In the past few weeks, several victims in Hampton Roads have shot their attackers in an effort to protect themselves.

The California legislature is ready to get to work on firearm-related issues for 2012. Tomorrow, the state Senate Public Safety Committee is expected to vote on two pro-gun bills and one anti-gun bill.

Today, Iowa’s 84th General Assembly will convene and the NRA, with support from Iowa Firearms Coalition, the Iowa Rifle and Pistol Association, Iowa Sportsman’s Federation, and other pro-gun activists, will pursue continued success with a pro-gun reform agenda to make Iowa a leading pro-Second Amendment state.

House Bill 1508, introduced by state Representatives Dean Takko (D-19), Tim Probst (D-17), and Kevin Van De Wege (D-24), will be heard in the House Judiciary Committee this Thursday, January 12, at 10:00 a.m. in Hearing Room A of the John L. O’Brien Building in Olympia.

There may come a point when long established firearms manufacturers have no choice but to flee anti gun states like Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maryland. Since 1526, Beretta has remained family owned and loyal to its workers, so for now its leaders aren’t eager to accept the solicitations they’ve received from gun friendly governors to move to another state. “It’s not fair to our employees here in Maryland,” said Mr. Reh.
The regulation minded states need to realize what Florida and Virginia already understand. Firearms sales and ownership are at an all time high, while crime remains at an all time low. Gun control doesn’t save lives or reduce crime; it just destroys jobs. Federal and state lawmakers could give the economy a real stimulus by repealing these obnoxious statutes once and for all.

Over the past couple months, I’ve been trying to get a legal gun in the District. I always knew this would be a challenge, but I had no idea how time consuming it would be to complete all 17 steps the city requires. I’m not even halfway done.
My quest started in October at the D.C. Gun Registry at the police department. I met with Officer Brown, who put piles of paper on the desk between us. “Here’s everything you need to know,” she said, pointing to a stack about a quarter inch thick.

The third annual Sportsmen and Outdoor Recreational Legislative Awareness Day has been set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 20 in the well of the state Legislative Office Building in Albany.

With the firearms registry on death’s door, the RCMP are using what little time remains to reclassify and seize certain scary looking guns from Canadian firearms owners.