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June 2011 Gun Show News
Biden vows to ‘beat the gun lobby’ by passing stronger laws, touts administrative progress
June 19th, 2013Article originally written on http://www.washingtonpost.com/WASHINGTON — A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to “beat the gun lobby” by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately told him they want another chance.With President Barack Obama away in Europe, Biden held a White House event to announce progress on executive orders to reduce gun violence while stressing the need for congressional acti…
Nevada Gov Brian Sandoval vetoes bill mandating background checks on all in-state gun sales
June 14th, 2013CARSON CITY, Nevada — Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed a bill Thursday that would have required a background check almost any time a firearm changes hands in Nevada, carrying through on his earlier promises to kill legislation that attracted interest in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting and a rampage at a Nevada restaurant in 2011.In his veto message, Sandoval said the universal background checks provision "imposes unreasonable burdens and harsh penalties upon law-abiding Neva…
Gun homicides: NH over New York City any day
June 13th, 2013Article originally written on unionleader.com/New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg is spending millions to attack Sen. Kelly Ayotte for opposing
gun-control legislation Bloomberg likes. Bloomberg says tougher gun laws
will reduce gun homicides. Has he ever compared his city’s gun murder
rate with New Hampshire’s?New
York City’s gun homicide rate has fallen to 4 per 100,000, very good
for a large American city. Boston’s rate is 6.2, Washington, D.C.’s 19,
and New Orl…
Gun control groups plan to try, try again
June 12th, 2013Article originally written on The Washington Post.Six months since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., parents of some of the youngest victims plan to visit Capitol Hill again this week to meet with lawmakers about crafting a bill to impose stricter gun laws.Gun-control groups are scheduling the parents to attend another round of meetings and other public events — including a reading of the names of people killed by guns since the Newtown shooting …
Anti-Gun Researchers Saddling Up to Ride Again
June 11th, 2013Article originally written on NRAILA.orgWith the racetrack dust having barely settled after this year's Kentucky
Derby and Preakness Stakes, and with the final leg of the Triple
Crown--the Belmont Stakes--scheduled for this weekend, we can't help but
marvel at the incredible ability of a horse, with 120 pounds on its
back, to sustain better than a 35 mph pace over up to 1½ miles, often
topping 40 mph in the home stretch. But no matter how big an
appetite the world's fa…
Guns and Grade-School Panic
June 10th, 2013The article was originally written on townhall.comThe specter of school shootings has brought a too-typical staple to
local newspaper sections: the boys disciplined at (or suspended from)
grade school for bringing a toy gun or anything resembling a gun. The Washington Post just found the latest wild overreaction, from
Calvert County, Md., a blue state that's cracked down on gun rights. "A
kindergartner who brought a cowboy-style cap gun onto his Calvert County
school bus…
US Insititute of Medicine Lays Out Gun-Research Agenda
June 7, 2013 When he responded in January to the massacre of 20 schoolchildren and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, US President Barack Obama issued 23 orders aiming to address the US epidemic of gun violence — including one directing the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to re-start gun research, which has languished since 1996.
The CDC, in turn, asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a branch of the National Academies, to recommend a gun-resear…
10 Year Old Boy Foils Brooklyn Home Invaders Plot After Getting Hold of Suspects Gun
June 5, 2013 Two home invaders' plans were foiled when they busted into a Brooklyn, N.Y., family's home demanding money, only to be scared off by a worthy opponent: a 10-year-old boy.
The suspects, two men in their 20s, forced themselves into the Canarsie home Monday evening at approximately 5:15 p.m., the New York Police Department said.
Authorities said that the two armed men -- one was dressed in a FedEx uniform, the other in a black shirt -- told all four people inside to get down on the g…
Connecticut Lawmakers Revise Gun Control Legislation
June 4, 2013 Connecticut lawmakers who passed strict new gun control measures in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre approved a package of revisions Monday to reduce confusion about the new rules and expand the list of officials who can legally possess restricted firearms.
Both chambers of the state legislature voted to adopt changes and exemptions to the bipartisan deal that strengthened the state's assault weapons ban and banned the sale of high-capacity magazines.
The legi…
Illinois Senate Approves New Concealed Carry Gun Bill
May 31, 2013 SPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Senate today approved new version of legislation to give Illinoisans the right to carry concealed weapons as lawmakers try to get a bill to the governor's desk before today's midnight adjournment deadline.
The House took up the bill this afternoon in a floor debate.
Chicago's ban on assault weapons would be kept intact, and concealed weapons would be banned from numerous sites, such as CTA and Metra buses and trains, casinos, government buildings a…
Colorado Sheriffs Sue over New State Gun Restrictions
May 31, 2013 DENVER – Colorado sheriffs upset with gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging the regulations as unconstitutional.
The lawsuit involves sheriffs from 54 of Colorado's 64 counties, most representing rural, gun-friendly areas of the state.
The sheriffs say the new state laws violate Second Amendment protections that guarantee the right to keep and bear arms. Opponents are criticizing the lawsui…
Nevada Assembly Committee Grapples with Gun Bill
May 30, 2013 CARSON CITY — Fear held sway as Nevada legislators heard three hours of testimony this morning on a controversial gun background check bill.
The competing spectres: an intrusive federal government or another mass shooting perpetrated by someone who shouldn’t own a gun.
The bill sponsored by Sen. Justin Jones, D-Las Vegas, extends background checks from gun store purchases to private party transfers, a move that he says will deter criminals and prevent deaths.
The contentious…
New Smart Gun Technology Allows Owners to Control the Trigger Safety with an App
May 29, 2013 Following TrackingPoint's "smart rifle,"
which has tracking and digital optic technology to create for a more precise shot, a California-based company has demonstrated a different type of smart gun technology.
Yardarm has introduced its Safety First technology, which can allow gun owners to remotely engage or disengage the trigger safety on their firearms. The technology has to be built right into the firearm, though no gun manufacturer has yet done so.
This is how it …
Lawmakers Facing Recall Bids Over Strict Gun Laws in Colorado
May 28, 2013 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A Democratic campaign office here usually would be quiet this time of year, a few weeks after the state's legislature wrapped up work and lawmakers headed off to summer vacations.
But even though it's not an election year, the office is in full campaign mode, with volunteers working the phones and reviewing maps in anticipation of a new front of modern campaigning -- the recall phase.
A handful of Democratic state lawmakers in Colorado face recall p…
Gun Show Background Check Law to be Enforced, Pinellas Sheriff Says
May 24, 2013 CLEARWATER — Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri on Tuesday announced plans to strictly enforce a county law mandating background checks for all customers at gun shows, asserting local control in an area that has stubbornly resisted state and federal regulation.
Gualtieri's initiative comes in response to a Tampa Bay Times story last month on the ineffectiveness of local laws closing the so-called gun show loophole. The Times reported that while seven of Flo…
House Passes Gun Bill Over Quinn, Emanuel Objections
May 24, 2013 SPRINGFIELD — Over objections of Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the House approved a concealed weapons bill today that is aimed at ending Illinois’ status as the last state in the nation without a law to allow its citizens to carry guns in public.
But the gun bill backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan goes to a Senate where President John Cullerton has denounced the proposal because it would override local gun laws like Chicago’s assault weapons ban.
Cullerton’s stan…
New York Sherrifs Voice Opposition to Strict Gun Law, See to Join Lawsuit
May 24, 2013 ALBANY, N.Y. – County sheriffs have asked to join the federal lawsuit challenging New York's tough new gun restrictions, calling some provisions vague and impossible to enforce fairly.
The New York State Sheriffs' Association and five individual sheriffs are asking U.S. District Judge William Skretny to add their position to the record. They support gun rights advocates seeking to block enforcement of new bullet limits for magazines and the tighter definition of assault weapo…
Gun Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Challenging Connecticut Gun Law
May 23, 2013 HARTFORD, Conn. – A group of Connecticut organizations that support gun rights, pistol permit holders and gun sellers filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other state officials, arguing the state's new gun control law violates their constitutional rights.
The plaintiffs are seeking a federal court injunction to stop the law from being enforced.
Wednesday's suit comes more than a month after Malloy signed into law a wide-ranging gun con…
High-Tech Gun Disables Remotely
May 22, 2013 SAN JOSE, Calif. – A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved – and disable it remotely.
The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas. It comes at a time when lawmakers around the U.S. are considering contentious smart gun laws that would require new guns to include high-tech devices that limit who …
Hundred of Protesters Call to Repeal Tough New York Gun Law
May 22, 2013 ALBANY, N.Y. – Carrying American flags and signs supporting the Second Amendment, more than 200 people gathered at New York's state capitol building in Albany on Tuesday to press for repeal of the state's tough new gun law.
A coalition of conservative groups delivered 400,000 signed postcards to members of the Assembly calling on them to roll back the measure passed in January.
The law, enacted a month after the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, limits the number of rounds in…
Gun Sales Soar In Colorado While State Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Gun Control Legislation
May 21, 2013 As Colorado lawmakers passed historic and sweeping gun control laws during the first quarter of the year, gun sales surged, breaking new records in the state.
Over the weekend, The Denver Post reported that from January to March there were146,949 background checks processed for potential firearm buyers -- that's an increase of 69,628 checks from the same period just a year ago, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation data.
The legislative session began in January an…
Massive Florida Gun Collection Gets A Lot of Looks
May 21, 2013 How many guns is that, you say?
One hundred and fifteen.
The country’s clash over gun control has created anxiety about ammo shortages, increased applications for conceal-carry permits and even brought a Florida man social-media fame.
@Gun Collector had 8,500 followers on the photo-sharing site Instagram before the December mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary bolstered calls for tougher firearms laws.
Now he has a celebritylike following of nearly 40,000 fans who subscribe …
Small Mobile Payment Business Fills the Void Left by Squares New Anti-Gun TOS
May 20, 2013 Earlier this week, gun owners looking to use mobile payments for their gun purchases got some depressing news. The mobile payment company, Square, recently altered their TOS (Terms of Service) purposefully to prohibit anyone from using their service for a gun purchase of any kind. Their new TOS specifically forbids the sales of firearms, firearm hardware, ammunition and parts, and also blocks the sale of weapons in general. Here’s the new add-on to their TOS,
“(23…
The Life Of A Beretta Man: Why Gun Control Measures Misunderstand America
May 20, 2013 When Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley (D) signed sweeping gun-control legislation into law last week he finished a mistake that is anti-business, that weakens an individual right and that attacks an iconic image of the self-made American, someone who stands for what was once called the “American way.”O’Malley’s support for gun-control is certainly founded in politics in his very blue state, but it’s also based on a misunderstanding of America. First, the legislation Governor O’Mall…
Smart Rifle Begins Shipping to Gun Owners This Week
May 17, 2013 A Texas startup has developed a “smart rifle”that barely needs to be aimed.
The maker of the gun, being shipped to stores this week, brags that “even a novice shooter can become an elite long-range marksman in minutes.”
The company, TrackingPoint, has said its “world’s first” long range Precision Guided Firearms (PGF) integrate precision hardware, digital optics, and tracking technology to deliver an unmatched shooting experience. The line of rifles starts at about $22,…
Maryland Gov OMalley May be Smiling Over Gun-Control Law, But Last Laugh Is on Him
May 17, 2013 Maryland citizens had their Second Amendments rights infringed on Thursday when Gov. Martin O’Malley signed more gun control into law. Mr. O’Malley became the third liberal governor this year — after New York and Connecticut — to ram through pointless laws that will do nothing to reduce crime by exploiting the Newtown tragedy. However, Mr. O’Malley’s scheme was secretly watered down a little before it became law.
The governor was fixated on banning “assault weapons,” ev…
Five Reasons the NRA Won the Recent Gun Control Debate That Have Nothing to Do with Politics
May 16, 2013 No matter one’s position on gun control, there are lessons we can learn from the recent battle on background checks. According to Gallup, Over 90% of the public supports background checks for all gun purchases, yet the measure failed to pass the U.S. Senate.
According to most published sources, the reason is simple: the NRA has tons of money and threatened to “primary” those who voted against their will in the next election. If only it were that simple. As my colleague Dr. Kelton…
Chicago Gun Laws Bar Museum from Displaying Nazi Weapon Seized by WWII hero
May 15, 2013 What’s a military museum without firearms of yesteryear?
Chicago Alderman Edward Burke introduced an ordinance last week that would allow museums in the Windy City to possess and display unloaded guns classified as “curios or relics” after learning that the Pritzker Military Library and other city museums are currently banned from including them in exhibits. If passed, the museum’s president and CEO told FoxNews.com it would allow its estimated 15,000 annual visitors to see a sig…
Suicide Is Leading Cause Of Gun Deaths, But Largely Absent In Debate On Gun Violence
May 15, 2013 WASHINGTON -- When faith leaders sat down with Vice President Joe Biden last week to talk about the next steps in advancing gun control legislation, they discussed the usual issues like background checks and gun trafficking. But one aspect of gun violence came up that united the group in a deeper way, according to one of the attendees, and it's an issue that's getting hardly any attention on Capitol Hill: suicide.
"That's when the meeting became emotional for a lot of folks," said …
Square Stops Gun Sellers From Using Its Payment Technology
May 14, 2013 Square, a mobile payment startup, last week tweaked its terms of use to prevent gun retailers from using its technology.
The startup changed the agreement signed by retailers, one section of which requires a commitment not to accept payments connected to certain business activities, such as escort services and drug paraphernalia. That section now includes: “firearms, firearm parts or hardware, and ammunition; or… weapons and other devices designed to cause physical inju…
Keeping Guns in Circulation
May 14, 2013 While Senator Joe Manchin decides whether to reintroduce his failed background checks bill, other lawmakers are busy passing new gun measures that decrease rather than increase regulation.
In Arizona, where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot a little over two years ago in a rampage that left six people dead, including a federal judge, the legislature and the governor have devoted themselves to protecting the firearm supply.
On Monday, Gov. Jan Brewer signed two gun laws. One would f…
Strategies for Another Kind of Gun Control
May 13, 2013 Supporters of a measure that would have expanded background checks for firearm purchases decried the bill's death in the Senate last month. But was the defeat really such a bad thing?Had it passed, the new law would have been hailed as a historic breakthrough by "anti-gun" forces and a historic mistake by "pro-gun" forces. But on the ground, where American citizens are being shot and killed every day, nothing much would have changed.That's the way things have gone for decades in the…
New Government Report Undercuts Obama Anti-Gun Agenda
May 13, 2013 Things haven't been very good for President Obama lately. This week, Congress heard from witnesses concerning his administration's fatal failures related to the September 11, 2012, attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Not buying into the make-believe nonsense that Obama has improved America's standing among terrorists devoted to our destruction, jihadists recently attacked the Boston Marathon. The unemployment rate has decreased by only 0.4 percentage point since January.
An…
Pentagon Scrubs 3D Gun Plans from Internet, Says Designer
May 10, 2013 The world's first 3D-printed handgun, The Liberator, has had its liberty taken away by the government.
Plans for the working handgun were posted online by Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed, potentially allowing anyone with access to a 3D printer to make a firearm from plastic. The plans, which had been in the works for months, caused alarm among gun control advocates but were seen by some Second Amendment advocates as a breakthrough. More than 100,000 copies of the plan…
Bullet Point: Gun Crimes Dropping, Despite Public Perception
May 9, 2013 A spate of high-profile shootings has left Americans with the perception that gun crimes are on the rise, but a new study shows the opposite appears to be true, according to a study.
A Pew Research poll released this week found that 56 percent of adults believe that gun crime is more common now than 20 years ago. But a report by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics seems to show that crime involving firearms has fallen dramatically over the last 20 years, with the rate…
Missouri Lawmakers Pass Bill to Nullify Federal Gun Control Laws
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Legislature sent the governor a bill Wednesday that would expand gun rights and declare all federal gun regulations unenforceable, in a response to President Obama's push for gun control legislation.
The Republican-led Legislature passed the measure hoping to shield the state from federal proposals that would ban assault weapons and expand background checks. But the U.S. Senate's defeat of a background check expansion three weeks ago did nothing …
Obama Claim on Background Checks
“The law already requires licensed gun dealers to run background checks, and over the last 14 years that’s kept 1.5 million of the wrong people from getting their hands on a gun. But it’s hard to enforce that law when as many as 40 percent of all gun purchases are conducted without a background check.”
— President Obama, remarks on gun violence, Jan. 16, 2013
“Studies estimate that nearly 40 percent of all gun sales are made by private sellers who are exempt from this requirement.”
— “…
Chris W Coxs Message to Gun Owners on Their Victory in the Senate
While both sides in the gun control debate regroup after our victory in the Senate earlier this week, I want to give credit where credit is due. The credit for Wednesday’s defeat of gun control goes to the countless gun owners and other Americans who drew a line in the sand--who sent emails and letters and made phone calls to their U.S. senators, urging them to protect private firearm transfers, semi-automatic firearms, and the magazines that millions of Americans own for self-defense.
There is…
The Dishonest Gun-Control Debate
May 6th, 2013The gun-control debate is one of the most dishonest arguments we have in American politics. It is dishonest in its particulars, of course, but it is in an important sense dishonest in general: The United States does not suffer from an inflated rate of homicides perpetrated with guns; it suffers from an inflated rate of homicides. The argument about gun control is at its root a way to put conservatives on the defensive about liberal failures, from schools that do not teach to police …
Top seven things to do at the NRA Annual Meeting:
May 3, 2013 Houston, Texas - Once you've made your way through downtown Houston and into the George R. Brown Convention Center, you might feel overwhelmed with all there is to do.We've packed this year's NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits with a ton of events and activities. Where should you go first? What should you make sure to see today?Here are the top seven things to do Friday at the NRA Annual Meeting:Register. Easy to do, but also easy to forget once you're looking around. You can't …
National Rifle Associations annual convention begins tomorrow, Friday, May 3, 2013
May 2, 2013 The National Rifle Association opens its annual convention Friday in gun-friendly Houston, fresh off its success last month in blocking a congressional bid to expand background checks for firearms purchases.For the NRA's leadership, however, the three days of meetings, banquets and exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center will be anything but a victory celebration."The NRA doesn't do pep rallies," said Andrew Arulanandam, the NRA's director of public affairs. "We're e…
FEDERAL LAW ON TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS
May 1, 2013 Federal law does not restrict individuals (except convicted felons; persons under indictment for felonies; adjudicated “mental defectives” or those who have been involuntarily committed to mental institutions; illegal drug users; illegal aliens and most nonimmigrant aliens; dishonorably discharged veterans; those who have renounced their U.S. citizenship; fugitives from justice; persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence; and persons subject to domestic violenc…
LaPierre: Gun owners make US safer
April 30, 2013 As gun owners across the South prepare to gather in Houston for the 142nd NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits next weekend, I want to thank the 5 million members of the NRA for all they do to make America safe and free.If you're an NRA member, you deserve to be proud.Because today, yet again, it's NRA members and the millions who agree with us - not the press or some in the political ranks - who are doing the thankless and heroic work of standing up for freedom. And it's NRA mem…
Toomey says he wont take new shot at gun bill
April 29, 2013 WASHINGTON - Article originally written on articles.philly.com/. Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) dismissed talk Friday that he might take a second run at passing new gun laws, even as a new poll found voters in the state giving him high marks for backing a bipartisan plan to expand background checks."My own view is very simple: The Senate has had its vote. We've seen the outcome of that vote. I am not aware of any reason to believe that if we had the vote again that …
Homeland using more than 1000 rounds per person than Army
April 26th, 2013This article was originally written on Fox.Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security is using roughly 1,000 rounds of ammunition more per person than the U.S. Army, as he and other lawmakers sharply questioned DHS officials on their "massive" bullet buys."It is entirely ... inexplicable why the Department of Homeland Security needs so much ammunition," Chaffetz, R-Utah, said at a hearing. The hearing itself was unusual, as questions abo…
RTC gets life!!
