09.07.2010 -
Ohio: Workers protection billHouse Bill 571, which was introduced by Joe Uecker, 66th District Representative, and is co sponsored by 30 other representatives, would amend section 2923.126 of the Ohio Revised Code. The law would not allow private employers to prohibit a concealed carry permit holder from storing the employee's ...
09.07.2010 -
Florida: Lee County erases ban on gunsHundreds of signs across Lee County that proclaim guns are banned at parks, beaches, along canals and at other areas are being changed to comply with state law.
The state allows guns at these locations if the gun owner has a concealed carry permit.
09.07.2010 -
Georgia: More Augusta area women purchasing firearmsGun sales have been on the rise in Augusta, particularly to women.
"Over the last year, it's been on pretty much a daily basis," said Eddie Walden, the owner of Waldens. "We'd see (women) before, but not on a daily basis."
09.07.2010 -
Arizona: Proposition targets any anti-hunting lawsProposition 109, if approved in November, would preclude legislators from making changes in hunting laws, at least by themselves. Instead, they would have to put them on the ballot and ask voters to modify what Proposition 109 would make a state constitutional right to hunt.
09.07.2010 -
Alabama: Hunting season ignites economic engineJust about everyone knows Alabama's football season began Saturday. But the state has another season that also started Sept. 4.
The sound of shotguns thundered across the Alabama countryside as dove season opened up throughout most of the state. Even though it's officially still summer, it was the o...
09.07.2010 -
Canada: Sorry, Jack. The gun registry can't be savedJack Layton has a plan for the gun registry a compromise all Canadians can live with. He wants to drop the criminal prohibition for first time non compliers, drop registration fees and respect native treaties and the privacy rights of all gun owners. Sadly for Layton, his plan is a fiction, a far...
09.07.2010 -
Canadians have outlets to voice their opposition to long-gun registryManitoba MP Candice Hoeppner's bill C 391, designed to eliminate the long gun registry, has become an extraordinary political football. Most, if not all, hunters and law abiding firearms owners ask the common sense question, "Does the long gun registry actually stop crime?" Those who support the reg...
09.07.2010 -
Canada: Parliamentary departures may play a role in coming gun registry vote The recent departure of three MPs from Parliament and the possible resignation of a fourth in the coming days could play a pivotal role in a vote this month on whether to scrap the federal gun registry.
A squeaker result is expected on Sept. 22, with Tory backbencher Candice Hoeppner predicting ...
09.07.2010 -
UK: License plan upsets the anti-gun lobbyA cash saving proposal to stop home visits for some shotgun licence renewals has been slammed as 'horrendous' by anti gun campaigners.
Plans to halt some home visits for the five yearly certificate renewals as part of the growing collaboration between Bedfordshire Police and Hertfordshire Constabula...
09.07.2010 -
New Zealand: New gun control laws proposedCoroner David Crerar has recommended the Government review the Arms Act -- including revisiting a suggested ban on military style semi automatics -- as part of his findings into the deaths of Molenaar and Senior Constable Len Snee last May.
09.03.2010 -
Gang violence and the mayor`s feeble and futile gun lawsIn response to the escalation in gang-related shootings in Portland, Mayor Sam Adams is proposing actions that are typical of those with liberal leanings. Rather than blaming the criminals, he`s blaming the guns, and he`s proposing five ordinances, some of which will restrict the gun rights of law-a...
09.03.2010 -
States Being Asked For `Right-To-Hunt` AmendmentsLifelong hunter Bill Haycraft of Kentucky sees his treasured outdoors heritage under siege and in need of constitutional protection from animal rights advocates. He`s one of many hunters backing a "right-to-hunt" amendment that`s expected to be on his state`s 2012 ballot.
09.03.2010 -
Canada: NDP rethinks opposition to gun registrySome rural and northern New Democrat MPs may stay away from the upcoming vote on the long-gun registry, a move that could save the controversial program, the Star has learned.
09.02.2010 -
Obama administration reverses course, forbids sale of 850,000 antique riflesThe South Korean government, in an effort to raise money for its military, wants to sell nearly a million antique M1 rifles that were used by U.S. soldiers in the Korean War to gun collectors in America.
The Obama administration approved the sale of the American made rifles last year. But it reverse...
