passed in the wake of the 2008 decision. For example, all handguns must be submitted to D.C. police for a ballistics identification process.

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Posted: 04.02.10 08:22 AM

House Bill 243 will be heard in the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee on Tuesday, April 6 at 11:30 a.m. This important mentored hunting legislation has proven an effective way to draw those interested in hunting to our fields and forests by allowing them to participate with experienced hunters. More then two-dozen other states already have some type of mentored hunter program, and this legislation seeks to give those in Vermont that same opportunity. As a result of this legislation, more citizens will complete hunter education and join the hunting ranks as a result. Please contact members of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee and respectfully urge them to support H. 243.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5675

Posted: 04.02.10 08:35 AM

Currently awaiting action in the State Senate are two hunting-related bills. One which would adversely affect those who hunt with dogs (SB 274), while the other is an attempt to lower fees associated with hunting and fishing licenses (SB207).

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5676

Posted: 04.02.10 08:40 AM

Come support the Second Amendment at the 19th Annual Second Amendment Rally in Jefferson City. This FREE event will be held on Thursday, April 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Missouri Capitol Rotunda, located at 201 W. Capitol Avenue in Jefferson City. Missouri legislators will be in attendance, so join fellow pro-gun supporters and let your lawmakers know where you stand on the Second Amendment. Event details below:

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Posted: 04.02.10 09:46 AM

The Forest Service is working on a new planning rule that will guide future development of land management plans for the 193 million acres within the National Forest System.

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Posted: 04.02.10 09:48 AM

At the end of March, troops of a major drug cartel launched a series of attacks on military personnel and installations in a half dozen cities in the northern Mexican states of Nueva Leon and Tamaulipas.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=5680

Posted: 04.02.10 01:18 AM

An Alabama House committee has defeated a bill that would have kept employers from preventing workers from keeping weapons in their vehicles on company property.Members of the House Commerce Committee on Thursday by voice vote tabled action on the bill by Democratic Rep. Craig Ford of Gadsden. A similar bill by Democratic Sen. Roger Bedford of Russellville has passed the Senate, but it appears dead with just seven days remaining in the 2010 session.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13627