05.18.2013 -
Kansas: Bill to Prevent Taxpayer Dollars from Funding Gun Control Advocacy Sent to...As the state legislature’s veto session comes to a close, a vital pro-gun reform passed in the Kansas Senate yesterday by a 31 to 6 vote. House Bill 2162, which was recently amended to include the language in the NRA-supported Senate Bill 45, will now go to the state House of Representatives for a...
05.17.2013 -
Grassroots Alert: Vol. 20, No. 20 05/17/201305.17.2013 -
Missouri: Self-Defense Bill Passes State House, Goes to Governor for his Signature05.17.2013 -
New Jersey: Gun Control Package Advancing in TrentonThe state Senate approved several gun control measures on Monday, May 13, and the New Jersey Assembly has placed them on their calendar for consideration this Monday, May 20 at 1:00 pm. The Assembly floor agenda is subject to change. The remaining bills passed in the Senate on May 13 may require a...
05.17.2013 -
Maryland: Governor Signs Sweeping Gun Control Bill into LawYesterday, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley (D) signed into law sweeping gun control legislation, Senate Bill 281. Reported by NRA-ILA throughout the session here, S.B. 281 faced strong opposition by the people of Maryland throughout the legislative process. This sweeping anti-gun legislation will...
05.17.2013 -
Vermont: 2013 Legislative Session AdjournsState lawmakers wrapped up their 2013 legislative session earlier this week in Montpelier with good results for Vermont NRA members. Several anti-gun bills were introduced in Vermont this year, but none of them advanced beyond committee. NRA members did a tremendous job of contacting their state l...
05.17.2013 -
Maine: Your Action is Needed to Halt Attacks on the Second AmendmentThe Maine Joint Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee has been holding work sessions on numerous bills that, if passed and enacted into law, would severely restrict your Second Amendment rights. Three anti-gun bills are expected to be considered on the Senate floor as early as next week. W...
05.17.2013 -
Colorado: Attend an Important Forum on Colorado’s Assault on the Second Amendmen...This Tuesday, May 28, the Independence Institute is hosting a forum at the Freedom Financial Expo Center to discuss the assault that took place during the 2013 legislative session on your Second Amendment rights.
05.16.2013 -
Five reasons the NRA won the recent gun control debate that have nothing to do wit...As an NRA leader who's worked there for over two decades told me, "I think our volunteers' passion and intensity cannot be matched. You can't pull a switch; your grassroots has to have sustainability and you have to train people. We might be happy with a recent legislative victory, but we examine wh...
05.16.2013 -
The AP and the NRAWe have just gone through a period when scorn was heaped on the NRA for opposing new gun rules out of the very same logic that compels reporters to react so strongly against the AP subpoena. The NRA will not abide an infringement on anyone's legitimate right to bear arms, and it fears what could com...
05.16.2013 -
Toomey is open to reviving plan to criminalize private transfersSen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) hasn't given up on his bill to expand background checks for gun purchases, he said Thursday, signaling more willingness to return to the plan than he had publicly shown before."If we could find a way to bring some more folks on board, then of course it would be worth bringi...
05.16.2013 -
Mike & Connecticut governor talk guns Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy stopped by City Hall Wednesday and held a closed door strategy session on gun control with Mayor Bloomberg.Following the meeting, Malloy said three objectives should be pursued to reverse last month's setback, when the Senate voted down a bill to significantly expand b...
05.16.2013 -
Concealed carry rules for Illinois emerge but face uncertain fateA measure spelling out who can carry concealed handguns and where they can carry them emerged Thursday after months of contentious negotiations, a system with one set of rules for violence plagued Chicago and another for the rest of Illinois.Though the attempt at a compromise cleared its first hurdl...
05.16.2013 -
Maryland: Governor signs gun control bill with fingerprint licensingGov. Martin O'Malley signed a gun control measure on Thursday to give Maryland some of the nation's tightest gun laws and the National Rifle Association plans to challenge it in court.
05.16.2013 -
California: Assembly advances bill to ban hunters using lead ammunition Legislation that would make California the first state to ban the use of lead ammunition in hunting has cleared the state Assembly.The bill from Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Rendon of Lakewood would require hunters to use non lead ammunition.
05.16.2013 -
NRA Supports Lawsuit Against Gun Control in ColoradoFairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association is proud to support a lawsuit filed today in federal court by 54 Colorado county sheriffs, the firearms industry trade association, several firearms retailers, individuals with disabilities and other parties which challenges the State of Colorado’s r...
05.16.2013 -
Obama Administration to Sign U.N. Arms Trade Treaty "In the Very Near Future"As we reported last month, on April 2, the United Nations General Assembly voted 153-4 to pass the Arms Trade Treaty, with the United States voting in favor and several countries abstaining. The vote in the General Assembly pushed the treaty process forward after negotiations twice failed to deliver...
05.16.2013 -
NRA Supports Lawsuit Against Gun Control in ColoradoThe NRA is proud to support a lawsuit filed today in federal court by 54 Colorado county sheriffs, the firearms industry trade association, several firearms retailers, individuals with disabilities and other parties, which challenges the State of Colorado's recently enacted gun control laws.
05.16.2013 -
Confiscate! Confiscate! Confiscate!Hell hath no fury like an anti-gunner who doesn't get her way on gun control.
05.16.2013 -
NRA Succeeds Because of its Human ResourcesFar too many ignorant and politically motivated observers wrongly attribute NRA's recent victories in Congress, as well as our past successes, to NRA's perceived financial might (which is dwarfed by that of billionaire anti-gun zealots like New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg). Of course, financi...
05.16.2013 -
Outrage of the WeekIn March, we reported on the outrageous case of a seven-year-old Baltimore, Md. student who, according to a Daily Caller article, was suspended for two days for the "horrendous" act of shaping a breakfast pastry into what his teacher thought looked like a gun.
05.16.2013 -
Country Star Kevin Fowler is an NRA Supporter Rising country music star Kevin Fowler was the opening act for the "NRA Country Jam" at this year's NRA Annual Meetings in Houston. Fowler is an unabashed supporter of NRA and the Second Amendment, and he'll gladly let you know that, graphically and in no uncertain terms. Fowler recently weighed i...
05.16.2013 -
Missouri: Right to Carry Reform Legislation Passes State Senate, Goes to Governor ...Today, the Missouri Senate concurred on Senate Bill 75 by a 24-5 vote. This critical right-to-carry reform now heads to Governor Jay Nixon (D) for his consideration.
05.16.2013 -
Nevada: Concealed Carry Improvement Passed in Committee TodayToday, Senate Bill 76, introduced by state Senator James Settelmeyer (R-17), passed unanimously in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. SB 76 will improve the concealed carry weapon (CCW) firearms application process by requiring qualification with a revolver or semi-automatic pistol if a CCW holder w...
05.16.2013 -
Alabama: State House to Consider Critical Omnibus Firearms Bill This MondayAfter the Alabama Senate and House of Representatives approved competing versions of Senate Bill 286, this critical pro-gun reform was sent to a conference committee to finalize its language. Last week, the state Senate approved the conference committee report for SB 286 by a 25-5 vote. This Monda...
05.16.2013 -
Delaware: State House Could Vote on Anti-Gun Legislation Today!Today, the Delaware House of Representatives could vote on House Bill 67, which seeks to create a "gun-free zone" around ALL school property – including vehicles and property owned, used, or rented by any public or private school. This legislation will put firearm owners and concealed carry permi...
05.16.2013 -
Delaware Update: NRA Withdraws Opposition to House Bill 88 NRA-ILA previously reported our opposition to House Bill 88. Negotiations resulted in our concerns being addressed in the state House and at this point the NRA has withdrawn our opposition.
05.16.2013 -
Nebraska: Pro-Gun Candidate Defeats Bloomberg Mayor in OmahaThe NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) congratulates City Councilman Jean Stothert for winning the highly contested Omaha mayoral race on Tuesday.
05.16.2013 -
Missouri: Right to Carry Reform Legislation Passes State House, Heads to State Sen...Late last night, the Missouri House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 75 by a 123 to 29 vote. SB 75 seeks to reform Missouri’s existing concealed carry permit process. Currently, the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) is responsible for issuing concealed carry endorsements, but after recen...
05.15.2013 -
California Lawyer, Chuck Michel, Honored with NRA Defender of Justice AwardThe National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) honored California attorney C.D. "Chuck" Michel with the 2013 NRA Defender of Justice Award. This award recognizes outstanding efforts by attorneys who defend the right to keep and bear arms, and particularly recognizes attor...