April 25, 2013 Second Amendment rights advocates in Louisiana claimed another victory Wednesday, when the lower house of the Legislature approved a bill to allow for lifetime concealed-carry permits.House Bill 265, which passed with a vote of 65-19, was the first lawmaking foray by Central Republican Barry Ivey, who beat Metro Councilman Scott Wilson in a special election in early March.Currently, concealed-carry permits cost $125 and last for five years. Ivey's bill would allow Louisianans…
Fox News poll: 69 percent of voters want a gun in similar situation.
April 24, 2013 On Friday, the nation watched as the Boston area went under lock-down during a manhunt for the armed and dangerous marathon bombing suspect. If you were in that situation, would you want a gun at your side?Most American voters say yes, according to a new Fox News poll.Sixty-nine percent say if they were in a situation similar to Bostonians, they would want a gun in their house. That includes a large 88-percent majority of those in gun-owner households, a…
But hes got a Ga-Ga-Gun, T - shirt!!!
April 23, 2013 A West Virginia teenager who was arrested and suspended from school after he refused to remove an NRA T-shirt is back in class. Fourteen-year-old Jared Marcum of Logan returned to Logan Middle School on Monday after serving a one-day suspension. His father, Allen Lardieri, told 13 News that the situation was exaggerated and said, "I don't see how anybody would have an issue with a hunting rifle and NRA put on a T-shirt, especially when policy doesn’t forbid it."The school dis…
Obama Vows to Win on Gun Control!
April 22, 2013 On Wednesday, the Senate rejected a gun control agenda that President Obama has adopted as his own over the last few months, but to which other gun control supporters have bitterly clung for years: banning an ever-lengthening list of semi-automatic firearms, banning magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, and expanding background check requirements to require government permission for many transfers of firearms among private citizens.Within minutes of the Senate’s votes, whi…
Chris W Coxs Message to Gun Owners on Their Victory in the Senate
April 20, 2013 While both sides in the gun control debate regroup after our victory in the Senate earlier this week, I want to give credit where credit is due. The credit for Wednesday’s defeat of gun control goes to the countless gun owners and other Americans who drew a line in the sand--who sent emails and letters and made phone calls to their U.S. senators, urging them to protect private firearm transfers, semi-automatic firearms, and the magazines that millions of Americans own for sel…
Obama taking action on gun background check system
April 19, 2013 By NEDRA PICKLER | Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Blocked by Congress from expanding gun sale background checks, President Barack Obama is turning to actions within his own power to keep people from buying a gun who are prohibited for mental health reasons.Federal law bans certain mentally ill people from purchasing firearms, but not all states are providing data to stop the prohibited sales to the FBI's background check system. A federal review last ye…
Statement from Chris W Cox on US Senate Defeat of Manchin-Toomey-Schumer Amendment
April 18, 2013 Today, the misguided Manchin-Toomey-Schumer proposal failed in the U.S. Senate. This amendment would have criminalized certain private transfers of firearms between honest citizens, requiring lifelong friends, neighbors and some family members to get federal government permission to exercise a fundamental right or face prosecution. As we have noted previously, expanding background checks, at gun shows or elsewhere, will not reduce violent crime or keep our kids safe in their …
54-46 Final Score!!! Defeated in the Senate, the background check proposal!
April 17, 2013Article originally written at foxnews.com. The Senate has defeated a vital amendment seen as the linchpin to Democrats' gun control bill, dealing a major setback to President Obama as he campaigns to expand the federal background check system. The vote was 54-46, with supporters falling six votes short of the required 60-vote threshold. The Senate is proceeding to several other amendments, but the failure of the background check proposal authored by Sens. Joe Ma…
Violent Crime at 37-Year Low, why?
April 17, 2013Self-defense is a fundamental right. The U.S. constitution, the constitutions of 44 states, common law, and the laws of all states recognize the right to use arms in self-defense. Right to Carry (RTC) laws respect the right to self-defense by allowing individuals to carry firearms for protection.The Supreme Court, striking down the District of Columbia’s handgun ban in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), ruled that “the inherent right of self-defense has been central to the Seco…
Good riddence, gun control bill?
April 16, 2013 The tough gun-control bill that President Barack Obama wants now has little, if any, chance of passing this Congress – it’s struggling in the Senate and facing outright rejection in the House.Vice President Joe Biden worked the phones Monday to try to salvage a bipartisan bill in the Senate but has come up short. Personal appeals from parents of Newtown victims and former Rep. Gabby Giffords haven’t worked either and even if Senate negotiators get to 60 votes, the House…
NRAs Three-day Celebration of the Second Amendment and Our Freedom
Houston, Texas Hosts Nine Acres of Guns, Gear & Outfitters.Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association (NRA) is pleased to announce this year's Annual Meetings and Exhibits, to be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas from May 3-5, 2013.Members of the news media who wish to cover this year’s event will need press credentials. For press credentials, please email your name, media affiliation, phone number, and email address to media@nrahq.org. Credentials will be av…
US Senate Sets Stage for Gun Control Votes
Thursday (April 11), by a vote of 68-31, the U.S. Senate voted to move forward with debate and votes on a variety of gun control proposals. The underlying bill that will be considered by the Senate is S. 649, the so-called “Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013”. This bill would criminalize the private transfer of firearms by law-abiding citizens, requiring friends, neighbors and many family members to get government permission to exercise a fundamental right or face prose…
PoliceOnes Gun Control Survey: 11 key lessons from officers perspectives
April 8th, 2013 Article originally written on In March, PoliceOne.com conducted the most comprehensive survey ever of American law enforcement officers’ opinions on the topic gripping the nation's attention in recent weeks: gun control.More than 15,000 verified law enforcement professionals took part in the survey, which aimed to bring together the thoughts and opinions of the only professional group devoted to limiting and defeating gun violence as part of their sworn responsibility.R…
12 GOP senators back Rand Paul on gun-control filibuster
April 8th, 2013Article originally written on Politico.Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s threat to filibuster any new gun restrictions is gathering steam, as a dozen of his Republican colleagues have now signed onto his plan.The Kentucky Republican and Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) first wrote to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid late last month to warn him of their intention to try to tie up the Senate if, as planned, Reid moved forward with legislation that would expand background chec…
Pushing back on arbitrary gun bans
April 1st, 2013Article originally written on The Washington Times.Even though Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has stripped the controversial “assault weapons” ban out of the Democratic gun-control package headed to the Senate floor, Sen. Dianne Feinstein has vowed to graft parts of her arbitrary ban onto other gun-control legislation with bipartisan support. Throughout this process, the California Democrat and some of her colleagues have engaged in predictable public theatrics, factual distort…
Obama uses executive power to move gun control agenda forward
March 29th, 2013Article originally written on The Hill.President Obama is quietly moving forward on gun control.The president has used his executive powers to bolster the national background check system, jumpstart government research on the causes of gun violence and create a million-dollar ad campaign aimed at safe gun ownership.The executive steps will give federal law enforcement officials access to more data about guns and their owners, help keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the m…
Support for stricter gun control wanes
March 26th, 2013Article originally written on NRA ILA.Soon after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced an
assault weapons ban would not be part of a gun control bill, a new CBS
News poll shows support for stricter gun control laws overall has
dropped since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Currently,
support for stricter gun control laws stands at 47 percent today, down
from a high of 57 percent just after the shootings. Thirty-nine percent
want those laws…
Stage set for Senate gun control debate
March 22nd, 2013Senate Democrats said Thursday they will take up gun control immediately after a two-week Easter vacation, and said the bill they’ll bring to the chamber floor will include universal background checks for all firearms sales and a crackdown on gun trafficking and straw purchases.The background checks are the biggest sticking point — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he will include a strict measure written by Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, rather than wait for a …
Cox: A universally bad idea
March 20th, 2013Will trampling the rights of law abiding gun owners really do anything to help keep our children safe? Will piling unnecessary weight on a federal regulatory system that's already drowning help keep guns out of the wrong hands? The answers, of course, are "no" -- which is why a so called "universal background check" system should be dismissed by any lawmaker who is serious about protecting constitutional freedom and improving public safety.A mandate for truly "universal" backgrou…
NRA opposes UN arms treaty
March 18th, 2013Article originally written on The Washington Post.The National Rifle Association, which is battling a raft of gun control measures on Capitol Hill, also has an international fight on its hand as it gears up to oppose a U.N. treaty designed to restrict the flow of arms to conflict zones.Negotiations open Monday in New York on the Arms Trade Treaty, which would require countries to determine whether weapons they sell would be used to commit serious human rights violations, terroris…
Homeland Security aims to buy 16 billion rounds of ammo
March 13th, 2013Article originally written on The Denver Post.WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department wants to buy more than 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition in the next four or five years. It says it needs them — about the equivalent of five cartridges for every person in the United States — for law enforcement agents in training and on duty.Published federal notices about the ammo buy have agitated conspiracy theorists since the fall. That's when conservative radio host Alex Jones spoke …
Colorado Democrats vying to advance five gun bills
March 11th, 2013Article was originally written on The Denver Post.A far-reaching package of Democrat-sponsored gun-control bills will move closer to becoming law — or be halted — Monday when the Colorado Senate reconvenes.Democrats hold a 20-15 majority in the Senate and were able to advance five bills Friday, despite more than 12 hours of impassioned floor debate largely from Republicans assailing the measures as flawed and ineffective.Two bills, dealing with liability for assault-style weapons…
NRA Recruits YouTube Gun Enthusiast for Minority Ad Campaign
March 7th, 2013Article originally written on http://www.usnews.comThe National Rifle Association is reaching out to one minority group in a new slew of ads that encourage blacks to own firearms.The NRA is working to expand its appeal to minorities, with Internet gun enthusiast Colion Noir leading the charge.Noir will make appearances on NRA News in upcoming months, making the case for why the black community is highly susceptible to gun violence and why they should protect themselves not with ju…
Colorado Senate committee votes 3-2 for universal gun checks
March 6th, 2013The article was originally written on The Denver Post.In a lengthy hearing that heard testimony from national figures, local law enforcement and victims of mass shootings, members of a Senate committee on Monday approved a measure that would require universal background checks on all gun sales.House Bill 1229 passed out of the State, Veteran and Military Affairs committee on a 3-2 party-line vote and will now head to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.The vote comes …
Colorado gun bills: Lawmakers spar for seven rounds of bills
March 5th, 2013Article originally written on The Denver Posts.Hundreds of Coloradans showed up at the state Capitol on Monday to cheer or jeer seven Democratic gun-control measures that senators debated late into the night.By late Monday, two Democrat-controlled Senate committees had passed all seven bills regarding stricter gun control.Earlier in the day, a biplane flew over the stately gold dome with a banner directed at Gov. John Hickenlooper, and drivers drove around and around the Capitol h…
Gun deaths, violent crime overall are down in District and US
