On Thursday, February 2, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding his role in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ gun running operation known as “Fast and Furious.”

The General Assembly continues to work at a feverish pace in terms of firearms-related legislation.  Today in the state Senate passed four pro-gun bills and one anti-gun bill, all of which will now be sent to the House of Delegates for its consideration.  While not all of the legislation that passed in the Senate was positive for gun owners, a number of solid improvements did.

Today, the Iowa House of Representatives passed HJR 2001, legislation to protect your right to use traditional (lead) ammunition by a 73 to 27 vote.  Also today, the House Public Safety Subcommittee passed, HJR 2005, the Iowa Right to Keep and Bear Arms Constitutional Amendmentby a 2 to 1 vote.  These bills represent two of the NRA’s top legislative priorities this session.

On Monday, state Senator Ron Gould (R-3) introduced reasonable right-to-carry reform legislation in the Arizona Senate which would enable law-abiding citizens to defend themselves while on the grounds of higher education campuses. 

On Monday, state Senator Ron Gould (R-3) introduced reasonable right-to-carry reform legislation in the Arizona Senate which would enable law-abiding citizens to defend themselves while on the grounds of higher education campuses. 

Last year, the NRA’s top legislative priority in Minnesota was not considered on the state Senate floor before adjournment of the 2011 session.  House File 1467 was carried over from last year and was recently re-referred to the state Senate Finance Committee.  Today, it was announced that the committee has scheduled a hearing for HF 1467 next Thursday, February 9.

The Tennessee General Assembly is now in session and multiple bills that are crucial to law-abiding gun owners have been introduced.  On January 25, Senate Bill 2992 and Senate Bill 3002 were introduced in the Tennessee Senate.  The House companion bills, House Bill 3559 and House Bill 3560, were filed on the following day.  These NRA-drafted bills would prevent employers from discriminating and enforcing policies against the storage of lawfully-owned firearms in employees’ locked private motor vehicles while parked at work.  

This Monday, February 6, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear NRA-backed Senate Bill 350.  This hearing will take place at 1:00 p.m. or after Senate adjournment in Room 450 of the State Capitol.

Today, at 5:00 pm in the 4th Floor West Conference Room, the House Militia Subcommittee #1 will hold hearings on the following bills of interest to Virginia gun owners: