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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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
Holder: "I frankly don't know"
(Friday, May 06, 2011) - According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Project Gunrunner program was intended to stop the alleged flow of guns to criminals in Mexico. That didn't happen. Instead, the program may have facilitated the illegal smuggling of thousands of those guns, some of which actually turned up at the murder scene of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in December 2010. As the probe into Project Gunrunner heats u…