March 4th, 2013Article originally written on The Washing Post.Back in the crack-infused 1980s, young men with guns and drugs ruled the single block of Hanover Place NW. People who lived in the two-story rowhouses one mile north of the Capitol fell asleep year round to the sounds of the Fourth of July, a pop-pop-pop that they hoped was firecrackers. It rarely was.But after two decades of consistent and dramatic declines in homicides and gun violence in Washington and many other major cities, Hano…
Senators delay consideration of gun legislation
March 1st, 2013Originally written on The Washington Post.Senators postponed consideration of legislation limiting gun violence for at least a week Thursday as members of both parties said they wanted more time to review the bills and potentially propose amendments.The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled the meeting to begin considering four bills sponsored by Democrats to expand the nation’s background check program for gun sales, make gun trafficking a federal crime for the first time, b…
Why Female Gun Ownership is Up
February 27th, 2013,As the number of proposed gun-control measures increase rapidly across the country, the amount of women purchasing guns is increasing even faster.A survey conducted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation found that 73 percent of gun dealers reported an increase in female customers in 2011, as well as the previous two years. In 2005, just 13 percent of gun owners were women. Today, that number is 23 percent--a 77 percent increase in 7 years.While folks in the media are bla…
House Judiciary chairman rejects universal checks on gun purchases
February 27th, 2013The House Judiciary Committee will not include a universal background check system in legislation it produces to reduce gun violence, the panel’s chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), said Wednesday.Goodlatte told reporters that his committee would focus on cracking down on illegal firearms and improving the existing check system. But he said he did not support “universal” background checks because of concerns that they would lead to a national gun registry, which critics have…
Obama’s traveling gun show
February 19th, 2013Article originally written on The Washington Times.President Obama hit the road Monday on a nationwide gun-grabbing tour. His show doesn’t have many fans inside the Beltway, since being seen favoring gun control can be the kiss of death for senators with rural constituencies. So Mr. Obama is trying to shore up fence-sitting members by bringing his community organizing skills to their districts.His first stop was Minnesota. “I need everybody who’s listening to keep the pressure…
Universal Background Checks Explained
February 5th, 2013President Obama is saying that 70% of NRA members support "universal background checks." I assure you, that simply is not true!It appears he is citing a poll question from one of NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg's phony polls of people who "self-identify" as NRA members. The question was whether they would support "A proposal requiring all gun sellers at gun shows to conduct criminal background checks of the people buying guns." People could easily have assumed that "all seller…
NRA chief: Gun owners will resist new laws
January 30th, 2012This article was originally written on The Washington Post.The nation’s gun owners will resist any attempt by lawmakers to pass new gun-control legislation, one of the nation’s leading gun advocates is expected to tell lawmakers Wednesday.Wayne LaPierre, executive director of the National Rifle Association, is one of five witnesses scheduled to testify Wednesday at the first Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun-related violence in 14 months. It is a setting that is likely …
Democrats introduce expanded assault-weapons ban
January 24th, 2012Article originally written on Fox News.Congressional Democrats introduced a new and broader assault-weapons ban Thursday, in a vivid press conference that included a display of various weapons they want to outlaw. It was a measure that was quickly condemned by the National Rifle Association as an assault on the Constitution, "instead of prosecuting criminals or fixing our broken mental health system." "The American people know gun bans do not work and we are confident Congress …
Obamas List of executive actions for gun control
January 16th, 2012Article originally written on Fox News.The following is a list, provided by the White House, of
executive actions President Obama plans to take to address gun violence.
1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to
make relevant data available to the federal background check system.
2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent
states from m…
Obama Willing to Use Executive Orders on Guns
January 15th, 2012Article originally written on The Washington Times.WASHINGTON — President Obama this week will embrace a comprehensive plan to reduce gun violence that will call for major legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases and lay out 19 separate actions the president could take by invoking the power of his office, lawmakers who were briefed on the plan said Monday. Lawmakers and other officials said that the president could use a public event as soon as Wednesday t…
Obama renews executive order threat on gun control laws
January 14th, 2013Article originally written on Fox News.Washington – President Obama renewed his threat Monday to use executive orders to push through controversial gun control measures with or without Congress’ blessing.The president made his comments during the final news conference of his first term.Obama said he is reviewing a list of recommendations from Vice President Biden on how to reduce gun violence. Obama is expected to announce the next steps on gun violence after he is inaugu…
Statement From the NRA Regarding Todays White House Task Force Meeting
January 11th, 2013Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association of America is made up of over 4 million moms and dads, daughters and sons, who are involved in the national conversation about how to prevent a tragedy like Newtown from ever happening again. We attended today's White House meeting to discuss how to keep our children safe and were prepared to have a meaningful conversation about school safety, mental health issues, the marketing of violence to our kids and the collapse of federal pr…
Obama Attacks Second Amendment While Ignoring Good Guys with Guns
January 10th, 2012As a member in good standing in the "Support the United States Constitution Second Amendment"' club, I (The Gun Show Monster) finds the latest attempts of the administration to take advantage of a terrible tragedy to further their far left political agenda a disgrace.. Obama buddy, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's famous quote to "Don't waste a serious Crisis" seems to hit close to home at the White House as President Obama and his trusty side kick Joe Biden&n…
Obama is at it again - Gun Control for All
January 3rd, 2013Article originally written on The Washington Times.The national debate over gun control may have been pushed to the back
burner in favor of the “fiscal cliff” battle, but President Obama
remains committed to confronting the issue no matter the resistance from
gun owners and the National Rifle Association.In a rare appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press”
on Sunday, Mr. Obama expressed strong support for a reinstatement of
the federal ban on assault weapons, outlawing high-…
Feinstein Goes For Broke With New Gun-Ban Bill
Sen.
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)—author of the federal “assault weapon” and
“large” ammunition magazine ban of 1994-2004—has announced that on the
first day of the new Congress—January 3rd— she will introduce a bill to which her 1994 ban will pale by comparison. On Dec. 17th, Feinstein said, “I have been working with my staff for over a year on this legislation” and “It will be carefully focused.” Indicating the depth of her research on the issue, she said on Dec. 21st that she had p…
Fury After Paper Publishes Names Addresses of Legal Pistol Owners in New York
December 27th, 2012Article originally written on The Blaze.A map for Westchester county is also visible on the site.Unlike with the above map, however, on the Journal News website, you
can click on any one of the dots and get the full name and exact address
of the permit holder.AMI Global Security, which published an article condemning
the “massive privacy breach” that is “meant to intimidate the lawful”
and “abrogate the Bill of Rights,” collected a few of the first
comments:“If the h…
Sen Feinstein suggests national buyback of guns
December 26th, 2012Article originally written on The Examiner. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said that she and other gun control advocates are considering a law that would create a program to purchase weapons from gun owners, a proposal that could be compulsory.“We are also looking at a buy-back program,” Feinstein said today in a press conference. “Now, again, this is a work in progress so these are ideas in the development.”Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., already discussed the possibili…
New York: Cuomo Says He’ll Outline Gun Proposal Next Month
Article originally written on the New York Times.December 24th, 2012Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Thursday that he had started discussions with leaders of the State Legislature about new gun control measures, and that he planned to propose a package of gun legislation in his State of the State address on Jan. 9. “There’s a big difference of opinion on these issues,” Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, said in an interview on an Albany radio station.The New York Assembly, controlled by Democrats, has voted for a …
NRA chief urges armed guards in every single school - dismisses calls for gun control
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre on Friday dismissed calls for increased gun control in response to the Connecticut school shooting, calling instead for Congress to support a plan putting armed police officers in "every single school" in America. In an impassioned speech, marking the NRA's first in-depth public comments since the Newtown tragedy, LaPierre pointed the finger not at gun proliferation but violent video games, the media and the absence of armed guards at schools. He arg…
Texas town allows teachers to carry concealed guns
December 20th, 2012Article originally written on USA Today.HARROLD, Texas (AP) — In the tiny Texas town of Harrold, children and
their parents don't give much thought to safety at the community's lone
school — mostly because some of the teachers are carrying concealed
weapons.The nearest sheriff's office is 30 minutes away, and
people tend to know — and trust — one another. So the school board voted
to let teachers bring guns to school."We don't have money for a
security guard, but t…
Megan McArdles Outrageous Gun Recommendation
December 19th, 2012Article originally written on The Atlantic.Former colleague Megan McArdle writes in The Daily Beast:I'd
also like us to encourage people to gang rush shooters, rather than
following their instincts to hide; if we drilled it into young people
that the correct thing to do is for everyone to instantly run at the guy
with the gun, these sorts of mass shootings would be less deadly,
because even a guy with a very powerful weapon can be brought down by
8-12 unarmed bodie…
NRA Breaks Silence
December 18th, 2012Click here for the original press release.NRA STATEMENTThe National Rifle Association of America is made up of four million moms and dads, sons and daughters – and we were shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in Newtown.Out of respect for the families, and as a matter of common decency, we have given time for mourning, prayer and a full investigation of the facts before commenting.The NRA is prepared to offer meaningful contributi…
NRA Goes Dark On Social Media Following School Shooting
December 18th, 2012Article originally written on December 18th, 2012!The National Rifle Association has embraced a new, simple social media policy in the days following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: don't use it.The NRA's Twitter account has been mute since early Friday morning, before the mass murder in Newtown, Conn. It has disabled comments on Google+ and YouTube updates, which stopped late last week. The official NRA Facebook account has not only stayed quiet, it has completely …
NRA laid groundwork against new gun laws
December 18th, 2012Article originally written on CNN Money.A
cacophony of calls to change gun laws has emerged after last week's
tragedy in Connecticut, and the National Rifle Association has kept
quiet.But no one expects silence from the NRA once President Obama or members of Congress make any move to change the laws.For
years, the well-known gun rights advocate and lobbying group has laid
the ground work to ward off any move to change national gun policy,
spending millions of dolla…
Florida: Right-to-Carry permits to hit 1 million next week
TALLAHASSEE — Sometime next week in Florida, somebody will become the
state's 1 millionth holder of a concealed weapons permit, solidifying
the state's No. 1 standing in the nation in that category.Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam deemed that was worthy of a news conference Wednesday, flanked by U.S. and state flags."I've
been asked about our licensing responsibilities as much as any other
topic," Putnam said when asked why he touted the 1 million mark. No
doubt, it proves the…
Victory for Self-Defense and the Second Amendment
December 11th, 2012
Originally written on the NRA-ILA website.