09.02.2010 -
NRA-PVF to Make Major Announcement on Missouri U.S. Senate Race -- NRA Leaders Com...09.02.2010 -
California: Assembly session ends, Right-to-Carry restriction bill diesFor the Assembly, the curtain fell at midnight Tuesday after a final hour marked by animosity that began with a partisan fight that ultimately killed legislation to ban the open display of unloaded guns in most public places.
09.02.2010 -
Washington: Yakima County revises Right-to-Carry ordinanceYakima County commissioners approved an ordinance Tuesday allowing gun owners to carry their weapons to county parks and festivals.
KAPP TV reports the change was made because the county law was more restrictive that the state law on concealed weapons.
09.02.2010 -
Canada: It's time to finally get rid of the long gun registryAfter all this time, there's still no clear evidence the long gun registry has stemmed gun related crimes. The only certainty is that the registry has cost taxpayers at least $2 billion an astronomical figure given that the Liberals promised the registry would only cost an initial $2 million in s...
09.02.2010 -
NRA Freedom Action Foundation Launches 2010 Trigger the Vote Effort -- Honorary Ch...09.01.2010 -
Philadelphia police seize guns from lawful permit holdersIn the last two years, Philadelphia police have confiscated guns from at least nine men - including four security guards - who were carrying them legally, and only one of the guns has been returned, according to interviews with the men.
09.01.2010 -
Louisiana: Second Amendment weekend sales tax holiday is Sept. 3rd-5thHunters and campers can save money this weekend on a wide range of supplies including firearms, ammunition, hunting knives and certain clothing items. The 2010 Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday takes place Friday, September 3, through Sunday, September 5.
During these three days, eligible i...
09.01.2010 -
Idaho, Montana seek OK for hunting of wolvesState officials sought Tuesday to revive gray wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies, even as they entered talks with environmentalists whose lawsuit restored the endangered status of the animals.
On Tuesday, Montana asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to commit by Sept. 10 to the state's plan for ...
09.01.2010 -
Canada: The gun registry doesn't make us saferThe key factor to consider when determining the fate of the federal long gun registry is whether or not it prevents crime. That was its initial objective. That is how Jean Chretien's Liberal government justified the nearly $2 billion that has been spent on the project and a bureaucracy that continue...
08.31.2010 -
California Senate rejects carry restrictionsThe California Senate rejected a bill Monday that would have made it illegal to carry unloaded guns in public, but lawmakers will give the vote one more try.
Monday's 20 16 vote fell one short of the majority needed, but the Senate will reconsider the measure Tuesday.
08.31.2010 -
Gun owners dodge the bullet banThe Supreme Court's recent McDonald and Heller decisions have thus far thwarted the gun grabbers' best efforts by upholding the individual's right to own firearms. Late Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency added another victory to the list as it shot down an attempt to undermine the Second Am...
08.31.2010 -
North Carolina: Town of Midway considers new discharge lawThe Town of Midway is considering an ordinance that would add firearm restrictions within the town's boundaries.
Residential feedback on a possible firearm ordinance in Midway could determine whether the town council decides to strengthen its gun laws. The town currently operates under the Davidson ...
08.31.2010 -
Canadian views on gun registration and gun ownershipBy almost a 4 to 1 ratio, Canadians don't believe that the Canadian Firearms Registry has been a success.
The Canadian Firearms Registry, also known as the long gun registry, requires the registration of all non restricted firearms in Canada. Two in five Canadians (43%) believe the registry has been...
08.30.2010 -
Chicago: Restrictive gun laws are rarely enforcedMayor Richard M. Daley has long insisted that the city`s restrictive gun laws including the handgun ban that was essentially nullified recently by the United States Supreme Court have been a key crime fighting tool.
But court records show that relatively few people were convicted of violating ...
08.30.2010 -
EPA denies petition calling for lead ammunition banThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today denied a petition calling for a ban on the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition. EPA sent a letter to the petitioners explaining the rejection.
08.30.2010 -
Oregon: Mayor Sam Adams' plan for new Portland gun laws could face stiff oppositionWhen Portland Mayor Sam Adams recently proposed three new city gun laws and two changes to existing city code, he joined several mayors across the country who are trying to pass gun control laws that state lawmakers would not or could not.
Establishing such gun laws is probably a tall order. Fire...
