Supporters of the bill said that simply posting a sign with a drawing of gun with a red slash mark through it will not stop people with ill-intent from entering any building, and people should have a right to protect themselves.
David Wallis, who served in the Marines for 20 years, said it’s appalling that his government seems to deem him a threat when he goes on a college campus or enters a public building. He said criminals aren’t likely to obey a sign with a drawing of a gun and a red slash mark though it.
Kansas legislators hear debate over campus carry
Issa demands access to second US Attorney who supervised Operation Fast and Furious
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa demanded in letter to Attorney General Holder that the Justice Department make Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office Assistant United States Attorney Michael Morrissey available to speak with Committee investigators about his role in and knowledge of Operation Fast and Furious. His supervisor, Patrick Cunningham, has stated he will exercise his Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer any questions pertaining to Operation Fast and Furious – such an assertion is extremely rare and suggests possible criminal culpability on the part of a high ranking Justice Department official. Morrissey, who reported directly to Cunningham’s and was intimately involved with Operation Fast and Furious.
California: New gun law shoots down San Juan tradition
On Hoos’gow Day in San Juan Capistrano, 50 people dressed as cowboys brandish guns loaded with blanks and roam the city center, throwing anyone who isn’t wearing Old West attire into a mock jail.
The annual tradition is supposed to be harmless – and a new state law banning the open carry of handguns will make it even more so.
The law, which took effect Jan. 1, means the antique pistols that members of the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association customarily carry on Hoos’gow Day can’t be used, said Steve Weekes, the association’s president.
Virginia: House Subcommittee Passes Five Pro-Gun Bills!
Iowa: Traditional Ammunition Protections Move Forward in Des Moines
Iowa: Traditional Ammunition Protections Move Forward in Des Moines
Indiana: Senate Public Policy Committee Passes Charity Gaming Legislation Crucial to Friends of NRA Events!
Indiana: Senate Public Policy Committee Passes Charity Gaming Legislation Crucial to Friends of NRA Events!
South Dakota: House Judiciary Committee to Hear Employee Protection Legislation on Monday, January 30!
On Monday, January 30, NRA-backed legislation that would prohibit employers from preventing employees from lawfully storing firearms in their locked personal vehicles will be heard in the state House Judiciary Committee. Introduced by House Speaker Val Rausch (R-4) and sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Russell Olson (R-8), House Bill 1132 is one of the NRA’s top priorities in this legislative session.