Fairfax, Va. – The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled today that Illinois' total ban on carrying firearms for self-defense outside the home or business is unconstitutional. The case involves lead plaintiff Mary Shepard, an Illinois resident and a trained gun owner, who is licensed to carry a concealed handgun in both Utah and Florida. The National Rifle Association is funding this case. The Illinois State …
MILLER: Thwarting global gun grabbers
November 29th, 2012Article original written on The Washington Times.The United Nations is pushing gun control on a global scale, and President Obama is on board. Just a few hours after re-election was assured, the president’s representative cast a vote for the Arms Trade Treaty at a U.N. committee meeting. The loosely drafted agreement doesn’t go after guns directly, but the language enables activist judges to get creative in restricting Americans’ exercise of their Second Amendment rights. A fi…
Cox: Gun owners enter the fight of our lives
November 15th, 2012Originally written on The Daily Caller.The NRA has been saying all along that Barack Obama would unleash an assault
on our Second Amendment freedoms if he won a second term. It sure didn’t take
long for him to prove us right.
Just hours after Obama won re-election last Tuesday, his administration
endorsed a new effort by the global gun grabbers at the United Nations to draft
a gun ban treaty early next year. The official starting point for the new talks
is last year’s …
Obama Wins - US backs new UN arms treaty talks
November 8th, 2012The article was originally written on Reuters.U.N. delegates and gun control activists have
complained that talks collapsed in July largely because Obama feared
attacks from Republican rival Mitt Romney if his administration was seen
as supporting the pact, a charge Washington denies.The month-long talks at U.N. headquarters broke off after the United States - along with Russia and other major arms producers - said it had problems with the draft treaty and asked for more …
Louisiana: Gun rights amendment passes easily
November 7th, 2012Article originally written on The Advocate
Louisiana voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a proposed
constitutional amendment that gives the state the strongest gun laws in
the nation, according to nearly complete state elections office
returns.With just shy of 100 percent of the vote in, Amendment 2
was passing 1,237,596 or 74 percent to 428,906 or 26 percent in a state
where gun rights have some of the greatest protections in the U.S.“This
is a truly histo…
Smith and Wesson elects Barack Obama for Salesman Of The Year
While investors moping over President Barack Obama’s
reelection sent the Dow spiraling down more than 300 points Wednesday
morning, one sector is seeing a surge: gun manufacturing.Firearms
maker Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. surged 10.8% to $10.48 a share
in morning trading, more than double its price at the beginning of the
year.Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. got a 6.4% boost to $47.48 a share, a 39% increase from early JanuaryThe impetus? Gun sales are expected to boom now that Obama…
NRAs most targeted effort ever threatens Obama
November 05, 2012Article originally written on The Washington Examiner.Spurred on by President Obama's debate pledge to push
for an assault weapons ban and possibly limits on handgun ownership, the
National Rifle Association is ending the presidential campaign season with its
most "targeted" election effort in its 141 years.
NRA officials told Secrets that they've expanded their
campaign against Obama in some cases by over 500-times what the Second
Amendment lobby did in the 2010 electio…
Illinois: Preckwinkle backs off bullet tax
November 1st, 2012Article originally written on the Chicago Tribune.Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday dropped
plans for a 5-cent bullet tax but still wants to charge a $25 tax on
every gun purchase.A compromise was negotiated over several days
with commissioners John Fritchey and Edwin Reyes, both Chicago
Democrats, who had balked at the guns and ammunition taxes.In
exchange for their support, Preckwinkle agreed to create a $2 million
fund to combat gun violen…
NRA: Gun laws ring hollow with voters
Article originally written on USA Today.October 28. 2012 - What does USA TODAY's Editorial Board have in common with the majority of Americans?Not much, apparently, when it comes to effective public policy and sound politics.This newspaper bemoans a lack of debate over firearms ownership in this election, ignoring a fact that even most politicians now recognize. The vast majority of Americans treasure their constitutional freedom, and they don't trust politicians who meddle with it.Most candidat…
MILLER: NRA vs. Bloomberg
MILLER: NRA vs. Bloomberg
October 23rd, 2012
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has been saying for the past two years that President Obama would ban guns if given a second term. Mr. Obama had been careful to pretend otherwise until last week’s debate, when he let slip his intention to ban certain types of firearms. That has sparked a renewed political war on both sides of the issue.
Mr. Obama’s revelation has energized the pro-gun forces. “The president peeked out from behind the…
Philadelphia: City published personal information of some gun owners
Philadelphia: City published personal information of some gun owners
October 22nd, 2012
LAWRENCE ISN'T a violent felon or a stickup artist with a lengthy rap sheet. He's not a drug dealer holding down the corner with a Glock tucked in his waistband, or a straw purchaser selling guns to street thugs.
He's a Philadelphia church pastor and a robbery victim who routinely carries large sums of money and drives a nice car. So he applied for a gun permit last year for his personal protecti…
Obama comment stirs up gun-ban opponents
Obama comment stirs up gun-ban opponents
October 18th, 2012
WASHINGTON -- The National Rifle Association is using President Obama's favorable reference to the assault weapons ban as a pro-Mitt-Romney rallying cry to gun owners in swing states.
During Tuesday night's second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., the president "gave law-abiding hunters, gun owners a preview of what to expect in a second Obama administration," said Andrew Arulanandam, NRA's direc…
Justice Department seeks dismissal of Fast and Furious lawsuit
Justice Department seeks dismissal of Fast and Furious lawsuit
October 16th, 2012
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department on Monday night sought dismissal of a lawsuit by a Republican-led House of Representatives committee demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious.
President Barack Obama has invoked executive privilege and the attorney general has been found to be in contempt …
Facing debate over Fast and Furious
Facing debate over Fast and Furious
October 12th, 2012
Murder is hard to sweep under the rug. President Obama may have invoked executive privilege to shield his Fast and Furious scandal from congressional investigators, but repeating this strategy won’t go down well during a presidential debate. The administration’s reckless scheme, which armed foreign drug lords, deserves a thorough airing before voters cast their ballots on Election Day.
Fast and Furious weapons were used to gun dow…
Historic opportunity for La. voters to protect their gun rights
Historic opportunity for La. voters to protect their gun rights
October 3rd, 2012
With just one vote on November 6th, you can build an iron wall around your Second Amendment freedoms and protect them from anti-gun, activist judges.
That’s because on your ballot this year is an amendment to Louisiana’s state constitution that would provide the most rock-solid state-level legal protection for the right to keep and bear arms in the nation. The language of the amendment reads:
The rig…
MILLER: Gun carry in the Obama era
MILLER: Gun carry in the Obama era
Article originally written on
October 2nd, 2012
The ability of Americans to bear arms is on the line in this presidential election. The Supreme Court, which started a new term on Monday, will have little choice but to take up the issue of carry rights within the next few years. All it takes is the appointment of one new justice to shift the balance on this constitutional question.
Oral arguments were heard in Washington Monday in one of the cas…
Allow concealed-carry on campus
Article originally written on
October 1st, 2012
Everyone believes criminals should be disarmed but disagrees on the means. Instead of controlling access, colleges rely on colorful "no gun" signs, foolishly expecting compliance from psychopaths. Such policies demonstrate consistent failure, serving only to render lawful citizens defenseless while empowering criminals to prey with impunity. (Imagine if airports replaced checkpoints with signs!)
Some call armed self-defense an ext…
Fallout In Sacramento Over Bill To Ban ‘Bullet Button’
Fallout In Sacramento Over Bill To Ban ‘Bullet Button’
Article originally written on
September 26th, 2012
SACRAMENTO (CBS 5) — A bill that would have closed what gun control advocates call a giant loophole in California’s strict assault weapons ban has died.
A CBS 5 investigation prompted Bay Area State Senator Leland Yee to sponsor the gun control bill, and this summer’s massacre in Aurora, Colorado that left 12 dead and 58 injured seemed to give SB249 some momentum. But that q…
NRA president: Barack Obama’s ‘enemies list’ worse than Richard Nixon’s
Article originally written on
September 25th, 2012
National Rifle Association president David Keene told NRA News’ “The Daily News with Ginny Simone” that the Department of Justice’s collusion with left-wing advocacy organization Media Matters for America is a taxpayer-funded “propaganda machine.”
“This is not an administration that deals in issues,” Keene, a veteran of GOP politics for several decades, said on the show. “This is an administration that deals in personalities. Y…
GOP lawmakers: Justice officials need to be held accountable in ‘Fast and Furious’ case
Justice officials need to be held accountable
Article originally written on The Washington Post
September 21st, 2012
After an 18-month investigation that produced a 471-page report on the flawed “Fast and Furious” gun-tracking operation, Republican lawmakers told the Justice Department’s inspector general Thursday that senior Justice officials still need to be held accountable for the botched case.
