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New Hampshire: Time Runs Out Before Senate Acts on Permitless Carry

Friday, May 18, 2012

Unfortunately, the state Senate failed to remove from the table House Bill 536, permitless carry legislation, before its May 17 deadline.   Because of this Senate inaction, residents of New Hampshire have missed an important opportunity to expand the... »

Pro-Gun Constitutional Amendment Up for Final Vote in Louisiana House on May 24

Friday, May 18, 2012

This Thursday, May 24, the Louisiana House will vote on Senate Bill 303, a constitutional amendment protecting the right to keep and bear arms.  SB 303 has already passed in the state Senate, two House Committees and has been endorsed by Governor Bobb... »

Michigan Permit-to-Purchase Hearing to Continue Next Week

Friday, May 18, 2012

Yesterday, the Michigan House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to review an important and long-overdue bill that would eliminate the state handgun “permit-to-purchase” and registration requirements. This committee heard House Bill 5225 and consid... »

Missouri: NRA License Plate Possible This Year

Friday, May 18, 2012

Senate Bill 480, legislation relating to motor vehicle regulations and transportation (unrelated to Second Amendment issues), has been amended to provide for a Missouri NRA license plate to support your Second Amendment rights and activities in the Sho... »

Emergency Powers Becomes Law in Oklahoma

Thursday, May 17, 2012

On Wednesday, May 16, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed into law Senate Bill 1760, the Emergency Powers legislation.  Additionally, your NRA-ILA continues our work to facilitate passage of additional legislation to expand firearm freedoms in the So... »

D.C.: Soldier wants his guns back

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Republicans are trying to ensure the District respects the full constitutional rights of our military personnel. The House this week is expected to take up a measure by Rep. Phil Gingrey, Georgia Republican, expressing the sense of Congress that the ap... »

South Dakota: Sioux Falls might change gun rule on city property

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Sioux Falls city attorneys might ask Mayor Mike Huether to change an executive order that bars firearms from city property.The order does not have the force of law, and the lawyers’ review of it has garnered particular interest from gun-rights advoca... »

Sen. Cornyn wants to know if ICE agent was victim of ‘Texas-based operation similar to Fast and Furious’

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Texas Sen. John Cornyn said Wednesday that he wants to know whether murdered Immigrations & Customs Enforcement agent Jaime Zapata “was a victim of a second Texas-based gun-walking operation similar to Fast and Furious.” »

House Leadership Demands Cooperation from Holder on "Fast and Furious"

Thursday, May 17, 2012

On May 18, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), joined House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) in sending a letter to U.S. A... »

After Passage of "Sportsmen’s Heritage Act," BLM Backs Down on Shooting Ban

Thursday, May 17, 2012

On May 11, the Bureau of Land Management announced that it was abandoning the effort to ban recreational shooting on the Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona. BLM released a new proposed management plan that protects "monument objects and values... »