During the opening week of West Virginia’s 2012 legislative session, Delegate John Doyle (D-57) introduced House Bill 2229, legislation which would limit the number of handguns that law-abiding individuals would be able purchase in West Virginia.
Virginia: Sunday Hunting Legislation Passes Senate Committee!
January 19, 2012 by
Yesterday in the General Assembly Building, the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee considered four similar Sunday hunting bills. The committee rolled these four bills into Senate Bill 464 and then passed it by a vote of 11 to 4. This legislation will now be sent to the full state Senate for its consideration.
Chicago: Challenge to Ban on Guns Outside the Home Goes Forward
January 19, 2012 by
On January 19, a federal judge in Chicago allowed NRA-supported plaintiffs to move ahead with a challenge to that city’s laws that ban anyone from possessing or carrying a handgun except in his or her home, and that ban possession or carriage of a long gun anywhere outside his or her home or place of business.The case, Benson v. City of Chicago, challenges several of the anti-Second Amendment restrictions that were enacted days after the city’s handgun ban was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Other issues contested in the case include the city’s ban on nearly all firearm transfers and on the operation of gun stores, as well as its law that allows each Chicago license holder to keep only one “assembled and operable” firearm within the home.
U.S. allows import of 86,000 M1 rifles from Korea
January 19, 2012 by
The federal government has approved for importation some 86,000 M1 rifles from South Korea. The move comes after hard work by the NRA-ILA and its allies in Congress, Sen. John Tester (D-Mont.) and Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.).
Bill Introduced to Further Regulate Georgia Right-to-Carry
January 19, 2012 by
On January 13, state Representative Roger Bruce (D-64) introduced legislation that would undermine Georgia’s Right-to-Carry law. House Bill 735 would amend the current carry law by mandating a firearms safety training course within one year of application for Georgia Firearm Permit.
Bill Introduced to Further Regulate Georgia Right-to-Carry
January 19, 2012 by
On January 13, state Representative Roger Bruce (D-64) introduced legislation that would undermine Georgia’s Right-to-Carry law. House Bill 735 would amend the current carry law by mandating a firearms safety training course within one year of application for Georgia Firearm Permit.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to Consider Rule Change to Allow Hunting with Suppressors
January 19, 2012 by
D.C. cleans up its gun ban
January 19, 2012 by
The nation’s capital is home to some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. Washington city leaders intentionally crafted convoluted regulations to make it difficult for citizens to own firearms legally. Now that these obstructionist rules are in the spotlight, the D.C. Council realizes it needs to clean up its act.
Why U.S. gun sales are shooting for the moon
January 19, 2012 by
If James Anthony Bailey and P.T. Barnum had seen the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) they just might have conceded their “Greatest Show on Earth” needed more guns, sideshows and characters. Because come one, come all, the SHOT Show has no comparison on Earth and, in fact, is especially interesting this year because gun sales are breaking records.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to Consider Rule Change to Allow Hunting with Suppressors
January 18, 2012 by
At its next meeting on Wednesday, January 25, the Regulations Committee of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will present proposed amendments to the 2012-2013 Statewide Hunting Proclamation. It will seek permission for them to be published in the Texas Register for public comment.