During a three-hour hearing, Republicans on the House Government Reform and Overs…
The Wisconsin recall: A test of NRA’s ability to deliver
The Wisconsin recall: A test of NRA’s ability to deliver
Article originally written on
September 17th, 2012
As Election Day approaches, the National Rifle Association is gearing up in battleground states. With more than four million members and as many as thirty million Americans who tell pollsters they look to the NRA for leadership on Second Amendment issues, many feel the organization could have real impact in key states.
We’ve done it in the past and with NRA Executive Vice …
Colorado University regents revise campus gun policy
Article originally written on The Daily Camera
September 13th, 2012
The University of Colorado Board of Regents on Wednesday officially approved a revised gun policy for the Boulder campus -- allowing concealed-carry permit holders to bring guns most anywhere -- though one regent raised concerns that there are still gun-free zones on campus. CU had a campus-wide ban on guns that was overturned in March when the state Supreme Court ruled that the school cannot bar concealed-weapon p…
NRA’s Chris Cox Goes One On One With Governor Mitt Romney
NRA’s Chris Cox Goes One On One With Governor Mitt Romney
Article originally written on
September 12th, 2012
This year’s election is going to define the future of our freedom, perhaps more than any other in our history. For gun owners, there are a number of areas crucial to the survival of our Second Amendment rights. That’s why I took the time to visit with Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, to find out precisely where he stands on the issues of concern to gun owne…
Gun discovered hidden in children's hospital ER
Gunfire hits school bus full of kids in Chicago
Gunfire hits school bus full of kids in Chicago
Article originally written on NBC News
September 7th, 2012
Police say no one was injured when a bullet ripped through a school bus taking students to a Catholic school in the South Deering neighborhood of Chicago on Friday.
The bus had 25 children onboard and was picking up two more children for school around 7:48 a.m. at 106th Street and Calhoun Avenue when shots rang out, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak…
Nebraska family, school at odds over deaf boy’s ‘gun-like’ sign language name
Nebraska family, school at odds over deaf boy’s ‘gun-like’ sign language name
Article originally written on
August 29th, 2012
The parents of a 3-year-old deaf boy from Nebraska say his preschool told them he must change the way he signs his name because it looks like a finger-pistol, but the school says the family has their signals crossed.
The family of pre-schooler Hunter Spanjer said officials at the Grand Island Public Schools told them the manner in which the boy signs his …
"Fast and Furious" Failure Fosters Favoritism for Finagling Fed
"Fast and Furious" Failure Fosters Favoritism for Finagling Fed
Article originally written on NRA-ILA Website
August 27th, 2012
Fox News, the Washington Post, the L.A. Times, and The Hill are all over this one, as they should be. It seems that BATFE’s William McMahon, who, as the agency's Assistant Deputy Director for Field Operations approved its catastrophic and deadly “Fast and Furious” operation, is being allowed to receive his six-figure federal paycheck for nearly half a year,…
Ammunition bans are a sneaky attempt to deny self defense options
Ammunition bans are a sneaky attempt to deny self defense options
Article originally written on The Washington Times
August 24th, 2012
Gun grabbers aren’t getting far in their attempt to ban handguns, so the next best step is to go after ammunition. They use scary terms to demonize ordinary self-defense equipment, hoping this will make Americans more comfortable with their incremental effort to diminish and ultimately eliminate the Second Amendment.
Federal agencies, for example,…
Assembly urges Congress to ban assault weapons
Assembly urges Congress to ban assault weapons
Article originally written on The Sacramento Times
August 23rd, 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The state Assembly has passed a resolution urging Congress to revive a federal ban on assault weapons in the wake of recent mass shootings.
The resolution passed Wednesday on 50-24 vote, without Republican support. It was introduced in early August by Democratic Assemblyman Mike Feuer of Los Angeles, weeks after a July 20 shooting in a Colorad…
Gun sales rise amid fear of stricter gun control laws
Gun sales rise amid fear of stricter gun control laws
Article originally written on
August 20th, 2012
Gun sales are rising across the country with 10.2 million guns sold this year, a record pace 20 percent ahead of last year according to the FBI.
Los Angeles mother Michelle Schy is among a growing number of Americans arming themselves out of fear. Schy said the shootings in Aurora, Colo., Virginia Tech, and Columbine prompted her to take the classes. The after-school activitie…
MILLER: Armed against tragedy
MILLER: Armed against tragedy
Article originally written on The Washington Times
August 20th, 2012
Liberals are anxious to talk about workplace or school shootings when it suits their political agenda. That’s why the usual suspects are observing a vow of silence regarding Wednesday’s armed attack on the Family Research Council (FRC). This incident puts the debate over the right to bear arms in the District of Columbia into the spotlight.
The nation’s capital maintains an all-ou…
UCCS imposes gun ban for freshmen in campus housing
Article originally written on Gazette.com
August 17th, 2012
In what it calls a contractual matter between landlord and tenant, the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs is putting freshman housing off-limits to concealed carry permits and also will ban permitted guns from large campus events.
The new policy grew out of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling in March that allows students with a concealed-carry permit to have a gun on campus. But university officials say permitted we…
New York Interest in guns strong
Article originally written on
August 15th, 2012
Local gun sales are going up, retailers say, as data show background checks for pistol permits are up nationwide.Brothers John and Frank Havlick, whose family has run Frank's Guns and Tackle Shop in Mayfield for 29 years, say business over the past four years has been strong.Since 2009, John Havlick said he's seen an increase in firearm sales and applications for pistol permits. He said he has almost 100 pistols waiting in the back r…
New Bill Proposed: Buying 1,000 Rounds of Ammo would Raise Red Flag
New Bill Proposed: Buying 1,000 Rounds of Ammo would Raise Red Flag
Article originally written on Fox40
August 15th, 2012,
SACRAMENTO—
Bay-Area lawmakers proposed a new bill this week that would require gun vendors to report anyone who buys 1,000 rounds of ammunition within a five-day span.
AB-2512 would give vendors 24-hours to report the name and address of anyone who purchased 1000-rounds.
"A good person comes in, who enjoys shooting, you're putting them now as being a c…
Zimmerman Will Not Rely on “Stand Your Ground,” Defense Attorney Says
Zimmerman Will Not Rely on “Stand Your Ground,” Defense Attorney Says
Article originally written on The New American
August 14th, 2012,
After announcing last week that George Zimmerman would seek a “Stand Your Ground” hearing to get the murder charges dismissed in the February shooting death of Trayvon Martin, defense attorney Mark O’Mara said Monday that his client would now be relying on a traditional self-defense argument instead. The lawyer argued that Zimmerman had no way to fl…
House Committee Sues Attorney General in Gunwalking Probe
House Committee Sues Attorney General in Gunwalking Probe
Article originally written on The Wall Street Journal
August 14th, 2012,
As promised, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sued the attorney general to enforce a congressional subpoena for documents related to the investigation of Operation Fast and Furious.
The complaint, filed Monday in federal district court in Washington and embedded below, said Attorney General Eric Holder’s notion of executive privil…
Cuccinelli files brief in Maryland gun case
Cuccinelli files brief in Maryland gun case
Article originally written on Richmond Times Dispatch
August 14th, 2012,
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli — hoping to be elected governor of Virginia in 2013 — has filed a brief in a Maryland gun case that is bound to hit the target with firearms enthusiasts in Virginia.
Cuccinelli's office last week filed a "friend of the court" brief on behalf of Virginia and 13 other states in support of a federal district court ruling that struck dow…
Support from NRA paves way for Courtney Rogers' victory
Pikes Peak Hill Climb Results
Article originally written on New York Post
August 13th, 2012,
Not even four years separate Courtney Rogers, the stay-at-home mom, from Courtney Rogers, political candidate.
The path connecting the two runs through the election of a Democratic president, performances as a Revolutionary War soldier and a lecture series on the origins of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
Somehow, this unlikely road has made Rogers one of the yea…
Arsenal of gun-control bills ready for gov
Arsenal of gun-control bills ready for gov
Article originally written on New York Post
August 13th, 2012,
ALBANY — If Gov. Cuomo’s appetite for more gun control is serious, there’s no shortage of bills on the menu.
From microstamping shell casings and banning assault weapons, to toughening penalties for lax storage, teaching anti-gun violence in schools and providing tax credits for the purchase of gun safety equipment, lawmakers are pushing more than a dozen measures to beef up …
NJ gun safety classes growing
NJ gun safety classes growing
Article originally written on myCentralJersey.com
August 13th, 2012,
Holding steady despite the flash of gunfire, Mary Marrero of Manchester squeezed off six rounds from a .38-caliber revolver into a paper target.
The training is part of the mother of two’s desire to feel safer when her husband is working.
“You feel real powerful, like you have some kind of defense,” said Marrero, 37, during her gun safety class at a Brick Armory, a gun shop and s…
Maryland senator calls for gun training and off-limits locations
Maryland senator calls for gun training and off-limits locations.
Article originally written on The Washington Times.
August 10th, 2012,
ANNAPOLIS — Responding to a court decision that could scrap the state law requiring concealed-carry permit applicants to provide “good and substantial reason” for needing firearms, a Baltimore lawmaker wants to require handgun owners to complete a training course.
Sen. William C. Ferguson IV, a Democrat, introduced a bill Thursday that would req…
D.C. Mayor Gray protests a billboard advertising gun safety classes
D.C. Mayor Gray protests a billboard advertising gun safety classes.
Article originally written on NRA-ILA
August 9th, 2012,
Washington politicians are so anti-gun that they oppose a mere photo of a paper target. With D.C.’s gun-grabber laws under fire and pressure rising to allow concealed carry, the city’s liberal political establishment is panicking.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) put up a billboard in July at 13th and L Streets, N.W., that says, “Hey D.C. — It…
California Legislature Ends its Summer Recess and Will Vote on Anti-Gun Bills
California Legislature Ends its Summer Recess and Will Vote on Anti-Gun Bills.
Article originally written on NRA-ILA
August 7th, 2012,
Recess is over for members of the California Legislature and they already have plenty of anti-gun bills scheduled to be heard as early as TODAY.
