Legislative Action Alerts

California Microstamping Law Not In Effect; Flawed Technology Remains Encumbered by Patents

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Firearms microstamping, signed into by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) in October 2007 and slated to take effect this New Year's Day (2010), is not in effect since the technology remains encumbered by patents. »

Threat to Ammunition Availability

Monday, December 7, 2009

As demand for ammunition continues to outpace supply, it is critically important that an amendment authored by Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) to a seemingly obscure hazardous material bill (HR 4016) be attached to the legislation during consideration on the H... »

Urge Support for ATF Reform Bills in Senate and House

Monday, December 7, 2009

Support S. 941/H.R. 2296 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009 »

Major Threat in Maryland – Ammunition Registration to be Heard in Committee on Thursday

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Legislation (HB 1446) that would require all Maryland businesses that sell ammunition to maintain a record of each ammunition sale is scheduled for a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee this Thursday, March 19, at 1:00. »

Several N.Y. Anti-Gun Bills Headed to State Senate

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Legislation (A. 6252 and S. 2741) that would mandate on January 1, 2010 bullet serialization, the process by which each individual round of ammunition is identified and marked with a laser engraved serial number, has been referred to the New York Assembly Codes Committee. There is also a third bullet serialization bill pending in... »

U.S. House and Senate MUST VOTE on Excise Tax Reform Bills

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Legislation to rectify a longstanding inequity in the collection of the firearms and ammunition excise tax (FAET), a major source of wildlife conservation funding, needs to be heard before the end of the current legislative session in both the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 6310) and the U.S. Senate (S. 3331). »

Four Anti-Gun Bills Introduced in N.Y. State

Thursday, February 26, 2009

The New York State Assembly has introduced four new gun-control measures. The bills include mandating bullet serialization, a ban on the sale, possession and use of .50-caliber firearms, an expansion of the NY ballistic imaging database, and prohibiting gun shows on public property. »

HR 45: Blair Holt Licensing and Record Act of 2009

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Legislation (H.R. 45 "Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act") sponsored by U.S. Representative Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), would mandate numerous gun control measures if passed. »