As usual, the California Legislature is working hard to rid the Golden State of ALL firearms and law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen. Several anti-gun and anti-hunting bills have passed their house of ori…
When only criminals have guns
When only criminals have guns.
Article originally written by Emily Miller on The Washington Times
August 7th, 2012,
In the nation’s capital, it’s a fair question to ask: Who gets the better deal, innocent citizens who want to own a gun, or dangerous criminals? The District’s deliberate policy of releasing criminals back onto the streets shows the liberal city council’s answer has little to do with public safety.
Take the case of Ramad Speight, an admitted psychotic and alleged co…
State Sen. Michael Gianaris crafting package of bills to give New York the nation's toughest gun laws
State Sen. Michael Gianaris crafting package of bills to give New York the nation's toughest gun laws
August 6th, 2012,
ALBANY — State Sen. Michael Gianaris points to recent gun violence in New York City, not to mention the Colorado massacre, as he crafts a package of bills to give New York the country’s toughest gun laws.
And that was before a gunman opened fire at a Sik…
Assault Weapons Myth
The assault weapons myth - Article originally written on "The Chicago Times" by Steve Chapman.
August 2nd, 2012,
Gov. Quinn wants to outlaw the sale and possession of "assault weapons," insisting that "there is no place in Illinois for weapons designed to fire rapidly at human targets at close range." He doesn't mention that even if his ban were to pass, there would be plenty of other legal firearms that can be used to fire rapidly at human targets at close range -- or long range, for th…
What Mayor Bloomberg Doesn't Know About Police and Guns
What Mayor Bloomberg Doesn't Know About Police and Guns - Article originally written on "The Wall Street Journal".
August 2nd, 2012,
In the wake of the recent mass shooting in Colorado, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on police to join him in fighting for more gun control: "I don't understand why the police officers across this country don't stand up collectively and say we're going to go on strike." It is illegal for police to go on strike, and Mr. Bloomberg later backed off his s…
Lautenberg-Schumer Amendment Would Ban Standard Magazines
Article originally written on NRA-ILA.
July 31st, 2012,
Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) have proposed an amendment to the "Cybersecurity Act" to ban standard capacity magazines.
The amendment would ban import, possession, and transfer of magazines that accept (or could be readily converted to accept) more than ten rounds and that are manufactured after the enactment of the amendment. Pre-ban magazines could be possessed by the current owner, but not transfer…
Florida concealed gun permits near 1 million
Article originally written on Highlands Today.
July 30th, 2012,
SEBRING Statewide concealed weapons permits are nearing the one million mark, according to a report from the Florida Department of Agriculture Consumer Services Division of Licensing, which monitors them.So far, Florida recorded 952,415 active concealed weapons permits. As of June 30, Highlands County residents held 5,160 of those permits.For $36.50, residents can go to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and be fin…
Obama: There will be 'more opportunity' to talk guns
Article originally written on Politico.
July 26th, 2012,
President Obama suggested Thursday that he isn't backing away from talking about gun policy.
"I'm sure we'll have more opportunity to talk about this," he said to a reporter's question after he made brief remarks pressuring the House of Representatives to pass the middle class tax cut extension that cleared the Senate on Wednesday.
The president's response came to a question about whether …
Florida Alert: Three Items of Importance to Gun Owners
Article originally written on Daily News.
July 19th, 2012,
DATE: July 18, 2012 TO: USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President Below are three items of importance for Florida members and firearm owners: 1.) Below is a link to the surveillance video taken of the attempted armed robbery in Ocala that everyone is talking about. Today's 71 Year Old CCW Permit Holder Foiling a Robbery Brou…
Assemblywoman Meng pushing bill to require microstamping
Article originally written on Daily News.
July 18th, 2012,
With gun violence increasing along with the temperature in New York City this summer, a congressional hopeful says now is the time to give cops a new tool to use to make collars in gun crimes.
Assemblywoman Grace Meng, a Queens Democrat, faulted the National Rifle Association and Republicans in the state Legislature for blocking a bill to require gun manufacturers to use bullet microstamping technology.
The upg…
Are you "all in" for 2012?
Article originally written on The Daily Caller.
July 13th, 2012,
As I’ve written before, the right to keep and bear arms is the only right our Founding Fathers described as “necessary to the security of a free state.” This designation is in the very language of the Second Amendment:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Yet here we stand, perhaps unaware of the insidious action…
Fast and furious cover up at Holders Justice
Article originally written on Washington Times.
July 9th, 2012,
Obama administration officials must remind each other daily that they will never have to accept responsibility for anything that goes wrong on their watch as long as they can find some way to blame their troubles on George W. Bush.
So it should surprise no one that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and the administration’s surrogates are vociferously claiming that Operation Fast and Furious, the gun-walking scandal …
Opposition to UN arms trade treaty heats up
Article originally written on The Hill.
July 3rd, 2012,
Some 130 lawmakers sent President Obama a letter on Monday expressing their opposition to a pending arms trade treaty if it impinges on gun rights and U.S. sovereignty in any way.
The United Nations this week begins a month-long process of crafting a long-delayed treaty to create international standards for importing and exporting conventional weapons. Proponents say the treaty would bring much of the rest of the world in lin…
House vote on contempt, subpoena on Fast and Furious
Article originally written on Iowa Senate website.
July 2nd, 2012,
When a person dies in service to his country, and his own government may have contributed to his death, covered up evidence about the circumstances, or both, the survivors’ families and the American people have a right to know the truth. That was the case with Pat Tillman, and it’s the case with Brian Terry. The government should own up to any policies and practices that led to the harm of Mexi…
Google Adopts Anti-Gun Policy
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 30th, 2012,
Internet giant Google has adopted a new and discriminatory policy with respect to the advertising of firearms, ammunition and related products. The change affects the firm's "Google Shopping" function.
For years, Google has refused to sell preferred advertising to sellers of these goods. That means Google search results don't show those products in featured positions, such as at the top of the page or on the right sid…
Holder: The case for contempt
Article originally written on The Washington Times.
June 28th, 2012,
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on a contempt of Congress citation against Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. This unprecedented action has been made necessary by the Obama administration’s consistent refusal to reveal the whole truth about the Fast and Furious gun-walking operation and the cover-up that followed.
The contempt citation is over Mr. Holder’s failure to comply with an O…
Republicans not backing down on contempt votes
Article originally written on Kansas City website.
June 28th, 2012,
WASHINGTON
Barring a last-minute deal, House Republicans plan historic votes Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in civil and criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents related to a bungled gun-tracking operation.
A sitting attorney general never has been held in contempt and Republicans picked an odd day to set a precedent. They scheduled the votes the same day the Supreme Court …
Holder in peril as Dems break ranks on contempt resolution
Article originally written on Fox News.
June 27th, 2012,
House Republicans and some conservative Democrats are poised to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress on Thursday for withholding documents in the investigation into botched Operation Fast and Furious, which let guns slip into the hands of drug cartels.
House Speaker John Boehner is pressing ahead with a floor vote that is almost certain to pass, with the majority Republicans expected to get the backing of …
Obama to shoot down armed pilots
Article originally written on The Washington Times.
June 27th, 2012,
The Obama administration’s hatred for the Second Amendment has reached new heights. After nearly a decade of safe operation, the White House is looking to reduce the number of pilots who provide an extra layer of security against airborne terror by packing a pistol in the cockpit. This plan shouldn’t fly.
The federal flight-deck officer program was put in place as a direct response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 200…
AP source - Talks fail to resolve contempt issue
Article originally written on Star-Telegram.
June 26th, 2012,
Obama administration officials and House Republican staff members Tuesday failed to resolve a document dispute that could lead to a precedent-setting contempt of Congress vote Thursday against Attorney General Eric Holder.
A House Republican official, who was not authorized to be quoted by name, said White House and Justice Department representatives met and showed the GOP staff less than 30 pages of documents related to …
Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 20th, 2012,
“The NRA fully supports this contempt resolution,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director of NRA's Institute for Legislative Action. “The American people – including millions of NRA members and tens of millions of NRA supporters – deserve the truth, and we will support any effort that leads us to that truth.”
The Committee’s report thoroughly details the immediate reasons for the resolution: the Justice…
Holder Offers a "Compromised" Compromise
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 15th, 2012,
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was again on the proverbial hot seat this week as investigations into the infamous "Fast and Furious" gun-walking scandal continue.While a standoff in the investigation over providing subpoenaed information drags on, earlier this week, Holder suggested that he was willing to make "compromises." In response, on Wednesday House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa…
ALERT: Florida Sheriffs Association Complains about NRA Questionnaire
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 18th, 2012,
DATE: June 18, 2012 TO: NRA & Unified Sportsmen of Florida Members and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President
Below is an article by Dara Kam published in the Palm Beach Post on June 17, titled "NRA goes after Florida sheriffs candidates with survey." Although the headline is slanted (and reporters don't write the headlines), Dar…
The futility of gun turn-ins
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 18th, 2012,
Two years ago, explaining the effort, then Mayor Richard M. Daleysaid, "We have just too many guns in our society. When someone has access to a gun, they use it." The gun buyback is a way "we can reduce the number of guns on our streets," says Mayor Rahm Emanuel.But don't put too much stock in those pronouncements. The number of privately owned guns in America keeps rising, and at last count it totaled 270 million, or abou…
New Study Ranks Freedom In The States
Article originally written on NRA-ILA website.
June 10th, 2012,
New York is the least free state overall, and
Maryland
is least free in terms of personal freedom, according to a new study by the
Mercatus
Center
at
. The study,
Freedom in the 50 States
rated the states according their fiscal policies, regulatory policies, and laws relating to economic and personal freedom. Where each state stands on 30-plus gun laws accounted for 6.67 percent of its total fr…
Michigan House Votes Overwhelmingly to Repeal Permit-to-Purchase and Registration
Article written by NRA-ILA official website.
June 13th, 2012,
Today, the Michigan House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to repeal the state handgun “permit-to-purchase” and registration requirements.
House Bill 5225
passed in the state House by a 74 to 36 vote. HB 5225 would repeal the bureaucratic state “permit-to-purchase” handguns and instead utilize the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
House Bill 5498
and
House Bill 549…
Sportsmen's Act Amendment to be Introduced in U.S. Senate
Story originally written on NRA-ILA Site.
June 8th, 2012,
As previously reported, H.R. 4089--the "Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012"--passed the U.S. House of Representatives in April by a bipartisan vote of 274 to 146. The bill will protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting. H.R. 4089 was a compilation of four different bills: H.R. 1558, which amends the "Toxic Substances Control Act"; H.R. 3440, the "Recreational Shooting Protection Act"; H.R…
Ruger Temporarily Suspends Acceptance of New Orders
March 22nd, 2012,
SOUTHPORT, CT --Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR), announced today that for the first quarter 2012, the Company has received orders for more than one million units. Therefore, the Company has temporarily suspended the acceptance of new orders.
Chief Executive Officer Michael O. Fifer made the following comments:
• The Company's Retailer Programs that were offered from January 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012 were very successful and generated significa…
NRA to Fight Proposed Obama Administration Ban on Recreational Shooting on Public Lands
Friday, November 18, 2011
Fairfax, VA -- The National Rifle Association (NRA) will fight the proposal by the Obama administration and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to drastically restrict recreational shooting opportunities on public lands. The NRA is particularly concerned about the stated motive of this action. A spokesman for the BLM told U.S. News and World Report that the proposed ban was being enacted in response to "urbanites" who "freak out" when they hear shooting on public lands. Th…
Wisconsin Governor Signs NRA-Backed Castle Doctrine into Law
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Fairfax, Va. - Governor Scott Walker has signed Wisconsin Castle Doctrine legislation into law. This common-sense measure strengthens the right of law-abiding citizens to use force, including deadly force, against an attacker in their homes, businesses or motor vehicles. It also strengthens protection from civil lawsuits by an attacker or attacker's family when justifiable defensive force is used.
"Gov. Walker and Wisconsin lawmakers know that law-abiding citizens…
Twelve Big Wins for Gun Owners
Friday, November 18, 2011
The final conference report on the combined Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture, Commerce/Justice/Science (CJS) and Transportation/Housing/Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bills—also known as the “Mini-Bus,” was passed by both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate, and has been signed into law.
One of the most important ways that Congress has protected the Second Amendment is through a number of general provisions included in various appropriations bi…
Second Amendment Litigation
NRA Files Appeal of Ruling on Handgun Sales Age Limits
On Sept. 29, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas decided in favor of the federal government in a case brought by the NRA challenging the federal restriction on the purchase of handguns by 18-20 year old adults. The case is far from over, as the NRA has already filed an appeal.
In the case, Jennings v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the NRA and a group of responsible young adults argued that since 18…
NRA Files Protest Letter in Opposition of BLMs Resource Management Plan for Recreational Shooting Ban
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The National Rifle Association has filed a letter protesting the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final resource management plan for Ironwood Forest National Monument that will close the entire monument to recreational shooting.
The NRA and many of its Arizona hunters and shooters were deeply engaged in the planning process when the draft plan for the monument was released for public comment in 2007. Closure of the monument to recreational shooting was protest…
NRA-Backed Amendment to Prohibit Funding of "Gun-Walking" Programs Passes Unanimously in US Senate
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Today, an NRA-supported amendment offered by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.) to prohibit funds from being used by the Department of Justice to conduct "gun-walking" programs similar to the now-infamous "Fast and Furious" operation was passed in the Senate with unanimous, bipartisan support (99-0).
Specifically, the amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill states that: "No funds made available under this Act shall be used t…
US House Committee Advances National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act
Friday, October 14, 2011
This week, the House Judiciary considered amendments to H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill, and defeated all anti-gun amendments offered in an effort to weaken or gut the legislation.
The legislation is an important pro-gun reform that will provide for the recognition of carry permits in all states that issue permits. (For detailed information on the legislation, click here.)
The bill, as originally written, was successfully amended at th…
National Right-to-Carry Bill Under Attack
Friday, September 23, 2011 As we reported last week, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security recently held a hearing on H.R. 822, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011."This critically important bill, introduced earlier this year by Congressmen Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) and cosponsored by more than 240 of their colleagues, would enable millions of permit holders to exercise their right to sel…
NRA Granted Intervenor Status in Wolf Delisting Challenge
Tuesday, September 20, 2011The National Rifle Association (NRA) has been granted intervenor status by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in the legal challenge to the delisting of wolves from the Endangered Species Act in Montana, Idaho and portions of Oregon, Utah and Washington State. Anti-hunting groups continue to fight the NRA’s efforts to defend the interests of its members and the hunting community.“Being granted intervenor status is of paramount importance to the future of wildlife cons…
House Crime Subcommittee Holds Hearing on National Right-to-Carry Bill
Friday, September 16, 2011On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011.The bill, introduced earlier this year by Congressmen Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) and cosponsored by more than 240 of their colleagues, would enable millions of permit holders to exercise their right to self-defense while traveling outside their home states.S…
Hearing Scheduled for HR 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011
Friday, September 09, 2011For months we have been reporting on a critically important bill: H.R. 822—the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011. This vital NRA-backed legislation, introduced earlier this year by Congressmen Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) will enable millions of permit holders to exercise their right to self-defense while traveling outside their home states. Thanks to much hard work and action taken by NRA and our members, H.R…
Heads Roll In Wake of BATFE “Fast and Furious” Scandal
Friday, September 02, 2011In the latest development in the on-going Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) “Fast and Furious” scandal, the Department of Justice announced this week the appointment of U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota B. Todd Jones to serve as Acting Director of BATFE, replacing Kenneth Melson. The DOJ also announced that Dennis Burke, U.S. attorney for the district of Arizona, has resigned. And theWall Street Journal …
US Senate Stands with NRA in Strongly Opposing UN Gun Control Efforts
Friday, July 22, 2011For nearly 20 years, the NRA has worked tirelessly to oppose any United Nations effort to undermine the constitutional rights of law-abiding American gun owners. The latest attempt by the U.N. and global gun banners to eliminate our Second Amendment freedoms is to include civilian arms in the current Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which will be finalized next year.In order for any treaty to take effect, however, it must be ratified by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate. To…
NRA Supports Lawsuit Challenging the Obama Administrations Multiple Sales Reporting Requirement
NRA is fully funding and supporting a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's demand that Federal Firearms License holders report multiple sales of certain long guns in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas. The lawsuits filed assert that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives lacks statutory authority to demand these reports.NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox has long expressed skepticism for the motivation and the timing of this BATFE effort. "This is a bait-an…
Gun Rights In Primetime
NRA members are rightfully concerned about the protection of gun rights and the longevity of the shooting sports. We know the successes we have enjoyed in the past are due in no small part to our strength in numbers. Furthermore, the key to maintaining and building on our past victories is not only to sustain, but to also grow the size of our organization. To that end, NRA tries to provide and promote opportunities for people to get involved in the shooting sports.The media, anti-gun groups and …
Obama Justice Department Orders Gun Registration
Fierce Battle Over Gun RightsWatch the latest video at video.foxnews.com…
NRA-ILA Legal Update August 2011
Introducing the NRA-ILA Legal Update!To give NRA members and gun owners the latest information on Second Amendment cases filed or supported by the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (www.nraila.org), NRA-ILA is pleased to announce a new online newsletter, the NRA-ILA Legal Update.Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, holding that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms, hundreds of Second Amendment cases have been…
UK Mayhem Leaves Disarmed Citizens at the Mercy of Criminals
By now you have seen the headlines and images of destruction: the rioting, looting, violent assaults, and arson. London and other UK cities look like war zones and their citizens are afraid to venture out, because the danger is very real. It's a view of the temporary breakdown of society. It is gut check time; a time when the concept of being able to defend oneself gives way to the stark reality that few viable options to do so exist. Gun laws in the UK are among the most …
Next Hearing on BATFEs “Operation Fast and Furious” Announced
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has announced that on Tuesday, July 26, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will convene another hearing as part of the ongoing investigation into the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ “Operation Fast and Furious.” The committee called the program “a tragically flawed effort that is connected to deaths on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border.”The hearing, “Operation Fast and Furious: The Other Side…
House Committee Passes Amendment to Defund Illegal Obama Firearm Sales Reporting Requirement
Today, during consideration of the FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, pro-gun U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) offered an amendment to prohibit the use of funds for a new and unauthorized multiple sales reporting plan proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Amendment was passed by a vote of 25-16. The Rehberg Amendment, which was strongly supported by NRA, will defund the Justice Department’s controversial and illegal move requiring fed…
New NRA Life of Duty Program Honors and Assists Those Who Put Themselves in Harm’s Way
FAIRFAX, VA – The National Rifle Association (NRA) recently announced the launch of a bold program created exclusively for America’s military and law enforcement personnel. Called “NRA Life of Duty,” the initiative encompasses a new class of sponsored NRA membership, a state-of-the-art online network and a digital magazine—designed for those who make their living defending the American way of life.At NRALifeOfDuty.tv, those who wear a uniform and carry a firearm can find news, discussion and sup…
NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre Stands Up for American Gun Owners at United Nations
NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre drew a line in sand on behalf of American gun owners at the United Nations Thursday. LaPierre spoke to the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Preparatory Committee, the group drafting an international treaty that will supposedly control all non-nuclear arms, worldwide, including civilian firearms. He told the audience of delegates from approximately 150 UN member states that the NRA would vehemently oppose any UN treaty that in any way re…
BATFE Will Take Step Towards National Gun Sales Registration; NRA Will Take BATFE To Court
On Monday, July 11, the Obama administration announced that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will soon begin requiring firearm dealers in the southwestern border states to file “multiple sale” reports on detachable-magazine rifles larger than .22 caliber. Under the plan, each dealer will be required to report, to the BATFE, any sale of two or more such rifles to a single individual with a period of five business days.The administration’s decision, supposedly aime…
